The Hotflash inc podcast

Hotflash inc

Hotflash inc is an evidence, expert and human-experience driven podcast looking for the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond.
In more than 100 episodes menopause and midlife journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen has spoken to a wide range of experts from around the globe, including practitioners, activists, researchers, doctors and industry leaders about this perplexing transition we still know too little about. She’s talked about her own frustrations and personal experiences. And she has connected with a perimenoposse of powerful women in the midst of a perplexing transition.

Hotflash inc is among the top 1.5 percent of podcasts in the world according to Listen Notes. It was named the number one podcast in women’s health in August 2023 by GOODPODS.

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22. SOLO: HUGE NEWS

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04/08/22 • 25 min

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This week Ann Marie talks all about the biggest news to hit menopause since... since... there hasn't been news this big, ever; how a simple memory test ruined my day, and an HRT story you don't hear every day.

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69. Joyce Harper believes in HRT and worries about it at the same damn time

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04/06/23 • 45 min

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Day raver, cold swimmer, rabble-rouser, educator, author, podcaster, academic and publisher of scientific papers: Joyce Harper is a professor of reproductive science at the Institute for Women's Health, University College London.

She’s also author of the 2021 book Your Fertile Years and hosts the podcast Why didn’t anyone tell me this?

Harper is uncompromised and unflappable. She is all about the evidence. She’s not opposed to HRT but isn’t a breathless enthusiast either. It has to be about the evidence, she argues, otherwise it’s just stories and anecdotes that don’t add up to anything.

NB: We are both members of a balanced-approach group called MenoClarity, and we recorded this podcast before Joyce was quoted in a controversial Daily Mail article alleging excessive and unsafe HRT prescribing practices at a chain of private clinics in the UK.

When I followed up with her about it, she said: "We need to give women accurate information about the menopause and treatments. In the UK we've created huge negativity – some suggesting menopause is a disorder. It's not fair to women and I really worry for the next generations who are now nearing menopause. Menopause can be difficult for some. But for most it's a transition and life post menopause can be the most exciting and liberating stage of our lives."
(As always, I’m not a medical professional and this podcast is not medical advice. Expert opinion varies widely. Please listen to the disclaimer at the end podcast as well.)

Highlights:

• Almost 30 years after she completed her PhD, women still don’t understand their bodies
• Why we need to teach people what’s “normal” so they know when to seek help
• How she approaches research – and how we need to as well
• Her top myths in women’s health and menopause
• When you should go on HRT and why dosing matters
• How overall health sets you up for perimenopause
• Issues with the push for testosterone
• Why anecdotes are not research
• Her research-based conclusions the claims that can prevent dementia
• Why being post-menopause is so great
• Her homework assignment for every perimenopausal woman

Where to find Joyce:

Web: Joyceharper.com; Globalwomenconnected.com
Twitter: @profjoyceharper
Instagram @profjoyceharper

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60. Gerianne DiPiano: "We've been conditioned to accept hormones from cradle to grave"

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01/27/23 • 49 min

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Gerianne DiPiano is chairman and CEO of FemmePharma, which produces among other things a range of solutions for women going through menopause. That includes personal lubricants and moisturizers, and hot flash and sleep remedies. Geri has had a three-decade career in women's health, working at the top levels of the pharmaceutical industry as well as founding her own companies. She has amazing stories to tell about the business of menopause, about the science behind hormone therapy and various products. We talk about everything from clinical trials to letting your hair go gray.

Highlights:

• Hormones sure, but women need options for individual symptoms
• The problem with a lot of vaginal moisturizers and hormone therapies
• How we are conditioned to take hormones and what might be the problem with that
• There are risks to hormone therapy – don’t let anyone tell you there’s not
• Why you need to fact check influencers, doctors on social media + your own doctor (PubMed is a great place to start)
• What we’ve finally figured out about women – and how to use that power
• We’ve finally reached a North American menopause revolution – and what needs to follow
• A peek inside her experience as one of the only women inside Big pharma at the C-suite level
• How the traditionally male-dominated Big Pharma continues to impact women’s health care today
• The anecdote you have to hear about the possibility of a testosterone patch from Geri’s former career
• The one big thing pharmaceutical companies need to do in developing products for women safely
• Her peri/menopause experience + philosophy
• Becoming a certified silver sister
Where to find FemmePharma and Mia Vita:
Web: FemmePharma.com
Instagram: @FemmePharma

