What Menopause REALLY Does To Women's Brains (And What To Do About It) | Dr. Lisa Mosconi
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I am delighted and honored to interview Dr. Lisa Mosconi. She is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience in neurology and radiology at Cornell Medicine and Director of the Women's BRAIN Initiative and the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital.
We discuss how women’s brains change during perimenopause and menopause, looking at the significance of puberty, pregnancy, and perimenopause, as well as the lack of medical research on women and medical gaslighting.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
• Why women need to consider their brain and metabolic health during perimenopause
• Why estrogen is essential after menopause
• The benefits of HRT for menopausal women
• How stress impacts hormone production
• How women's brains change during perimenopause and menopause
Listen to the full episode here:
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This video is for educational and informational purposes only and solely as a self-help tool for your own use. I am not providing medical, psychological, or nutrition therapy advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your own medical practitioner. Always seek the advice of your own medical practitioner and/or mental health provider about your specific health situation.
Imagine if the male testes shrivelled and died…THE URGENCY ! THE RESEARCH! THE MONEY!
Exactly
This is why I really feel like I want to be an advocate somehow, in this whole area. It's really a matter of equality and outright discrimination. Women make up more than 50% of the population. This is ridiculous. More than fifty percent of college students are women!! Now that we have that recent study that debunked the 2002 study we actually have something to work with, we can actually do something now. I feel somebody could get this whole thing moving really fast, especially if we all join together.
Exactly!!!! All Hail the penis! 🙄🤦🏼♀️
testosterone declines as men age, to the detriment of their health. testosterone is a controlled substance (illegal). estrogen is an over-the-counter drug (legal).
Women are excluded from many experiments because of our sex organs? Lol
It’s OK I’ve learned to take care of myself and not rely on any of these idiot doctors…. They make me sick.!!!
Fascinating information🙏🏽I’m 67 and are on HRT since 48. Flourishing on it✔️
You've been on it for that long? I keep hearing it will destroy our bodies if we stay on it longer than a few years. Do you have any negative effects? Thank you so much for anything you share, it means so much I just turned 40 and it was like my body hit a switch and said okay it's time!
@@NiaLaLa_V keep reading. It’s a game changer.
@@NiaLaLa_V the women that I admire state that they will have to rip off their Estrodiol patches from their bodies in their caskets and I’ll agree with that statement. When Hormones decline (which begins at 38). Replacing them with bio identical hormones will stave off the big three killers of we women.
-Heart Faiure
-Bone Loss
- Alzheimer’s
I’m all in till I stop living at around 103…hopefully longer -cause? Doing an activity that I love 🙏🏽
My life as a post-menopausal woman changed for the better (radically) when I started bio-identical hormone therapy.
Mine too. I suffered from so many symptoms and no doctor Linked them to perimenopause. Only the modern bodyidentical hormones helped. I wish I had started HRT earlier but better later than not at all!💪
@nicole Just because bio identical hormones work for you doesn't mean it works for every woman. I feel better just changing my diet. I include more fruits and vegetables, a large plate of rainbow colorful fruits and vegetables every day, I drink freshly made home made fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies ( I have a juicer and smoothie maker at home), I fill up on unsalted nuts, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, flaxseeds, tofu, tempeh, edamame, lentils, pulses, for protein, I fill up on herbs like turmeric, basil, pepper corns, cayenne pepper, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, cardamom, cinnamon, garlic, etc. I drink coconut water, water, herbal teas, 2 cups of coffee per day etc.. I also stick to wearing clothes made of natural fibers like cotton, fleece, linen, cashmere, silk etc.. I also stick to natural skin care products that contain natural ingredients such as aloe vera, sweet almond oil, avocado, turmeric, Manuka honey, cucumber etc.. My face creams, body butters, body washes, body oils, shampoos, conditioners etc..contain all these ingredients.
And these work really well. Yes, these methods take time and are slow to show any significant results ; you'd probably have to try this for about a year to see some improvement. It won't happen quickly. But I can guarantee that it does work. Patience is key. Good look. 🙏🙏🙏
Because I have been doing it for the past 6 months and I can tell u that I am able to control mood swings, most hot flashes, most bloating, most itchiness etc..
