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2 episodes with galveston diet
2 episodes with galveston diet
2 episodes with galveston diet
2 episodes with galveston diet
2 episodes with galveston diet
2 episodes with galveston diet
Ladies, it's time to take back control of menopause—and get hopeful! No more raw dogging menopause. This episode is your ultimate menopause game plan, Coop Chicks!In this eye-opening episode, Kit sits down with Dr. Mary Claire Haver—the #1 menopause doctor—to get mad, educated, and hopeful. We break down the myths, the medical gaslighting, and the game-changing solutions that every woman needs to know. From hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to weight gain, libido, bone health, and brain fog, Dr. Haver gives us the real talk about what's happening to our bodies—and how we can take back our power with proven strategies.- Why are women STILL being dismissed when it comes to menopause?- What does testosterone REALLY do for women? (Hint: It's not just about libido!)- Can breast cancer survivors safely use HRT? (This answer will surprise you.)- Struggling with weight gain, brain fog, rage, sleepless nights, or painful sex? Here's why.- The BIGGEST mistakes doctors make when it comes to menopause treatment.Dr. Haver is on a mission to change the conversation, and she's not holding back with us. If you've ever felt dismissed by your doctor, confused by the options, or just freaking tired of feeling like a shadow of yourself—this episode is for YOU.AND HIT LIKE, SUBSCRIBE & SHARE if you're ready to JOIN US and feel AMAZING! It's go time ladies.--This episode was produced by Kit Hoover and Harper McDonald. Business Development by Casey Ladd. Editing by You & Me Media.--To learn more about our sponsors:OluKaiLive the Ohana Life with OluKai.Incredible lifestyle shoes and sandals for everyday comfort and style.Check out their new pickleball and golf shoes!https://olukai.comUse code COOP for Free EXPEDITED Shipping.Erin GrayThe perfect white Tshirt has been found.The softest Pima cotton from Peru.Pre shrunk and pre washed and no tags.https://eringraydesign.comUse code COOP20 for 20% off your next order.Blue Delta JeansThere is nothing like custom-fit jeans.Once you try them, you will never go back.Easy measuring system to your best-fitting jeans ever.bluedeltajeans.comUse code COOP20 for 20% off your next order Follow The Coop with Kit on Instagram @kithoover and @thecoopwithkithoover
Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a board-certified OB-GYN, menopause expert, and founder of The Galveston Diet, dedicated to helping women take control of their health through evidence-based nutrition, exercise, and hormone therapy.15 Daily Steps to Lose Weight and Prevent Disease PDF: https://bit.ly/46XTn8f - Get my FREE eBook now!Subscribe to The Genius Life on YouTube! - http://youtube.com/maxlugavereWatch my new documentary Little Empty Boxes - http://littleemptyboxes.comThis episode is proudly sponsored by:Puori provides IFOS-certified, high potency fish oil to satisfy all of your pre-formed omega-3 needs! Visit Puori.com/MAX and use promo code MAX to get 20% off site-wide.Kroma makes high protein instant foods like my favorite gluten-free bone broth instant ramen! So good. Visit kromawellness.com and use code GENIUS for 20% off your first order.Shopify makes it easy to accept payments, manage orders, and build relationships with customers (cha-ching!). Get everything you need to sell in person and online at http://shopify.com/genius and get a one-dollar-per-month trial period!
Today, I am honored to connect with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified OBGYN who has dedicated her entire adult life to championing women's health. Dr. Haver is the visionary creator of the Galveston Diet, the first and only nutrition program ever designed by a female OBGYN to cater to menopausal women. In our conversation today, Dr. Haver shares her background, and we discuss her new book, The Galveston Diet. We examine the glaring systemic gap where the health of middle-aged women remains undervalued and underfunded in research, and our discussion touches on various facets of women's health, including perimenopausal symptoms, the distinction between chronological and endocrine aging, the scientific misconceptions surrounding weight gain and hormones, the advantages of intermittent fasting, inflammation, macros. We also get into the supplements Dr. Haver finds beneficial for women in middle age, in addition to dissecting the impact of non-nutritive sweeteners and the role of continuous glucose monitors. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Dr. Haver highlights various symptoms of perimenopause How menopause can increase health risks How muscle loss with aging can make women more insulin resistant and lead to cardiovascular changes How the hormonal changes that occur during perimenopause and menopause can impact weight management What are the benefits of intermittent fasting for perimenopausal women? How a combination of genetics and lifestyle factors can help women prepare for menopause and manage its symptoms How sugar, alcohol, and gluten impact inflammation, insulin levels, and blood sugar How a lack of protein and the wrong types of fats can lead to hunger and satiety issues and lead to muscle breakdown and weight gain in menopausal women Dr. Haver talks about her book, The Galveston Diet How do non-nutritive sweeteners impact the gut microbiome and blood sugar levels? The benefits of using a continuous glucose monitor to track blood sugar levels Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia's website Submit your questions to support@cynthiathurlow.com Connect with Dr. Mary Claire Haver Website Instagram TikTok YouTube Pre-order a copy of The Galveston Diet
Nurse Practitioner, Cynthia Thurlow, dives deep into the complexities of perimenopause and menopause. Featuring insights from several experts, this episode provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and managing the symptoms and challenges associated with these life stages. Dr. Vonda Wright discusses menopausal literacy and musculoskeletal syndrome. Dr. Mary Claire Haver contributes insights on women's health during menopause. This episode covers so much more, so be sure to tune in and share it with family and friends! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Strategies for navigating perimenopause and menopause The concept of "musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause" Impact of estrogen decline on women's musculoskeletal health Importance of menopausal literacy and awareness Common symptoms experienced during perimenopause and menopause Role of nutrition and exercise in managing menopause symptoms The significance of maintaining muscle mass and addressing insulin resistance Proactive health measures for women in their 40s and beyond Encouragement for open discussions about menopause to reduce stigma Importance of self-advocacy and education in women's health management during menopause Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia's website Submit your questions to support@cynthiathurlow.com Connect with Dr. Vonda Wright On her website Facebook Instagram X.com LinkedIn Leave a message on VIP Phone Number (407)-232-2334 Connect with Dr. Mary Claire Haver Website Instagram TikTok YouTube Pre-order a copy of The Galveston Diet
This week, we're joined by Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a certified OB/GYN, author of The Galveston Diet, and founder of The ‘Pause Life and Mary Claire Wellness. Dr. Haver shares her incredible journey from traditional OB/GYN practice to becoming a leading advocate for women's health, particularly during menopause. She dives deep into the often misunderstood truths about menopause and discusses how it truly impacts women's lives.From hormone changes to weight gain and everything in between, Dr. Haver offers practical insights and actionable tips that every woman needs to know.Don't miss this eye-opening conversation on how to navigate menopause with confidence and clarity!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmaryclaire/Website: https://thepauselife.com/Tune in every Tuesday at 8 AM for another inspiring success story, along with the proven formula to help you achieve your own goals. Don't miss out on the insights that could change your life!Listen to our podcast on:Buzzsprout- https://successformulapodcast.buzzsprout.com/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7aRe06pXIq6yq8GQf62NBMAmazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1393b77c-626a-4a53-bdd5-43ce3b1aa15b/success-formula-podcastApple Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/success-formula-podcast/id1748704615Our Social Media:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialSuccessFormulaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialsuccessformula/Twitter: https://x.com/_SuccessFormula/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialsuccessformula
Menopause Education, Estrogen, Reproductive Health - Join us in this week's podcast as we welcome Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified obstetrician, gynecologist, and author of The Galveston Diet & The New Menopause. Dr. Haver shares her journey from traditional OBGYN practice to becoming a leading advocate for menopause education and women's health. We discuss the gap in medical training and awareness around menopause, along with the lack of focus on post-reproductive health for women. Dr. Haver explains the importance of understanding the role of estrogen in women's health, touching on its impact on brain function, cardiovascular health, and skin quality. The conversation also dives into hormone replacement therapy, debunking misconceptions around its safety and efficacy. Tune in to find out how Dr. Haver encourages women to educate themselves, take control of their health, and advocate for better menopause care!
In this episode of The Human Upgrade, four experts—Dr. Molly Maloof, Aggie Lal, Dr. Justin Lehmiller, and Dr. Mary Claire Haver—discuss personalized biohacking strategies for women, focusing on hormonal balance, mitochondrial health, sexual wellness, and optimizing energy through cycle syncing and stress management. Dr. Molly Maloof, a health optimization expert and author, delves into the unique challenges women face in biohacking, focusing on mitochondrial health and the impact of hormonal fluctuations on energy and performance. She shares personalized strategies for optimizing health through nutrition, exercise, and stress management tailored to a woman's biology. Aggie Lal, a certified health coach and biohacker, discusses the importance of balancing masculine and feminine energy for optimal health. She provides insights into cycle syncing, exercise, and lifestyle adjustments that empower women to harness their energy and enhance overall well-being. Dr. Justin Lehmiller, a social psychologist and researcher at the Kinsey Institute, explores the intersections of sexual health and biohacking, offering evidence-based insights into how sexual wellness impacts overall health. He discusses practical strategies for improving sexual relationships and boosting emotional and physical vitality through scientific research on sex and desire. Dr. Mary Claire Haver, an obstetrician and founder of The Galveston Diet, focuses on the challenges women face during menopause and midlife, providing expert guidance on nutrition and hormone balancing. She shares her evidence-based approach to supporting women through hormonal changes and optimizing health through targeted lifestyle interventions. Check out the Full Episodes here: Molly Maloof, MD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9MkjHmQEfI&t=1577s Aggie Lal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kizZSZT-As Justin Lehmiller, Ph.D. https://youtu.be/RS4VP07rKL0 Mary Claire Haver, MD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka-4YZUMQVE Timestamps and Highlights: 00:00:01 — Introduction by Dave Asprey 00:02:08 — Molly Maloof's Journey 00:10:46 — Aggie Discusses Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energy 00:18:57 — Biohacking Your Menstrual Cycle 00:35:50 — Mitochondrial Health and Stress Management Sponsors: ARMRA | Go to https://tryarmra.com/ and use the code DAVE to get 15% off your first order. Resources: Dr. Molly Maloof's Website: https://drmolly.co Dr. Molly Maloof's Instagram: @drmolly.co Aggie Lal's “Biohack Like a Woman”: https://biohackingbestie.com/products/biohack-like-a-woman Biohacking Bestie: https://biohackingbestie.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aggie/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biohackingbestie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@biohackingbestie Biohacking Bestie Podcast: https://biohackingbestie.com/pages/biohacking-bestie-podcast Dr. Justin Lehmiller's Website: https://justinlehmiller.com Dr. Justin Lehmiller's Instagram: @justinlehmiller Dr. Mary Claire Haver's Website: https://galvestondiet.com Dr. Mary Claire Haver's Instagram: @drmaryclaire Dave's Linktree: linktr.ee/daveasprey Danger Coffee by Dave Asprey: https://www.instagram.com/dangercoffeeofficial/ Supplements by Dave Asprey: https://shopsuppgradelabs.com/ Own an Upgrade Labs: https://ownanupgradelabs.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Did you know that most women reach their peak muscle mass around age 30? After that, it's a downhill slide unless we take action. In this Fitness Friday episode, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, The #1 Menopause Doctor, and I discuss the critical importance of strength training for women, especially as they age. We discuss why cardio alone isn't enough (and might even be detrimental), the surprising benefits of wearing a weighted vest, how strength training can reduce cardiovascular disease risk by 20-50% in women, and the potential role of medications like semaglutide in weight management. We also dive into strength training to prevent frailty and osteoporosis and to help maintain independence well into your golden years. Dr. Mary Claire Haver, board-certified OB/GYN, has helped thousands of women going through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond actualize their health and wellness goals by creating the online course and National Bestseller, The Galveston Diet. What we discuss: Strength training for menopause The role of semaglutide in weight loss How to maximize semaglutide's effects Thank you to our sponsor: Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off To learn more about Dr. Mary Claire Haver: Website: https://maryclairewellness.com/ https://thepauselife.com/ Instagram: @drmaryclaire Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 7-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushDr. Mary Claire Haver is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist, LSU Medical Center alumna, and UTMB residency graduate. She's also a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist and Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner. In 2021, she founded Mary Claire Wellness, focusing on menopausal patient care. Her debut book, The Galveston Diet, launched in 2023 alongside ThePauseLife.com, a global menopause resource. With 4+ million social media followers, Dr. Haver is renowned for her insights and #1 New York Times Bestseller, The New Menopause, aiming to empower women and demystify menopause.After the flawed interpretation of the WHI study in 2002, women have received substandard care during perimenopause and menopause. All that is finally starting to change as the word for better treatments is getting out thanks in large part to doctors like Dr. Mary Claire and the "Menoposse", a collective of clinicians working hard to dispel pervasive disinformation from the study. This episode is for everyone, including women, practitioners treating women, coaches, and anyone interested in improving women's healthcare.SPONSORSThis episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Momentous, a leading high-performance lifestyle company making the best supplements and sports nutrition products for individuals looking to optimize all parts of their lives. One of our favorite supplements, Collagen Shots, are back in stock! It's a clinically valid collagen peptide and we always travel with them because they are so easy! Go to livemomentous.com/TRS and use code TRS for 20% OFF your first purchase.This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by LMNT, a tasty electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don't. That means lots of salt — with no sugar. We are still abuzz about LMNT Sparkling now available to everyone. All the electrolytes you need, in the MOST festive beverage you've ever tasted. If you love LMNT, this is going to blow your mind. Go to DrinkLMNT.com/TRS and check it out!This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Cockpunch Coffee. Created by our friend Tim Ferriss, Cockpunch Coffee is roasted on a Bellwether Roaster, creating the lowest carbon footprint coffee available today. All proceeds go to Tim's nonprofit foundation, Saisei. If you want to get some delicious coffee that gives back, go to cockpunchcoffee.com/TRS and use code TRS for 20% OFF your first purchase.This episode The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Giboard, a balance trainer for everyone, everywhere. We keep one of these at The Cube and at home and everyone that stops by wants to jump on it. Balance is one of the most critical skills in preventing injury and decreasing fall risk, especially as we age. The Giboard is fun, accessible, safe, and most importantly looks cool! To get yours, go to giboardus.com/TRS and use code TRS for $10 OFF.
On today's episode of “B The Way Forward” we're busting some common menopause myths with Dr. Mary Claire Haver. Host Brenda Darden Wilkerson sits down with Dr. Haver who not only is a board-certified OB/GYN, physician, and entrepreneur but she's also amassed over 3 million followers on her social media platforms. Dr. Haver uses her voice as a resource for women to better understand both perimenopause and menopause symptoms and solutions for improved health. She's also founder of the “Pause Life,” a comprehensive approach to menopause education and founder of “The Galveston Diet,” a nutrition program for women in menopause. Brenda and Dr. Haver talk about the shocking misconceptions and cliche symptoms – hot flashes, weight gain – that don't always complete the big picture for every woman. Their conversation hopes to bring attention to and normalize conversations around women's health. Plus, Dr. Haver opens up about all the wrong information she was once taught and why that inspired her to become a resource for women everywhere. Dr. Haver's second book, “The New Menopause,” is out now. “I'd go digging, digging, digging in the research and find, oh my gosh, there is a connection here and no one's talking about it. So, I start talking about it just so I can educate others so we stop being gaslit and feel so crazy with no explanation of how we went from healthy to suffering with no answers.” Find more of Dr. Haver and her work... On TikTok - @drmaryclaire On Instagram - @drmaryclaire & @the.galveston.diet On Facebook - /drmaryclaire On YouTube - /@maryclairehavermd8473 On LinkedIn - /the-pause-life --- At AnitaB.org, we envision a future where the people who imagine and build technology mirror the people and societies for whom they build it. Find out more about how we support women, non-binary individuals, and other underrepresented groups in computing, as well as the organizations that employ them and the academic institutions training the next generations. --- Connect with AnitaB.org Instagram - @anitab_org Facebook - /anitab.0rg LinkedIn - /anitab-org On the web - anitab.org --- Our guests contribute to this podcast in their personal capacity. The views expressed in this interview are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology or its employees (“AnitaB.org”). AnitaB.org is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy of the information provided in the podcast series. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast series does not constitute legal or other professional advice or services. --- B The Way Forward Is… Produced by Dominique Ferrari and Paige Hymson Sound design and editing by Neil Innes and Ryan Hammond Mixing and mastering by Julian Kwasneski Associate Producer is Faith Krogulecki Executive Produced by Dominique Ferrari, Stacey Book, and Avi Glijansky for Riveter Studios and Frequency Machine Executive Produced by Brenda Darden Wilkerson for AnitaB.org Podcast Marketing from Lauren Passell and Arielle Nissenblatt with Riveter Studios and Tink Media in partnership with Carolyn Schneller and Coley Bouschet at AnitaB.org Photo of Brenda Darden Wilkerson by Mandisa Media Productions For more ways to be the way forward, visit AnitaB.org
In this compelling episode, I speak with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, the renowned creator of the Galveston Diet and author of "The New Menopause." We dive deep into the challenges and changes that come with menopause, offering valuable insights and practical advice for women navigating this significant life transition. Whether you're approaching menopause, in the midst of it, or simply want to understand more about it, this episode is packed with information that can help you thrive during this phase of life. Sponsors: Bon Charge: My listeners get 15% off when you order from boncharge.com and use my exclusive promo code GABBY at checkout Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces @jennikayne and get 15% off with promo code REECE15 at jennikayne.com/REECE15! #jennikaynepartner OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code REECE at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Fatty 15: Fatty15 is on a mission to replenish your C15 levels and restore your long-term health. You can get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/GABBY and using code GABBY at checkout for an additional 15% off your first order. Show Notes: Introduction to Dr. Mary Claire Haver and Her Mission Gabby introduces Dr. Mary Claire Haver, discussing her transition from a practicing OB-GYN to becoming a leading advocate for women's health through her groundbreaking work on menopause and the Galveston Diet. The Evolution of the Galveston Diet [00:00:00 - 00:10:00] Dr. Haver shares the origins of the Galveston Diet, detailing how her personal experiences with menopause and frustrations with traditional medical advice led her to develop this unique approach. Understanding Perimenopause and Menopause [00:10:01 - 00:20:00] A deep dive into the physiological changes during perimenopause and menopause, including the hormonal fluctuations and their impact on women's health. Addressing Common Symptoms and Misconceptions [00:20:01 - 00:30:00] Dr. Haver addresses common symptoms such as brain fog, weight gain, and mood swings, debunking myths and providing science-backed solutions. The Importance of Nutrition and Supplements [00:30:01 - 00:40:00] Discussion on how diet and supplements can alleviate menopause symptoms. Dr. Haver emphasizes the role of phytoestrogens, protein intake, and other key nutrients. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Insights [00:40:01 - 00:50:00] An overview of hormone replacement therapy, including the different types, benefits, and risks, and how to discuss these options with your healthcare provider. Empowering Women Through Education [00:50:01 - 01:00:00] Gabby and Dr. Haver discuss the importance of self-education and advocacy in managing menopause, with tips on how to seek out reliable information and support. Practical Tips for a Healthy Menopause Transition [01:00:01 - 01:10:00] Dr. Haver provides actionable advice on lifestyle changes, stress management, and maintaining overall health and well-being during menopause. Resources from Dr. Mary Claire Haver: Dr. Mary Claire Haver's Book: "The New Menopause" - A comprehensive guide to navigating menopause with practical advice and scientific insights. Follow Dr. Mary Claire Haver: Stay updated with her latest research and tips on social media at @DrMaryClaire. Everything Gabby Reece: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GabbyReece Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyreece/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabbyreeceofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialGabrielleReece/ Gabby Reece Website - https://gabriellereece.com/ Gabby Reece Show Transcript: https://gabriellereece.com/podcast/ Thank you for tuning into "The Gabby Reece Show." If you found this information helpful, consider sharing this episode with someone who needs it. And subscribe to make sure you never miss informative conversations like this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are you curious about how menopause impacts your health and what can be done to manage it effectively?Tune in to today's episode as we dive into these crucial issues with the amazing Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified OB-GYN and culinary medicine specialist who is passionate about demystifying menopause healthcare.Dr. Haver joins us to discuss the complexities of menopause, breaking down the myths, and providing valuable insights into hormone therapy, lifestyle adjustments, and much more.Highlights:Understanding the Risks of Low Estrogen: Learn how the absence of estrogen can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, hypertension, osteoporosis, and other conditions.Addressing Early Menopause: Women forced into early menopause, especially through surgical menopause, often face significant health risks and are not adequately counseled or treated. Dr. Haver provides insights into navigating these challenges.Improving Clinician Confidence: With only a small percentage of graduating clinicians feeling confident in treating menopausal symptoms, telemedicine companies are stepping in to fill the gap. Discover the emerging solutions and resources available.Unusual Menopause Symptoms: From frozen shoulder to burning tongue syndrome, Dr. Haver explains some of the lesser-known symptoms of menopause and how to address them.Hormone Therapy Facts: Despite prevalent myths, hormones play a vital role in relieving joint pain and other menopausal symptoms. Learn about the most effective and safe hormone therapy options beyond the commonly used pellets.Personal Experience with Menopause: Dr. Haver shares her personal journey through menopause, highlighting the challenges she faced and the realization of the need for better care and education.Importance of Lifestyle Choices: Explore how lifestyle choices, including nutrition, exercise, stress reduction, and sleep optimization, can significantly influence health outcomes during menopause.Health Toolkit: Dr. Haver discusses her concept of a health toolkit, offering personalized plans for nutrition, exercise, and more to support overall well-being during menopause and beyond.About our guest:Dr. Mary Claire Haver is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist from the American College of Culinary Medicine. She is a Louisiana StateUniversity Medical Center graduate and completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). She is also a Certified Menopause Specialist through The Menopause Society.Dr. Haver was a clinical professor at UTMB and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Haver has served as a Hospitalist, Associate Residency Director, and AssistantProfessor in her career. In 2021 she opened Mary Claire Wellness, a clinic dedicated to caring for the menopausal patient. Dr. Haver has amassed over 5 million followers across social media by posting advice for women going through menopause. She understands that menopause healthcare is in dire need of change and is proud to be leading the conversation. Her educational background and her own experience led Dr. Haver to develop the national bestselling book and online program, The Galveston Diet, and is the New York Times #1 Bestselling Author of The New Menopause, a quintessential guide to navigating themenopausal transition and life after reproduction ends.Stay informed, stay engaged, and let's continue to change the narrative around menopause and women's health!Join Our Conversation:Our podcast exists to educate and empower you so you can advocate for your health. If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, subscribe, and share it with your friends!Get in Touch With Dr. Mary Claire...
