I'm reposting this, because I see it in Primal, but not when logging with Amethyst. This is whats missing from current menopause discussions There is a lot going on now on the menopause health world, with the reinterpretation of the WHI (Women Health Initiative) study, from 2002 and now in 2024, it's gone from HRT increases risk of breast cancer to the other polarity: all women should have access to menopause therapy, its safe, and all women should be able to have this conversation about risks and benefits with their provider. Having that conversation can be life changing/life saving for many. But in the name of access to care, come a lot of narratives about women's bodies that are important to deconstruct. First, the idea that a magic pill can replenish our needs and take care of all our symptoms. The symptoms of menopause are symptoms of a systemic depletion of women's bodies, something that has developed over time and there is no magic pill that can fix that. You can replenish biochemistry, but the toll that it has taken on your body, your emotions and mental health, that is irreplaceable. And yes, many women report feeling better: they are able to sleep, go to work, but still the narrative is that “my body is broken, and I can fix it with this magic pill” and that's where I see the disconnect. Dr. Lara Briden refers to the work of endocrinologist Jerilynn Prior: Menopause is not a failure of the body or the ovaries, but a neuroendocrine transition that is completely detached from aging. Menopause is a brain overhaul to become more efficient to tend to our physiological needs in the second half of life. So, it's not about the failure of our bodies because we are aging, it is about our body’s ability to transform and to tend to our physiological needs. From now on, the focus is not the energy intensive process of reproduction, instead is brain, bone, cardiovascular health, and metabolism. Neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Mosconi, who studies women's brain in menopause explains that the menopausal brain is smaller and less energy demanding, because it doesn't need to tend to this energy intensive process of reproduction. Instead, the focus shifts to other body systems: our nervous system, brain, cardio health and that's why menopause is a window of opportunity. That is why many women fall off the cliff in menopause; It's not because of aging, it's because they have been stressed, undernourished and overstretched for the whole reproductive period, and now when they enter menopause, that depletion makes they more vulnerable to symptoms. Is like when you are rebuilding your house, but you didn't tend to your house for 30 years, and when you start remodeling, you find that the electric cables were damaged, the water piping breaks, it's not because of the remodeling. It's because it wasn’t maintained for 30 years. Would love to hear your reflections and if this resonates or if I'm completely alone in this train of thought. #womenhealth #menopause #health #womenrights #

What are your favorite podcasts on democracy, environment, resisting and changing mainstream narratives on the current climate, health, and financial crisis? #podcast #health #climatejustice #reproductivejustice

Interesting that we are starting to understand that our hormonal health (in both female and male) is key to our overall health and wellbeing!

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“Contrary to common perception, infertility impacts men and women equally, says Amy E.T. Sparks, a reproductive physiologist and director of the IVF and Andrology Laboratories at the University of Iowa Center for Advanced Reproductive Health. “I think the perception that infertility is primarily a woman’s problem may be due to the tendency for women to initially seek medical care for infertility rather than men.” Some interesting points articulate here are: 🖊️ infertility is as influenced by male as by female physiology 🖊️ We talk a lot about endocrine disruptors and the menstrual cycle, and now we are realizing that they influence both male and female physiology 🖊️ Lower semen quality is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease and premature mortality. Very similar in the ways that suppressing sex hormones in women is associated with higher risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia. #health #womenhealth #holistichealth #grownostr

This podcast episode has a lot of good points when it comes to our hormonal health and wellbeing. Here is what stood out for me: 🔥 The overmedicalization and gaslighting of women when it comes to hormonal issues, without addressing the real cause of disease 🔥 How we have been taught to get rid of symptoms instead of seeing symptoms as messengers of deeper health issues. 🔥 The discourses out there: overmedicalization, wellness industry, biohacking, vs. the softer, deeper, simpler reconnection starting in our own kitchen. 🔥 Reclaiming and building health from leaning into the nourishing and pleasurable aspects of metabolic function. I'm curious to hear your experiences, and reflections about what health approach makes sense for you? https://avivaromm.com/metabolic-health-casey-means/

Really excited to share my interview with Yale MD and hormone health expert, Dr. Aviva Room. " There was this idea that women and nature were basically resources to be used and all of our inner knowing was considered irrelevant and kind of stupid compared to science, and as women we have deeply internalized that. That value system has really not changed and it shows up today, right when a woman goes to her doctor and says I'm having horrible period pain and I'm not sleeping well before my period and all the things. And your doctor says: oh well it's probably distress. Or when a woman goes to her doctor and says: I've gained 30 pounds, I'm losing my hair, I haven't had my period in four months and the doctor says: well it's probably distress, or worse, your doctor says: well if you just lost weight. So, we're taught to just assume that our body's messages are insignificant and we're taught to respect the external voice which is usually a male authority voice as the authority on our own body." #nostrwomen #health #grownostr #womenhealth

for every real food there is an ultra processed alternative. I recently came across Chris van Tulle and his book Ultra processed people.

hello, here's my wild garlic harvest 🌿 #herbs #garden #homestead

Hey everyone, Im coming back after a year away and wondering what has changed here. So, I wanted to reintroduce myself, Im Johanna. I work as a holistic women’s health educator. I focus on all things women health: periods, birth and postpartum and menopause.I think my personal and work life are very intertwined and my personal interests are connected also to my work: herbalism, somatics, movement and sound. I guess they are all rooted in a sense of sovereignty, and agency and that’s why I am here. Looking for other ways to be in the world and also interested in Bitcoin as a tool to break the current monetary system. #grownostr #introductions #nature #garden #herbalism #womenshealth #bitcoin

On the politics of menstruating bodies: Biology, especially women’s biology cannot be understood in isolation, it happens to be experienced in a specific socio-cultural context. We live in societies where culture defines what it means to be a woman, who has power and knowledge about our bodies, and how we are supposed to behave. https://wildandthemoon.earth/our-bodies-our-power-on-the-politics-of-the-menstrual-cycle/