@pallavisreetambraparni699Thank you for your long, informative answer! 🙏 What you do is essentially what I try to achieve in the next few months. Want to get a juicer too. 😊Stopped drinking alcohol completely since January 😅. A healthy plant-based diet is so key 💪. What I try to communicate here is simply: don't be afraid of body identical hormones. My medical Hero here is Prof Dr avrum blooming and so I will link talk that you give is that is very evidence based... just in case you want to listen to him.
ua-cam.com/video/qoBJmNqOYPQ/v-deo.htmlsi=Knzmafk02ObK3u_E
Best wishes to you and your journey! Blessings 🙏 from Germany 🇩🇪
No wonder our culture cannot answer the question “what is a woman?” The state of women’s health has barely emerged from the Middle Ages. Thank you Doctor.
Be kind to yourself listen to your body. Im 43 in perimenopause and am on the way getting all the hrt and sleep better. 😊
Thank you ladies for this!! Be Proactive, educate yourself and listen to your body ladies!! Welcome to this side of the rest of our lives!💜🙏🏼
CFS chronic FATIGUE syndrome symptoms & post menopause symptoms goes on especially HOT Flashing during bad news experiences . Shocking news!!! Causes troubles mentally. Be AWARE. Worries 😬🥵 Fears get in way of life. We need SUPPORTIVE GOOD HEARTED IMPASSIONED HELPERS, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS FOR DAILY SUPPORT. TO GET THROUGH MENTAL PROJECTS daily. We need understanding support. TIME & ENERGY stamina capacity. We need more Female doctors. Holistic, Natural medicine. 😊
Hormonal FLUCTUATIONS
CHRONIC FATIGUE EXHAUSTION suffering syndrome. We need GOOD HEARTED SUPPORT. DETOX brain functions monthly 😅.
Thanks for the podcast with information on this topic. I can already feel some brain changes as I move into perimenopause.
I just received The Menopause Brain and The XX Brain books by Ms. Mosconi today from Amazon! Super excited!!
thank you for the information!
HRT patches!!!!
Bio-identical only ! No man made or horse hormones !!!
Thanks SOOO MUCH for interesting information. 😊😊😊😊😊
Because of my AFIB and SVT they refuse to put me on HRT. Mind you the reason I know I have Afib and SVT is because my episodes started when my menopause started. I'm losing bone on my jaw, I have the hump on my upper back now. Having major joint and cognitive issues. I have cellulite everywhere now and I NEVER had cellulite ever before meaning that my insulin resistance is getting worse and I barely have enough energy to get done even half of what's on my list each day. My memory and focus are horrible! I am only 52 and have been furloughed so I need to get back to work and I am not even sure I can function at an optimal level. This menopause is a horrible way to live!
Please find another provider even if you have to do like an online menopause provider like Midi Health or Alloy Health
Dr. Ken d berry, dr anthony chaffee. Might be something there for you.
A-Fib and SVTs due to hot flashes, is not direct link. Possibly indirect, due to dehydration and lack of essential minerals. Mainstream is a HOT mess - trust me, I know..been through hell and I'm 10 years younger, a nurse who is ptsd from all of what I went through, saw, and experienced. Sounds like post covid or the covid shot caused some inflammation, along with nutrient deficiencies. I 'get' the energy issue. I was full of energy, never needed coffee and still won't. 5G towers and the 'smart' devices all cause these things too.
You need to get out the system - yes, it's money. Prioritize.
Try castor oil packs on thyroid and liver.
@jac1161 Yes, it is a direct link. When estrogen and progesterone fall off a cliff, it sets it off a lot of health issues. I take great care of myself. All of my labs are where they should be. You really do Not know what you are talking about!
@jac1161 yes, I have nursing school behind me, public health, CHES credentials and was a Disease Investigator. I did all the research to look at factors and studies and I show the doctors the studies etc. But they are still very reluctant. Just sucks they are so misinformed.
I would love to see some research on testosterone in the ageing female brain! I believe estrogen is a very important part of the story but androgens have got to play a role in the sex differences in Alzheimer's.
Question for Dr. & interviewer: For the final 12 months before I hit post menopause, in my mid-fifties, I was not offered bioidentical hormones but 2 weeks after I hit postmenopause, I was thankfully put on the estradiol patch and an oral progesterone. I'm wondering if the reason why some drs do not prescribe hrt during perimenopause is because it'll be more difficult to determine post menopause AND maybe it's because some women might think they're postmenopause when they're really not and they might end up with an unintended pregnancy..which is something the Dr might be blamed for... Because I know I got this sense that, you know, the big day is when I no longer have to worry about being pregnant. I mean, of course, that's the case, but I mean, I feel like the entire medical field thinks of it that way.. more about that, you can no longer get pregnant.No worries now. Of course I can see how that would be the major focus of it for hundreds of years...
