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From PMS to Menopause: How to Hack Your Hormones and Use Science to Lose Weight, Sleep Better and Get Your Mojo Back

2023/7/27
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一位专注于领导力和个人成长的著名_motivational speaker_和播客主持人。
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Mel Robbins: 本期节目讨论女性荷尔蒙变化对身心健康的影响,涵盖经前综合征、更年期等阶段,旨在帮助女性了解自身身体变化并寻求改善方法。节目嘉宾为哈佛、康奈尔和哥伦比亚大学受训的免疫学家兼女性荷尔蒙健康和营养专家Amy Shah医生。 Dr. Amy Shah: 更年期症状(焦虑、疲劳、脑雾、潮热、体重增加等)源于荷尔蒙(雌激素和孕激素)水平下降。医学研究长期忽视女性荷尔蒙波动,导致对女性健康问题的理解不足。过去医学研究以男性为标准,对女性用药剂量进行简单调整,忽略了荷尔蒙的影响。更年期体重增加并非单纯由荷尔蒙下降引起,还与活动量减少、肌肉流失、睡眠不足等因素有关。荷尔蒙替代疗法对缓解潮热等症状有效,但对体重增加无效。建议增加基础活动量(步行等)、力量训练、改善睡眠、调整饮食(减少咖啡因、酒精、糖的摄入,增加纤维摄入量)等方法来改善更年期症状。月经周期中荷尔蒙水平变化会影响女性的精力、压力耐受力及运动能力,应据此调整训练和饮食。围绝经期荷尔蒙水平波动较大,导致症状时轻时重。更年期诊断不依赖于激素水平检测,而是基于症状学。不同种族女性更年期体验存在差异,需要更多研究。社会对女性衰老的刻板印象影响着女性对更年期的认知和感受。建议女性寻求专业医生的帮助,并积极采取措施改善自身健康状况。 Mel Robbins: 本节目旨在帮助女性了解自身身体变化并寻求改善方法,并强调了更年期女性应关注生活方式的改变,包括增加基础活动量、力量训练、改善睡眠、调整饮食等。

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Dr. Amy Shah explains the hormonal changes during menopause and how they affect energy levels, mood, and body temperature.
  • Hormonal fluctuations during menopause lead to fatigue, anxiety, and hot flashes.
  • Estrogen and progesterone levels drop, affecting sleep and stress resilience.

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In this episode, double-board certified Dr. Amy Shah is here to explain the science of hormones, how they impact a woman's body, and more importantly, what you can do about it.

 

If you’re tired of PMS, bloating, mood swings, hot flashes, the belly "bread basket," or the brain fog of menopause... grab your pen and get ready to take notes.

 

Dr. Amy, a medical doctor trained at Harvard, Cornell, and Columbia, is an immunologist and leading expert in women’s hormonal health and nutrition.

 

She is here to explain it all in a way that you can understand and apply to your life. 

  

Today, Dr. Amy Shah reveals:

 

  • What hormones are and how they work.
  • What’s going on in a woman's body from first period to menopause.
  • Why hormone therapy won’t help you lose weight.
  • What 4 things you need to help you naturally boost estrogen.
  • Why walking is better than HIIT or running if you’re in menopause.
  • 3 simple changes for a better night’s sleep.
  • How sleeping in a pitch-dark room helps you lose weight.
  • How to hack your 28-day cycle for more confidence and resilience.

 

 

I can’t wait for you to learn from Dr. Amy. You are going to feel so empowered!

 

And please share this with all the women you care about in your life: your mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, and girlfriends, because we all deserve to know what the heck is going on and how to feel better in our bodies.

 

Xo, Mel

 

PS: For all of our readers who are men, do NOT stop reading. You have to live with us, so this will help you too. (And will make you wonderful when you forward it to all the women in your life). Plus this research and advice on hacking hormones is just downright fascinating!

 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

02:27: Why the hell do I always feel so tired? 

04:52: What happens in our bodies during PMS and menopause?

09:10: Best metaphor to help you understand what’s going on in your body.

11:37: How to optimize your health in every phase of hormone change.

15:02: When in your cycle you should train and eat like an athlete.

17:03: What is really happening with your hormones during pregnancy?

21:09: Where the heck did this muffin top come from?

27:32: The top 5 health questions for Dr. Shah and her answers. 

30:02: Did you know that PMS is a mini-menopause?

34:06: Why sleeping in a cold, dark room will help you lose weight.

38:42: Top 3 tricks that regulate your cravings.

40:01: Why anxiety increases during PMS.

46:48: What you need to know about hormone replacement therapy.

56:12: Power nap or meditate at THIS time for best results.

59:01: Why it’s way past time we start talking about women’s health.

 

 

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