Dr. Mary Claire Haver discusses the importance of education and empowerment for women during menopause. The conversation covers debunking myths about cognitive decline, embracing menopause as a period of strength, and making gradual lifestyle changes. This episode advocates for improved menopause education in medical training and better support for women's unique health needs as they age. To view full show notes, more information on our guests, resources mentioned in the episode, discount codes, transcripts, and more, visit https://drmindypelz.com/ep243 Dr. Mary Claire Haver is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist from Tulane University. She is also a Certified Menopause Specialist through The Menopause Society. In 2021 Dr. Haver left traditional practice and opened Mary Claire Wellness, a clinic dedicated to caring for the menopausal patient. Dr. Haver has amassed over 5 million followers across social media by posting advice for women going through menopause. Dr. Haver is the author of the New York Times #1 Bestselling Book, The New Menopause and the national bestselling book The Galveston Diet. Check out our fasting membership at resetacademy.drmindypelz.com. Please note our medical disclaimer.
Today, I am thrilled to reconnect with a previous guest, Dr. Mary Claire Haver. Dr. Haver is a board-certified OBGYN, a certified menopause provider, and the founder of Mary Claire Wellness, a private medical practice focusing on women in midlife. Her best-selling book, the Galveston Diet, and her latest New York Times best-seller, The New Menopause, are fabulous resources for middle-aged women. In our discussion today, we dive into various aspects of perimenopause, looking at the associated challenges. We discuss factors accelerating ovarian aging, the role of contraception, mental health shifts, and the often delayed diagnosis of premature ovarian insufficiency. We examine the differences between hormone replacement therapy and oral contraceptives, discussing the importance of advocacy for women's health and the benefits of vaginal estrogen. We explore the disparity in federal funding for women's health research, the impact of the Women's Health Initiative, body composition changes, the estrabolome, the 30 Plant Challenge, and the advantages of HRT. Dr. Haver also talks about her preferred supplements. I'm sure you will find this conversation a valuable resource that you will likely revisit several times. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Why perimenopause is so fraught with chaos Some of the factors that hasten ovarian aging How perimenopause causes significant changes in neurotransmitters, leading to cognitive changes The differences between HRT and oral contraceptives How estrogen loss during menopause affects vaginal tissue The benefits of vaginal estrogen for symptoms of menopause How women's health research funding prioritizes reproduction over menopause and perimenopause How HRT can help with fat loss and muscle mass in postmenopausal women The emergence of eating-disordered behaviors in menopausal women Some of the lesser-known symptoms of menopause and ways to overcome them How HRT could impact the longevity and cognitive health of women Bio: Dr Mary Claire Haver Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a board-certified OB-GYN who has devoted her adult life to women's health. When she began to experience the changes of menopause and mid-life weight gain, she created her online program, The Galveston Diet, which currently has over 80,000 students. The Galveston Diet is the first and only nutrition program in the world created by a female OB-GYN, designed for women in menopause. As part of her ongoing research, she became certified in Culinary Medicine in 2019, specializing in medical nutrition. In 2021, Dr. Haver opened Mary Claire Wellness; the clinic was born out of repeated requests from the Galveston Diet students and Dr. Haver's social media followers for personal guidance. Dr. Haver lives with her husband and two daughters in Galveston, Texas. She is the author of The Galveston Diet (Rodale; January 10th, 2023). Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia's website Submit your questions to support@cynthiathurlow.com Connect with Dr. Mary Claire Haver On the Mary Claire Wellness website Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube Books Mentioned Dr. Haver's books, The Galveston Diet and The New Menopause The Menopause Brain and the XX Brain by Lisa Mosconi Previous Episode Mentioned Ep. 308 Dr. Mary Claire Haver: Weight Gain in Middle Age, Perimenopause and Inflammation
Can you imagine a world in which men go through menopause? There's a chance we'd have a lot more research to understand these changes. Since women spend ⅓ of their life in menopause and postmenopause, we think we deserve more answers and better care. That's exactly what today's guest is here to provide—and women of all ages, whether you're in your 20s, 30s or 40s, should really listen!In this episode you'll learn: * What women can expect as they age and what they can change* How to know if you're in perimenopause or menopause* Why there is fear around hormone replacement therapy (HRT)* How menopause impacts our bones, heart, metabolism and libido* The potential risks of NOT taking hormone replacementDr. Mary Claire Haver, MD, FACOG, CMP, is a board-certified Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist, Certified Menopause Practitioner, Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, and a best-selling author focused on women's health. After noticing her patients' concerns about menopause-related symptoms, and navigating her own, Dr. Haver extensively researched menopause, aging and inflammation, leading to the creation of The Galveston Diet and her 2023 bestselling book. In 2021, she founded The Mary Claire Wellness Clinic to provide personalized menopause care, integrating medical history, nutrition, exercise, supplements, and hormone therapy. With over 3 million social media followers, Dr. Haver shares advice and learns from her community, aiming to make menopause care accessible and comprehensive through initiatives like The ‘Pause Life and her latest book, “The New Menopause”.This episode is brought to you by Beeya:* If you or anyone you know have been struggling with hormonal imbalances and bad periods, go to https://beeyawellness.com/free to download the free guide to tackling hormonal imbalances and to learn more about Beeya's seed cycling bundle.* Plus, get $10 off your order by using promo code BEHINDHEREMPIRE10Follow Yasmin:* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminknouri/* Website: https://www.behindherempire.com/Follow Dr. Haver:* Website: https://maryclairewellness.com/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmaryclaire/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Scientific understanding of the hormonal changes women undergo during menopause is limited. Historically, women were excluded from major health studies prior to 1996 due to the belief that their fluctuating hormone levels were too complex to study. Today, women are changing the game by conducting their own research. To better understand how women can improve their quality of life during the aging process, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with a menopause expert, Dr. Mary Claire Haver. Dr. Haver is a certified OB/GYN, author, and founder of The Galveston Diet and Mary Claire Wellness Clinic. Dr. Haver offers guidance about how women can navigate menopause and aging. She shares the top complaints of women who experience menopausal symptoms, and the impact nutrition can have on managing those symptoms through her menopause toolkit and books, The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts and The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms. This episode is proudly sponsored by:Nutrafol — Offers a drug-free whole-body health approach to hair wellness and growth. Get $10 off your 1st month's subscription and free shipping at www.nutrafol.com/quiz with promo code HARVESTING.Like what you're hearing?WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on Substack and Medium.
Scientific understanding of the hormonal changes women undergo during menopause is limited. Historically, women were excluded from major health studies prior to 1996 due to the belief that their fluctuating hormone levels were too complex to study. Today, women are changing the game by conducting their own research. To better understand how women can improve their quality of life during the aging process, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with a menopause expert, Dr. Mary Claire Haver. Dr. Haver is a certified OB/GYN, author, and founder of The Galveston Diet and Mary Claire Wellness Clinic. Dr. Haver offers guidance about how women can navigate menopause and aging. She shares the top complaints of women who experience menopausal symptoms, and the impact nutrition can have on managing those symptoms through her menopause toolkit and books, The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts and The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms. This episode is proudly sponsored by:Nutrafol — Offers a drug-free whole-body health approach to hair wellness and growth. Get $10 off your 1st month's subscription and free shipping at www.nutrafol.com/quiz with promo code HARVESTING.Like what you're hearing?WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on Substack and Medium.
For far too long, women have been ignored, lied to, and gaslighted extensively about the changes that occur in their bodies, hair, and skin with menopause. So, today, we are diving into how menopause affects women's bodies- particularly their skin and hair. We explore why these changes happen, their significance, and how women should deal with them. Join us as we reveal the truth about the physical effects of menopause that have remained hidden for way too long. Interested in trying my new YOUN Beauty Menopause skincare and supplement bundle? It contains my carefully chosen products to help improve your skin and hair during peri and post-menopause! Click here: https://www.younbeauty.com/products/youn-beauty-menopause-bundle Links and resources: Where can you find more information about how to autojuvenate your skin to a younger you? Check out my new book, Younger For Life! It's available at https://autojuvenation.com, and if you buy it now, you will receive over $100 in FREE gifts, including a $30 gift certificate for my online store younbeauty.com! Check out Dr. Youn's skincare products and nutritional supplements - younbeauty.com Download his FREE eGuide: "What to Eat to Look Younger" - dryoun.com/eat-look-younger Follow Dr. Youn on Instagram - @tonyyounmd Follow Dr. Youn on YouTube - youtube.com/tonyyounmd Follow Dr. Youn on TikTok - @doctoryoun Follow Dr. Youn on Facebook - @dryoun Interested in trying my new YOUN Beauty Menopause skincare and supplement bundle? It contains my carefully chosen products to help improve your skin and hair during peri and post-menopause! Click here: https://www.younbeauty.com/products/youn-beauty-menopause-bundle Books mentioned: The Galveston Diet by Mary Claire Haver
‘Inflammation & Weight Gain During Perimenopause' is the focus of today's episode on the Perimenopause WTF! podcast. Dr. Mary Claire Haver (Founder of The Galveston Diet & Author of The New Menopause) has so many useful tips on what kinds of foods support a healthy lifestyle, which, as we all know, is an essential part of the perimenopause experience. Listen in as Dr. Haver unpacks what works and what doesn't. Tune in to this perry talk to learn more about how you can get a grip on understanding how your body processes food, what foods everyone should be eating more of and what can help to offset inflammation, especially during the perimenopause season. Did you want to read the conversation instead? Now you can! (insert link) We never hold back so neither should you! Send in a voice message question: Perimenopause WTF! brought to you by perry! perry is a safe space for connections, support, new friendships and occasional laughs during the menopause transition. It's a #1 perimenopause app where you will meet other warriors who understand. Sharing experiences will help to feel ‘normal' again. No, you're not crazy and no, you are not alone. With our network of wonderful menopause experts, we have gathered an abundance of evidence-based knowledge, articles, podcasts and a new book: The Perry Menopause Journal. To learn more visit: www.heyperry.com https://perry.app.link/perimenopausewtf The Perimenopause Journal Are you looking for a meaningful way to prioritize your well-being during this crucial phase of your life? Do you crave self-care practices tailored specifically to the ups and downs of perimenopause? The journal offers: 1️⃣ Thoughtful Prompts: 2️⃣ Progress tracking: 3️⃣ Evidence-based knowledge 4️⃣ Community Support To grab a journal visit: heyperry.com/theperrymenopausejournal or amzn.to/3Nt1YYR
Join us for a no-nonsense guide to menopause with Dr. Mary Claire Haver. As a board-certified OBGYN and certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, Dr. Haver brings her extensive knowledge and experience to SHE MD in this fascinating conversation on all things menopause. Dr. Haver is the author of the bestselling book "The Galveston Diet," and "The New Menopause," releasing April 30, 2024. Leading a clinic focused on menopause care and boasting a social media following of over 3 million, Dr. Haver offers valuable insights into managing menopause symptoms and treatments. In this episode, she sits down with Dr. A and Mary Alice to compare notes on Hormone Replacement Therapy, unpack the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause, and walk us through her patient care playbook. If you're looking to get clued in on menopause with some straight talk from experts, you won't want to miss this two-part series from SHE MD.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This episode is brought to you by Lifeforce, LMNT, and AquaTru. The transition to menopause has historically lacked comprehensive discussion and is often perceived as an abrupt occurrence without recourse. Our guest today has emerged as a vocal advocate, shedding light on the journey from perimenopause to menopause and providing empowering strategies for women navigating this transformative phase.Today, on the Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with menopause expert Dr. Mary Claire Haver. Dr. Haver guides us through the myths and misconceptions surrounding perimenopause and menopause. She sheds light on the misguided research and beliefs that contributed to a lack of awareness about this transition for women and the challenges women face during this time. This episode is a must-list for women of any age!Dr. Mary Claire Haver is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. In 2021 she opened Mary Claire Wellness, a clinic dedicated to caring for the menopausal patient. She developed the best-selling book and program called The Galveston Diet, a three-pronged lifestyle plan that encourages fuel refocusing, intermittent fasting, and anti-inflammatory nutrition to manage hormonal symptoms, stabilize weight, and revitalize the body as it ages to provide benefits that will last a lifetime.In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Haver dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):Why women are living in poorer health later in life (0:00:28 / 0:00:28)The implications of lack of education about perimenopause and menopause (9:03 / 5:41)Surprising symptoms related to perimenopause (14:35 / 11:30)Hormonal changes that cause visceral fat (18:53 / 15:45)What habits can help women reduce visceral fat (34:11 /29:36)Protein and resistance training (40:05 / 35:02)A disruption in sleep quality and sleep apnea in women (43:51 / 38:00)The stress impact on women (50:50 /45:25)Gaslighting and lack of education: why women aren't being heard (56:36 / 51:50)How menopause impacts gut health(1:01:12 / 56:25)Supplements to support perimenopause and menopause (1:03:58 / 58:59) HRT: Who is it for, how much, and when? (1:15:40 / 1:10:56)Also mentioned in this episode:Dr. Haver's new book, The New Menopause North American Menopause SocietyRight now, you can save $250 on your first diagnostic and get personalized suggestions. Optimize your longevity and track your progress go to mylifeforce.com/dhru! Right now, LMNT is offering my listeners a free sample pack with any purchase. Head over to DrinkLMNT.com/dhru today.AquaTru is a countertop reverse osmosis purifier with a four-stage filtration system that removes 15x more contaminants than the bestselling water filters out there. Go to dhrupurohit.com/filter/ and get $100 off when you try AquaTru for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Menopause is having a moment on social media -- and it's about damn time. We talk to the hugely popular Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified OB-GYN and nutritionist, about the lack of adequate care and attention for older women's health needs. And we ask Haver, founder of the Galveston Diet and ThePauseLife.com, about her surprising rise to TikTok fame.
