1 00:00:05,679 --> 00:00:10,119 Welcome to Living on Doctor, sponsored by Pure Essentials. I am Rachel ashe 2 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:14,400 your hosts. We are here on w R seven ten am every Sunday from 3 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:18,079 five to five thirty pm. For more information, I'm Pure Essentials. You 4 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:23,920 can go on their website www dot pure hyphen Essentials dot com. That's p 5 00:00:24,199 --> 00:00:29,800 U r E hyphen E s s E n tis dot com, or on 6 00:00:29,839 --> 00:00:34,640 Facebook or Instagram at shop pure Essentials. I'm your host, Rachel Lash, 7 00:00:34,799 --> 00:00:39,240 wellness consultant and healthy living expert. I'm joined by my co host, Melissa 8 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:43,320 chris Bell, who was trained as a natural path and nutrition specialist. She 9 00:00:43,439 --> 00:00:49,320 has a whole host of other wellness certifications to include uricular acupuncture for detoxification and 10 00:00:49,359 --> 00:00:54,960 relaxation, yoga and natural healing. A self proclaimed wellness warrior advocate, Melissa 11 00:00:55,039 --> 00:00:58,520 is on a mission to teach you how to reclaim your health and live your 12 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,799 best life undoctored. Today, we're gonna be talking about menopause, misinformation, 13 00:01:03,119 --> 00:01:07,040 fear, modesty, the tons of reasons people don't talk about it, what 14 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:10,239 nutrients are needed and why. And I'd say one of the things that we 15 00:01:10,359 --> 00:01:14,359 found a study show that many menopausal women aren't getting any treatment, and they 16 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,680 often don't even talk about it with their doctors. We wanted to share more 17 00:01:17,719 --> 00:01:21,680 about why this stage of life is frequently ignored and what we can do about 18 00:01:21,719 --> 00:01:23,640 it. So Melissa, let's talk about it. Why don't more people talk 19 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:29,239 about menopause? You know, I really believe that it's just a topic that 20 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:33,079 people don't feel comfortable talking about openly. I mean, we're talking about bodily 21 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:37,040 functions, we're talking about stages of life. Some people might feel embarrassed, 22 00:01:37,159 --> 00:01:40,719 some people might feel ashamed, you know, to talk about their experience. 23 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:46,359 It's a transitional phase of life that most people will spend most women will spend 24 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,079 a third of their life in This is important stuff to talk about. Some 25 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:53,719 women experience early menopause and maybe they're confused by what's happening. You know, 26 00:01:53,719 --> 00:01:59,280 they might have a grasp of oh, this is the beginning of menopause. 27 00:01:59,439 --> 00:02:04,640 And I read and a study that the number of post menopausal women is expected 28 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:09,159 to rise to one point one billion that's billion with a B by twenty twenty 29 00:02:09,159 --> 00:02:13,240 five. That's just in two short or a year and a half, eighteen 30 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:17,000 months, one point one billion people are going to be in this stage of 31 00:02:17,039 --> 00:02:20,960 life. So I think our topic is timely here. Yeah. Yeah, 32 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,759 And some women just don't feel themselves and they don't know why. So I 33 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:25,680 think the information to nameless is just really important. Yeah. You know, 34 00:02:25,759 --> 00:02:30,080 there are a bunch of studies that reveal how women that live in environments that 35 00:02:30,199 --> 00:02:38,199 negatively perceive menopause can experience stronger physical and mental symptoms. There are non Western 36 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:42,199 countries that believe menopause is just beautiful, it's just a transition, it's just 37 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:47,240 your next phase. But Western countries generally associate menopause with negativity and its anti 38 00:02:47,319 --> 00:02:53,599 aging and its loss of sexual vitality, and it's just this host of symptoms 39 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:57,919 that have such a negative connotation surrounding them. So I think that plays a 40 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,919 part in why people don't want to talk about it. So there's a negative 41 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:05,439 connotation. A lot of this can be debunked, and obviously it is focused 42 00:03:05,479 --> 00:03:09,120 on our Western culture of having those perceptions. But who experiences menopause? What 43 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:15,159 are the average ages? Menopause transition most often begins between the ages of forty 44 00:03:15,159 --> 00:03:21,400 five and fifty five. It lasts It can last seven to ten years, 45 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:27,039 upwards of fourteen years for some people. The length of the symptoms or the 46 00:03:27,159 --> 00:03:30,919 duration can really depend on lifestyle. We have to look at you and I 47 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:35,199 were just having a conversation about this. We have to look at the lifestyle 