Menopause Moguls™ Podcast with Dr. Joy'El: Strategies to Promote Perimenopause/Menopause Health, Wellness & Entrepreneurship

Blood Pressure can increase after menopause.  High Blood Pressure is a major risk factor for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD).  CVD usually occurs after menopause and is the #1 cause of death of women, especially Black women.  Estrogen has influence on blood vessels and on the levels of the "good" and "bad" cholesterol.  So, it is important to monitor your blood pressure in this st...

Forgetfulness...brain fog....difficulty concentrating are all common complaints of women transitioning through menopause.  These changes can be frustrating and can affect our performance in the workplace.   In this episode, I discuss:      -cognitive changes that affect how we show up in our career or business      -4 ways to improve your brain health:                  *Fuel it with healthy food  ...

Self-Love and acceptance is essential for managing through the menopausal transition. Self-love is essentially the process of knowing yourself, connecting with your inner self, overcoming those self limiting beliefs or that negative self-talk and letting go of things that don't serve you.  And this influences how we show up in our personal lives and professional lives.  In this episode, I dis...

I discussed the 5 stages of grief that women can experience starting menopause in the last episode but what about those women who are thrown into menopause unexpectedly before "natural" menopause?  Premature menopause can be emotionally devastating. In this episode, I discuss:      -Induced Menopause via Chemotherapy, Radiation and Surgical removal of ovaries      -What to expect after i...

Many women entering perimenopause and menopause can feel a sense of loss...feel like they are losing themselves or feel alone & isolated.  This looks very similar to the 5 stages of Grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. In this episode, I discuss:      -Denial-"I'm too young to be experiencing menopausal symptoms."      -Anger-one can feel anger and/or fru...

How do you check-in with yourself when it comes to your mental health? We must make mental health our priority. In this episode, I discuss: -mental changes in perimenopause/menopause -acknowledging that it is ok not to be ok -importance of self-care on our mental health -optimizing mental health so we can show up as the best version of ourselves in our homes and in our career/business -impact of m...

Will you experience the same menopause as your mom? Will you experience around the same age as your mother? Maybe or maybe not! In any case, it's important to have a conversation with your mom and other women in your family about their experience with perimenopause and menopause. In this episode, I discuss: -the differences around how we talk about menopause  -the differences around how we ca...

Change in menstrual cycle is usually one of the 1st signs of perimenopause. There are 8 changes that can occur with periods during perimenopause.  It is important to keep track of periods and consider keeping a journal to document any other changes that occur around your cycles.  Please mention any changes to your gynecologist to ensure that these changes are due to hormonal changes as opposed to...

Current events has me in a vulnerable moment and I felt that the need to share. April is Stress Awareness Month and black & brown communities are under ALOT of stress! There is research that shows black women have worse menopausal symptoms and a longer menopausal transition.  Studies suggest that this is do "allostatic loading" which essentially means that we are under chronic stress...

Why are we so tired in this season of our life?! Well the decline in our hormones is certainly a contributing factor as well as the midlife stressors that many of us encounter. In this episode, I discuss: -the different hormones involved -the impact of the stress hormone, cortisol -potential midlife stressors -how the lack of energy affects how we show up in our business/career If you are ready to...

Yep, you guessed it....let's talk about those pesky HOT flashes! How can we start managing them? In this episode, I discuss 3 tips to help manage this symptom:      1)Acknowledge it      2)Identify potential triggers                 -STRESS                 -Caffeine                 -Sugar                 -Alcohol      3)Limiting the trigger with small steps while listening to your body If hot...

Have you heard of a Menopause Mogul? Some of you have either heard of or experienced how menopausal symptoms can hinder your performance in your career or business-hot flashes, mood changes, exhaustion.  Many of us are stepping into leadership roles in our career or even starting businesses in our 40s and 50s and menopausal symptoms can be a hurdle that's difficult to jump over in the process...

Why is it that everyone says we have to BEAT Menopause? Beat it before it beats us up! We can't beat anything that our body wants to do naturally.  We don't have to let it control us but in fact step into our power and be our BEST selves through this transition. We can wake up and SLAY in menopause! Please Subscribe and Share this episode! Join my private Facebook group to surround yours...

We can become bombarded with pressure to be great in all things-our career, being a black woman and working extra hard to be seen; taking care of our kids in addition to taking care of elderly parents; aging; desire to start a business.  If you are experiencing menopausal symptoms, these added pressures can worsen your symptoms or even ignite them.  Extra stressors increases our stress hormone cor...

"Eat a plant-based diet," they say.  But, why?! We'll what plant-based diet means and its requirement for optimizing our gut health. Our gut is like our second brain and needs to be optimized to achieve optimal health. In this episode, I discuss: -Plant-based diet -Gut health and how to optimize it -Our gut is responsible for most of our immune system and creation of our natural moo...

When was the last time you invested in yourself?  This was a question I asked myself often. I didn't have an answer because I was too busy investing my time and energy into other people. As women, we have no problems investing our time, energy and sometimes money into those around us but think twice when it comes to investing in ourselves. In this episode, I discuss: -Ways we can invest in ou...

Bonus episode! Did somebody tell you that taking hormones will prolong your life?  I wanted to dig deeper into why I think you can avoid a prescription for hormones to manage perimenopausal symptoms. In this episode, I discuss: -The natural progression of hormone levels during the menopausal transition -Changing your lifestyle and NOT taking hormones will prolong your life Please Subscribe and Sha...

Do you have big health goals? Do you find yourself starting things to reach your goal but can't seem to keep it up because it all seems overwhelming? Let's talk about why approaching our health goals with small steps instead of BIG ones can set us up for success in living our BEST life.  In this episode, I discuss: -Creating healthy habits that are sustainable -Incorporating good nutriti...

Let's discuss if hormones are really necessary to improve menopausal symptoms. In this episode, I discuss: -Birth control pills -Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) -Lifestyle changes regarding nutrition -Healthy Habits Please Subscribe and Share this episode! Join my private Facebook group to surround yourself with other women who share the same experience and provide support through this jour...

We are starting with the basics because many don't know what Perimenopause means and feeling confused about it all. Let's review the "5 W's" of Perimenopause: -Who it affects? -Why is it happening? -What to expect? -Where in the body it affects? -When does it happen? When does it stop? Please Subscribe and Share this episode! Join my Facebook group so we can share and supp...

You would think as an OB/GYN, I should already know ALL about Perimenopause.  The truth....NOPE! I really didn't know until I started my own journey through Perimenopause. So this is MY story!!