I'm very excited about this interview.Thank you! I bought two of your books. This whole subject area is something that, at the age of almost 59, I wish I could get paid to advocate for. For women's health in this realm. If there was a job I could do for the rest of my life instead of accounting (I'm currently getting another degree), I would go for that. I would feel like I was making a HUGE difference in the world for women and my 28 yo daughter, my 3 nieces, their 4 daughters, so if either of you know of anything where I could work here in Southern Calif. (Ventura Cty on edge of LA Cty) in helping to change the minds of health insurance companies and women themselves, I would love it. I'm very interested. My mother had a complete hysterectomy, I think in her early 40s, had 3 children prior and she died of dementia with maybe some alzheimer's at the age of 80. She suffered with some depression and not feeling good and ended up with Osteoporosis and broke a hip and I just really think her whole entire life would have been different if she had access to what I have access to.
Me too. We are the same age. When I started pre-menopause in my early 40’s I complained of estrogen drop and the side effects to my OBGYN. She put me on a low dose BC pill. She said it was best to block what the body was doing and simply replace it. I stayed on that for several years and did very well. I should say that I never had children and no hysterectomy. I believe I stopped the BC for a month so the doctor could test what phase of menopause I was in and it appeared that I was in the tail end. He put on a hormone replacement cream instead, but it was hard to stay compliant because I would forget to put it on every day. I was having some other health struggles and needed something easier. After struggling a year he put me on a patch and I loved it, and was on it for 3 years but eventually it caused me to get a cycle every time I would change it out. The patch also had issues staying on especially in the summer so you have to buy adhesive patches to cover them. This is why I looked into pellet HRT. Took the plunge and got it, but did not choose a great practitioner and had some issues. I was off of everything for about a year and the insomnia was out of control. I don’t like sleeping pills as I have POTS and can suffer from fatigue and brain fog. Sleeping pills, antidepressants, etc. are really not good for the brain. Recently started on bioidentical HRT cream and I’m happy with that until I find another pellet practitioner. The ease of having a pellet vs creams, patches or pills is unbeatable.
@@jaeshasway I was put on the bc pill to help me with heavy periods in perimenopause as well. I think I was off of bc for several years or so prior to hitting post menopause so I didn't have to deal with the ambiguity of it being so close to the actual final 12 months before postmenopause. That must have been really frustrating!
HRT messes with the body's hormone levels. Nature has already determined that the levels should change over time. Handing out HRT without first looking at dietary and exercise changes is just treating women like guinea pigs.
The estrogen patches and micronised progesterone in HRT are also used in fertility treatment, they cannot harm a pregnancy. The primary reasons for delayed treatment of peri/menopause by physicians is lack of education and a high cultural tolerance of women's suffering.
@charleedell92 Not surprised. I really think we are going to change the tide QUICKLY. I do not think it will take 5+ years. The truth is out, women are suffering and have been searching for answers for far too long. I think the flood gates are now open. The health insurance carriers and medical community will change very quickly. Many already have. I am getting care from my gyno and MY health insurance covers me. I think our biggest challenge will be educating perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. With the internet/social media/youtube/podcasts/books, that will and is happening fast. 😊
Stop eating fast food, junk food, and packaged cakes, cookies, brownies, chips, crackers, sodas, etc.. Cook at home with all the spices I have said. Cut out refined sugar, refined flour, salt etc..
it's huge, but not everything. More to it.
Let’s stay on point please.
Agree. These foods cause so much brain fog. For some, these foods are like heroin. Very hard to come off of them!!!😢
@@jamiehoward6906how is nutrition not relevant to health?Diet is number one!
Diet is very important. Eat as much as possible nutral raw food. Cut out processed food as much as possible . Do it step by step because chang diet is one of the most difficult things what to do. Changing diet can take 10 years and more but it's worth it. Your health is your wealth.
Low carb helps stabilize the ups and downs
But what is most protective is putting back in the hormones that are dwindling.
Yes. Low carbs and low sugars help alot. One should be eating the healthy carbs and healthy sugar. The sugar should be coming from fruits and vegetables, and the carbs should be coming from whole grains like brown rice, quinoa, steel cut oats etc.. Natural whole foods
If your carbs are about 100 g a day - no matter by the way@@pallavisreetambraparni6995
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So many symptoms of perimenopause overlap with those of toxic mold exposure. How do we know if we’re being misdiagnosed with one instead of the other?
Unbelievable that we need to explain what we mean by “women” Biology 101 😢
I was already fed up with the rainbow mafia because they ruined the safety in my favorite job, I ended up quitting. Now that I am also dealing with perimenopause I reallllly want them to just go away.
Eat more berries,( strawberries, blueberries, raspberries blackberries) citrus fruits, apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, avacados, celery, carrots, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes, yams, butternut squash, yams, colored bell peppers, kidney beans, black beans, chickpeas, peas, black beans, white beans, navy beans, quinoa, farro, etc.. Herbs like ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, basil, cilantro, garlic, turmeric, honey, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, etc..
There’s only so much food can do and is not the only answer. Women need to replace depleted estrogen.
Yes. Add yoga, walking, meditation, and plenty of sleep to the what you eat.
Do all these things and you can replace estrogen naturally.
And not go on HRT which will cause stroke, heart attack, and cancer later down the line
Oh and also quit smoking, quit drinking alcohol, quit recreational drugs etc
My Dr. Didn't give me estrogen because he wanted to protect me from breast cancer. Several women I know who have taken estrogen have had breast cancer. What should a woman choose??
A better doctor who is educated on the latest research.
You cant take just one hormone. Bio identicals closely match your individual need. You get blood tested every 6 months to make sure they are all in balance.
Something in the environment must be causing breast cancer because so many women have it. Just about every female friend, neighbor, relative I know has had breast cancer or one of their relatives/friends has had it. I am the 3rd woman on my block in 2 years. It’s not only genetic!
Improve your diet and exercise.
Vaginal estrogen does not get into the blood. Estrogen gel should be taken along progesterone as it protects the womb lining and all hormones should be bio identical.
What about progesterone in a cream alongside the estradiol ge?l
Progesterone is absorbed best orally or in IUD.
@@lindahallenstein7461 NO to the IUD. IUD's mechanism of action is inflammation, therefore pelvic inflammatory disease. Very toxic, and also worsens ptsd for the many who have it, and it is stored in the pelvis.
best form is compounded from a compounding pharmacist
@@jac1161 Putting it on topically though means it doesn't get absorbed properly and can't function as well to prevent uterine bleeding. Some women can't take it orally because they have liver gall bladder issues.
Latest research clearly points in the direction of taking body identical micronized Progesterone orally. It really offers lots of health benefits for the brain, for the bone and helps much battle with anxiety and sleep. I recommend the work by the lovely British Dr. Louise Newson !!
Best wishes from Germany 🇩🇪
No woman should EVER justify the clarification of a definition of woman! I am so saddened and angered that it is felt necessary. We also shouldn't have to define ourselves as "cis". WE are women. Men who wish to dress and act and live as the caricature of a woman are still men and always will be. Women need to stand our ground against this wholesale gaslighting of our entire gender and the move to degrade our lived experiences as women.
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What if estrogen isn’t an option because I have a blood clot disorder???
a) what is the disorder, b) did you get the cv shot (yes, it matters), c) synthetic estrogen is the issue, not bio-identical compounded pharmacy type.
You need to consult with a specialist. There are risks and benefits involved and you need to do a Personal trade-off. There are still options for you
transdermal estradiol patches or gel don't cause the blood clotting that the oral estradiol did.
If a woman takes hormone replacement therapy until her menopause symptoms disappear, does she still need to start taking hormones if she has no symptoms? Some recommendations to alleviate menopause symptoms include exercise, increased fiber intake, and stress reduction. However, I personally maintain low insulin levels by following an animal-based diet without vegetables (sometimes consuming berries), which means zero fiber. I do not engage in any formal exercise routines but do engage in activities such as yard work and walking. Additionally, I avoid social media and TV to reduce stress.
Treat the long-term hormone deficiency to prevent long term diseases of old age like the venture, osteoporosis, Adobe kinds of metabolic and cardiovascular disease etc.
Study the Podcasts by the lovely British Dr Louise Newson and get healthier and thrive💕
@@nicolemerz1731 So basically, you think the female body is malfunctioning when it goes through menopause? You think nature is wrong?