48 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,879 factors. Let's look at the food, Let's look at where people live. 49 00:03:38,319 --> 00:03:42,960 Let's look at other factors. Is someone smoking how long? When did it 50 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,039 start for them? That can determine how long. There are many factors that 51 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:52,800 play into this race, ethnicity, there are certain groups that experience different symptoms 52 00:03:52,919 --> 00:03:54,800 than other people. So you know, like we say all the time, 53 00:03:54,879 --> 00:04:00,080 every body is different. I know we were talking about it before off a 54 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,800 show, and you know we were talking about symptoms including anxiety, changes in 55 00:04:02,879 --> 00:04:06,520 moods such as low mood or irritability, changes in skin conditions, you know, 56 00:04:06,599 --> 00:04:12,719 dryness or increase in oiliness, adult onset acne difficulties, sleeping, discomfort 57 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,560 during sex, feelings of loss of self. There's a whole host of components 58 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,040 that are symptoms of menopause. I think to Melsta, it's important for our 59 00:04:19,079 --> 00:04:23,680 listeners to know what exactly is menopause, What are the phases of menopause? 60 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:27,759 Is their progression? Well overall, menopause is a stage of life that women 61 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,399 go through and it's divided into three stages, so perimenopause, menopause, and 62 00:04:31,519 --> 00:04:35,560 post menopause. During this time, the ovaries begin to atrophy. They start 63 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:39,959 to kind of shrivel, think of raisins. This causes the decline in the 64 00:04:39,959 --> 00:04:45,160 production of hormones. So it's the ovaries that we're stimulating and making that hormone. 65 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:46,759 They're not doing it as much as they used to. So the menstrual 66 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:54,560 cycle changes, estrogen changes, progesterone changes. Perimenopause is the period before the 67 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,800 menopause. That's the premenopause. You know, they're talking about people that are 68 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:02,720 pre diabetic. Now you're premenopausal. Now during perimenopause, your estrogen levels, 69 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:08,639 which is the key hormone to make women, that key hormone is starting to 70 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,680 decrease. There are signs and symptoms that happen as a result of that decreased 71 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,360 estrogen. We'll talk about that in a minute. Menopause is the time that 72 00:05:15,399 --> 00:05:23,240 marks the end of menstrual cycles. So that diagnosed or labeled after you've gone 73 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:28,399 twelve solid months without a menstrual period. So twelve months, ladies, start 74 00:05:28,439 --> 00:05:31,199 the clock. And I can remember exactly when I started the clock it's the 75 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:35,439 craziest thing when those things hit your brain. Post Menopause is the time after 76 00:05:35,639 --> 00:05:40,879 menopause. So, ladies, you're not alone. I am in that stage 77 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,600 with you. I'm done. It's over. It's post menopause. This is 78 00:05:44,639 --> 00:05:47,560 when you haven't experienced a period for over a year. Post menopause, you 79 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,480 will not get another one. It's over. So what are some signs and 80 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:56,720 symptoms to be on the lookout for? Signs and symptoms of menopause. Things 81 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:00,759 that you can be on the lookout for are irregular periodsinital dryness, hot flashes, 82 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,839 chills, night sweats, sleep problems, mood changes, weight gain, 83 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:11,399 slow metabolism. I'm starting to sound like a pharmaceutical commercial. There are lots 84 00:06:11,399 --> 00:06:14,720 of signs and symptoms to be on the lookout for it. And let me 85 00:06:14,759 --> 00:06:16,959 just go ahead and tell you everybody. Hot flashes are no joke, and 86 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,360 not everybody gets them. You know, it's not mandatory, it's not a 87 00:06:19,439 --> 00:06:23,079 checklist that you are absolutely going to get them. But if you do, 88 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,920 you know them. Your body just gets so hot you want to peel your 89 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,839 skin off and let some cold air in there. That's what a hot flash 90 00:06:29,959 --> 00:06:31,839 is. So are there symptoms of post menopause too, or it's it just 91 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:38,319 all over once it's over. We don't get that lucky. I'm laughing, 92 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,480 but I'm in it too, you know, we just don't get that lucky. 93 00:06:41,519 --> 00:06:45,560 I'm laughing because I'm able to embrace this. It's just a phase. 