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79. Dr Angela DeRosa wants you to think about testosterone

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06/23/23 • 48 min

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Dr Angela DeRosa is a doctor of osteopathy, integrative physician and hormone specialist in Arizona. She has a unique take on the current peri/menopause landscape as a doctor of osteopathy who also worked as senior medical director for Procter & Gamble, helping them launch osteoporosis treatments and try – and fail – to get a testosterone patch for women approved for use in 2004.
During her years with the pharmaceutical division, she saw firsthand how women’s ability to get proper medical care and treatment is thwarted due to politics, gender bias and poorly trained physicians. Her mission is to teach women about what’s happening to them physically, how they can obtain proper treatment, and how to change the paradigm of medicine so women everywhere can live healthier and happier lives.
Dr DeRosa discusses her view and experience of testosterone, which she says few doctors understand. This includes her endorsement of and cautions about the controversial use of pellets, as well as the important role of the thyroid, the vital interplay with blood sugar and the road to insulin resistance, and much more.

Highlights:

What it’s like working for Big Pharma
Her view on Intrinsa, the Proctor & Gamble testosterone patch the FDA did not approve almost 20 years ago
We are more than estrogen – and why testosterone is pivotal
The vital interplay between falling testosterone and insulin resistance
The crucial thyroid piece – and why thyroid health must come first
Why so many people don’t understand how to properly administer testosterone
Why pellets are like colour TV (and what people get wrong about them
How to avoid unsafe doses
What is "fulminant fear", why it's rare and how to avoid it
Her take on “menopause is natural”
Her take on fezolinetant, aka Veozah, the non-hormonal drug for hot flashes
Why you want your hormone therapy to be “biomemetic” aka bioidentical
What you think you know about compounding pharmacies is wrong (including that they are always “expensive”)
Why we need to look at the “whole universe” of what’s available

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73. SOLO: I had a good mother

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05/13/23 • 31 min

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A solo episode where I talk about my mom.
She died right after she turned 53.
I am about to turn 53.
This has been a thing.
This is a thing for people.
Also: the gifts my mom gave me by dying young, the message I want to give you about living courageously, with fear, honoring the ones we love that we lose, energy, breaking generational barriers and some funny stories, possibly involving cakes intentionally made to resemble poop.

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82. Michelle Aspinwall is a Body Whisperer

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07/08/23 • 59 min

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Michelle Aspinwall is a Medical Intuitive, Body Whisperer, and transformative healer whose mission is to shift women’s health specifically beyond 40.
Michelle works with women worldwide using both science and spirit channeling leading them through specific and transformative health challenges. She teaches women that how they think, believe, support, and nourish themselves creates the foundation for her to become her most magnetic and vibrant being for the entirety of her life.
She also believes that we are humans and spiritual beings, and because of that, we can take part in the entire smorgasbord of the earth’s experience: East, West, and everything in between. (As in: she uses testosterone and acupuncture for her perimenopausal symptoms)

Highlights:

How are various systems work together
The vital years from 37-50
Perimenopause and our crown chakra
Developing our intuitive muscles
Why and how it hurts not to tell your truth during this transition – and why it has everything and nothing to do time
Our experience, our perception of the experience, and the stories about the experience
Using hormones for the human parts of us to augment and assist our spiritual selves
Understanding the magnitude of source and how it’s reflected in us
Why we need to tend to our heart more than ever now – and how to begin to do that
How she manages her thyroid and Hashimoto’s with Western and Eastern medicine, food and living in truth
How the stress of the world heightens our symptoms and disorders – and how to navigate the turmoil and tumult energetically

Where to find Michelle:

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13. Andrea Donsky wants you to follow the research