If you want to stop hormones after your menopause symptoms are under control then please go slowly and wean yourself. I can tell you from personal experience that stopping hormones cold will trigger awful withdrawal symptoms. Replacement hormones work by bindi ng to estrogen receptors and if you stop abruptly the menopausal symptoms will come back
Does Dr Mosconi see patients?
And she’s fine 😍
The challenge is to actually find a practitioner and if you do will they prescribe you HT. What if you no longer have ovaries….whats the protocol then?
You have to be on hormoes.
Eat a healthy diet, manage your weight, do exercise, like yoga, pilates, walking, etc.. For cardio. Lift weights if you can for strength training, get plenty of sleep etc.. We as women need to implement this in our early 40s itself and if possible in when we are in 30s so we will be prepared when perimenopause/menopause hits us like a ton of bricks.
This will help your hormones
Oestrogens ...bioidentical are safe
curious what the women around the world experience as far as these men o pause symptoms. I wonder how normal it considering American women are being systematically poisoned in almost any way possible. It's important to look at nutrient components like Iodine as well
Hormones imbalances experiences. Moods
Hormones Changes as we age. Support with supplements HERBS TO KEEP OUR MINDS, INTELLECTUAL HEALTH.
CELL PHONES & BRAIN INFLAMMATION ATTACKS .
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cell phones and those towers....awful
As you type in all caps on an electronic device.
Another channel -- Create A Menopause Recovery -- by a Menopause Coach
Take bio-identical hormones !
Urine from pregnant horses? Why not pregnant women?
Who is going to collect this and standardize it?
You will have to pay every woman for it while with horses you pay only the owner 😂 and I suspect that horses produce bigger quantities, so as a pharma company you pay much less for much more
I never thought about that. Interesting thought 🤔
Disease would transfer much more easily between humans, than it would from another species. Insulin for diabetics used to come from pigs, not sure if it still does.
this researcher has too much affection for menopause being "natural" and therefore having a "purpose". No, nature never planned for us to live so long. Nature's done with me but I ain't done with her!!'
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I do not believe that women have been complaining about menopause symptoms for “thousands of years” as the guest says. Why are we medicalizing a normal part of women’s lives??
In the past we didn’t live that long to deal with living the last 1/3 of our lives without estrogen. “Medicalizing” menopause is Drs throwing antidepressants and other drugs at women that doesn’t help with the root issue of losing estrogen. The biggest killer of women is heart disease which is directly related to the loss of estrogen. Ppl don’t consider giving ppl thyroid meds or insulin for hypothyroid or diabetes as “medicalizing”. If men’s testes dried up by age 50 and had no more testosterone there would be a race to give them the testosterone they need and wouldn’t consider them whining and complaining over a ‘natural’ change. If you’ve never been through perimenopause or menopause yet you have no idea all the symptoms and struggles that women go through with the depletion of estrogen.
More like gaslighting vs medicalizing.
i agree
There are records of Greek & Roman physicians treating women for menopause symptoms, so yes, we have been dealing with this for millenia.
thousands of years ago, women started having children at a NORMAL healthy age. There were also no cell towers, and everything else
A bit vague. The lady talked a lot but didn't really answer the questions :/
@ohrein that's what usually happens for people with higher education. They seem to be avoiding answers because they may not even know the answers 🙂
What questions didn’t she answer ? The information she gave was hugely extensive, in fact she covered so much more than the questions asked . Fabulous conversation, thank you to both women 🙌🏼🙌🏼🤩
I find your accusation rather vague. What questions weren't answered? Lol. I've read both of Dr Mosconi's books. She is leading the revolution in women's health and understanding. One thing Lisa won't do is dumb down the answers.
I would have liked to hear about what she would consider to be a minimal recommended dose of estrodial and progesterone. Since this is relative to brain health, I don’t know where else we’d get this information at this point. Is it the lowest dose-like what seems to be what is being recommended by the North American Menopause Society’s Position Stand?
Don’t take hormones. Follow the money.
Eliminate meat and dairy and gluten and oils and just eat fresh fruits and veggies and nuts and seeds and melons and berries and seaweeds and lentils and heal yourself.
I agree
Sorry to say but this lady's advice doesn't work for women of Asian decent and Asian heritage ( Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Cambodian, Vietnamese) or middle eastern decent or middle eastern heritage or indian decent Indian heritage etc.. And I highly doubt it works for women of Italian decent or heritage or Mediterranean heritage.
It probably only works for Caucasian women. Genetic makeup says alot about what kinds of diseases a woman is bound to get.