94 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,560 You know. It's no different then when you're on the opposite side of it 95 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:51,079 and you're a preteen, you know, and you're looking forward to shaving your 96 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:55,560 legs and wearing makeup and waxing your eyebrows. You know, it's just another 97 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,160 phase of life to look forward to and to learn how to navigate. But 98 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:03,040 symptoms of being postmenopausal, yes, ladies. We still get those hot flashes, 99 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,560 We get irritability, we get mood swings, we get insomnia, the 100 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:12,800 vagina gets dry, that's just what happens. You get difficulty in concentration, 101 00:07:12,959 --> 00:07:15,839 you know, you get a brain fog that you didn't have before. There's 102 00:07:15,879 --> 00:07:21,079 some incontinence could be part of it with some people. Osteoporotic symptoms. Some 103 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:27,959 people experience depression, some people experience headaches, some people experience insomnia. Some 104 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:32,920 people experience blood pressure type issues, bazo dilation kind of issues. It's different. 105 00:07:32,959 --> 00:07:36,040 For everybody. And just because we list all of those symptoms, I 106 00:07:36,079 --> 00:07:39,199 want to say two things, Rachel. I want to be very clear for 107 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:45,199 everybody. The things that we talk about are not meant to be healthcare for 108 00:07:45,279 --> 00:07:47,480 you. We are not here to do that for you. We are here 109 00:07:47,519 --> 00:07:51,360 to help you learn. We are here to educate you and to help you 110 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:56,279 live a better life. Here to help give you some home remedies and to 111 00:07:56,319 --> 00:07:59,680 help you live your life undoctored. But that doesn't mean that you don't ever 112 00:07:59,759 --> 00:08:03,000 go to a healthcare provider. That's not what we're saying here. And I 113 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,720 can't wait to get to the Home Remedies Park because there's a lot of relief 114 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:07,680 and there's a lot of things that you can do, and I know working 115 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:11,120 with Pure Essentials, there's a lot of things that you recommend to your clients. 116 00:08:11,279 --> 00:08:13,399 But before we get to the remedies, can you just let us know 117 00:08:13,639 --> 00:08:18,839 how long do these symptoms last? Well, considering that once your postmenopausal, 118 00:08:20,199 --> 00:08:22,279 you're in this stage for the rest of your life. It does not mean 119 00:08:22,319 --> 00:08:26,759 that you're going to have the hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, depression, 120 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:28,399 all of those things for the rest of your life. It means you 121 00:08:28,439 --> 00:08:31,240 can, and you may want to pay attention to the remedies section while we 122 00:08:31,279 --> 00:08:35,360 get there. Okay, so let's go to the remedies. Okay. Thankfully, 123 00:08:35,639 --> 00:08:41,279 the days of skin tight gens of my late teens early twenties are gone, 124 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,759 So it's okay to wear loose clothing these days, because that's one of 125 00:08:43,799 --> 00:08:48,919 the remedies is don't constrict your body. Don't wear the supertight clothing that just 126 00:08:50,039 --> 00:08:54,320 keeps everything bound up. Wear some light clothing. Keep your bedroom cool at 127 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:58,080 night. It's okay for your bedroom to feel like a mausoleum and to reduce 128 00:08:58,159 --> 00:09:01,440 that temperature. Warn your partner that's what's going on, and they can put 129 00:09:01,519 --> 00:09:05,679 an extra set of socks or sweatpants or something on. But keep your bedroom 130 00:09:05,759 --> 00:09:09,039 cool at night. You can take a cool shower, you can use a 131 00:09:09,039 --> 00:09:13,039 fan, drink some cold water. I'm sure that my husband probably thought I 132 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,039 was a little bit nuts, but when it first started for me, I 133 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,600 went skinny dipping in the pool every single solitary night at ninety five ten o'clock, 134 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:22,639 once it was dark outside, I was out there skinny dipping, and 135 00:09:22,639 --> 00:09:24,440 that helped me sleep through the night because it cooled my body. Down. 136 00:09:24,519 --> 00:09:30,399 I take you don't have neighbors. I didn't care, and I hope that 137 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:35,440 they didn't either, say I'm sure they enjoyed it. Getting back to the 138 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:39,679 nutrition part, Melissa, especially in integrative health, we talk about gut house, 139 00:09:39,919 --> 00:09:43,840 brain health and all the interrelatedness of it. But does dut health play 140 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:48,519 a part in menopause? Absolutely? Absolutely so. We have microorganisms, as 141 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,120 the technical term, we have good bugs and we have bad bugs. The 142 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:54,120 good bugs helped to metabolize the estrogen, so it helps break it down, 143 00:09:54,159 --> 00:10:00,480 the estrogen