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02/04/22 • 56 min

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This episode and all of season 1 is sponsored by Become clothing.
Themes: seed oils, nutrition, hot flashes, supplements, perimenopause, menopause, processed foods, nutrition, insulin resistance
Summary: Andrea Donsky is a registered holistic nutritionist, entrepreneur and television personality based in Toronto; co-founder of naturallysavvy.com and new company called Morphus, which is all about menopause supplements. We talk about how to approach menopause via diet, lifestyle and supplements, what her menopause experience was like, and how much better life can be when you do some work on yourself through this transition.
Highlights:
•her own menopause experience (4.45)
•how she dealt with horrid hot flashes without HRT (8.45)
•why you need to be careful with menopause supplements (11.10)
•why you need a trusted wellness team - even if it's online (15.30)
•how exactly to switch up nutrition to lesson symptoms (17.45)
•the problem with seed oils (22.00)
•what foods can help and hinder during perimenopause (27.20)
•insulin resistance + menopausal weight gain (28.30)
•see a doctor even if it’s a known perimenopause symptom (31.25)
•the weirdest perimenopause symptoms (33.00)
•signs you are deficient in this important mineral (33.45)
•why this is so much more than a physical transition (47.45)
Where to find Andrea:TikTok: @Andrea Donsky
Instagram: @wearemorphus @naturallysavvy
Web: Naturallysavvy.com
Podcast: Morphus for Menopause; Naturally Savvy
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34. SOLO: How to ruin your sleep in perimenopause

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07/16/22 • 14 min

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A short example of why sleep hygiene is important, yet it's the first thing to go when things start to get tough.

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90. Kashif Khan - What’s your DNA got to do with menopause?

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09/04/23 • 44 min

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There is something that is discussed very little in the current wave of menopause awareness, yet it is, in essence, our very structure.

Yet obviously our DNA is a very big piece of this midlife puzzle.

And if you, like me, thought that DNA testing was something to avoid, because you don’t want to find out what diseases you are going to die of, then today’s conversation with Kashif Khan, founder of The DNA Company and author of The DNA Way, will be very eye-opening.

The DNA Way is all about using your individual DNA to prevent health issues. The DNA Company has amassed years of in-depth genetic analysis on the DNA results of more than 7,000 people, unlocking valuable insights into mood, behaviour and mental health, energy, diet and nutrition, weight management, sleep, and more.

This is about using epigenetics to overcome your genetic legacy.

Rather than serving as a possible inescapable prophesy, DNA testing provides actionable recommendations for all the most confusing health concerns we have, and can provide guidance on what foods to eat, how to exercise, where and how to work, and more. As Kashif writes in his book and tells me in the podcast, this has helped him prevent or reverse illness, slow down the aging process, and optimize performance.

And it can do the same for you.

Kashif explains DNA in a way that I never really understood it before, and he provided vital insight – and a much different take – on things like reducing our breast cancer risk, and how we can more safely use menopause hormone therapy.

It’s like a human instruction manual – for menopause too. Get ready to have your mind blown. Mine certainly was.

If you like what you hear: Hotflash inc has partnered with The DNA Company to provide listeners with an exclusive 10 percent discount on the DNA Company’s DNA 360 Report.

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74. Dr Kirstey Holland & The most helpful perimenopause podcast ever

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05/20/23 • 53 min

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It's a broad claim, but if I’m more clear on what is going on now that I’ve done it, I can guarantee you will be if you listen.

Dr Kirstey Holland is a Melbourne, Australia-based doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine who holds a double degree in acupuncture and herbal medicine. She is a practitioner of environmental and nutritional medicine, functional medicine and naturopathy.

Her approach to perimenopause is grounded in ancient wisdom, and is personalized for every woman to suit our own unique needs – because we are all different.

And she caught my eye on Instagram because not only is she calm, knowledgeable and relatable, she appears to know more about the totality of perimenopause than most of the other doctors on social media.

In this podcast, Dr Holland gets at the heart of what is going on with women struggling through this transition with one of the best explanations of what’s happening internally – and how that plays out in our external world – that I’ve ever heard. She explains how this process intersects with the body’s own detoxification process and how we can step up to help, easing our symptoms, reducing inflammation and exposure to future diseases in the process. When you listen to Dr Holland, it becomes clear that in order to experience vitality during this time of transition, it’s essential that we focus on nourishing our brain, gut, adrenals and thyroid. She also talks about everything you need to consider if you are considering hormone therapy, which she is not only taking, but is skilled at prescribing in a tailored and holistic manner.

Highlights: