Great conversation again, Dr Davis is the doctor we all wish we had. Simon...you are truly becoming a beacon in the social media space. I have recommended you also to my patients who are wishing to learn and hear about health!
Wow, great episode! 👏 I appreciate Dr.Davis’ honest, science-backed discussion. There are many “experts” in the “menopause space” who are trying to profit off of desperate women by selling something (supplements, diets, workouts, etc). We need more straightforward conversations like this.
Excellent information, as a 55 aged woman I am about to see GP for HRT. Diet, exercise, weight, muscle, bone density and mental health are issues I concern myself with. Appreciate this interview so much and have greater insight, confidence in ageing now.
This was such a helpful deep dive! If there are future conversations with Dr. Davis, I’d be interested in her thoughts on the use of DHEA and Pregnenolone as part of HT protocol in post-menopause. Many thanks, Simon, for the time and effort you put into making these interviews riveting and actionable!
I am so happy to know further studies are being led by a female endochrinologist. Female physicians have a better understanding of what other women experience when going through menopause. I hope the use of Testosterone treatments become an option in all countries.
I’m 60 and 10 years post menopause. I have HRT individually prescribed by my ob gyn. Aside from vaginal dryness, sexual function/libido is affected by menopause. There wasn’t much discussion about that, but I guess there’s not a lot of reliable evidence either. I think that in this respect, a consistent HRT a is not like the fluctuating hormones we have as a younger woman. But we do live so much longer now, most of those years post menopausal. So it is important to consider how these hormones affect libido, a potentially important part of our relationship(s) before and after menopause.
She echos my Gyns advice and my training. Refreshing to see the evidence based medicine is getting a voice. We have way too many influencers and people practicing outside their scope, making things worse, not better in the long term.
Hello Friends, I'm curious to know which part of the conversation you found the most insightful and engaging. Also, if you have any other questions related to this subject, please post them below this comment. I'll make sure to include them in our next discussion.
Dr Mindy is on BHRT! She has a few videos about it. She is for a healthy lifestyle. Now that she is going through menopause herself she has added BHRT when she realized she needed it.
The reason why in the US we go to a compounding pharmaceutical is because doctors are very reluctant to prescribe HRT. There needs to be so much more education and research on this. But I am not willing to wait years until the medical field catches up.
Such an excellent interview. So glad I found this (Dr. Davis recommended coming here from Super Life podcast with de Groot/Kuech). Now to explore The Proof!
Another great really informative episode. It is however hard to believe that Soy has no effect in menopause. I have heard quite the contrary from many reputable doctors.
@@TheProofWithSimonHill Japanese eat soy in virtually every meal and are some of the longest-lived people. I choose to eat soy foods (but not soy iso-flavones, but no real logical reason to make the distinction)
Very important clarification, tamoxifen may protect against bone density lose if they are post menopausal. The opposite is true for pre-menopausal women, tamoxifen has been shown to worsen bone density (materially) after only 3 years. This is indeed the case for me (39 year old who stopped tamoxifen after 3 years).
Dr Davis discussed hot flashes and night sweats. I went through menopause around the age of 47 and had zero symptoms besides an irregular period which, when I went to see my doctor to check this out, he informed me that I hadn’t ovulated in at least 6 months. That’s how I learned I was menopausal. I read that women who still have children under the age of 13 in the home when they hit menopause, many times are asymptomatic, no hot flashes etc, because their hormones associated with child rearing override hormone changes that cause symptoms like hot flashes and mood swings. My two children were 6 and 8 at the time so it made sense in my case. Any thoughts from Dr Davis or Simon? Loved both podcasts with Dr Davis.
Mindy didn't pass my (not very good) bullshit detector. What does interest me is the research done by the physicians committee on diet and menopause symptoms. The research should clearly only be seen as exploratory, but it does confirm the importance of diet and lifestyle.
Interesting. The reason why some women chose the compounds over the prescription hormones, because prescription might give side effects and compounds do not.
This is based on my experiences and what I’ve heard from other women. The progestin pill gave me terrible side effects after 5 months and as soon I stopped taking it I felt better. The progesterone compound I tolerate pretty well no side effects.
Hey Simon, if you speak to Susan again ask her about the hypotheseis and research on the mumps and/or the Epstein-Barr virus with infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever) and autoimmune polyendocrinopathy being a potential trigger of ovarian failure.
Very interesting and great conversation. It's not fair to ask Susan Davis about Mindy Pelz - she doesn't even know her. Before making a public judgment on someone who is changing the lives of 100s of 1000s, it's probably worth asking Mindy directly 'how she knows what she knows'. I believe her information is study based and has changed my life. This conversation was interesting but hasn't changed my life. Nor has it engaged me enough to know more. Mindy is so engaging and makes women want to research more and understand more.
Mindy is a chiropractor, not a hormone specialist, which was a red flag for me. I’m leery of self proclaimed experts jumping on the menopause bus to cash in on their books and “Keto for women” diets.