Dr. Mary Claire Haver, esteemed OB/GYN and the queen of menopause and menopause nutrition, is on today's podcast! She's breaking down her core recommendations for women in their menopause years (which can be half our lives!), including optimal nutrition, exercise, supplements, and hormones.In sum, she's teaching us how to optimize our health to live long, healthy lives and stave off disease, instability, and bone loss. She's also helping us mitigate the many symptoms of menopause that can be debilitating and impact the quality of our lives. This episode is the air mask we all need, ladies! If we don't take care of ourselves, our work suffers, we can't take care of others, and we certainly won't be living the best lives we possibly can!Dr. Mary Claire Haver is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist from Tulane University. She is also a Certified Menopause Specialist through The Menopause Society. In 2021, she opened Mary Claire Wellness, a clinic dedicated to caring for menopausal patients. Her educational background and her own experience led Dr. Haver to develop the national bestselling book and online program, The Galveston Diet, a three-pronged lifestyle plan that encourages fuel refocusing, intermittent fasting, and anti-inflammatory nutrition to manage hormonal symptoms, stabilize weight, and revitalize the body as it ages to provide benefits that will last a lifetime. Dr. Haver's second book, The New Menopause, will be released in April 2024. Dr. Mary Claire Haver and I discuss:Optimal nutrition during menopause and recommended servings of critical nutrients.Recommended supplementation to support menopause and building muscle.The risks and benefits of fasting and its effects on muscle loss and chronic disease.Exercise for longevity and muscle-building to stave off muscle loss and osteoporosis.Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) options and protocols.Her new book, The New Menopause, which talks about the 70 symptoms of menopause, everything from frozen shoulder, tinnitus, vertigo, burning tongue, dry skin, vaginal atrophy, sexual dysfunction, hot flashes, and more. The book is about symptoms and solutions!I hope you find this episode as valuable as I did! As with anything, please check with your doctor before you try anything new.I hope you enjoyed today's show! If you'd like to find out more about how I can help you achieve your business or life dreams, you can book a complimentary 20-minute call HERE. Visit my website at www.jenmarples.com and if you sign up for my newsletter, I've got two free juicy gifts for you, my Stepping Into The Spotlight guide if you're ready to be seen and heard and my 12 Steps to Pivot guide if you're itching for a change but don't know where to begin. Please follow me @jenmarples on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube, and let me know if you listen to the show!Finally, my mission is to empower millions of midlife women, but I can't do it alone! Please help me by leaving a 5-star rating and written review on Apple HERE and a 5-Star rating on Spotify HERE. Thank you and have a beautiful day!CONNECT WITH DR MARY CLAIRE HAVER:Mary ClairLearn more about Pandia Health at https://www.pandiahealth.com/menopause and use the promo code Jen Marples for 10% off
We are fortunate to welcome back Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a menopause guru, for her second appearance on the podcast (in case you missed it, or want a refresher, go back to episode 39 to listen to our first conversation which is one of our most downloaded episodes ever!).Did you know that 1.2 billion women are going through menopause right now? In this episode, we delve into the prevalent misconceptions surrounding menopause. Dr. Haver sheds light on various aspects of this hormonal transition, including the misinformation surrounding hormones and cancer, and the staggering statistic that only 0.03% of the NIH (National Institute of Health) budget is allocated to menopause research, despite its universal relevance to all women. She also shares her approach to treating menopause through holistic approaches to health, highlighting the significance of sleep, diet, exercise, and overall lifestyle in managing menopausal symptoms.Dr. Mary Claire Haver is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist from Tulane University. She is a Louisiana State University Medical Center graduate and completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). She is also a Certified Menopause Specialist through The Menopause Society, and in 2021 she opened Mary Claire Wellness, a clinic dedicated to caring for menopausal patients.Dr. Haver has amassed over 4 million followers across social media by posting menopausal advice for women. She understands that menopause healthcare is in dire need of change and is proud to be leading the conversation. Her educational background and her own experience led her to develop the national bestselling book and online program, The Galveston Diet, a three-pronged lifestyle plan that encourages fuel refocusing, intermittent fasting, and anti-inflammatory nutrition to manage hormonal symptoms, stabilize weight, and revitalize the body as it ages to provide benefits that will last a lifetime.She is working on her second book, The New Menopause, which will be released in Spring 2024. One particularly poignant moment from the interview is Dr. Haver's assertion that she is part of a movement poised to transform medicine, recognizing the urgent need for increased focus on menopause healthcare. Her mission is to guide individuals back to their baseline and alleviate the stress associated with menopause through informed treatment options.This episode resonates not only with women experiencing perimenopause or menopause but also with anyone who has women in their lives—be it daughters, mothers, sisters, or friends. By listening to Dr. Mary Claire Haver's insights, individuals can positively influence their longevity and quality of life, paving the way for a more balanced, sane, and healthy existence.Love,MollyLearn more about Dr. Mary Claire Haver and her work hereFollow Dr. Haver on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedInFeeling Stuck? It's Time to Get Unstuck! A 3-Month Cracking Open Coaching Program with Molly Carroll. The next group is starting soon! Learn more here.Connect with Molly on Instagram and Facebook
Lisa talks to Dr. Mary Claire Haver of Galveston Diet fame. Lisa talks to board certified OB/GYN Dr. Mary Claire Haver about women's health, menopause and weight loss. WEBSITE: https://maryclairewellness.com/ WEBSITE: https://galvestondiet.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/drmaryclaire INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/drmaryclaire/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@maryclairehavermd8473 AMAZON STORE LINK: https://amzn.to/42wdQPG EPISODE SPONSOR: https://www.ralstonfamilyfarms.com/ EPISODE SPONSOR: https://dogtalktv.com/ EPISODE SPONSOR: https://marlsgate.com EPISODE SPONSOR: https://compoundingatcornerstone.com/ LISA'S LINKS: Lisa Fischer Said Academy: https://lisafischersaid.com/academy/ Website: lisafischersaid.com For more information on group intermittent fasting coaching with Lisa, email fasting@lisafischersaid.com For more information on one-on-one or group health coaching with Lisa, email healthcoaching@lisafischersaid.com Podcast produced by clantoncreative.com
EP 104: Inflammation, inflammation, inflammation! This is the midlife story for so many of us women. It's uncomfortable, I'm probably bloated right now, my cortisol is high enough for four adults, and my other inflammation markers on my blood work are crazy! You too? and I'm here to remind you (and myself) how to decrease inflammation and increase overall health and quality of life. This episode with board certificated OB-GYN and menopause problem solver, Dr. Mary Claire Haver came out last year and it knocked it out of the park. I am doing a quick golden nugget mini-sode excerpt for you. We talked about weight, hormones and inflammation during menopause and she gave us so many actionable golden nuggets based on her own private practice research, peer reviewed studies and the successes of her patients. Today I am covering everything she said about inflammation, because it's just that good. If you want to hear the facts behind intermittent fasting, what foods to eat to keep down inflammation and how all of this can lead to overall improvements in your cognitive and physical health, then this episode is definitely for you! Enjoy this 15 minute mini-sode, then dive into the full episode “Taming Weight Gain, Menopause, and Inflammation With Dr. Mary Claire Haver, The Galveston Diet”. Thank me later! Looking forward to connecting with you! Here are some ways to connect with me! THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC SHOW NOTES: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/episodes/104 THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theflexibleneurotic/ THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC WEBSITE: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/ THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC EMAIL: sarah@theflexibleneurotic.com
Dr. Mary Claire Haver is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist from Tulane University. She is a Louisiana State University Medical Center graduate and completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). She is also a Certified Menopause Specialist through The Menopause Society. Dr. Haver was a clinical professor at UTMB and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Haver has served as a Hospitalist, Associate Residency Director, and Assistant Professor in her career. In 2021 she opened Mary Claire Wellness, a clinic dedicated to caring for the menopausal patient. Dr. Haver developed The Galveston Diet, a three-pronged lifestyle plan that encourages fuel refocusing, intermittent fasting, and anti-inflammatory nutrition to manage hormonal symptoms, stabilize weight, and revitalize the body as it ages to provide benefits that will last a lifetime. Dr. Haver is working on her second book, The New Menopause, which will be released in the Spring of 2024.In this episode we discuss:Is hormone therapy safe?Who is hormone replacement for?The top three tips to support your hormonal transitions.Which supplements you should use during perimenopause & menopause.This episode is brought to you by Paleo Valley, Air Doctor, LMNT, Inside Tracker, 1stPhormOrder Mary's New BookMentioned in this episode:15% Off Your Purchasehttps://paleovalley.com/drlyonForever Strong SummitJoin me at the Forever Strong Summit on January 13-14 for a transformative in-person experience, where I will share cutting-edge insights on optimizing health, performance, and longevity, empowering you to unlock your full potential. Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to learn from renowned experts in the field – secure your spot at https://www.foreverstrongsummit.com/UP TO $300 off air purifiers!https://airdoctorpro.com/drlyonInside Tracker 20% Off the Entire Storehttps://info.insidetracker.com/drlyonGet your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchasehttps://drinklmnt.com/drlyonVisit 1st Phorm Website for Free Shipping on orders $75+http://www.1stphorm.com/drlyon
In this interview with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, author of The Galveston Diet, she emphasizes the importance of moving away from calorie counting and focusing on quality nutrition and movement, especially during menopause. She confirms what we've all found out, that what worked for us in our thirties may not be effective anymore during menopause.Dr. Haver and I also discuss the challenges women face during menopause, including weight gain, hormonal changes, and the importance of understanding hormones beyond just estrogen. She highlights the significance of managing inflammation through proper nutrition and habits.And guess what? Midlife fitness and nutrition are the top two components of the "menopause toolkit" for maintaining health during this phase of life.Take control of your midlife health, fitness, and nutrition. Your body will thank you!Make sure to find Dr. Haver on social, including on Instagram HEREAt her website HEREGrab her book, The Galveston Diet, on Amazon HERE:Find me on my Website:https://www.lesleylmcshane.comWant to talk to me about your specific health journey? Need some help, someone to listen, to understand, and to give you some practical strategies for better health starting today? Book a Call with me!Questions? Email me: lesley@lesleylmcshane.comFREE Guide: 4 Steps To Prioritize Your Health & Wellness This Week (And Actually Do It!) Connect with me on Instagram:Get the Redesigning Midlife UpdatesFind your community at the private Redesigning Midlife Facebook Group Get your MENO WELL bars (formerly Bossa Bars) - Use LESLEY10 for 10% off your first orderCheck out Kion and get the Redesigning Midlife Discount - 20% off subscriptions and 10% off individual orders.Need a good, reliable, clean, and professional Plumber? Call 1-Tom-Plumber - The Name Is The Phone Number
Welcome back to another Q and A episode of the Nutrition Science Podcast! On this episode we are going to be discussing the following topics: Is Berberine Nature's Ozempic? A popular weight loss surgery. My opinion on The Galveston Diet How to "heal your gut after antibiotics." Is there any benefit to treatments offered by IV Therapy Clinics Are microwaves safe to use? Tune in to learn more. Here are some of the resources discussed in this episode. Research on Berberine supplementation and weight loss Berberibe supplementation and metbaolic syndrome Galveston Diet Full Review by Abby Langer Paper on probiotics after antibioitc use IV Drop clinic death Microwaves and nutrient loss: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10408397609527213 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/08327823.2020.1755483?needAccess=true https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-4514.2009.00316.x Shop Legion Athletics for high quality 3rd party tested nutritional supplements and support the show at the same time. Use the code "Chavez" at checkout to receive 20% off of your first order and 2x points on future orders. Legion Supplements
Dr. Mary Claire Haver joins Dr. Azi for an in-depth conversation on menopause, from symptoms occurring in your 30s to its onset in your 50s. She discusses the treatments and their effects on women going through these hormonal changes. Timeline of what was discussed: Menopause starting in your 30s (4:10) Symptoms of menopause (5:40) When to address hormone changes (8:20) Bioidentical hormones (11:19) Effects on hair loss (14:00) Is it PCOS or perimenopause? (18:20) Treatments for PCOS (20:43) Ozempic pregnancies (21:39) Is estrogen good or bad? (23:33) Benefits of progesterone (28:36) The best estrogen therapy (31:00) What is the Galveston Diet? (36:21) Diet options if you can't take hormones (43:45) Slay or Nay (48:22) _______________________________________________________________ Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, author, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. She is also the creator of The Galveston Diet which helps women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. Shop The Galveston Diet Follow Dr. Mary Claire on Instagram: drmaryclaire Follow Dr. Mary Claire on TikTok: drmaryclaire Submit your questions for the podcast to Dr. Azi on Instagram @morethanaprettyfacepodcast, @skinbydrazi, on YouTube, and TikTok @skinbydrazi. Shop skincare at https://azimdskincare.com/ and learn more about the practice at https://www.lajollalaserderm.com/ The content of this podcast is for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes and does not constitute formal medical advice. © Azadeh Shirazi, MD FAAD.
Would you like to get rid of anxiety, mood swings, night sweats, sleep difficulty, and skin conditions as a part of your everyday life? Mary Claire Haver, MD, is a wife, mom, Board Certified Obstetrician Gynecologist, culinary medicine specialist, and creator of The Galveston Diet. Dr. Haver knows firsthand what it feels like to be […]
Today, I am honored to connect with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified OBGYN who has dedicated her entire adult life to championing women's health. Dr. Haver is the visionary creator of the Galveston Diet, the first and only nutrition program ever designed by a female OBGYN to cater to menopausal women. In our conversation today, Dr. Haver shares her background, and we discuss her new book, The Galveston Diet. We examine the glaring systemic gap where the health of middle-aged women remains undervalued and underfunded in research, and our discussion touches on various facets of women's health, including perimenopausal symptoms, the distinction between chronological and endocrine aging, the scientific misconceptions surrounding weight gain and hormones, the advantages of intermittent fasting, inflammation, macros. We also get into the supplements Dr. Haver finds beneficial for women in middle age, in addition to dissecting the impact of non-nutritive sweeteners and the role of continuous glucose monitors. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Dr. Haver highlights various symptoms of perimenopause How menopause can increase health risks How muscle loss with aging can make women more insulin resistant and lead to cardiovascular changes How the hormonal changes that occur during perimenopause and menopause can impact weight management What are the benefits of intermittent fasting for perimenopausal women? How a combination of genetics and lifestyle factors can help women prepare for menopause and manage its symptoms How sugar, alcohol, and gluten impact inflammation, insulin levels, and blood sugar How a lack of protein and the wrong types of fats can lead to hunger and satiety issues and lead to muscle breakdown and weight gain in menopausal women Dr. Haver talks about her book, The Galveston Diet How do non-nutritive sweeteners impact the gut microbiome and blood sugar levels? The benefits of using a continuous glucose monitor to track blood sugar levels Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia's website Submit your questions to support@cynthiathurlow.com Connect with Dr. Mary Claire Haver Website Instagram TikTok YouTube Pre-order a copy of The Galveston Diet
Mary Claire Haver, MD, is a board-certified OB/GYN and a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. She developed her groundbreaking weight loss protocol as an online subscriber program, through which she has helped thousands of women lose weight, burn fat, and get in shape permanently. She is also the author of the best-selling book, The Galveston Diet, which we discuss on the show. If you are a woman in perimenopause or menopause, or a woman who wants to be prepared for menopause, this show is for you. Be sure to share this one with all of your friends. So much great information in this 30-minute interview! The more women understand, the better care they can receive/demand from their healthcare providers. Knowledge is power. While on the show notes page, I'd love for you to join our community. You'll receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and your life. You'll get a FREE copy of Michele's Book, Design a Life You Love. Make sure you follow the show on your podcast player. *This interview is for entertainment purposes only. For medical advice, seek out your trusted healthcare provider. WHAT WE DISCUSS: 1️⃣ How her own journey with menopause prompted her to dive into the research to create real solutions for her patients since the “calories in, calories out” doesn't work for women in menopause. 2️⃣ How women have been told be afraid of hormone replacement therapy based on one study years ago despite more research showing it's not true. 3️⃣ How women have been labeled by doctors and not taken seriously because they didn't know they could help a woman with menopause and instead would often prescribe anti-depressants thinking it was all in her head. 4️⃣ The danger of visceral fat and how it differs from subcutaneous fat. And how to reduce belly fat (it is possible) 5️⃣ She recommends a diet that includes the proper amount of fiber, reducing inflammation, adequate protein, resistance training + cardio, good sleep, and stress reduction. 6️⃣ Possible causes of hair loss, and more. 7️⃣ How her diet/lifestyle program can be used for the entire family, and much more! RESOURCES MENTIONED Websites: www.galvestondiet.com Home Book: The Galveston Diet Social: Connect with Michele on Instagram Facebook: @drmaryclaire Instagram: @drmaryclaire Instagram: The Galveston Diet TikTok: @drmaryclaire LinkedIn: @the-galveston-diet YouTube: Mary Claire Haver, MD Hair loss video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfthtwJnjVU Don Lemon reference in interview MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. As a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston area, Dr. Haver has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do. As her patient population aged, Dr. Haver was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years, she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn't until she, too, experienced the changes of menopause and mid-life weight gain that she realized this advice doesn't work and ultimately led to her creating and developing a new program, The Galveston Diet. The Galveston Diet is a nutrition program created by a Female OBGYN, designed for women in menopause. The Galveston Diet helps women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. Dr. Haver believes in the power of nutrition to combat inflammation and highly recommends the unlimited benefits of intermittent fasting. As part of her ongoing research, she became certified in Culinary Medicine in 2019, which specializes in medical nutrition. Thank you for listening to the show. Be sure to share it with a friend! We love when women empower other women. If you enjoyed this interview, please take a moment to rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! Not sure how to do it? Instructions are below. XO, Michele
I am thrilled to welcome my favorite menopause doctor to the show: Dr. Mary Claire Haver. I have been obsessed with following her on Instagram because she shares so much helpful information for free. I know menopause is a topic you wanted to see more of and I couldn't be more excited to have Dr. Mary Claire here to set the record straight. For those who don't know, Dr. Mary Claire is a board-certified OBGYN who, after experiencing menopause and not being able to lose weight, went back to school at Tulane University to become a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. She went on to create The Galveston Diet, a three-pronged lifestyle plan that encourages fuel refocusing, intermittent fasting, and anti-inflammatory nutrition to manage hormonal symptoms, stabilize weight, and revitalize the body as it ages to provide benefits that will last a lifetime. Read the show notes for today's episode at terricole.com/551
If you're like us, you hear about inflammation everywhere and you are not quite sure what it is. Not anymore! Dr. Mary Claire Haver, founder of "The Galveston Diet" - an anti-inflammatory nutrition program designed for women in perimenopause, menopause, and beyond, is here to answer all our questions. Together we'll discover how Dr. Haver's perimenopause journey motivated her education beyond her OBGYN training and inspired her to share her knowledge on TikTok where she's amassed nearly 2 million followers. Dr. Haver is sharing invaluable advice and support to women navigating menopause. Her fresh perspective is also shaking up the healthcare industry, ensuring women receive the attention and care we deserve.Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, author, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. As a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston region, Dr. Haver has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do.As her patient population aged, Dr. Haver was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years, she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn't until she experienced the changes of menopause and mid-life weight gain that she realized this advice didn't work and ultimately led to her creating and developing an online coaching program and book, The Galveston Diet.For information about upcoming live shows and to join our community, please register at https://thisishysterical.com/.
In this interview with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, author of The Galveston Diet, she emphasizes the importance of moving away from calorie counting and focusing on quality nutrition and movement, especially during menopause. She confirms what we've all found out, that what worked for us in our thirties may not be effective anymore during menopause.Dr. Haver and I also discuss the challenges women face during menopause, including weight gain, hormonal changes, and the importance of understanding hormones beyond just estrogen. She highlights the significance of managing inflammation through proper nutrition and habits. And guess what? Midlife fitness and nutrition are the top two components of the "menopause toolkit" for maintaining health during this phase of life.Take control of your midlife health, fitness, and nutrition. Your body will thank you!Make sure to find Dr. Haver on social, including on Instagram HEREAt her website HEREGrab her book, The Galveston Diet, on Amazon HERE:Make sure to join me the week of September 17th for the 5-Day, 5-Minute "Me Time" ChallengeBook a NEXT STEPS Call to see if the Midlife in Motion LIVE program is for you!Find me on my Website:https://www.lesleylmcshane.comEmail me: lesley@lesleylmcshane.comFREE Guide: 4 Steps To Prioritize Your Health & Wellness This Week (And Actually Do It!) Connect with me on Instagram:Get the Redesigning Midlife UpdatesFind your community at the private Redesigning Midlife Facebook Group Get your MENO WELL bars (formerly Bossa Bars) - Use LESLEY10 for 10% off your first orderCheck out Kion and get the Redesigning Midlife Discount - 20% off subscriptions and 10% off individual orders.Need a good, reliable, clean, and professional Plumber? Call 1-Tom-Plumber - The Name Is The Phone Number
You have to lose weight to get healthy, right? Wrong. You have to get healthy to lose weight. That's the real secret. If I needed to lose 20 pounds, I'd focus on my metabolic health. And in today's episode, I'm going to explain what that means and exactly how to do it. We're going to go deep on what it takes to restore your health, the hidden reasons your body may be resisting weight loss, and how to determine the right target weight for the way you're built. On top of that, I'm outlining the markers of metabolic health so you can get a better idea of where you stand, and I'll share step-by-step methods for healing your metabolism. Plus, I'm not just saying “You need to exercise,” I'm telling you which exercises you should be doing. If you're looking for smart strategies for getting healthy so you can finally lose weight, you do not want to miss this episode! Full show notes: jjvirgin.com/lose20 Watch the FULL VIDEO on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/jjvirginvideos Subscribe to my podcast: http://subscribetojj.com Read my book, The Sugar Impact Diet: https://store.jjvirgin.com/collections/books/products/sugar-impact-diet-paperback-book Learn how foods cause leaky gut in The Virgin Diet: https://store.jjvirgin.com/products/the-virgin-diet-paperback Try my free protein calculator: jjvirgin.com/proteinfirst The Galveston Diet by Dr. Mary Claire Haver: https://amzn.to/44mwJoh Bioimpedance scale: https://amzn.to/44FjX3L TRX Training: Free Shipping on all orders $99+: https://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=ml&ti=931205&pw=347877 Video: How to Make Your Workout More Effective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqSWmbLzJFE Video: How to Burst Train the Right Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIqPqNH0cFs Video: I Do These 6 Exercises Every Week for Strong, Toned Arms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXA5E45o6G Carbon app: https://www.joincarbon.com/ Learn more about Dr. Donald Layman: https://metabolictransformation.com/meet-dr-donald-k-layman/ Dry Farm Wines: http://dryfarmwines.com/jjvirgin Theia continuous glucose monitor: https://join.theiahealth.ai/c/jj Reignite Wellness™ Daily Essentials Multi + Omega: https://store.jjvirgin.com/collections/supplements/products/daily-essentials-multi-omegas Designs for Health Creatine: https://amzn.to/3pPLGjE Reignite Wellness™ All-In-One Shake protein powder: https://store.jjvirgin.com/collections/shakes Reignite Wellness™ Protein First Enzymes: https://store.jjvirgin.com/products/protein-first-enzymes
Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a renowned expert in the field of women's health, specializing in menopause and its various stages. With a deep understanding of the confusion surrounding menopausal terminology, Dr. Haver aims to educate and empower women to navigate this significant phase of their lives. In this episode, she sheds light on the intricacies of menopause and empowers women to understand and navigate the changes associated with declining ovarian function. Her educational background and her own experience led Dr. Haver to develop the national bestselling book and online program, The Galveston Diet. Dr. Haver is working on her second book, The New Menopause, which will be released in the Spring of 2024. Key Topics: - The surprising timeframe of perimenopausal symptoms - Why perimenopausal symptoms get missed by some providers - The nutritional disparities in medicine today - Symptoms of perimenopause and how to support them sooner rather than later - Hormone Replacement Therapy - what it is and who needs it - Nutritional support for menopause - The micronutrients women need to stay healthy Learn more about Dr. Haver, her program, and her books at galvestondiet.com. Sponsor: Get 50% off your first month with Kiwico, plus free shipping on any crate line at kiwico.com/spark.
Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a renowned expert in the field of women's health, specializing in menopause and its various stages. With a deep understanding of the confusion surrounding menopausal terminology, Dr. Haver aims to educate and empower women to navigate this significant phase of their lives. In this episode, she sheds light on the intricacies of menopause and empowers women to understand and navigate the changes associated with declining ovarian function. Her educational background and her own experience led Dr. Haver to develop the national bestselling book and online program, The Galveston Diet. Dr. Haver is working on her second book, The New Menopause, which will be released in the Spring of 2024. Key Topics: - The surprising timeframe of perimenopausal symptoms - Why perimenopausal symptoms get missed by some providers - The nutritional disparities in medicine today - Symptoms of perimenopause and how to support them sooner rather than later - Hormone Replacement Therapy - what it is and who needs it - Nutritional support for menopause - The micronutrients women need to stay healthy Learn more about Dr. Haver, her program, and her books at galvestondiet.com. Sponsor: Get 50% off your first month with Kiwico, plus free shipping on any crate line at kiwico.com/spark.
Today my guest is menopause and nutrition expert Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board certified OB/GYN, TikTok sensation and author of The Galveston Diet. She's sharing how to get rid of menopause belly fat once and for all, and Dr. Haver breaks down the facts and myths behind HRT. More from Mary Claire Haver: TikTok - @drmaryclaire Instagram - drmaryclaire and the.galveston.diet Facebook - The Galveston Diet Mary Claire Haver, MD YouTube - Mary Claire Haver, MD Listen to the Podcast: https://bit.ly/Over50andFlourishingwithDominiqueSachsePodcast Website: https://dominiquesachse.tv/ Book: https://dominiquesachse.tv/book/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/dominiquesachse/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DominiqueSachse/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dominiquesachse?lang=en Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXrsVPFsk-66NTaoGMXoPFQ Thanks to my Sponsors: Visit https://Brooklinen.com/over50 today and get $20 off plus free shipping on orders of $100+ with code OVER50 Head to https://FactorMeals.com/dominique50 and use code dominique50 to get 50% off your first box. This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/Over50 today to get 10% off your first month. So, if you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1. Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to https://drinkAG1.com/OVER50 Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email courtney@dominiquesachse.tv For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We want to make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today my guest is menopause and nutrition expert Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board certified OB/GYN, TikTok sensation and author of The Galveston Diet. She's sharing how to get rid of menopause belly fat once and for all, and Dr. Haver breaks down the facts and myths behind HRT.More from Mary Claire Haver: TikTok - @drmaryclaireInstagram - drmaryclaire and the.galveston.diet Facebook - The Galveston Diet Mary Claire Haver, MDYouTube - Mary Claire Haver, MDListen to the Podcast: https://bit.ly/Over50andFlourishingwithDominiqueSachsePodcastWebsite: https://dominiquesachse.tv/Book: https://dominiquesachse.tv/book/Insta: https://www.instagram.com/dominiquesachse/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DominiqueSachse/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dominiquesachse?lang=enYoutube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXrsVPFsk-66NTaoGMXoPFQThanks to my Sponsors: Visit https://Brooklinen.com/over50 today and get $20 off plus free shipping on orders of $100+ with code OVER50 Head to https://FactorMeals.com/dominique50 and use code dominique50 to get 50% off your first box. This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/Over50 today to get 10% off your first month. So, if you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1. Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to https://drinkAG1.com/OVER50 Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email courtney@dominiquesachse.tv For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.comWe want to make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
You can also check out this episode on Spotify!Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a board certified OBGYN and women's health advocate who has helped thousands of women going through menopause actualize their health and wellness goals. Dr. Haver's goal is to empower and educate women in their mid-lives, and help women advocate for themselves in the doctor's office. On this episode of Beyond the Prescription, Dr. McBride and Dr. Haver break down the myths and facts about menopause and hormone therapy. They discuss the harms of fear-based narratives in medicine and the importance of balancing risk to help women live longer and healthier lives.So, should you or shouldn't you take hormone replacement therapy? Dr. McBride wrote a longer piece about this decision-making process here. The upshot?* Menopause is defined as having gone a full calendar year without a menstrual period. A woman's midlife decline in estrogen and progesterone levels can cause short-term symptoms (like hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and insomnia) and can increase the risk for long-term health problems (like cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis).* In general, menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is considered safe for most healthy women when it is initiated within 10 years of menopause.* Estrogen itself does not seem to increase the risk of breast cancer for the vast majority of women.* Unless she has had a hysterectomy, a woman should take estrogen and progesterone together.* Micronized (aka “bioidentical”) progesterone does not increase the risk of breast cancer; synthetic progesterone does seem to increase the risk, but only slightly.* Dr. McBride recommends not panicking about the new Danish study suggesting an increased risk of dementia in women who take MHT. Why? It was an observational study (not a randomized controlled trial or RCT) therefore it cannot prove causation; the study population used oral estrogen and synthetic progesterone which are not the standard of care in the U.S.; myriad RCTs show the opposite finding: that MHT is likely protective against premature cognitive decline, especially when started early. * Too many women needlessly suffer through menopause because of false narratives about the safety of MHT and because discussions about quality of life often aren't prioritized.* Don't take it from her! Dr. McBride encourages you to share the latest expert statement from the North American Menopause Society with your own doctor to help guide your decision-making process.* Women are entitled to make their own decision about hormones, armed with the data, and with an understanding of their unique risks and benefits.Dr. McBride will answer your questions about menopause and HRT on Friday. Submit your question right here!Join Dr. McBride every Monday for a new episode of Beyond the Prescription.You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on her Substack at https://lucymcbride.substack.com/podcast. You can sign up for her free weekly newsletter at lucymcbride.substack.com/welcome.Please be sure to like, rate, and review the show!The transcript of the show is here![00:00:00] Dr. McBride: Hello, and welcome to my office. I'm Dr. Lucy McBride, and this is Beyond the Prescription, the show where I talk with my guests like I do my patients, pulling the curtain back on what it means to be healthy, redefining health as more than the absence of disease. As a primary care doctor, I've realized that patients are more than their cholesterol and their weight.[00:00:31] We are the integrated sum of complex parts. Our stories live in our bodies. I'm here to help people tell their story, and for you to imagine and potentially get healthier from the inside out. You can subscribe to my free weekly newsletter at lucymcbride.substack.com and to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.[00:00:57] So let's get into it and go Beyond The Prescription. Today on the podcast, I'm talking with the incredible Dr. Mary Claire Haver. She's a board certified OBGYN who has helped thousands of women who are going through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond actualize their health and wellness goals. She realized after decades of practice that she hadn't learned as much as she should have about the science of menopause, aging and inflammation.[00:01:27] She really took a deep dive into the science and has created an online course called The Galveston Diet with the goal of empowering and educating women in their mid lives. Mary Claire, thank you so much for joining me today on the podcast.[00:01:41] Dr. Haver: Thanks for having me.[00:01:42] Dr. McBride: Let's talk about the fact that women have been notoriously excluded from medical studies. Women have also been deprived in many ways of access to nuanced information about their own bodies and health. And so it's interesting right now that menopause is having this moment, right?[00:02:01] It's like Susan Dominus wrote this beautiful article about how women have been misled, and I think women around the country, around the world were like, “yes. Oh my gosh. Thank you for seeing me and hearing me.” And I think it's a historic moment where women are finally recognizing that they need to be seen and heard, and that their menopausal symptoms are not just in their head and that it's time to get the facts to put ourselves in the driver's seat. So let's just start with that article. So tell me what happened when that article in the New York Times came out, did that change increase the volume of phone calls coming to you? What? What did it mean to you?[00:02:39] Dr. Haver: I think it just validated and reinforced what I was already doing on social media and that really people were sending me the article by the thousands—I was getting tagged. I was getting, “why aren't you in this article?” I didn't even know it was being written, and I just felt like it was really well done and it really was the tip of the iceberg, but it was the first meaningful publication—in such a respected area—that really was drawing attention to the problem. But women have been screaming about this for years, and I'll tell you, so I finished my OBGYN training in 2002, which was also the year the WHI stopped the study on hormone replacement therapy and basically ended any meaningful research into menopause care for at least 20 years. [00:03:36] And when I graduated from that training program, I would've sworn on a stack of Bibles based on my board scores and my level of training that I was a world-class menopause doctor. And it wasn't until 20 years of clinical practice that I realized in going through my own menopause journey that I was not a good menopause doctor, that there were serious gaps in my own education and training.[00:04:03] So when you look at an OBGYN residency, and I know this because I was a former residency program director, and over half of what we do, probably 55 to 60% of what we do is obstetrics. All important stuff. Then everything else gets shoved in the box called gynecology. And in that gynecology box we have pediatric gynecology, we have GYN oncology, we have reproductive endocrinology, which is fertility.[00:04:29] We have everything, and menopause gets a tiny sliver of that time and education. There are only 20% of residents coming out today who feel that they had any clinical menopause training, meaning went to a clinic where they were specifically addressing a woman in menopause. When multiple surveys have been done, the doctors are realizing this is important, but they didn't get the training.[00:04:56] Nothing was really focused on that. Not to say that what we learned wasn't important. It's just menopause has never been prioritized.[00:05:03] Dr. McBride: Why do you think that is?[00:05:05] Dr. Haver: So I think it's a perfect storm of societal norms of medical education, how women have been treated through the years in medicine. I don't know about you, but we had a saying, if it walks like a duck, it talks like a duck… we love a differential diagnosis.[00:05:22] We love a standard set of symptoms, and I think one of the problems is that menopause has a very diverse presentation in each woman. Even identical twins can have completely different symptomatology. We're all going through something very similarly endocrinologically as far as our ovaries beginning to lose their eggs, and the decrease of estrogen and leading to the full menopause with no estradiol. But how that presents in our bodies is very different. So unless you've been trained in the nuances of how to pick this up, then you're going to miss it unless she's just waving a flag with hot flashes and no periods. But the symptoms of menopause begin in perimenopause seven to 10 years before.[00:06:03] So we have this entire generation of women who are suffering and going to their healthcare providers with this kind of laundry list of symptoms. And if the doctor isn't trained to realize that this constellation could all have a common denominator of decreasing estrogen levels, they may get told it's all in their head, or this is a normal part of aging, or there's nothing we can do, white knuckle it, suffer through it, you'll be fine.[00:06:30] And we're just leaving them without… they're walking out feeling dismissed, feeling like maybe they're crazy and that they are going home to cry over, I can't get any help for this. [00:06:42] Dr. McBride: I couldn't agree with you more that medical school and residency, while of course I learned a ton, did not do a fantastic job at countenancing suffering that you can't see, that you can't measure in a blood test or a CAT scan, night sweats, hot flashes, vaginal dryness. Pain with intercourse, relationships, struggles because of sexual dysfunction, decreased arousal—what we call low libido.[00:07:10] Those are things you can't see. Plus, women are used to suffering. We are very comfortable in the space of suffering, right? We deliver babies. We have our nipples cracking and bleeding with these infants hanging off of our chest. And I think it's not hyperbole to say that women are pretty good at suffering.[00:07:34] And so I think it makes sense that gynecologists who only have so much time in the office to talk to patients. And who only had a certain education and that didn't encompass menopause per se. And when we aren't comfortable talking about things we cannot see and we can't measure, we can't quantify despair, that it gets brushed under the rug.[00:07:57] It reminds me a lot of, my interest is in the relationship between mental and physical health. The relevance of mental and physical health, how we all have anxieties, we all have fears, we all have moods, we all have relationships, and we didn't talk about that at all in medical school. My psychiatry rotation was about addressing patients who are in institutions and paranoid schizophrenics, which of course is relevant, but it's not speaking to the universality of mental health as a common sort of ground zero for our whole health. So I think what you and I are doing is trying to shine a light on these universal phenomena—grief, loss, anxiety, moods, relationships. And in the case of women, the fact that every single woman, if you live long enough, will go through menopause as defined by…[00:08:47] Dr. Haver: A hundred percent.[00:08:48] Dr. McBride: The gradual decrease in the production of estrogen and progesterone, and a little testosterone, and we need to talk about it. We need to be open about it. We need to empower women with the questions to ask their doctors.[00:09:03] Dr. Haver: I think the other thing to mention here, and it's really getting brought to the forefront with the political discourse going on right now, is that society in general stops valuing a woman somehow after she's done with the ability to reproduce. And we're seeing it, and I think this is manifesting in how we are not focusing on menopause care, why the research dollars are not going to menopause care.[00:09:30] When you look at women's health spending at the NIH, it's, I think it was several billion, but only 45 million was spent on anything to do with menopause, and that was like 0.3% of the funding in women's health was going to anything to do with menopause when a third of us living, breathing, functioning women are suffering right now due to their menopause journey. We're just not valuing them.[00:09:58] Dr. McBride: And then we have, of course, the headlines that came out in 2002 when the Women's Health Initiative was stopped early, and the headlines screamed things like, I mean… you put the word breast cancer out there in a headline and the fear of breast cancer. What happened in 2002 is that this enormous study, that was the first study on hormone replacement therapy powered by NIH and Bernadette Healy was the first female head of the NIH was stopped early because there was a signal suggesting that hormone replacement therapy causes breast cancer. Now, when you hear that as a woman and women are—we're smart, we're paying attention, we also are not immune to fear-based messaging. And so talk about what happened and how it has taken us so long to correct the narrative on hormone replacement therapy as a treatment for menopausal symptoms.[00:10:52] Dr. Haver: So the fanfare with which that announcement was made was pretty much unprecedented in medicine. There was a press conference called in DC and there were reporters everywhere, and one of the—it was only one person in the study who decided to release this information. This was before the study had actually even been published.[00:11:17] Healthcare providers couldn't even read the article and decide for themselves. So everyone's in their offices, I'm in residency, and we're just doing our normal day-to-day lives. And it was like a shot went off across the world in our world that estrogen causes breast cancer, hormone therapy is going to kill you.[00:11:36] And that was the take home message. And all of us were reeling. We're reading the headlines. No one can get their hands on the study for another week or two. 80% of prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy stopped immediately based on one announcement. And in the 20 years, that 22 years now that have ensued since that publication, so much of that has been walked back on multiple levels.[00:12:04] It's been reanalyzed, looked at, retracted. People have apologized who were in the study, and none of that has gotten any of the fanfare. It's been really hard. The best book that came out was Estrogen Matters, the Avrum Blooming book. He really broke that study apart so a layman could read it and understand, and the fallacies of the study and the things that it really represented.[00:12:28] So the average age in the study was 65 years old. We weren't talking about newly menopausal women in the beginning of their menopause journey and the potential benefits, the estrogen only arm had a 30% decrease risk of developing breast cancer. No one talks about that. And that women who were diagnosed with breast cancer, it was itI believe the risk went from 3.2 to 3.8% if I have the numbers correct, and that represented a 25% increase, but it was still very small. And that the women who were on hormone replacement therapy at the time of their diagnosis had a 20 to 30% higher survival rate, five-year survival rate than the women that weren't.[00:13:09] So women were not allowed to digest that information and decide for themselves what their tolerance to this risk was, and if they still, for the health benefits, for their quality of life, they were absolutely denied. So in desperation, I think practitioners began giving people antidepressants, which can be helpful, but it's never the gold standard and the gold standard for menopausal symptoms is always going to be estrogen. But doctors just were so terrified. The patients were terrified. They didn't want to get sued.I remember being fearful of being sued for giving hormone replacement therapy.[00:13:49] And the mantra, like I was taught, kind of was only give it if she's threatening suicide, like if there's no other option, you know, otherwise do anything other than giving her back the hormones she so desperately needs.[00:14:02] Dr. McBride: Yeah, it's such an example of the paternalism of medicine or maternalism because I think women doctors too were depriving women of these hormones, but it's more this sort of like sense that doctors should be the gatekeepers and we should be the arbiters of the patient's risk tolerance. It reminds me a heck of a whole lot of COVID when instead of giving the public sort of nuanced information about, you know, calibrating your risk mitigation measures to your actual level of risk, given your age and underlying health conditions and number of vaccines.[00:14:39] Instead just telling people, here's what you do. Regardless, we are going to tell you how much risk to tolerate in medicine, as you well know, first of all, patients don't trust doctors who think they know everything. I mean, I don't, and I certainly don't know everything. And I think we owe patients…We owe women the ability to make their own decisions based on the facts and the information they have, and we need to countenance the invisible suffering, just like we countenance the risk of breast cancer. Certainly there are risks of hormone replacement therapy and there are risks of not being on hormone replacement therapy. And let's talk about both and let's try to thread that needle with the understanding that life is risky.[00:15:21] There's risk everywhere you go. You could live your life not on hormone replacement therapy cuz of the fear of breast cancer that may be completely founded because of a family history, a genetic predisposition, but then you're going to have to tolerate perhaps an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, an increased risk for premature cognitive decline, an increased risk for osteoporosis, sexual side effects, etc.[00:15:42] We owe women the discussion, the conversation. But as you know, the conversation takes time. And then it takes more time when you have to undo a fixed narrative that a woman is bringing to the doctor's office saying, “oh wow. I don't want to be on hormones because that causes breast cancer. And that's not because these people are not intelligent, it's because they've been told…”[00:16:05] Dr. Haver: It's going to ake everybody being on board. It's going to take years, but I am so proud to be on… I can't believe this. I'm just a regular OBGYN. There's nothing special about me and, but I…[00:16:19] Dr. McBride: Oh, there's so much special about you. [00:16:20] Dr. Haver: I'm kicking the door down on this I feel like… And it's probably the thing I'm most proud about in medicine, and I've delivered about tens of thousand, over 10,000 babies. I've done thousands of surgeries, all good stuff. But I feel like this is the biggest impact I can make for women's health ever.[00:16:40] Dr. McBride: I think you're making a big difference. I mean, it's amazing to me how menopause is having this moment right now. My friend Sharon Malone, who's a dear friend and colleague, was just on Oprah talking about menopause. I mean, thank you Oprah, for shining a light. My friend Rachel Rubin, our mutual friend, Kelly Caspersen, I mean, we're talking about sex, we're talking about vaginal lubrication, libido.[00:17:01] We're talking about taking control of our health kind of for the first time in a long time. I don't know if you think it's related to COVID and to me COVID laid bare our vulnerability to narratives that aren't always rooted in truth. COVID laid bare the vast marketplace of sort of pseudoscience and weird stuff.[00:17:24] It also laid bare how vulnerable we are as consumers of the healthcare industry. And how we really need to know what questions to ask. And so then I think, that's where I came in. I started writing and podcasting and you started doing your messaging and it's, I think people are really glad to have people they trust without any sort of agenda.[00:17:42] Dr. Haver: Social media for me opened my eyes to how much misinformation as far as menopause care, how much disinformation and misinformation was out there. And then one of the caveats of this menopause explosion and what the New York Times touched on is the gold rush. And so my… I live in the menopause metaverse, I call it, and my social media feed is just filled with everything menopause.[00:18:13] The wackadoodle companies that are coming up with miracle cures and vitamins and promising you're getting your unrealistic expectations of what this one little herb or something can do and get your life back and lose weight and get your sex life back and all this stuff. And none of it is founded in any evidence.