and the progesterone. But as those two start to decline when you 144 00:10:00,519 --> 00:10:05,639 get to this stage, the bacteria and the other microorganisms that we're working together 145 00:10:05,919 --> 00:10:09,480 to create this whole environment for you, those start to decline as well. 146 00:10:09,759 --> 00:10:15,440 When that happens, you have less diversity in your system, which then can 147 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:20,440 translate to digestive disruptions like maybe you could eat this one thing once upon a 148 00:10:20,519 --> 00:10:24,759 time, no problem, all of a sudden, it doesn't work well for 149 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,159 you. Why is that? You know? Like I was saying, your 150 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:31,679 gut helps you to regulate your hormone levels, helps you to regulate your mood, 151 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,159 your weight. You can improve your gut health during menopause without menopause. 152 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:39,399 You know this is for everybody by taking probiotics. Probiotics are the good bugs. 153 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:43,639 Prebiotics, probiotic fibers, if you've heard that term, are the food 154 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:48,039 for the bugs. So those do go hand in hand. Eating more fermented 155 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:52,039 foods. Saurkroud, sauerkraud, kimchi. Yeah, those are fermented. You 156 00:10:52,039 --> 00:10:58,720 can ferment those at home now. So fermented foods help that reducing your intake 157 00:10:58,799 --> 00:11:03,000 of sugary foods. That's going to be key. It's not popular opinion. 158 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:07,399 People are not gonna like hearing that. But the sugar doesn't give their right 159 00:11:07,519 --> 00:11:11,240 foods, so we need to reduce the sugar and reduce the processed foods. 160 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:15,679 And I know Melissa too. With your clients, you recommend the lactodophlis by 161 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,960 Pure Essentials or talking about probiotic, you want to talk a little bit about 162 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:24,679 that product. Lactodophilus is Pure Essentials probiotic. It is formulated with ten strains 163 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:31,399 of probiotic. Those strains are non dairy cool fact, they are also freeze 164 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:35,840 dried, so they are in suspended animation, which sounds very star treky. 165 00:11:37,039 --> 00:11:41,200 It's a way to make sure that you are getting the most potent form of 166 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:48,279 probiotic possible probiotics. They're resilient little buggers, but there are some forms of 167 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:52,279 them that don't survive for very long. They also don't survive in a moisture 168 00:11:52,399 --> 00:11:56,919 situation. So when you're able to extract them in a freeze dried, suspended 169 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:01,919 animation type formula, they'll survive the first pass of digestion, which is once 170 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,679 they hit your stomach and they'll land in the intestine where they need to go 171 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:09,759 to work. We also have GI support, which is the prebiotic fiber, 172 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:16,759 So that's a prebiotic fiber from Glucamannon that is going to feed those bugs once 173 00:12:16,799 --> 00:12:20,039 everything gets down into the intestine, so they have the tools they need to 174 00:12:20,039 --> 00:12:22,960 get to work for you too. So the Pure Essentials GI support and the 175 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:28,200 lactodophilis would be the two supplemental remedies that you use most of your clients. 176 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,799 Two of the list. I'm your host Rachel Lash living on Doctor sponsored by 177 00:12:31,799 --> 00:12:35,720 Pure Essentials, joined by my co host Melissa Chris Bell was trained as a 178 00:12:35,799 --> 00:12:41,000 natural path a nutrition specialist. We were talking about research it's found that gut 179 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,519 microbiome, digestive health can play a role in a wide range of conditions, 180 00:12:43,519 --> 00:12:48,960 including arthritis, obesity, depression, and cardiovascuer disease. Yeah, we know 181 00:12:48,039 --> 00:12:54,519 that host menopausal women are at an increased risk of what's known as cardio metabolic 182 00:12:54,639 --> 00:12:58,960 syndrome. So if we break that down, cardio is your heart metabolic, 183 00:12:58,159 --> 00:13:03,480 how you metaboli. So together we're looking at heart disease and we're looking at 184 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:07,840 type two diabetes risks. Type two diabetes is preventable. It is a result 185 00:13:07,919 --> 00:13:13,919 of someone's lack of exercise, food choices. Stress is a culmination. You 186 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:18,559 know, we talked about IBS and doctor Ash's work with IBS and how IBS 187 00:13:18,639 --> 00:13:24,039 itself isn't a thing. It's a culmination of a bunch of symptoms. And 188 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,600 that's I feel the same way about the type two diabetes. So, you 189 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:31,559 know, because of the changes in someone's body that accompany the decrease sex hormone 190 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:37,120 production, someone is at a higher risk for you know, the cardiometabolic syndrome. 