How your pelvic floor affects your sex drive, bladder & overall health | Urogynecologist Betsy Greenleaf, D.O‪.‬ The mindbodygreen Podcast

Betsy Greenleaf, D.O.: “We buy pads and adult diapers and blame it on aging, when there's so much you can do to strengthen the pelvic floor that you don't need to even get to that part of your life.” 
Greenleaf, a board-certified urogynecologist and pelvic floor expert, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why pelvic floor health matters at every age, plus:
- How to know if your pelvic floor is weak & what to do (~02:38)
- How to train your bladder (~14:22)
- How often you should pee in a day (~16:22)
- The best probiotic strains for vaginal health (~25:39)
- Why you shouldn't actually squat over public toilets (~29:29)

Referenced in the episode:
- Read more about Greenleaf & her work.
- Check out Greenleaf's upcoming health summit, The Happy Vagina Rally, about menopause and pelvic health.
- Read more about pelvic floor health & why it's important.
- View mbg's pee color chart & what it says about your health.

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