[00:18:32] They're marketing to a very vulnerable population. They're desperate and willing to try anything at this point because they can't get it from, most of them can't get it from their healthcare provider, and so a lot of these new companies are popping up and really exploiting this very vulnerable population, and it makes me insane.[00:18:50] Dr. McBride: I know. I feel like wellness is a word that I think MDs and medical professionals should embrace, right? Like, what else am I doing other than helping people be well? But the wellness industry is taking advantage of women's vulnerabilities, insecurities and lack of access to the truth. And then it's fleeing them and giving them false promises. Not always. I mean, there's some good actors.[00:19:16] And I believe in vitamin supplementation if you're deficient in something in addition to getting your nutrients through food. But I think we agree that there's no sort of supplement that's going to kind of fix your broken marriage and your low libido that stems from sexual trauma or… we have to do the work, we have to do the hard job of looking at these parts of our lives that doctors unfortunately haven't really countenanced and we have to understand that the treatment for menopausal symptoms and the way to prevent the downstream cardiovascular, cognitive, and bone related health problems that stem from the absence of hormones is hormone replacement therapy.[00:19:56] Women are entitled to a conversation with their provider about hormone replacement therapy. Whether or not they take it is a different story, but in general, the benefits of hormone replacement therapy outweigh the risks in women who are within that 10 year window from their last menstrual cycle[00:20:11] Dr. Haver: Right. And when a patient leaves my clinic, now again, I have a background in nutrition. I'm certified in culinary medicine. I can do this with confidence in myself that I know what I'm doing. I give them what I call the menopause toolkit, and so the first thing we address is nutrition. I'm lucky enough that I have a body scanner where I can measure muscle mass.[00:20:34] All of this is all so intertwined, visceral fat, body fat. So I give them very direct nutritional recommendations based on their body composition. We talk about hormones—pharmacology, hormonal pharmacology, and non-hormonal pharmacology based on their symptoms. We talk about supplementation based on what their nutrition profile looks at.[00:20:56] We talk about stress reduction, we talk about sleep quality, and every single one of those things is important to turn that wheel so that you can have the best healthspan and lifespan when a patient comes to my clinic. Yes, she's suffering, but her goal is not to have a bikini. Most of them… they don't care about bikinis anymore.[00:21:14] Sure, that'd be great. But they're more looking at their parents and what themselves and their siblings are going through taking care of parents with chronic disease. When I have a patient who is caring six or 10 years for a debilitated parent or grandparent, it shapes their lives and they are so motivated. What can I do now to keep me from doing this to my children, to my loved ones, to my nieces and nephews. I want to live the most independent, healthiest life that I can. So I'm not gonna burden the people I brought into this world with my disease and illness. Now, there's no guarantees on that. They're like, “how can I stack those cards in my favor?”[00:21:55] And I said, okay, let's get started. Nutrition, exercise, pharmacology, sleep, stress. It all works together to get you where you wanna be.[00:22:04] Dr. McBride: You're absolutely right and it so dovetails with the way I talk to my own patients and the way I write that sleep is arguably the best chemical boost you can give yourself—getting good sleep. Now, it's easier said than done. I mean, just telling someone to sleep more is not the end of the story for most people. But managing stress, having brain space to be mindful about our eating, our relationships, being in touch with how we feel, sort of being in the driver's seat, if you can, of your everyday habits. I think all of that relates to symptoms of menopause. It also relates to just our everyday health.[00:22:44] I think you're right. You look at our parents, our patients in their middle age often look at their parents and they see if their mom has osteoporosis and maybe some cognitive decline. Their dad may have cardiovascular disease or vice versa. And those are not a hundred percent preventable of course, but it's pretty incredible what hormone replacement therapy will and can do if you pair it with appropriate lifestyle modifications and you pair it with someone who's a good coach and a good guide because it's not enough for me to say, eat less red meat, Exercise more, sleep eight hours, manage your stress, take hormones, Good luck. I mean, first of all, I don't do all that stuff well all the time myself. Most humans need a trusted guide. They need structure, they need support, they need follow up, and they need cheerleading, and they need data and evidence and facts to guide their behavioral changes.[00:23:36] How does your program work? Like tell me, if you have a new patient who comes in, you do an assessment, let's say you recommend hormone replacement therapy. How does that look? I mean, do you typically recommend the patch? Do you recommend the ring? Do you recommend oral hormones? Tell me about the menu of options for hormones.[00:23:54] Dr. Haver: So I do stick to the FDA approved options. Estradiol is the number one hormone that I prescribe. So there are synthetic estrogens on the market. There's the conjugated, equine estrogens on the market. There are also different compounded options because compounding is not subject to regulation. It's not subject to testing. It can be very variable. I really want to stick to—I know when I pull it off the shelf, it's what I use for myself. There's a 98% chance of what they say is in that box, is in it, and that my patient's going to get a steady state. I usually go with a transdermal option over oral for estradiol because the first pass effect of the liver, which you and I know, when that estrogen bump hits the liver, it upregulates our clotting factors. So there's about a seven out of 10,000 women increase. So not very much, but still seven women who will have a blood clot. I can negate that and put you back to your baseline.[00:24:55] Not saying you will never have a clot, but I won't increase that risk with a transdermal option. And because of cost, affordability, and options, I usually do an estradiol patch. If we decide on progesterone as well, There's some wonderful new data that's come out looking at different progesterones, synthetic versus progesterone, which is what our ovaries make… I hate the term bioidentical because it's become a marketing term, not a medical term…[00:25:19] Dr. McBride: Thank you. Oh my gosh. Thank you.[00:25:21] Dr. Haver: Women are getting sold a bill of goods and they're being told lies and they're being told the most ridiculous marketing that, oh, buy BHRT… I'm like, I don't use that term. I talk about estradiol and I talk about progesterone. I do not pick up a phone and call another physician and talk about bioidentical. That is, I would be laughed out of… I think people meant well with it, but it's turned into this crazy marketing term to get you to buy their product. So for progesterone I do the oral micronized progesterone. It has the best safety profile for breast cancer.[00:25:57] Actually, in the latest studies, no increased risk of breast cancer. It was the synthetics. So I tend to avoid those as much as possible. So for myself, I use an estradiol patch and I take my oral progesterone at night. I still have my uterus. For me, I find progesterone sedating, which is a benefit because it helps me with sleep.[00:26:17] Now, if someone is also having severe vaginal atrophy, I look at vaginal preparations. I love a vaginal ring. Nobody can afford it. It is top tier for most insurance plans. It's a wonderful method of delivery. I think it's amazing, but again, cost is a problem. So for vaginal estrogen, I tend to stick with the vaginal estrogen cream, which is generic and is very affordable for most patients if we decide she needs testosterone.[00:26:47] And I pretty much only prescribe that in a case of hypoactive sexual desire disorder. There's not enough evidence yet for me to prescribe it for other reasons I don't. Everyone's testosterone is low, guys, everyone, you don't even need it checked if you're menopausal, half of your testosterone unless you have a tumor.[00:27:06] And so if she's suffering from HSDD, then we discuss different options, the vii, the adi, the testosterone, if she chooses testosterone, because I don't have a great FDA-approved option. And it's very difficult for my patients to get the man's version because they only need 1/10 of the dose and they have to break the packets open and it's just Complicated. I will do the local compounding pharmacy to get some testosterone for them.[00:27:30] Dr. McBride: So helpful. So I wanna ask you a couple questions and just to clarify for listeners, vaginal estrogen, in my humble opinion, I wonder if you agree topical estrogen or just vaginal estrogen in a tablet form that is not systemically absorbed, is just topical to help with vaginal dryness. It also can help with urinary continence. It can help with muscle tone in the pelvic floor if paired with PT or just Kegels. That should be in my opinion, over the counter. That should be non-prescription. It should be something women are…[00:28:01] Dr. Haver: Yes, and I believe it is in the UK now.[00:28:04] Dr. McBride: And even for women who have had breast cancer, it's, and look, talk to your primary care provider, your OBGYN. Don't take my advice on the internet, because I'm not your doctor necessarily, but I think it should be over the counter when you talk about vaginal estrogen, like a femme ring. The femme ring is the vaginal estrogen formulation. That is systemic hormone replacement therapy. The hormone replacement therapy we're talking about is to help with not only the symptoms locally, but also the sort of whole person, the bone density, the cardiovascular risk protection.[00:28:38] So yeah, you're right. The femme ring is extremely expensive, but if someone's insurance happens to cover it, the femme ring, there's a nice way to go with the estrogen, and then you have to do the progesterone. In addition, if you have a uterus, you have to take progesterone with estrogen. Those are the two train tracks, because without progesterone, estrogen alone can stimulate the uterus and cause uterine cancer.[00:29:01] So that's sort of the mantra. Testosterone, as you said, is sort of out of the box a little bit, but it is becoming clear that it's good for hypoactive sexual desire disorder. I do have patients asking me about it because they're like, “What about belly fat, muscle mass? Can I use testosterone for that?” I know you have this wonderful program you're doing on Instagram with the belly fat challenge, and you're doing this on the heels of your Galveston diet. So tell me about testosterone for women a little bit more if you could vis-a-vis metabolism muscle mass.[00:29:31] Dr. Haver: So one of the phenomena that we know about in body composition changes through the menopause transition, we see an acceleration of body fat deposition. So it's kind of steady state and then whoop goes up in perimenopause and we see an increasing of the rate of muscle loss with age. It's called sarcopenia, which is the natural loss of muscle mass with age, and you have to combat that with consistent resistance training and adequate protein intake.[00:29:57] There's no way around it. You are going to lose muscle if you don't do the thing. And that's just your body breaking down. And that muscle is so much more important than I ever learned in school. It is controlling our insulin resistance. It is controlling our strength and functionality. And so I am one of those girls who was genetically low muscle.[00:30:16] I was always lean. But lean to me means muscle. I didn't have very much growing up. I could never do a pull up. I still can't do one. And so there's some thinking, so I'm using testosterone for myself off label, and I'm very clear about that because I'm genetically predisposed to low muscle mass. I measure it every day. I'm about the 90th percentile and I wanna hang on to that. So I'm doing a very low dose of transdermal testosterone in order to help my efforts of protein intake and resistance training to hang on and possibly build some muscle. So my levels are physiologic. I check my levels every three to six months.[00:30:56] I think the last one I was 47. And so in our natural lifespan, When we're our reproductive height, when our libidos were on point, your testosterone level is never above 70, and some of these pellet companies are recommending that you be super physiologically dosed with no evidence to support it.[00:31:18] I have had patients come and say, just check my level. My pellet should have worn off six months ago. They're still out of 300. That is men start at 246. Okay, so I asked the patient, okay, let me just make this clear. Are you transitioning? I fully support that. If this is what you're doing, I'm not the right doctor to help you through this, but, and they're like, no, I'm like, your levels are at a transitioning level. [00:31:41] I don't have clinical evidence to support a super physiologic dose of testosterone for patients. And that's what's being sold to them by a lot of these camp bonding companies.[00:31:53] Dr. McBride: So you're saying the data are not there yet, but there's enough evidence in your mind to use it at a physiologic dose to combat sarcopenia, which is low muscle mass. In addition to using it off label for people with low sexual desire, low libido.[00:32:11] Dr. Haver: Yes. So we have great studies for menopausal women, and testosterone clearly showed a benefit. FDA has not picked up those studies and that work hasn't been done yet. It takes a pharmaceutical company saying, it's worth it for me to do this, and they're not doing it because it's, it's all about economics and there is ot a lot of money in it for them, which is why we don't have an option.[00:32:34] Dr. McBride: Right. Let's talk diet and nutrition and what happens to our bodies around menopause. I've just gone through menopause myself. I'm on hormone replacement therapy. Woohoo. It's fantastic. I mean, my symptoms weren't that dramatic, but I think what happened was when I went on hormone replacement therapy, I just felt like myself.[00:32:54] It wasn't like I could name what it was. I mean, I had some hot flashes, night sweats weren't bad, but I don't know, I just slept better. I felt like myself again. But nutrition, so patients commonly come into me around perimenopause in their late forties, early fifties saying, my belly fat has increased. I've never had belly fat there. And they're just, their body composition has changed and they find it harder to…[00:33:20] It's true that estrogen in the absence of estrogen makes it easier to accumulate weight in our middles typically, and then it increases our risk for insulin resistance or pre-diabetes or diabetes.[00:33:33] So what are you counseling patients? I know it's not a one size fits all prescription, but what are you counseling patients in general about how to combat that metabolic shift and the weight distribution?[00:33:44] Dr. Haver: So there are certain behaviors and patterns of eating that we know through studies that for women in their menopausal journey, are going to lead to less accumulation of visceral or belly fat. When we say visceral fat, I want to be clear. So we have the fat, we've known our whole lives, subcutaneous fat.[00:34:03] It gives us our breasts, our butts, our curves, our cellulite. We don't like it. It's cosmetically distressing, but in, in usual physiologic amounts, it's not dangerous. Okay, visceral fat is different. That's the fat inside of our abdomens and our wrapping around our organs. That at a level, at a certain level starts leading to inflammation.[00:34:21] It produces cytokines, it's linked to cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, et cetera. And we see a rapid accumulation of this fat in the menopause transition due to multiple factors, but leading off with decreasing estrogen levels. So, what can we do about it? So number one, women who have 25 grams or more of fiber in their diet per day have a much lower risk of visceral fat, and there's probably several reasons for this. It slows down the absorption of glucose into our bloodstreams, which lowers our insulin levels. It keeps us full longer. You're less likely to overeat or make different choices. [00:34:55] Number two, having a diet that has less than 25 grams of added sugar in your diet per day—less visceral fat and added sugars are the sugars in cooking and processing. And I'm not talking about keto, so I'm talking about the sugars that are found naturally in fruits, vegetables, dairy, they come in a package with fiber, with other micronutrients, with other things that keep you healthy and slow down their absorption.[00:35:21] It's Very different from drinking a soda, and that's the number one source of added sugar in the United States in women's diets is beverages that sugar is instantly absorbed. It instantly goes into the bloodstream, causes a spike in glucose, and the concomitant rise in insulin levels, which then drives fat to the abdomen.[00:35:37] The whole thing happens so fast before you even realize it drives your blood sugar down. Boom, you're hungry again. And so keeping those added sugars less than 25 grams per day. Not to say you can never sip on a soda or have a cookie, but you have a budget. And if you can keep it less than 25 a day, you're going to have less visceral fat and less ensuing health risks because of it. Third, there are some supplements done, checked on, menopausal women that seem like they were helpful. Number one is eating something rich in probiotics every day. So that could be yogurt, kimchi, miso, tempe, whatever… chinese pickles, there's lots of options, but the study that was done in menopausal women was actually done on supplementation, because that's easier to control and study is give someone a pill versus have them eat a tub of yogurt.[00:36:25] So, when the study was done on obese, menopausal women with hypertension, so the weight loss was the same. They put them both on calorie restricted diets, but added in a probiotic supplement for Group B, and the supplement group had less visceral fat, so they did their visceral fat measurements, and they also had lower blood pressure.[00:36:44] So keeping the gut microbiome healthy, both through fiber, which we talked about earlier and with probiotics, restocking the pond, as I call it, can be really helpful. Turmeric supplementation or eating diets rich in turmeric, not so typical in the US. People are now drinking turmeric teas or adding it to certain things, but turmeric supplementation, especially if you add a black pepper extract, can be really helpful.[00:37:06] Zone two training. It's getting real with Peter's book, Peter Attia's book. It's getting really popular right now. Zone two training is training below the level that you can talk through, so like when you're a little bit breathless and so there's multiple, you can google different ways to calculate what that is.[00:37:22] 220 minus your age, 60 to 70% of that is one thing that patients use. I wear a heart rate monitor usually, and so I know what my maximum heart rates are and I can do the calculation from there, but 150 minutes a week of zone two training is really helpful in that, and resistance training is important as well. [00:37:40] Dr. McBride: Okay, so to summarize these pearls of wisdom we're talking about ideally getting at least 25 grams of fiber a day. Ideally less than 25 grams of added sugar a day. We're talking about supplements based on your unique profile and health issues, and we're talking about resistance training and 150 minutes of exercise a week, building that muscle mass, keeping that motor running. In addition, we talked about sleep stress management. I mean, that's a good kit. I mean, it's a lot to do. You know, when I talk to patients about these kind of lifestyle modifications, they often aspire to these things. They aspire to sleep more or drink less alcohol.[00:38:19] Eat less sugar. One of the challenges is minding the gap between our best intentions and the execution, as I say to patients all the time,even walking around your block for five minutes after work is better than nothing. While you're on the phone, maybe do a couple squats or wall sits.[00:38:38] Notice how you feel if you take a week off of alcohol. I decided to take May off of alcohol, not because I have an alcohol problem per se, but just because I feel better without it. And it really does take at least a week in my mind to kind of notice the effect. One night's not gonna do it. So my advice to patients is just small, incremental bite-sized changes. Don't try to make wholesale changes in every aspect of your everyday health because you just won't do it.[00:39:08] Dr. Haver: Exactly. I say, we have the rest of your life to figure this out. Let's take this one step at a time. Here's the ultimate plan. We're building a house here, so first we have to lay the foundation, then we're gonna put up the studs. Then we're gonna, you know, like we have to take this step-by-step. We don't want you to be overwhelmed. We don't want you to feel like these are new habits. We're building one habit at a time.[00:39:29] Dr. McBride: That's right. That's right. Mary Claire, thank you so much for joining me today. How can people find you on the internet? In your clinic, like how can people find your wisdom and expertise?[00:39:41] Dr. Haver: So we have tons of blogs packed with information on how to advocate for yourself at your doctor's visit and you know what tests to ask for. There's lots of nutrition information at our website at galvestondiet.com. You can also find me on my biggest social media channels on Instagram and TikTok. [00:40:06] Dr. McBride: Thank you all for listening to Beyond the Prescription. Please don't forget to subscribe, like, download and share the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you catch your podcasts. I'd be thrilled if you liked this episode to rate and review it. 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“Stop using the scale as a measure of your health. It's what we were taught to do. [...] But it's really, really wrong. We are more than just that number. And it's a very poor indicator of chronic health.”You may have seen today's guest on Tik Tok, Instagram, or YouTube because she's a sensation on social media. She's an OB/GYN who specializes in treating menopausal and perimenopausal women. I'm thrilled to have Dr. Mary Claire Haver on the show today. When we are seeking to maximize our performance, why don't we have real conversations about physical health and changes? As hormonal shifts happen to women's bodies beginning as early as their mid 30's, there is a real impact on health, body weight, and overall well-being. Yet the topic of this perimenopausal and ultimately menopausal stage that may last decades is often ignored when we talk about women and health.So why am I talking about this on a leadership podcast? I facilitate women's executive networking sessions and this topic keeps coming up as a taboo subject that the women leaders in these groups want to talk about. It impacts health & well-being. It's affecting how women show up as leaders. And it's affecting how we feel about ourselves. So let's talk about it today.In this episode:Why 40+ women are experiencing weight gainWhat's perimenopause? And what's menopause?The difference between men and women as we ageDr. Haver's top tip: make sure you are getting enough fiber in your dietWhat to do about sugar and processed foods as we age as womenAnd more!Resource Links:Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a certified OB/GYN and has helped thousands of women going through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond actualize their health and wellness goals by creating the online course, The Galveston Diet.Read The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal SymptomsConnect with today's guest on LinkedIn: Dr. Mary Claire HaverConnect with Janet Ioli:Website: janetioli.comLinkedin: Janet IoliInstagram: @janetioliJanet is the founder of Power Presence Academy. She helps leaders ground themselves with confidence, connection, and purpose and lead with Less Ego, More Soul.If you want to become more grounded, confident, and aligned with your deeper values in just 21 days. Check out Janet Ioli's book Less Ego, More Soul: A Modern Reinvention Guide for Women.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Select “Listen in Apple Podcasts,” then choose the “Ratings & Reviews” tab to share what you think.