191 00:13:37,159 --> 00:13:39,080 And we were talking to you the people with this cardiometabolic syndrome, they 192 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:45,600 risk factors including slip disruptions, elevated cholesterol, weight gain, increased blood sugar, 193 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,480 high blood pressure, Yeah, because of the decrease in the estrogen and 194 00:13:48,519 --> 00:13:54,840 the progesterone during menopause, that bacteria and those microorganisms that we were talking about 195 00:13:54,879 --> 00:14:00,000 that normally metabolize those hormones, they become depleted and that results in the decrease 196 00:14:00,279 --> 00:14:03,519 diversity of the gut microbiome. So, you know, looking at lacto, 197 00:14:03,519 --> 00:14:09,679 looking at the Lactodophilus bipure essentials and the GI support the pre biotic fiber, 198 00:14:09,799 --> 00:14:13,759 you know, you can help support your gut through menopause and through other situations 199 00:14:13,799 --> 00:14:18,759 as well. And for our listeners, for the lactodophilis which is the probiotic 200 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:22,399 and the GI support which is the prebiotic fiber. This can both be found 201 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:28,559 on the Pure Essentials website which is www dot prep u R E hyphen Essentials 202 00:14:28,639 --> 00:14:33,399 E S S E N T I a ls dot com. And I know 203 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:37,320 there's a whole host of information about both those products on the website. You 204 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:41,039 can also call our office Monday through Friday from nine two five pm at two 205 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:46,799 one two seven five eight thirty two hundred that's two one two seven five eight 206 00:14:46,919 --> 00:14:50,840 three two zero zero and people would be happy to answer questions for you or 207 00:14:50,879 --> 00:14:54,720 take an order. So the lactodolph list which is the probiotic, and the 208 00:14:54,759 --> 00:14:58,519 GI support which is the pre biotic fiber. And those are just two supplements 209 00:14:58,559 --> 00:15:01,559 on the list. There or more. There's a whole host of supplements as 210 00:15:01,559 --> 00:15:05,159 our bodies changed that are great for women in menopause. What would you suggest 211 00:15:05,279 --> 00:15:11,360 if we're looking at other supplements, combination of supplements and food if you can 212 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:15,440 get enough of the supplement from food. Magnesium is a big one, and 213 00:15:15,559 --> 00:15:18,480 I'm hearing about magnesium all over the place as far as athletes go and sleep 214 00:15:18,519 --> 00:15:22,120 and such, Magnesium is huge. It is essential. Your body has to 215 00:15:22,159 --> 00:15:26,919 have it. Vitamin A, vitamins B six and B twelve for energy for 216 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:31,720 methylation, those are both great. Vitamin K, vitamin C, calcium, 217 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:35,519 vitamin D, and eu omegas. That would be my list. That would 218 00:15:35,519 --> 00:15:37,679 be, you know, if I put together a menopausal pack, this would 219 00:15:37,679 --> 00:15:41,759 be your checklist of what you need. What your bodies needs are number one 220 00:15:41,879 --> 00:15:48,360 and what can be beneficial for the symptoms that you're experiencing. So it's magnesium, 221 00:15:48,559 --> 00:15:52,879 A, vitamin B six, B twelve, vitamin K, see calcium, 222 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:54,960 vitamin D, and omegas. Good to know, good to know and 223 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,960 I know calcium is a huge topic for women, and I also know that 224 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:03,679 as our bodies works sdemically, sometimes if we're not properly absorbing magnesium, no 225 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,200 matter how much calcium we take, we're not going to get it in our 226 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,360 system. So can you talk a little bit about how much calcium we need 227 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,679 and how that works with our body. Yeah, the RDA is a great 228 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:17,440 starting point. It's a guideline. Our D is recommended daily allowance. Correct. 229 00:16:17,639 --> 00:16:22,279 The RDA is the base that you need to avoid death. But each 230 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:26,200 human life form needs more or needs less based on what they're going through. 231 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:30,080 So if we just use the base guideline, the recommended daily allowance, you're 232 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:34,519 looking at about a thousand milligrams of calcium daily and that's before menopause. After 233 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:38,639 menopause, you probably want to bump that up to about twelve hundred milligrams. 