Speaking of Women's Health

Send us Fan Mail Host Dr. Holly Thacker discusses constipation and everything you wanted to know about it, but were afraid to ask! She shares constipation prevention tips and what foods and supplements can help prevent constipation. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Not in the mood? Is it hormonal, is it my partner, or is it a normal part of aging? Join Host and Author Dr. Holly Thacker as she reads and discusses "Menopause and Sex," Chapter 9 of her book The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Menopause. Dr. Thacker will share common low sex drive symptoms and the different treatment option available.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Sleep is one of the body's basic needs, it restores and preserves our health. When we're sleep deprived, our tolerant for stress plummets. Women who report the most sleep problems are those in the perimenopausal through menopausal years. Host and Author Dr. Holly Thacker discusses how to get a better night's rest and what not to do during the day that prevents quali...

Send us Fan Mail If there's one line that screams menopause it's, "I'm having a hot flash!" Hot flashes and night sweats can interfere with a woman's everyday life. Host and Author Dr. Holly Thacker shares ways women can minimize hot flashes and treatment options. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Nutrition is vitally important at midlife. Our metabolism is slowing down and our muscle mass is decreasing and we can't rebound from the consequences of poor health choices.  Host and Author Dr. Holly Thacker discusses how women can eat healthy at midlife and control how you look and feel one bite at a time! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Menopause can be associated with a number of changes in the physical appearance, skin can lose elasticity, hair can get thinner and unfortunately belly weight can become a problem. Host and Author Dr. Holly Thacker shares tips, supplements and treatments to help improve skin and hair during the menopause transition. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Menopause is not actually a major risk for depression, however the hormonal changes that occur during this time in a woman's life can influence the neurotransmitters in the brain. This can affect a woman's sleep, mood and sense of well-being.  Host and Author Dr. Holly Thacker shares tips to improve mood during midlife. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail For women it isn't always clear that a specific health symptom is caused by aging, menopause or another health condition.  Host and Author Dr. Holly Thacker discusses how women can know when a symptom is menopause related and needs treatment from a healthcare clinician. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Author and Host Dr. Holly Thacker reads and discusses Chapter 2 Symptoms of Menopause from her book The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Menopause.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Host Dr. Holly Thacker as she reads chapter 1 of her book, The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Menopause where she shares the importance of women seeing the appropriate clinicians during midlife. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail When you hear hormone therapy, do you ultimately think the worst? Twenty years after the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), women are still concerned about the risks of hormone therapy. Speaking of Women's Health Podcast Host Dr. Holly Thacker discusses the impact the WHI study had on women 20 years ago and how the fear of hormone therapy is still a real issue in women&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Join certified Functional Medicine and Women's Health expert Dr. Sobia Khan as she discusses the functional medicine approach to hot flashes, insomnia and other midlife maladies.  Please visit menopauselearning.com to claim you free CME accreditation. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Emeritus Professor Philip Sarrel to understand how to Advance Health After Hysterectomy and why estrogen is key to treating symptoms, reducing disease risks and prolonging life in women post hysterectomy. After listening to this podcast, please visit menopauselearning.com to claim your free accreditation. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail CME interview with Women’s Health and Menopause specialist Dr. Camille Moreno on menopausal symptoms, indications for hormone therapy use, the WHI vilification of HT and updated NAMS guidelines on the use of HT. Dr. Moreno is an assistant professor and medical director of the Midlife Women's Health program at University of Utah OBGYN. After listening to this podcast, please v...

Send us Fan Mail Join this podcast discussion with menopause expert Dr. Mary Jane Minkin of Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Minkin reviews all the individualized options for menopausal management, including hormonal and nonhormonal for women, health clinicians and other allied healthvwho want to find the most helpful option for their patients with a particular focus in cancer survivors.  A...

Send us Fan Mail Join researcher and clinician Dr. Nanette Santoro to review the findings of the Skylight 2 study on fezolinentant and her expectations of approval of a 45 mg daily oral dose to treat VMS in women.  After listening to this podcast, please visit menopauselearning.com to claim your free CME accreditation. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this Speaking of Women's Health Podcast episode, host Dr. Holly L. Thacker talks with recent retiree Lillie McKinney LPN. Lillie was a nurse at Cleveland Clinic's Center for Specialized Women's Health for more than a decade and prior to that worked at several other hospitals in Northeast Ohio. Lillie was loved by all of her patients and colleagues. Support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail Join Dr. James Simon to understand the two neurokin receptor antagonists being studied for the non-hormonal treatment of hot flashes in menopausal women. These Speaking of Women's Health podcast episodes are in partnership with Menopause Learning and is sponsored by a grant by Astellas and Bayer in conjunction with Rush University, Plexus Communications, Advancing Health Afte...

Send us Fan Mail Host Dr. Holly Thacker talks about why we crave chocolate and explains why the brain neurochemicals in chocolate can help improve mood and fight cancer and other diseases.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Low vitamin D levels can lead to an increase in respiratory infections amongst other conditions including seasonal depression , arthritis , multiple sclerosis and increased risk of some cancers. Speaking of Women's Health Podcast Host and Executive Director discusses how much vitamin D women need, vitamin deficiency and ways to get vitamin D. Listen now! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Speaking of Women's Health Podcast Host and Executive Director, Dr. Holly L. Thacker , kicks off the very first podcast episode introducing the Speaking of Women's Health program and sharing tips on how women of all ages can ingest more iron. Through-out the female life cycle there are some special demands for iron. Iron is a mineral that both sexes need in order to carr...