Who else out there is as excited as I am that we are finally talking about all things menopause? I remember hitting peri-menopause in my 40's and having no clue what was happening and that there was help! Fast forward a little bit from there and I met Dr. Mary Claire Haver who is not only an expert but also on a mission to help women through all phases of menopause. As she says it is a “labor of love and she is here for it!” I am thrilled she is here today to talk with us about taking the lead in our menopause journey. She is changing the game, so get ready to take notes. Today, this one's for you ladies! Let's meet Dr. Mary Claire Haver:As one third of women are currently in some phase of menopause, it is an essential aspect of women's lives, yet so stigmatized and shrouded with shame and steeped in anxiety over aging that many women still don't feel comfortable talking about their menopause journey with friends, family, and most crucially, their doctors. Kept in the dark, menopause becomes more difficult to understand and control, leaving many women to suffer in silence. Dr. Mary Claire Haver is here to change all of that. Recently the Board Certified OB-GYN has set TikTok alight with an unlikely subject---menopause---amassing nearly 2 million followers by posting advice for women going through it. Dr. Haver understands that women's healthcare is indire need of a change. So often, when women talk to their healthcare providers about issues such as weight gain, sleep changes, hot flashes, and mental health issues, they are dismissed with platitudes like "it's just your hormones" or it's "just your age," and given the advice to "eat less and exercise more."The problem has led Dr. Haver to develop The Galveston Diet, a three-pronged lifestyle plan that encourages fuel refocusing, intermittent fasting, and anti-inflammatory nutrition to manage hormonal symptoms, stabilize weight, and revitalize the body as it ages to provide benefits that will last a lifetime.Dr. Haver has always had a passion for learning and a strong work ethic. She is a graduate of Louisiana State University Medical Center, and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch. In addition to her clinical work, she became an instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has served as a Hospitalist, the Associate Residency Director and Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and is certified in Culinary Medicine by Tulane University School of Medicine. Highlights from this episode:(06:45) Getting hyped up for the menopause(13:57) Move your body in a way that brings joy(17:03) Fall like a football player(27:31) It's trial and error(33:07) How to deal with hot flashes(35:52) Prophylactic testing(41:21) The best supplements Connect with Dr. Haver:www.galvestondiet.comTikTok - @drmaryclaireInstagram - drmaryclaire and the.galveston.dietFacebook - The Galveston Diet Mary Claire Haver, MDYouTube -
No matter which stage of menopause you're in, you are not going to want to miss this episode…in fact you might want to listen to it more than once. My guest on this episode, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, might be my new soul sister. She's the author of The Galveston Diet and a board certified OB-GYN who has devoted her adult life to women's health. When she began to experience the changes of menopause and midlife weight gain, she created her online program, The Galveston Diet—the first and only nutrition program in the world created by a female OB-GYN, designed for women in menopause. As part of her ongoing research, she became certified in Culinary Medicine in 2019, specializing in medical nutrition, and opened Mary Claire Wellness in 2021. If you've struggled with menopausal weight gain, tried all the diet plans and exercise routines, and become frustrated with the lack of support around women's health, then listen up! We're unpacking what's really going on in menopause, the types of fat we carry and how they affect our health, the foods that can reduce belly fat, the pros and cons of hormone-replacement therapy, and more! Stay tuned until the end to hear a stunning success story, learn how you can get a copy of Dr. Haver's new book, and score your free bonuses. Full show notes: jjvirgin.com/galvestondiet Watch me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jjvirginvideos Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jj.virgin Learn more about Dr. Mary Claire Haver: https://maryclairewellness.com/ Learn more about The Galveston Diet and take the inflammation quiz: Nutritional Anti-Inflammation Quiz - The Galveston Diet Follow Dr. Haver on social media: https://www.instagram.com/thegalvestondiet/, https://www.facebook.com/drmaryclaire/, and https://www.tiktok.com/@drmaryclaire Get a copy of The Galveston Diet: https://amzn.to/42N1j9T Use Cronometer to track protein and fiber intake: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=766203&u=523525&m=61121&urllink=&afftrack= Read The Sugar Impact Diet: https://store.jjvirgin.com/collections/books/products/sugar-impact-diet-paperback-book Listen to my podcast on the best way to measure body fat: https://jjvirgin.com/main-podcast/the-best-way-to-measure-body-fat-ep-509/ Use YourLabwork to test hormone levels: https://yourlabwork.com/jj-virgin/ Increase your fiber intake with ExtraFiber: https://store.jjvirgin.com/collections/supplements/products/extra-fiber Read the study on how much protein the body can use in a single meal: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5828430/ Learn more about Culinary Medicine: https://culinarymedicine.org/ Read the Women's Health Initiative Study: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/science/womens-health-initiative-whi Read the Circulation study on menopausal transition and heart disease: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000912 Get Dr. Mary Claire Haver's FREE Portobello Pizza Recipe: https://jjvirgin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Get-Dr.-Mary-Claire-Havers-FREE-Portobello-Pizza-Recipe-.pdf
Everywhere I turn, people are talking about menopause. Finally! This phase of life that used to be ignored, or even considered shameful, is now getting its long overdue spotlight as a worthy wellness topic and normal rite of passage for women.Oprah recently produced a special with a panel of experts on the subject of perimenopause and menopause. Naomi Watts has helped create a line of holistic beauty & wellness products for menopausal women. And Dr. Mary Claire Haver is inspiring, educating, and empowering thousands of women to navigate this stage of life with confidence by helping them create sustainable, healthy habits.Dr. Haver is on the Cracking Open podcast today, and I am so excited to share her wisdom with you all!She is a wife, mom, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. As a Board Certified OBGYN, Dr. Haver has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and done everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do.As her patient population aged, Dr. Haver was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years, she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn't until she, too, experienced the changes of menopause and mid-life weight gain that she realized this advice didn't work and ultimately led to her creating and developing her online program, The Galveston Diet, which currently has over 100,000 students and helps women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. She additionally became certified in Culinary Medicine in 2019, specializing in medical nutrition, opened the Mary Claire Wellness clinic in 2021, and released the book version of The Galveston Diet in January 2023. She is a leading voice in social media in the realm of menopause education and has over 2 million TikTok followers.In our conversation today, Dr. Haver is not only generous with her expert advice around perimenopause and menopause, but she also shares her own life experiences that have helped shape her and enabled her to compassionately relate to her clients and Galveston Diet participants.There are many incredible women who are leading the movement around normalizing the conversations and healthcare of menopause, and I am deeply grateful to Dr. Mary Claire Haver for being a dedicated, innovative, and extraordinary champion of perimenopausal and menopausal women everywhere. Love, MollyLearn more about the Galveston Diet, and purchase the book hereConnect with Dr. Mary Claire Haver on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedInLearn more about Molly Carroll hereGet your free Body Emotion MapConnect with Molly on Instagram and Facebook
Yep, you read that right! Today I'm releasing an episode on menopause. And, even better, I convinced my hubby to have this conversation with me! I wanted to address this topic because it's been an area in my life recently that HAS affected my joy, more than I thought it would - and I know the same is true for so many of you because it's become a frequent topic of conversation within all of my friend groups. I'm also seeing it talked about more on social media and heard someone recently say, "Menopause is having a moment!" I'm happy to jump on the bandwagon because it truly is a topic that needs to be talked about more. I remember watching things kind of fall apart for my mom when she hit menopause. She didn't talk about it though so her journey and subsequent struggles left me with a lot of questions and fears - and I began to dread hitting this stage of life. Instead, I wish I would've just started gathering information myself and forming some habits that might've made the transition a little easier for me. The good news is though, I've found that it's not too late. These last couple of years I've been reading a ton, listening to experienced and knowledgable voices, watching women a few steps ahead of me, scheduling appointments with medical professionals, and trying all kinds of wholistic things to address and alleviate my symptoms. Menopause can look different for each of us, but I'm hoping that by sharing a little bit of my journey, you'll hear a few things that might be helpful in your own fight for joy through perimenopause and menopause. And, if you're not in this season yet - I hope you still listen because I WISH I would've had a podcast like this when I was younger. P.S. Men, I think you'll find this episode pretty informative too! :)
Dr. Mary Claire Haver is here to change how women feel about aging by shedding light on the journey through menopause. This Board Certified OB-GYN shares her advice with her more than 2 million followers on TikTok by talking about weight gain, sleep changes, hot flashes and mental health issues through her lifestyle plan The Galveston Diet. She teaches us how to avoid belly fat, minimize the symptoms associated with menopause and revitalize our bodies as they age. More on The Galveston Diet: Website: https://galvestondiet.com/ Book: https://galvestondiet.com/book/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.galveston.diet/ More on Dr. Mary Claire Haver: Website: https://maryclairewellness.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmaryclaire/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drmaryclaire
Dr. Fiona Lovely is a health and wellness expert with specialties in restorative endocrinology, functional neurology and functional medicine. Speaking to the topics of women's health around peri-menopause and menopause. Today, Dr. Lovely interviews Dr. Mary Claire Haver to speak about all things menopause and her new book, The Galveston Diet. Please listen, learn and share. You can find Dr. Haver on IG and Tiktok @drmaryclaire and on her website: www.galvestondiet.com
What if everything you thought you knew about Menopause was wrong? How would that change your perspective? Menopause, a transition in a woman's life that can bring about significant changes, can be a daunting experience. In this episode, we're going to explore the latest research, expert insights, and real-life stories to help you navigate this phase with confidence. Join us as we discuss how menopause affects women's physical, emotional, and mental health and discover practical tips and strategies to manage symptoms and improve your overall wellbeing. Whether you're going through menopause or supporting someone who is, this conversation is a must-listen for anyone looking to demystify this transformative stage in a woman's life. Enjoy! About Dr. Mary Claire Haver Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a Board Certified OBGYN near Houston with a passion for women's health. After realizing traditional advice for weight loss wasn't effective for menopausal women, she developed The Galveston Diet, an online program with over 100,000 students, and a book released by Penguin Random House. The diet focuses on an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition, with an emphasis on intermittent fasting. Dr. Haver is also certified in Culinary Medicine and opened Mary Claire Wellness in 2021, integrating patients' medical history, symptoms, and nutrition programs to provide personalized care. You can watch the video of the interview on YouTube Find Out More About Dr. Mary Claire Haver Visit The Galveston Diet Website Connect with Dr. Haver on Facebook Follow Dr. Mary Claire Haver on Instagram @DrMaryClaire Follow The Galveston Diet on Instagram @The.Galveston.Diet Grab a copy of The Galveston Diet Book
Optimize midlife health with nutrition and lifestyle ideas from Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified OB/GYN, and a certified Culinary Medicine specialist. Dr. Haver developed a groundbreaking nutrition and lifestyle program which has helped nearly 100,000 women get in shape and improve midlife health. Now, she is bringing the same doctor-developed, patient-proven plan to burn fat and tame hormonal symptoms to a wider audience with her new book, “The Galveston Diet.” She joins me to talk about anti-inflammatory food choices, rethinking our eating window to explore intermittent fasting, and how to refocus our food choices to prioritize macro-nutrient-rich meals. If you're ready for more energy, fewer menopausal symptoms, and a nutrition plan that fuels fat-burning, this conversation is for you! SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT acertainagepod.com FOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources CONTACT US: katie@acertainagepod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr Mary Claire Haver is a Texas-based board-certified ob-gyn and Certified Culinary Medicine specialist. She's also TikTok's top menopause doc with two million followers, published The Galveston Diet in January and is working on another book, this one specifically about menopause. I spoke to Dr Haver in early April and we talked about everything from hard times to why she believes every woman should take hormone therapy to reduce their risk of disease. Remember to listen to the disclaimer at the end and remember, this is not medical advice. (For counterpoints on hormone therapy for cardiovascular disease prevention, check out episode 66. For counterpoints on compounded hormones, check out episode 45. For counterpoints on the evolutionary theory of menopause, check out episode 2.)Highlights: How she hit the ground running from her very first TiktokFinding out about the gaps in her own educationWhy menopause gets shoved into a little cornerHow the US healthcare system is preventing better menopause care Why she chose to open a private clinic (and why she knows its elitist)What board-certified means (and why it's better - even if it still doesn't have much to do with menopause)How far behind menopause research has been and continues to beHer take on how to find good experts to follow – and how to get better care at the doctor's officeHer dream for researchHow she prescribes HRT Her take on the progesterone-progestin question (and why she doesn't like the “demonization” of synthetic hormones)Remembering we are all bio-diverse (and will react to HRT in our own way and need lots of options)How and why she pivoted to a more pro-hormone therapy messageWhy she says hormone therapy prescribing does not require expensive hormone testing – at any stage Her answer to the question: Should women go on hormone therapy for prevention, not symptom treatmentWhy she thinks our generation is having a harder time in this – and how our mothers are guiding our health choices How trauma is impacting our time in menopause Her advice for you if you're struggling (and some US telehealth recommendations)Where to find Dr Haver:Web: Galvestondiet.comTikTok - @drmaryclaireInstagram - drmaryclaire; the.galveston.dietFacebook - The Galveston Diet Mary Claire Haver, MDYouTube - Join the Hotflash Inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincTwitter: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
The average woman will spend one third of her life in menopause, and yet the public discourse and medical advice around this life stage is sorely lacking. Will hormone replacement therapy give you cancer? Will you be stuck on drugs for the rest of your life? Should you just wait it out and let nature run its course–or fight like mad against menopausal symptoms? On this week's podcast, we meet a medical doctor committed to giving women more options, more agency, and a better quality of life during menopause and beyond. Listen and learn: Myth vs reality about cancer risk and HRT When and how to start thinking about HRT, and when to come off it The power of food and lifestyle interventions for hormonal balance Whether horse urine vs. yam derived hormones matter? Links Dr. Mary Clare's Site ABOUT OUR GUEST Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a Board Certified OB GYN and the creator of The Galveston Diet, a nutrition program designed for women in menopause. She is also the author of a new book, The Galveston Diet. Like the Show? Leave us a review Check out our YouTube channel Visit www.yogabody.com
My guest this week is OB/GYN Dr. Mary Claire Haver, the founder of the Galveston diet. Dr. Haver's mission is to help women improve their hormonal health, regardless of age or stage of life. During our conversation, we dive into the lifestyle practices and supplementation that can support women through menstrual cycles, perimenopause, and menopause. We also discuss the healthiest birth control solutions available. Dr. Haver created the Galveston Diet while navigating her own perimenopause, and it has helped countless women lose weight, maintain their energy levels, and avoid brain fog. Enjoy. This episode is Part 1 of a two part series on hormonal health. Dr. Haver's expertise is in women's hormonal health through perimenopause and menopause. Part 2 is a discussion with Dr. Kyle Gillett more specific to male hormonal health. Show Buckets: - Building Your Effective Hormonal Toolkit - The Female Fasting Formula: How to Reap the Benefits - A Scientific Breakdown of Women's Sexual Function - Taking Charge of Your Hormonal Health: Essential Supplements & Tests Connect with Dr. Mary Claire Website: www.galvestondiet.com Book: The Galveston Diet Instagram: @the.Galveston.diet TikTok: @drmaryclaire Connect with Gabby @gabbyreece | Linktree For the full show notes visit gabriellereece.com The Gabby Reece Show talks to top experts with the goal of extracting the best information you will need to navigate the universe of health, fitness, relationships, parenting, and business. Gabby keeps it simple but gets to the heart of the conversation with the hopes of providing you with realistic takeaways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 72 Pt. 2 of 2: Menopause can feel like a midlife cluster, especially if you're trying to navigate it on your own. Are you wondering about the best way to stay in shape during midlife and menopause? Do you find yourself reaching for the sugar-filled treat to satisfy midlife cravings? Ready to learn exactly how much protein you should be eating? And the key to really preventing chronic illness in midlife? Menopause and midlife are not excuses for us to suffer from stubborn weight and inflammation…get ready to learn everything you need to know about taking control of your midlife health. Welcome back to part two of my discussion with “menopause normalizer and problem solver”, Dr. Mary Claire Haver. In this episode, we discuss the third pillar of The Galveston Diet, protein, how the heck to calculate how much you need in midlife, and the importance of exercise, which I learned isn't just about toning the midlife muffin top. We wrap up part 2 by going over key measurements for midlife body composition, ratios of muscle-to-fat, and how those ratios can give you crucial information about your health. And remember if you haven't heard part 1 then go listen to that first! Some Highlights: What type of exercise should I be incorporating in midlife? What's Omega three and how do I get more of it? How do I know if I'm getting enough protein? Do yourself a favor and incorporate avocado in your daily snack list because half an avocado a day contains half the daily minimum fiber for a midlife woman. What is visceral fat and why is it important? Looking forward to connecting with you! Here are some ways to connect with me! THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC SHOW NOTES: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/episodes/72 THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theflexibleneurotic/ THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC WEBSITE: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/ THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC EMAIL: sarah@theflexibleneurotic.com