234 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:44,240 But keep in mind Vitamin D is very important. Vitamin D and magnesium are 235 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:49,120 very important for the absorption of that calcium and your vitamin D. Traditional labs 236 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:53,080 are saying thirty to fifty is what your score would be on your vitamin D 237 00:16:53,159 --> 00:16:57,879 test. Functional labs, functional medicine doctors are saying fifty to eighty. I've 238 00:16:57,919 --> 00:17:02,919 even seen up to hundred. Recently. I was taught fifty to eighty, 239 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:04,519 you get up to one hundred. I think the best way to go is 240 00:17:04,519 --> 00:17:07,519 to test. Don't guess, don't mess around with your health, just test. 241 00:17:07,759 --> 00:17:12,000 Balance that against how your body feels. Are you feeling exhausted? What 242 00:17:12,079 --> 00:17:15,359 are the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency? You know, you can look at 243 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,920 that and then decide how much vitamin D you need from that point. But 244 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:23,519 looking at magnesium and vitamin D to help the calcium be absorbed is very important. 245 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:27,480 And speaking of vitamin D, vitamin D testing is coming to Pure Essential 246 00:17:27,799 --> 00:17:32,119 and we have two vitamin D products, and would you like to talk about 247 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,640 the specifics of those vitamin D products as it is important for our listeners to 248 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,720 know the distinction. Yeah, I'm very excited about the two products coming out. 249 00:17:37,759 --> 00:17:41,119 So the first one is the vitamin D tincture. It is vitamin D 250 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:47,359 three as colacalcupperall, which is the recommended form of vitamin D and MCT oil. 251 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:51,680 There are no flavorings, no other additives. This is a vitamin D 252 00:17:51,839 --> 00:17:55,480 liquid tincture. So it'll be in a dropper and you can just drop that 253 00:17:55,519 --> 00:17:57,160 onto your tongue, drop it onto a spoon. You don't have to shake 254 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:00,799 it through any kind of nozzle, so it's really convenient to use. We 255 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:04,839 also have a more I guess comprehensive is the better way to put it, 256 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:11,400 a more comprehensive Vitamin D soft gael coming out. It has vitamin D three, 257 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:15,400 vitamin K two, and vitamin A altogether in it. So if you 258 00:18:15,839 --> 00:18:19,559 note the list that we just mentioned earlier, that knocks out three of those 259 00:18:19,799 --> 00:18:26,400 items on that list of recommended supplements for this particular situation. So it'll be 260 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:30,599 a one cap knocks out three. So with the vitamin D in the MCT 261 00:18:30,759 --> 00:18:34,319 oil and then the D three K two in a yeah, So two separate 262 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:40,000 D products, two different options for you and where you are in whatever stage 263 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,839 of life. And let's talk about the other supplements. Also, the B 264 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:47,319 twelve. Yeah, in the later stages of menopause, B twelve is super 265 00:18:47,519 --> 00:18:51,799 beneficial. A deficiency could cause anemia. This is part of what we were 266 00:18:51,799 --> 00:18:56,559 talking about earlier. The recommended daily allowance or dietary allowance of B twelve is 267 00:18:56,839 --> 00:19:03,240 two point four micrograms daily, and that's for women fourteen and older. You 268 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:07,640 can meet this requirement during an after menopause by taking a B twelve supplement and 269 00:19:07,839 --> 00:19:11,799 B twelve foods. This is going to be important for vegans. They're going 270 00:19:11,839 --> 00:19:15,319 to take exception, and we can talk about that offline, or we can 271 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,400 do another show about that. But it is very, very difficult to get 272 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:23,079 the amount of B twelve that you need from a plant based diet without supplementation. 273 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,319 You can get it from meat, fish, and dairy. And you 274 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:33,279 want to pay attention to the medications that can deplete your B twelve. So 275 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:38,200 someone taking over the counter medications like prilosec or zantec that can deplete your B 276 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:42,200 twelve level. So if you are a menopausal you run the risk of being 277 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:47,240 deficient in B twelve to begin with. But say you're getting some acid reflux 278 00:19:47,279 --> 00:19:52,519 and such and you're taking an overcounter medication, you may also be experiencing depletion 279 00:19:52,559 --> 00:19:56,799 of your B twelve because of that. Metformin and tetricycling. They also decrease, 280 00:19:56,160 --> 00:20:00,839 yes, yes, so there are pharmaceuticals that will decrease the amount of 281 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,079 your B twelve as well. So it's almost like this which came first, 282 00:20:03,079 --> 00:20:07,799 the chicken or the egg adult acne is a perimenopausal symptom. So if you 283 00:20:07,839 --> 00:20:12,359 go into an office and you've got adult acne and they prescribe tetracycline for that 284 