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LIVE HEALTHY NOW - Episode 40
A June menopause special episode:
The truth about menopause and HRT
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In our fourth and final episode as part of our June focus on menopause we’re chatting with nurse and business owner Anna Slater about what menopause actually is and the truth behind HRT.
“It’s about helping women to know that HRT has it’s role and it might be right for you, but it’s not going to reverse menopause, and it’s not going to fix everything. You still need to do other things in your lifestyle to protect your health, like your muscles, your skin, your joints, your bones, your gut, your brain.”
— Nicola Mercer
“Their confidence is gone and these strong powerful women who have amazing jobs feel like they get a bit paranoid at work and that they’re not performing their best. There’s also another big symptom - They feel like there’s no zest for life anymore, they don’t get excited anymore.”
—Anna Slater
Anna has been studying and training over the past eighteen months so that her business is now a registered clinic able to diagnose and treat things like menopause. Her experience and expertise working as a palliative care nurse for ten years, and seeing hundreds of women in her own practice suffer because of their symptoms, has propelled her to want to shift women’s understanding about menopause to know that they don’t need to battle on thinking there’s no other way.
We discuss the challenges many women face from a physical and psychological perspective, and how many women fear they’ll never feel good about themselves again. We dive into why women need to be informed about changes and advancements in HRT and know what options they have to build strong health.
We hope you enjoy this special episode an takeaway inspiration and knowledge to better support yourself or someone you love as they navigate this huge season in their life.
In this episode we discuss:
What exactly perimenopause and menopause is.
The myths around what happens to women during this season of their life.
What HRT is and the challenge so many women continue to have accessing it.
How HRT can support and reduce your menopausal symptoms but why it’s also critical for strong future health.
The risks to women’s health due to lifestyle and changes in hormones during and after menopause.
Why HRT isn’t the magic cure all.
The importance of being informed about menopause to take the right approach for you.
Next steps to take if you feel you might be perimenopausal or menopausal.
About Anna:
Anna has worked as a palliative care nurse in an emergency hospital for ten years and alongside this runs her own aesthetics business, Anna Aesthetics. Over her eight years building this business she’s worked with a wide range of women and learned firsthand the challenges many of them experience with their confidence and happiness because of their health. This propelled her to create a 360 approach to helping women feel and look good, and she recently became registered with the care quality commission so that she is now a regulated facility - aligning her ability to carry out medical treatments with cosmetic treatments.
Anna has been training to help women through perimenopause and menopause so that they can make informed decisions about the type of medical and lifestyle treatments that are right for them as they navigate this challenging season of their lives.
Anna is an advocate for menopause awareness and HRT, and empowers women to have choice over their health and take a holistic approach to live a great life.
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