EP 72 Pt. 1 of 2: Are you a menopausal woman thinking “what the f*!k is going on?” Have you started seeing changes in your weight and body composition? Do you find yourself endlessly exploring diets that aren't focused on midlife women and menopausal support? And, if they are midlife focused they don't even work. Have you been using your golden sh*t shovel to dig through the rabbit hole of Google results on hot flash remedies? Are you resorting to IG comments and Facebook groups for advice on hormone health? Although menopause is natural, the symptoms can be treated. Finding the right resources is the first step in midlife health. When it comes to menopause & perimenopause information backed by science can reassure you that you are on the right track. Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation called, “Taming Weight Gain, Menopause and Inflammation with Dr. Mary Claire Harver, The Galveston Diet”. My guest, Mary Claire, is a board-certified OB/GYN, “menopause normalizer, and problem solver”. She changed the focus of her whole gynecology practice to specialize in menopause care and became a social media superstar on Instagram and TikTok with 2 million followers. We discuss her specialized medical practice, her new best-selling and sold-out book… The Galveston Diet, menopausal health, and the importance of exercise, nutrition, supplements, fiber, and hormones in midlife. Some Highlights: How should we be treating menopause? It's a natural process that has solutions. We don't need to suffer Menopausal weight gain isn't all about willpower, our hormones are actually going ballistic, and there are ways to approach them Vitamin D, Vitamin K, magnesium, fiber, collagen, turmeric, and fish oils are key supplements in midlife. Mary Claire gives us the details we are looking for on exactly where to find them and how they can improve our health in midlife Fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and lean meats are anti-inflammatory foods, so add these to your grocery list ASAP How to figure out what supplements you should be taking Looking forward to connecting with you! Here are some ways to connect with me! THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC SHOW NOTES: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/episodes/72 THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theflexibleneurotic/ THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC WEBSITE: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/ THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC EMAIL: sarah@theflexibleneurotic.com
In this episode of What You're Craving, Molly chats with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified OB/GYN and Certified Culinary Medicine specialist. As the creator of the nutrition program, The Galveston Diet, and author of the book by the same name, Dr. Haver has made it her mission to help women navigate the challenges of aging with a comprehensive approach to nutrition and wellness. Beyond her professional accomplishments, Dr. Haver is also a wife, mother, and successful entrepreneur. Dr. Haver's journey began when she noticed her patients complaining about weight gain during menopause, despite following traditional weight loss advice of eating less and exercising more. As a physician, she quickly realized there were gaps in her training, specifically with regard to nutrition. Motivated by her own and her patients' struggles with weight gain during menopause, Dr. Haver delved into the world of nutrition, conducting her own research and pursuing certification in culinary medicine at Tulane University to better serve their needs. Molly and Dr. Haver discuss the importance of tailoring nutrition plans to the individual, focusing on non-scale measures such as muscle mass and subcutaneous fat. Dr. Haver also provides insights on how to manage chronic inflammation, how to incorporate micronutrients and supplements into one's diet, and other issues specific to women experiencing menopause. Dr. Haver's unique approach to nutrition and wellness is rooted in a focus on serving others and helping her patients age optimally. Whether you're looking for advice on managing menopause or seeking a more holistic approach to nutrition and wellness, you won't want to miss this fascinating conversation with Dr. Mary Claire Haver. Episode Quotes: “Aging is normal, but suffering is not.” “If you're not maximizing your nutrition, almost nothing's going to help you.” “We don't exercise to be skinny… We go to the gym to be strong.” Connect with Dr. Haver: Website: maryclairewellness.com Website: galvestondiet.com TikTok: @drmaryclaire Instagram: @drmaryclaire Facebook: Dr. Mary Claire Youtube: Mary Claire Haver MD The Galveston Diet Connect with Molly: LOTS of EXCITING stuff going on over at https://mollycarmel.com - including (drumroll pleaseeeee) our EMBRACE RENEWAL retreat on April 23, from 12-5 EST - sign up on the website - and you'll receive a deep discount on the ALL IN Coaching program along with an amazing experience Come join me at the AMAZING Own Your Worth Experience March 31-April 1st. http://ownyourworthexpereince.com use code: MOLLY10 for 10 percent off! There are also LOTS of other offerings - Fireside chats, intenSati classes all on mollycarmel.com You can also purchase the Breaking Up with Sugar course here: mollycarmel.com/buws Join my mailing list for a free mini masterclass: mollycarmel.com/minimasterclass Become a part of the Breaking Up with Sugar FB Group: facebook.com/groups/buwsbook Come hang with me on social media!! IG (I love a DM!): @mollycarmel YouTube: Molly Carmel Tiktok: @realmollycarmel Facebook: facebook.com/mollycarmel.buws
Mary Claire Haver, MD, is a board-certified OB/GYN and a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. She developed her groundbreaking weight loss protocol as an online subscriber program, through which she has helped thousands of women lose weight, burn fat, and get in shape permanently. She is also the author of the best-selling book, The Galveston Diet, which we discuss on the show. If you are a woman in perimenopause or menopause, or a woman who wants to be prepared for menopause, this show is for you. Be sure to share this one with all of your friends. So much great information in this 30-minute interview! The more women understand, the better care they can receive/demand from their healthcare providers. Knowledge is power. All of the show notes and links mentioned can be found at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/233 While on the show notes page, I'd love for you to join our community. You'll receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and your life. You'll get a FREE copy of Michele's Book, Design a Life You Love. Make sure you follow the show on your podcast player. *This interview is for entertainment purposes only. For medical advice, seek out your trusted healthcare provider. WHAT WE DISCUSS: How her own journey with menopause prompted her to dive into the research to create real solutions for her patients since the “calories in, calories out” doesn't work for women in menopause. How women have been told be afraid of hormone replacement therapy based on one study years ago despite more research showing it's not true. How women have been labeled by doctors and not taken seriously because they didn't know they could help a woman with menopause and instead would often prescribe anti-depressants thinking it was all in her head. The danger of visceral fat and how it differs from subcutaneous fat. And how to reduce belly fat (it is possible) She recommends a diet that includes the proper amount of fiber, reducing inflammation, adequate protein, resistance training + cardio, good sleep, and stress reduction. Possible causes of hair loss, and more. How her diet/lifestyle program can be used for the entire family, and much more! RESOURCES MENTIONED: Websites: www.galvestondiet.com www.maryclairewellness.com/ Book: The Galveston Diet Social: Connect with Michele on Instagram Facebook: @drmaryclaire Instagram: @drmaryclaire Instagram: The Galveston Diet TikTok: @drmaryclaire LinkedIn: @the-galveston-diet YouTube: Mary Claire Haver, MD MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. As a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston area, Dr. Haver has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do. As her patient population aged, Dr. Haver was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years, she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn't until she, too, experienced the changes of menopause and mid-life weight gain that she realized this advice doesn't work and ultimately led to her creating and developing a new program, The Galveston Diet. The Galveston Diet is a nutrition program created by a Female OBGYN, designed for women in menopause. The Galveston Diet helps women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. Dr. Haver believes in the power of nutrition to combat inflammation and highly recommends the unlimited benefits of intermittent fasting. As part of her ongoing research, she became certified in Culinary Medicine in 2019, which specializes in medical nutrition. Thank you for listening to the show. Be sure to share it with a friend! We love when women empower other women. If you enjoyed this interview, please take a moment to rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! Not sure how to do it? Instructions are below. XO, Michele
Mary Claire Haver, MD, is a board-certified OB/GYN and a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. She developed her groundbreaking weight loss protocol as an online subscriber program, through which she has helped thousands of women lose weight, burn fat, and get in shape permanently. She is also the author of the best-selling book, The Galveston Diet, which we discuss on the show. If you are a woman in perimenopause or menopause, or a woman who wants to be prepared for menopause, this show is for you. Be sure to share this one with all of your friends. So much great information in this 30-minute interview! The more women understand, the better care they can receive/demand from their healthcare providers. Knowledge is power. All of the show notes and links mentioned can be found at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/233 While on the show notes page, I'd love for you to join our community. You'll receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and your life. You'll get a FREE copy of Michele's Book, Design a Life You Love. Make sure you follow the show on your podcast player. *This interview is for entertainment purposes only. For medical advice, seek out your trusted healthcare provider. WHAT WE DISCUSS: How her own journey with menopause prompted her to dive into the research to create real solutions for her patients since the “calories in, calories out” doesn't work for women in menopause. How women have been told be afraid of hormone replacement therapy based on one study years ago despite more research showing it's not true. How women have been labeled by doctors and not taken seriously because they didn't know they could help a woman with menopause and instead would often prescribe anti-depressants thinking it was all in her head. The danger of visceral fat and how it differs from subcutaneous fat. And how to reduce belly fat (it is possible) She recommends a diet that includes the proper amount of fiber, reducing inflammation, adequate protein, resistance training + cardio, good sleep, and stress reduction. Possible causes of hair loss, and more. How her diet/lifestyle program can be used for the entire family, and much more! RESOURCES MENTIONED: Websites: www.galvestondiet.com www.maryclairewellness.com/ Book: The Galveston Diet Social: Connect with Michele on Instagram Facebook: @drmaryclaire Instagram: @drmaryclaire Instagram: The Galveston Diet TikTok: @drmaryclaire LinkedIn: @the-galveston-diet YouTube: Mary Claire Haver, MD MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. As a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston area, Dr. Haver has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do. As her patient population aged, Dr. Haver was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years, she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn't until she, too, experienced the changes of menopause and mid-life weight gain that she realized this advice doesn't work and ultimately led to her creating and developing a new program, The Galveston Diet. The Galveston Diet is a nutrition program created by a Female OBGYN, designed for women in menopause. The Galveston Diet helps women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. Dr. Haver believes in the power of nutrition to combat inflammation and highly recommends the unlimited benefits of intermittent fasting. As part of her ongoing research, she became certified in Culinary Medicine in 2019, which specializes in medical nutrition. Thank you for listening to the show. Be sure to share it with a friend! We love when women empower other women. If you enjoyed this interview, please take a moment to rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! Not sure how to do it? Instructions are below. XO, Michele
Ethan welcomes Dr. Mary Claire Haver, physician and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. She is a Board Certified OBGYN who specializes in medical nutrition. Here to share her nutritional program called The Galveston Diet, Dr. Haver shares her expertise with Ethan on the specific challenges that women encounter in their health and wellness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today on The Girlfriend Doctor, I am joined by Dr.Mary Claire Haver, founder of the Galveston diet! Dr. Haver is helping you master your hormones so you can confidently step into the second spring of your life. Menopause is often viewed as a disease because so many women are suffering from imbalanced hormones and poor diets that are causing the symptoms associated with menopause. Although weight loss is a beneficial side effect, The Galveston diet is not focused on weight management but on reducing inflammation. Every woman is unique but by focusing on lowering inflammation and balancing your hormones, you can reclaim your health at any age. In this episode, Dr. Haver teaches you how you can add intermittent fasting to your menopause tool kit, to help you combat inflammation and balance your hormones. Many doctors are still recommending that ovaries should be removed after menopause to avoid ovarian cancer but studies have revealed that even throughout menopause, your ovaries are always producing essential hormones needed for optimal health. With the Galvestone diet you can help restore your hormonal balance and avoid unnecessary suffering to make your second spring the best years of your life. KEY TAKEAWAYS [5:30] Working out more and eating less is not a viable weight loss plan for menopausal women [7:30] Abdomen weight gain is the most common weight gain in menopausal women [9:30] Menopause causes a brain function decrease of 20% since the brain is starving for fuel [10:30] Ovarian suppression from birth control can mask a womans menopausal symptoms [14:30] Menopause like puberty is not a disease state and neither should be suppressed [16:55] Intermittent fasting keeps glucose stable and lowers inflammation if it is done correctly [18:28] Basic inflammatory nutrition is the second pillar of the galveston diet [20:00] Avoid packaged foods that have any preservatives because these are never healthy [22:00] Dairy is optional, unless you have lactose intolerant dairy is a safe addition to your diet [23:00] In 2002 the Women's health initiative trial wrongfully vilified all hormonal therapies [25:00] We don't exercise to get thin, it serves to build muscles and build healthy bones [25:30] Ovaries age faster than any other organ in a woman's body [28:30] Your ovaries are still producing hormones after menopause and should not be removed HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST Galvestondiet.com IG: @MaryClaire MEMORABLE QUOTES “I got off and was immediately menopausal, so that the birth control pill was giving me estrogen and progesterone and masking my menopausal symptoms.” [10:30] “I'm getting very little feedback about weight loss.That's not our focus. Weight loss might be a pleasant side effect but we're here to give you your life back, your health back, with the focus of nutrition.” [16:27] “Be careful of packaging. Be careful of things in bags or boxes. I'm not saying never but that should not be the main source of your food. It's not going to serve your health.” [20:40] To learn more about me and to stay connected, visit the links below: Website: The Girlfriend Doctor Instagram: The Girlfriend Doctor
Today on The Girlfriend Doctor, I am joined by Dr.Mary Claire Haver, founder of the Galveston diet! Dr. Haver is helping you master your hormones so you can confidently step into the second spring of your life. Menopause is often viewed as a disease because so many women are suffering from imbalanced hormones and poor diets that are causing the symptoms associated with menopause. Although weight loss is a beneficial side effect, The Galveston diet is not focused on weight management but on reducing inflammation. Every woman is unique but by focusing on lowering inflammation and balancing your hormones, you can reclaim your health at any age. In this episode, Dr. Haver teaches you how you can add intermittent fasting to your menopause tool kit, to help you combat inflammation and balance your hormones. Many doctors are still recommending that ovaries should be removed after menopause to avoid ovarian cancer but studies have revealed that even throughout menopause, your ovaries are always producing essential hormones needed for optimal health. With the Galvestone diet you can help restore your hormonal balance and avoid unnecessary suffering to make your second spring the best years of your life. KEY TAKEAWAYS [5:30] Working out more and eating less is not a viable weight loss plan for menopausal women [7:30] Abdomen weight gain is the most common weight gain in menopausal women [9:30] Menopause causes a brain function decrease of 20% since the brain is starving for fuel [10:30] Ovarian suppression from birth control can mask a womans menopausal symptoms [14:30] Menopause like puberty is not a disease state and neither should be suppressed [16:55] Intermittent fasting keeps glucose stable and lowers inflammation if it is done correctly [18:28] Basic inflammatory nutrition is the second pillar of the galveston diet [20:00] Avoid packaged foods that have any preservatives because these are never healthy [22:00] Dairy is optional, unless you have lactose intolerant dairy is a safe addition to your diet [23:00] In 2002 the Women's health initiative trial wrongfully vilified all hormonal therapies [25:00] We don't exercise to get thin, it serves to build muscles and build healthy bones [25:30] Ovaries age faster than any other organ in a woman's body [28:30] Your ovaries are still producing hormones after menopause and should not be removed HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST Galvestondiet.com IG: @MaryClaire MEMORABLE QUOTES “I got off and was immediately menopausal, so that the birth control pill was giving me estrogen and progesterone and masking my menopausal symptoms.” [10:30] “I'm getting very little feedback about weight loss.That's not our focus. Weight loss might be a pleasant side effect but we're here to give you your life back, your health back, with the focus of nutrition.” [16:27] “Be careful of packaging. Be careful of things in bags or boxes. I'm not saying never but that should not be the main source of your food. It's not going to serve your health.” [20:40] To learn more about me and to stay connected, visit the links below: Website: The Girlfriend Doctor Instagram: The Girlfriend Doctor
SHOWNOTES In this episode Katie and MacKenzie discuss starting The Galveston Diet. Katie has already been adhering to this lifestyle of eating and fasting for a couple of weeks and seeing amazing effects. They dive into how it is already helping her, along with planning how to implement the menu with kids and busy lives. February 20th we begin The Galveston Diet in community in the Live Well Anyway Facebook Group. Join us! LINKS MENTIONED The Galveston Diet Plan to Eat- Get 30 Days Free and 30% off a yearly subscription Thrive Market- Get 40% off your first order through my link! Registration for MacKenzie's Live Well Planned Spring Cohort MacKenzie's YouTube Channel MacKenzie's Newsletter MacKenzie's Instagram LWA Facebook Group MacKenzie's Clean Skincare PDF Follow Katie on Instagram @katiemduckett Sign up for Katie's newsletter “Moving Into Light” KatieDuckett.com Follow Katie's cookie biz @FeastCustomCookies JOIN US IN PATREON! We would love to welcome you into our Patreon Community! THIS WEEK'S SPONSORS Caraway Home- Carawayhome.com/LIVEWELL or use code LIVEWELL at checkout for 10% off Athletic Greens- A Year Supply & 5 Free Travel Packs with First Purchase- athleticgreens.com/livewell North American Herb & Spice- Get 20% off with code: LWA20 SHOP WITH US ON AMAZON Find our favorites here! *Affiliate links and sponsors are included in this post. Thank you for your support!
Shownotes In this episode, MacKenzie talks with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, author of The Galveston Diet, about how women can tame hormonal symptoms they are facing with some basic dietary and lifestyle changes. They discuss how Dr Haver realized that women were not being served well medically during the midlife years and the research she has done to help us age well without suffering. A must listen for ALL women! LINKS MENTIONED Registration for MacKenzie's Live Well Planned Spring Cohort MacKenzie's YouTube Channel MacKenzie's Newsletter MacKenzie's Instagram LWA Facebook Group MacKenzie's Clean Skincare PDF Galveston Diet Website The Galveston Diet book by Mary Claire Haver MD JOIN US IN PATREON! We would love to welcome you into our Patreon Community! THIS WEEK'S SPONSORS Fontana Candles- 15% off with code: LiveWell Honeylove- 20% off with code: LIVEWELL SHOP WITH US ON AMAZON Find our favorites here! *Affiliate links and sponsors are included in this post. Thank you for your support!
