Vibrant Menopause Podcast Heather Awad, MD

Ready for the 2024 hormone replacement therapy (HRT) update?My guest today is Dr. Carolyn Moyers, a Board Certified OBGYN who is Menopause Society Certified, and we are talking all things HRT. We'll answer...How late can you start?How long can you stay on it? (spoiler alert—I plan to die with my estrogen patch on my lower abdomen)Can you use hormones if you've had breast or ovarian cancer? (generally no, but there may be some risk/benefit analysis to look at)Is vaginal estrogen for every...

It's no surprise to anybody that the big snack food companies of the world have been sneaking around for decades now- plotting how to get their processed products into our pantries and ultimately our stomachs. It really started in the 80s when the idea of snacking while watching TV was introduced, and it's only grown from there.Over time, snack food marketing has successfully shifted our eating habits from one where we ate three dedicated meals per day, to erratic eating throughout the day th...

The gut-brain connection has been THE hot topic in academic and popular science for a while now because of the incredible evidence that's come out to support its validity. But as humans, we've known, or at least intuited, that there's some sort of connection for much longer. Just think about the ubiquity of the phrases "listen to your gut" or "butterflies in my stomach"!Now, combine our long-standing human intuition with the rapidly stacking evidence from studies, and what we're left with is ...

One in every four workers in the US works the night shift. So when the sun goes down and the other 3/4ths are getting ready for bed, they're starting their day of work. If you've never experienced this before, take a moment to think about the unique challenges this kind of work poses...You might be wondering things like, "when are they supposed to eat?", "how do they spend time with their families?", "when do they sleep?", "how do they get good quality sleep?", etc... And these are all very v...

Something I've noticed in myself and with clients is that when us women hit midlife, we start to see our brains changing with menopause. Most frequently we observe more brain fog and difficulty recalling words. Inevitably, we then begin to consider what our future cognitive health looks like, and turn to family members to try to get a glimpse into the what might lie ahead.There's no denying that these changes are daunting, especially if you weren't expecting them, but fortunately for us, ther...

If you're like me who grew up in the '80s, you'll probably remember the seasonal color analysis trend that gained huge popularity. Now, fast forward to 2024 and it's back and more specific than ever before, with new categories and analysis protocols that are allowing people to really narrow in on the exact clothing, jewelry, hair, and nail color palettes that suit them the best.My guest today, Jeannie Stith, is a color analysis expert and the founder of Your Color Guru, and she's been a leade...