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:17,039 acne, which came first the chicken or the egg, are you having perimenopausal 285 00:20:17,079 --> 00:20:19,680 symptoms and that's the source of the adult acne and then you're going to take 286 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,279 a prescription on top of it, and then you're going to decrease your B 287 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:26,480 twelve And you're already in a situation where your B twelve is decreasing, and 288 00:20:26,559 --> 00:20:30,480 it can become such a conundrum that you really have to sort through. And 289 00:20:30,559 --> 00:20:36,319 speaking of the B twelve testing, Pure Essentials does have a methyl melonic acid 290 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,480 which is a urine test coming out soon. Wellist when is that going to 291 00:20:38,559 --> 00:20:41,039 be out? And can you talk about that a little bit. We should 292 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:48,799 have that in stock by July, and certainly you can email client services at 293 00:20:48,839 --> 00:20:52,880 Pure Essentials pure dash essentials dot com and get on the waitlist for that so 294 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:56,079 that we can make sure we can ship that one out to you. But 295 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:57,920 it's going to be very simple. It's just a small, I don't know, 296 00:20:59,039 --> 00:21:02,759 six inch clams that's going to come with a urine test kit. All 297 00:21:02,759 --> 00:21:06,920 of the instructions are in there. You'll drop the urine onto this little measuring 298 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,880 stick and then it's going to get sent off to the lab. The lab 299 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:14,640 will send you your results and your instructions on which B twelve product in Pure 300 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,759 Essential's line to take. We have a B twelve product and we have a 301 00:21:17,799 --> 00:21:22,119 B six B twelve full late combination product. So you'll get the results, 302 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,519 you'll know which product and how much to take, and that all comes directly 303 00:21:25,559 --> 00:21:27,839 from the lab. And let's talk about magnesium because I know, even outside 304 00:21:27,839 --> 00:21:32,880 of metopause, magnesium just seems to be having a moment right now. But 305 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:34,680 how does it help getting back to our topic of metopause, how does it 306 00:21:34,759 --> 00:21:41,559 help during menopause? Magnesium helps outside of menopause. It helps every human life 307 00:21:41,599 --> 00:21:45,039 form. It is important for improving heart health, reducing blood pressure, decreasing 308 00:21:45,039 --> 00:21:51,039 the risk of diabetes, combating osteoporosis, and in particular, if you're taking 309 00:21:51,279 --> 00:21:56,039 magnesium citrate, it can help ease some of the bowel issues that you may 310 00:21:56,079 --> 00:22:00,599 be having during menopause because it's not uncommon to face some const a patient from 311 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,720 time to time. So the magnesium citrate that form specifically can help with that. 312 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:10,839 It helps all issues that happen to increase during menopause. Magnesium glycinate that 313 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:15,319 can help with calming anxiety, easing joint pain. Ladies, if you're in 314 00:22:15,319 --> 00:22:18,240 this stage, you know that joint pain, the hip pain, the lower 315 00:22:18,279 --> 00:22:23,440 back pain that you didn't have before can be helped with magnesium glycinate. Magnesium 316 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:27,759 glycinate can help improve sleep. It can help hot flashes as well as cold 317 00:22:27,839 --> 00:22:30,799 flashes. Believe it or not, in this stage of life, you do 318 00:22:30,839 --> 00:22:34,079 get a cold flash and it's seventy five degrees outside and you see someone put 319 00:22:34,079 --> 00:22:38,000 a sweatshirt on. It happens. You're not alone. Pure Essentials win a 320 00:22:38,039 --> 00:22:45,200 step further. Pure Essentials new magnesium coming out has been formulated to also include 321 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:51,160 magnesium malate. Benefits include being an anti inflammatory. Inflammation is a big deal. 322 00:22:51,279 --> 00:22:56,440 It helps to alleviate depression. It can it helps with the decrease ability 323 00:22:56,480 --> 00:23:02,559 to tolerate exercise. Some ladies during this phase of life can't tolerate exercise. 324 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:06,599 You know, maybe they were runners before or zoombo or you know who knows 325 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:10,440 something that was higher impact and their body just doesn't seem to be able to 326 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:11,960 do it. Like it once did. It hurts and it's sore, and 327 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:15,440 it sticks around a little bit longer. This form of magnesium can help with 328 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:21,400 that. And we also have magnesium a score bait in our magnesium formulation, 329 00:23:21,599 --> 00:23:26,519 which is a buffered form of vitamin C and that helps with the immune system 330 00:23:26,599 --> 00:23:30,440 support. So a four form magnesium so that you're getting any form that you 331 00:23:30,519 --> 00:23:34,680 might need. And I know too that Pure Essentials also has a new omega 332 