Episode 484: Menopause, Aging, and Your Health with Dana LaVoie

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dana LaVoie joins me this week for a conversation on menopause, aging, and your health. Which is fitting since this episode marks the start of our women’s health theme! Woo hoo! In this episode, we discuss how to treat peri-menopause symptoms, manage your hormones, and Dana shares some of the secrets to healthy aging. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dana is an Herbalist and Acupuncturist who has spent her career helping women balance their hormones naturally. She wants more women to know how to keep menopause and aging from interfering with their careers, home life, and dreams. </span></p> <p><strong>Some of the topics we explore:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dana answers the question, “How do we know when we are in peri-menopause?” (5:57)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The biggest mistake women make in caring for their hormones (15:53)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The connection between resilience, burnout, and aging - and why are they all so directly connected to hormones (25:39)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Getting on a good plan for managing your hormones helps with stress, anxiety, and brain function (36:57)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hormone "leaks" - what they are and how to address them (38:00)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://andreaowen.com/484">http://andreaowen.com/484</a></span></p> <p> </p>