Dr. Mary Claire Haver, OBGYN, Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, TikTok sensation, and author of the new book, The Galveston Diet, joins Jillian this week. They dig deep into the food science that utilizes key micro and macro nutrients to abate perimenopause and menopausal symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, menopausal weight gain and belly fat, vaginal dryness and more. Guest Links:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drmaryclaire?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmaryclaire/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.galveston.diet/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drmaryclaireYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFffg5HmfoId6E8WTVOc5QWebsite: https://galvestondiet.comFor 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdealFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyJillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Mary Claire Haver to talk about all things menopause. We discuss menopause symptoms, nutrition and The Galveston Diet, intermittent fasting do's and don'ts, the importance of anti-inflammatory foods, building your menopause toolkit, and more. Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston area, along with a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. She's the creator of the Galveston Diet, author of the book, "The Galveston Diet," and has helped countless women through their menopause experiences, including managing their symptoms, losing weight, and feeling confident in their own skin. Nearly 100,000 women have found success in Dr. Haver's unique plan for permanent weight loss and reduced menopausal symptoms by following her three interconnected strategies: • Fuel Refocus: Starting in their thirties, women need a specific ratio of healthy fats, lean protein, and quality carbohydrates to efficiently burn fat as fuel. • Intermittent Fasting: 16 hours of fasting with a flexible 8-hour eating window coaxes the body to draw energy from stored fat and decreases inflammation. • Anti-inflammatory Nutrition: Limit added sugars, processed carbs, chemical additives and preservatives and layer in anti-inflammatory foods like leafy greens, olive oil, berries, nuts, and tomatoes. Order Dr. Haver's book: https://galvestondiet.com/book-pre-launch/ Follow Dr. Mary Claire Haver: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drmaryclaire Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmaryclaire/ Website: https://galvestondiet.com/
In today's episode I interview Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board certified OB-GYN who has devoted her adult life to women's health. When she began to experience the changes of menopause and mid-life weight gain, she created her online program, The Galveston Diet. We talk about: -The inspiration and science behind the Galveston Diet -Why weight loss can be more challenging for women going through and in menopause -Nutrition and Lifestyle practices that are important for women in menopause -Intermittent fasting for post-menopausal women -Anti-inflammatory diet basics -Her own self-care essentials. Learn more: Website: https://galvestondiet.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drmaryclaire Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegalvestondiet/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegalvestondiet
Your Body Is Changing. What Worked Before, Doesn't Seem To Be Working Anymore. A common scenario in the office, "I've cleaned up my diet, I'm exercising 6 days a week and I can't loose weight. I have this tire around my stomach and it's not going anywhere." Sound familiar? If this resonates, today's episode is for you. Dr. Mary Claire Haver created The Galveston Diet, the first and only nutrition program in the world created by a female OBGYN, designed for women in menopause. The Galveston Diet helps women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. As her patient population aged, Dr. Haver was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. As part of her ongoing research, Dr. Haver became certified in Culinary Medicine in 2019, which specializes in medical nutrition. If you're in perimenopause/menopause, you don't want to miss this episode with Dr. Carolyn Moyers and Dr. Mary Claire Haver. Want to sign up: The Galveston Diet Want to binge on Dr. Haver's content: Website: https://galvestondiet.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegalvestondiet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegalvestondiet/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFffg5HmfoId6E8WTVOc5Q Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drmaryclaire . . . **This is not medical advice, just medical education. Please ask your doctor medical questions as they pertain to your specific situation. Educational purposes only. #menopause #menopausehealth #perimenopause #menopauserelief #menopausesymptoms #healthyaging #lifestyletips #wellnesssupport #healthcoaches #nutrition #integrativemedicine #knowledgeispower #perimenopausehealth #aapimenopause #skywomenshealth . . . Dr. Carolyn Moyers, DO is a board certified OBGYN and Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine physician, and founder of Sky Women's Health, a boutique practice in Fort Worth, Texas. Welcome to the Sky Women community where we are all stronger together. COME SAY HI!!! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skywomenshealth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywomenshealth Email: hello@skywomenshealth.com Sky Women's Health: Https://www.skywomenshealth.com 617 Travis Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104 To become a patient: email hello@skywomenshealth.com or call 817-915-9803. Listen to the SKY WOMEN PODCAST here: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sky-women/id1541657642 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/79VnnWYtGJwlB7NrjBck7o?si=qWXpiBtPSS6OVOt0ki8EiQ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skywomen/message
Did you know that 80% of women who are in their menopause stage experience night sweats, brain fog, and frustration with weight loss? Are you one of them? In this week's podcast episode, I was able to speak with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, founder, and creator of the Galveston Diet. We talk about the “perfect storm” during Menopause, The Galveston Diet, why you just can't lose that stubborn belly fat, and much more! Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a Board Certified OBGYN who has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and done everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do. But as her patient population aged, she was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years, she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn't until she, too, experienced the changes of menopause that she realized this advice doesn't work. So she devised The Galveston Diet, the first and only nutrition program in the world created by a Female OBGYN designed for women in menopause. The goal is to help women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. There are three core parts of The Galveston Diet: Intermittent fasting, building off of Mark Mattson's research around intermittent fasting and neurodegenerative diseases. A common sense, anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition (something that's surprisingly lacking in medical school, and thus many doctor's offices). Fuel refocusing. There are too many people, especially in the United States, addicted to simple carbohydrates (i.e. added sugar, processed sugars). Although this diet was created for women in menopause, it's actually an effective anti-inflammatory diet for anyone — funny how that works! You can learn more about The Galveston Diet at https://www.galvestondiet.com/ (www.galvestondiet.com) -- Resources: Learn more at https://www.galvestondiet.com/ (www.galvestondiet.com) https://thegalvestondiet.teachable.com/p/the-galveston-diet (The Galveston Diet Signature Program) Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paxvT8NVghI (“Why and How I Created The Galveston Diet”) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegalvestondiet (www.facebook.com/thegalvestondiet) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegalvestondiet (www.instagram.com/thegalvestondiet) Zero fasting tracker app: https://www.zerofasting.com/ (www.zerofasting.com) Visit https://thisishuso.com/rebel (thisishuso.com/rebel) and use the code “REBEL25” to save $25 Do you want more to empower yourself through healthy living? Is your busy lifestyle an obstacle to your health? Join https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelhealthcoach/ (The Rebel Health Coach community) for the support and knowledge you need for better performance, better business and a better you! https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelhealthcoach/ (Click here to join The Rebel Health Coach community now.) -- Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and are only advised to be undertaken following prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition, and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.
Perimenopause, Menopause, Postmenopause — no matter what stage you're in, there's so much conflicting information when it comes to the changes in hormones, weight gain, hair and skin. This proves quite frustrating when searching for answers on how to take control of your health. Today's guest, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, is a board-certified OB-GYN physician and certified in culinary medicine. In other words, medical nutrition. Dr Haven is also the creator of The Galveston Diet. Her work is science-based, her passion is the science of menopause, the science of aging, inflammation and nutrition. Chalene and Dr. Haver dig deep on what's not taught to physicians (in school or residency) on the subject of menopause. This episode is crucially important for any woman looking to make informed decisions when it comes to health and aging. Download the Patreon App and Join The Chalene Show at patreon.com/TheChaleneShow Thank you to our Sponsor!!! Organifi!!! Go to Organifi.com/chalene and Use the Code CHALENE for 20% off all products! Join our awesome PodSquad on Facebook here! Links FromToday's Episode: Learn more about Dr. Haver at galvestondiet.com Follow Dr. Haver on the socials TikTok @drmaryclaire, Instagram @thegalvestondiet, Facebook, YouTube Recommended Physicians Links You May Want to Check out: Subscribe to Build Your Tribe!!! Be sure to check out the limited time Push journal Build Your Own Bundle Special!! Join Phase it Up and start creating healthier habits, it isn't like other diets or programs! PhaseItUp.com Join the InstaClubHub to go deep in learning all the latest tips and strategies to Instagram growth and engagement! InstaClubHub.com Check out the new supplement multi packs I am Myself Again Check out all the Discounts and some of Chalene's favorite things at Chalene.com/Deals Leave Chalene a message at (619) 500-4819 Leave Chalene a Voicemail review or question HERE Join our awesome PodSquad on Facebook here! Go to Chalene.com/MyThing and see what your passion or hidden talents are!! Connect with me on your fav social platform: Instagram: www.Instagram.com/ChaleneJohnson Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Chalene TikTok: @chaleneOfficial Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ChaleneJohnson Sign Up For MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER and you'll get FREE tips on how to live a ridiculously amazing fun-filled life! Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!!! Get episode show notes here: www.chalenejohnson.com/podcast Hey! Send me a tweet & tell me what you think about the show! (Use the Hashtag) #The Chalene Show so I know you're a homie! XOXO Chalene
Me, Menopause & Dr. Mary Claire Haver // Need I say more? You are going to love our fun and flowy conversation about how Dr. Haver came to create the Galveston Diet and the incredible career that she has today. Enjoy! Check out restore femininity here: https://restorefemininity.com/ MORE ON DR. HEATHER HIRSCH BELOW: Ready to reclaim your life at menopause? Join my menopause masterclass here: https://the-menopause-course.teachable.com/p/reclaiming-menopause-masterclass Menopause and Breast Cancer Blueprint Course: Enrolling now! https://the-menopause-course.teachable.com/p/untitled-1 GET THE FREE MENOPAUSE HEALTH GUIDE: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f787bdd57796e835ea84e10 AMAZON STOREFRONT: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hormone.health.doc Follow Dr. Hirsch on Youtube for weekly videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrAeWep_qZiP7QeR7ogcCPA Say hi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hormone.health.doc/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heatherhirschmd?lang=en Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heatherhirschMD --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heather-hirsch/support
This week we say goodbye to midlife weight gain with Dr. Mary Claire Haver and The Galveston Diet. The Galveston Diet is the first program created by a female OBGYN physician for women in menopause. Dr. Haver created The Galveston Diet to address her own midlife weight gain. Now with almost 70,000 midlife women as clients, she has cracked the code and found an innovative solution that actually works. The Galveston Diet is comprised of three components: intermittent fasting, an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition, and shifting our nutritional intake to fuel our bodies. The program is self-paced and offers 24/7 access to delicious seasonal recipes, motivational fitness tips, education, and ongoing scientific research from Dr. Haver. https://galvestondiet.com/ www.hotflashescooltopics.com
Happy New Year, warriors, and Happy 2022! We are excited to be back with season 3 of the Suburban Warrior podcast! Hot flashes, irritability, weight gain, aches and pains, are just a few things that happen to so many women during perimenopause, yet no one talks about it. We are told to suck it up and deal with it. Well, not anymore! My guest today is Dr. Mary Claire Haver, board-certified OB-GYN. She is the creator of the Galveston Diet, the first and only online nutrition program specifically designed for women in menopause to fight menopausal and mid-life weight gain. Dr. Haver's goal is to educate and empower women before, during, and after menopause.Check out my previous interview with Dr. Mary Claire on Episode 4 - How to Reclaim Your Power Over Weight GainTake the Nutritional Anti-Inflammation Quiz on Dr. Haver's website www.galvestondiet.com Follow Dr. Mary Claire on TikTok @galvestondiet, Facebook @thegalvestondiet, and Instagram @thegalvestondiet.As always, let us know what you thought of this episode! Don't forget to follow, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. We'd also love for you to drop us a comment on Instagram @_suburban_warrior and join our Suburban Warrior FB Group to be a part of our Warrior Community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/suburbanwarriorlife/Also, check out the Suburban Warrior Apparel Co. to get your SW Merch! Visit http://www.suburbanwarriorlife.com/ Warrior Up and Believe in You!Crissywww.crissypyfer.com
I went live in the Galveston Diet private FB group and here is the audio - get to know me better My why – the patient that changed the course of my life How our society conditioned us to have crappy sex lives Good sex takes communication skills – with yourself and your partner My thoughts about “low desire” Our Narrow viewpoint about sex Transitioning to a body that can calm and open enough to have sex Anatomy lessons Books I recommend – She comes first, Becoming Clitorate, Come As You Are, Woman's Anatomy of Arousal Estrogen cream and Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause and tips for finding cheap prescriptions in your town. Desire mismatch is normal The two top reasons women stop having sex in menopause! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kj-casperson/message
Menopausal weight gain is real. Registered Dietitians Kait & Megan review a new diet specifically for women going through menopause & share their diet recommendations to manage symptoms. Apply for the Daily Accountability Program: www.jotform.com/nutritionawareness/DAP Work 1:1 with Kait & Megan: www.orlandodietitian.com Follow us on Instagram: @nutrition.awareness Get Megan's Book The Optimized Life: A Nutrition Guide For Entrepreneurs here! Disclaimer: Kait and Megan are a Registered Dietitians, not licensed therapists or medical doctors. This information is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not meant to be a substitute for mental health counseling or medical advice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nutritionawareness/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nutritionawareness/support
Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a physician and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. She is a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston area. Dr. Haver is the creator of the Galveston Diet.
Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a physician and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. She is a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston area. Dr. Haver is the creator of the Galveston Diet.
Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. As a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston area, Dr. Haver has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do. In this episode Dr. Haver introduces us to the Galveston Diet, an innovative diet to help empower the middle-aged woman. She also gives us tips on how to follow your passions. To learn more about Dr. Haver and her work : www.GalvestonDiet.com #galvestondiet #thegalvestondiet WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE TOGETHERYOU ARE THE BRAND® Premium binge worthy content. The Up or Out Network is reaching over 150m listeners each week. And we're not done yet… We can be heard on… Be sure to subscribe, you don't want to miss any of the good stuff. C-Suite Network Transformation Radio iTunes iHeartRadio SiriusXM Stitcher Multiple online networks Over 15M impressions per month Let us know what you would like and need to hear on a future episode. We are here to helping leaders develop high-performance habits, achieve excellence and We are Unstoppable Together. Subscribe https://www.facebook.com/conniepheiffshow Follow Us on https://www.instagram.com/conniepheiffshow/ Love to hear your opinion at https://www.linkedin.com/in/conniepheiffshow/ Apply to be a guest at conniepheiffshow.com Looking for a high-performance coach to help you develop your business? Give Connie a call at 570.906.4395.
Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women s health. As a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston area, Dr. Haver has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do. In this episode Dr. Haver introduces us to the Galveston Diet, an innovative diet to help empower the middle-aged woman. She also gives us tips on how to follow your passions. To learn more about Dr. Haver and her work : www.GalvestonDiet.com #galvestondiet #thegalvestondiet Special thanks toTransformation Radio WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE TOGETHER YOU ARE THE BRAND Premium binge worthy content. The Up or Out Network is reaching over 150m listeners each week. And we re not done yet We can be heard on Be sure to subscribe, you don t want to miss any of the good stuff. C-Suite Network Transformation Radio iTunes iHeartRadio SiriusXM Stitcher Multiple online networks Over 15M impressions per month Let us know what you would like and need to hear on a future episode. We are here to helping leaders develop high-performance habits, achieve excellence and We are Unstoppable Together. Subscribe https://www.facebook.com/conniepheiffshow Follow Us on https://www.instagram.com/conniepheiffshow/ Love to hear your opinion at https://www.linkedin.com/in/conniepheiffshow/ Apply to be a guest at conniepheiffshow.com Looking for a high-performance coach to help you develop your business? Give Connie a call at 570.906.4395.
Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women’s health. As a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston area, Dr. Haver has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do. In this episode Dr. Haver introduces us to the Galveston Diet, an innovative diet to help empower the middle-aged woman. She also gives us tips on how to follow your passions. To learn more about Dr. Haver and her work : www.GalvestonDiet.com #galvestondiet #thegalvestondiet Special thanks to C-Suite Network WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE TOGETHER YOU ARE THE BRAND® Premium binge worthy content. The Up or Out Network is reaching over 150m listeners each week. And we’re not done yet…We can be heard on… Be sure to subscribe, you don’t want to miss any of the good stuff. C-Suite NetworkTransformation Radio iTunesiHeartRadioSiriusXMStitcherMultiple online networksOver 15M impressions per month Let us know what you would like and need to hear on a future episode. We are here to helping leaders develop high-performance habits, achieve excellence and We are Unstoppable Together. Subscribe https://www.facebook.com/conniepheiffshow Follow Us on https://www.instagram.com/conniepheiffshow/ Love to hear your opinion at https://www.linkedin.com/in/conniepheiffshow/ Apply to be a guest at conniepheiffshow.com Looking for a high-performance coach to help you develop your business? Give Connie a call at 570.906.4395. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Jesse sits down with Dr. Mary Claire Haver! They talk about fasting, nutrition, and entrepreneurship. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 05:03 - Aging and Inflammation 08:00 - Fasting 12:39 - Food Is Medicine 15:48 - Natural Healing 17:30 - Life Transition 23:37 - Start of Entrepreneurship 27:45 - A Second And A Moment 29:51 - Business Launch 32:10 - Business Reach 35:18 - Galveston Diet 37:01 - Program Details 39:08 - Speaking To The Masses 40:13 - End Goal and Advice Podcast Production by The Podcast Engineer ▶︎ www.thepodcastengineer.com Watch the video version on YouTube! Follow Jesse on Instagram @jesse_tee.
Did you know that 80% of women who are in their menopause stage experience night sweats, brain fog, and frustration with weight loss? Are you one of them? In this week's podcast episode, I was able to speak with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, founder, and creator of the Galveston Diet. We talk about the “perfect storm” during Menopause, The Galveston Diet, why you just can't lose that stubborn belly fat, and much more! Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a Board Certified OBGYN who has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and done everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do. But as her patient population aged, she was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years, she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn't until she, too, experienced the changes of menopause that she realized this advice doesn't work. So she devised The Galveston Diet, the first and only nutrition program in the world created by a Female OBGYN designed for women in menopause. The goal is to help women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. There are three core parts of The Galveston Diet: Intermittent fasting, building off of Mark Mattson's research around intermittent fasting and neurodegenerative diseases. A common sense, anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition (something that's surprisingly lacking in medical school, and thus many doctor's offices). Fuel refocusing. There are too many people, especially in the United States, addicted to simple carbohydrates (i.e. added sugar, processed sugars). Although this diet was created for women in menopause, it's actually an effective anti-inflammatory diet for anyone — funny how that works! You can learn more about The Galveston Diet at https://www.galvestondiet.com/ (www.galvestondiet.com) -- Resources: Learn more at https://www.galvestondiet.com/ (www.galvestondiet.com) https://thegalvestondiet.teachable.com/p/the-galveston-diet (The Galveston Diet Signature Program) Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paxvT8NVghI (“Why and How I Created The Galveston Diet”) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thegalvestondiet (www.facebook.com/thegalvestondiet) Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegalvestondiet (www.instagram.com/thegalvestondiet) Zero fasting tracker app: https://www.zerofasting.com/ (www.zerofasting.com) Do you want more to empower yourself through healthy living? Is your busy lifestyle an obstacle to your health? Join https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelhealthcoach/ (The Rebel Health Coach community) for the support and knowledge you need for better performance, better business and a better you! https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelhealthcoach/ (Click here to join The Rebel Health Coach community now.) -- Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and are only advised to be undertaken following prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition, and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs. -- The Rebel Health Coach Podcast is produced by http://crate.media (Crate Media)
Female sexual health and desire 101! Topics discussed: Female sexual function training among physicians. Female sexual function treatment. Painful sexual intercourse / dyspareunia. How many women actually orgasm with peno-vaginal sex? Normalizing female sexual discussions. Female sexual desire: spontaneous and reactive. Hormonal changes in women post menopause. Getting in the mood. Female libido. Female vaginal dryness / vaginal tissue composition pre and post menopause. Female vaginal lubrication and types: silicone vs. water-based. Pelvic floor sexual physical therapy. Sexual therapy. Alcohol and sex. Peno-vaginal sex. On using it or lose it. Mona Lisa laser vaginal treatment. "Vaginal rejuvenation" How laser works in the vagina; what it does or does not do. Platelet Rich Plasma injections to the clitoris. Orgasmic inequality among same sex and male/female sex. Female's biggest sex organ. % of women with peno-vaginal intercourse. Female pleasure organ. Vaginal estrogen and risk of cancer. Types of topical estrogen available and costs. Top 3 things / take aways for women. How to engage discussion with a partner regarding sex. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kj-casperson/message
Today's featured guest is Dr. Mary Claire Haver. Dr. Haver is a wife, mom, and entrepreneur who has devoted her life to women's health. As a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston area. As her patient population aged, she was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn't until she too, experienced the changes of menopause that she realized that advice doesn't work. Dr. Haver is the founder and creator of the Galveston Diet. The Galveston Diet is dedicated to helping women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. How to connect with Dr. Haver: Website: www.galvestondiet.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegalvestondiet Instagram: www.instagram.com/thegalvestondiet How to connect with Gwen: Website: http://www.thegwenalexander.com Email: gwen@thegwenalexander.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegwenalexander Twitter: www.twitter.com/thegwen1685 Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/thegwenalexander Instagram: instagram.com/thegwen1685 Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only. The host of this podcast is not a medical doctor, nurse or health professional. You should talk to your doctor, nurse or health professional before you begin any weight loss/maintenance or exercise program.
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