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:38,759 coming out. Yes, I love our new omega. It might seem counterintuitive 333 00:23:38,839 --> 00:23:44,400 to have a vegan shell for an omega, because omega is fish, it's 334 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:48,599 not vegan, but we do that to avoid having bovine as the gelatin, 335 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:52,279 and we do that with all of the Pure Essentials products. We have a 336 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:56,519 vegan shell, whether it's a capsule or a soft jail. The Pure Essentials 337 00:23:56,559 --> 00:24:03,279 omega is an omega three. It's deep fresh water cold water fish that has 338 00:24:03,519 --> 00:24:07,759 cold pressed lemon essential oil with it as well. So as far as our 339 00:24:07,799 --> 00:24:11,920 fish oil goes, everything is extracted under a nitrogen blanket to reduce the possibility 340 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:17,279 of rancidity, because we don't want people to get that nasty, fishy burt 341 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:21,680 back kind of experience. So that's the way the pure essentials OMEGA is formulated. 342 00:24:21,759 --> 00:24:25,519 So well's getting back to menopause. Why do you think a lot of 343 00:24:25,519 --> 00:24:29,160 women aren't seeking treatment? I know we were talking about having that stigma in 344 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,119 the Western world, or it's just part of life. Why do you think 345 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,039 that women aren't talking about it, they're not seeking treatment. The first thing 346 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:37,839 I want to say is not everyone needs treatment. Not everyone needs treatment for 347 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:42,240 their menopausal symptoms. Some women end up chasing the solutions for their symptoms, 348 00:24:42,279 --> 00:24:45,559 and they end up in a bunch of different doctor's offices, and they aren't 349 00:24:45,599 --> 00:24:51,880 necessarily they and the doc aren't necessarily putting two and two together that these are 350 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:56,440 menopause related symptoms. Unfortunately, sometimes ladies are being dismissed. They're being told 351 00:24:56,440 --> 00:25:00,839 that their symptoms aren't important. They might be told that symptoms aren't bothersome enough 352 00:25:02,079 --> 00:25:06,200 to be managed. And that's very sad and I'm sorry if that's happened to 353 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:10,240 you. Unfortunately, there is something called medical gaslighting. There are ladies that 354 00:25:10,279 --> 00:25:12,559 have heard you know, your pain is manageable. Now, your symptoms aren't 355 00:25:12,559 --> 00:25:15,680 that bad. You've got to expect this at your age. You're too young 356 00:25:15,759 --> 00:25:18,799 to be feeling you know X y Z fill in the blank. I've seen 357 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:22,359 quote. This is a quote. I've seen patients in much worse situations than 358 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:26,440 yours, and I'm sorry if that's happened to you. But that's exactly why 359 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:27,799 we're here. We're here to help you, and lest have thank you for 360 00:25:27,799 --> 00:25:32,319 that. I always think it's best to find an integrative doctor that you're comfortable 361 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:34,440 with, that listens to you, helping you make a decision for yourself out 362 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:37,160 of an empowered state of fear, a full state. Always think that's fear. 363 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:41,400 Ever, not comfortable, seek a second opinion, ask around until you 364 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:45,319 find somebody or comfortable with. Super super important to not give your power away 365 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,559 like that. And again, thank you for choosing this topic for the show. 366 00:25:48,599 --> 00:25:52,519 It's something that needs to be a little more normalized in regular conversation and 367 00:25:52,599 --> 00:25:56,240 just a lot of helpful information for women. We're here every Sunday on WR 368 00:25:56,519 --> 00:26:02,720 seven ten am from five to five thirty pm. If you'd like more information 369 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:07,839 on your essential as you can go on the website www dot Pure hyphen Essentials 370 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:12,640 dot com. That's p U R E hyphen e S S E n t 371 00:26:14,079 --> 00:26:17,839 i a LS dot com, or you can call our office. We're open 372 00:26:18,039 --> 00:26:22,480 every Monday through Friday from nine am to five pm at two on two seven 373 00:26:22,599 --> 00:26:27,079 five eight thirty two hundred. That's two on two seven five eight three two 374 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:32,799 zero zero, or check us out on Facebook, Instagram at shop Pure Essentials. 375 00:26:33,039 --> 00:26:36,079 I hope you all have a wonderful, wonderful weekend. Check out the 376 00:26:36,079 --> 00:26:40,119 products. There's tons of information and looking forward also to the gen X tests 377 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:42,480 and test that we have coming up. Melissa, thank you again. I'm 378 00:26:42,519 --> 00:26:47,519 your host, Rachel Lash joined by my co host Melissa Chris Bell, Living 379 00:26:47,519 --> 00:26:52,240 on Doctor, and we will see you next Sunday at five pm here on wr