October 18th is World Menopause Day, and every year there is a theme.
The theme this year?
Lifestyle Medicine.
🎯 This theme speaks to me on so many levels, especially since I wrote a book on it.
There is nothing wrong with MHT…menopause hormone therapy.
📢 Louder for those in the back: Hormones are great!
But, you still need to consider the many other ways of supporting women in perimenopause, menopause and beyond.
♥️ It’s like cardiovascular health…
Treating a critical stenosis in a coronary artery with stenting or bypass surgery is essential.
But so, too, is working on cholesterol reduction, weight management, blood pressure control, sleep and stress management, glucose control…just to name a few important things.
🌎 It’s all of this together.
Which comes full circle back to lifestyle medicine.
🏛️ Nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, social connection…all the pillars.
Which are essential to address when it comes to menopause management.
After all, everyone knows someone who is going through menopause.
💬 Spread the word!
