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Women Mastering Midlife is the podcast for women in their 40s and 50s who want real answers about what is happening inside their bodies, and the confidence to advocate for themselves in every room they walk into.Hosted by Victoria Byrd, a licensed pharmacist, certified menopause practitioner, and integrative health and wellness coach, this show bridges the gap between clinical medicine and lived experience. Victoria brings 20 years of pharmacy training alongside a deep commitment to integrative, evidence-based care for women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and the full arc of midlife transition.Each week, you will hear expert conversations and honest discussions covering:Hormones and HRT — what the evidence actually says about estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and the pharmacology of hormone therapy optionsBrain fog, cognition, and mood — the neuroscience of menopause and why your thinking and emotional life are changingMetabolism, weight, and body composition — how shift
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- 5 days ago1h 6m
117. Menopause Awareness Month: Policy, Testosterone, & Advocacy with Dr Sarah Berg
October is Menopause Awareness Month, and Dr. Sara Berg, an OB-GYN who stepped out of the exam room to build an education and advocacy platform, joins Victoria for a second conversation about where menopause care and policy stand right now.They begin with the FDA panel on testosterone for women. Dr. Berg explains that the research supports use for low sexual desire once other contributing factors have been sorted out, and Victoria raises the pharmacist concerns about cost and controlled substance scheduling. From there they turn to the long estrogen patch shortage, what it took for it to be acknowledged, and why letters to legislators and agencies can move things faster than most of us expect.Dr. Berg also talks about preparing for the first Perimenopause and Menopause Hill Day, and previews The Appointment, her new short-form podcast that gives patients the wording to bring hard questions to their doctors, starting with brain fog.Also in this episode: the difference between brain fog and a mental load that never lets up, adding menopause symptom questions to routine intake forms, Victoria's public comment to CMS on pharmacists and remote patient monitoring, why peptides and unregulated supplements call for caution, cultural attitudes that keep women whispering the word menopause, and how to raise menopause at work without it feeling like a liability.Timestamps 01:38 Dr. Berg's path from OB-GYN to advocate 05:49 How to read health claims on social media 09:36 The FDA testosterone panel 14:27 The estrogen patch shortage 17:30 Hill Day and writing to your legislators 23:31 Brain fog versus overload 28:38 The Appointment podcast 33:55 Asking your doctor about symptoms 42:01 CMS and pharmacist remote monitoring 48:16 Peptides and supplement marketing 54:08 Menopause Awareness Month 1:02:22 Menopause in the workplaceLinks and where to find Dr. Berg: www.selfority.comLet's Keep the Conversation GoingIf this episode resonated with you, please rate, review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe to Women Mastering Midlife on your favorite podcast platform to receive weekly conversations that help you navigate perimenopause, menopause, and midlife health with clarity and confidence.Join the Women Mastering Midlife Community and let's grow stronger together.Get your FREE guides HERE: www.womenmasteringmidlife.com/freeguidesShare your thoughts and stories on our social channels and tag us @women_mastering_midlife . Let's rewrite the narrative together!Find more information on our website: www.womenmasteringmidlife.comBook a FREE 1:1 discovery call to learn more about coaching programs and courses.DisclaimerThis podcast is for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The hosts, guests, and experts featured are not your personal healthcare providers or advisors. The content should not be considered as professional, personalized medical, psychological, or prescriptive advice.Always consult qualified professionals such as your physician, therapist, pharmacist, or coach for specific concerns and decisions related to your health or lifestyle. Women Mastering Midlife is not responsible for any undesired outcomes resulting from actions taken based on the content of this podcast.
- 1 weeks ago43 min
116. Why Eat Less, Move More Stops Working in Perimenopause: Metabolic Health, Protein, and Gut Health with Kristi Bowlby
Many women reach perimenopause doing what has always worked and find that it no longer does.Kristi Bowlby (physical therapist, holistic nutritionist, Pilates instructor, and certified perimenopause and menopause women's health specialist) explains what changes with food and metabolism in midlife, why calories in and calories out are only one piece, and how to build a way of eating that fits a real week. We also talk about her free Thrive Through Perimenopause and Beyond Virtual Summit, where I am a speaker in October.What We Talk AboutWhen your numbers shift despite doing everything rightKristi shares her own blood work and continuous glucose monitor data. Her LDL cholesterol, inflammatory markers, and glucose swings changed even though every value stayed in the standard range, and she connects them to falling estrogen and progesterone and a long stretch of stress.What eat less, move more leaves outGut health, liver function, nervous system state, and muscle mass all influence whether food is used to build hormones, muscle, and bone or stored as fat.Breakfast, protein, and blood sugarA protein and fiber breakfast can shape cravings, afternoon energy, and 3 a.m. wake-ups. Kristi's starting point is about 0.8 grams of protein per pound of body weight, with 30 to 40 grams per meal. She suggests building up slowly, since digestion and absorption change with age and extra protein can crowd out fiber.Estrogen, the gut, and hormone therapyWe cover the estrobiome, the gut bacteria that influence estrogen metabolism, and why she describes the research as promising but early. Fiber diversity and a calm nervous system support digestion, and she suggests watching symptoms if you use hormone therapy.Nutrition on GLP-1 medicationsWith a smaller appetite, nutrient density, enough carbohydrate, protein, and strength training matter more.The summitMore than 25 women's health experts, free to attend, with an optional VIP upgrade.About Kristi BowlbyKristi is the founder of This Meal by Design, creator of the Metabolic Health Reboot Program, and host of the Thrive Through Perimenopause and Beyond Virtual Summit. She holds a BS in Human Physiology and a master's in physical therapy, and has more than 20 years of experience coaching patients and clients.Connect with Kristi• Register for the free summit: thrivethroughperimenopauseevent.com• Website: thismealbydesign.com• Instagram: @thismealbydesignLet's Keep the Conversation GoingIf this episode resonated with you, please rate, review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe to Women Mastering Midlife on your favorite podcast platform to receive weekly conversations that help you navigate perimenopause, menopause, and midlife health with clarity and confidence.Join the Women Mastering Midlife Community and let's grow stronger together.Get your FREE guides HERE: www.womenmasteringmidlife.com/freeguidesShare your thoughts and stories on our social channels and tag us @women_mastering_midlife . Let's rewrite the narrative together!Find more information on our website: www.womenmasteringmidlife.comBook a FREE 1:1 discovery call to learn more about coaching programs and courses.DisclaimerThis podcast is for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The hosts, guests, and experts featured are not your personal healthcare providers or advisors. The content should not be considered as professional, personalized medical, psychological, or prescriptive advice.Always consult qualified professionals such as your physician, therapist, pharmacist, or coach for specifi
- 2 weeks ago43 min
115. Simon Salt on Menopause From the Other Side of the Bed: How Men Can Become True Allies at Home and at Work
Menopause doesn't happen in isolation. It ripples out to the partners who love us, and for many women, that partner is a man with no roadmap for what she's going through. Victoria talks with Simon Salt, a writer, speaker, and certified menopause coach whose work, The Quiet Transition, looks at menopause from the other side of the bed.Simon shares how it took four years and multiple misdiagnoses before his wife's symptoms were correctly identified as perimenopause, and how that experience shaped the evidence-based approach he now brings to couples and workplaces.In this episode:Why 72% of men say they're part of the menopause conversation, while 72% of women say they had to start it themselvesMoving from "fixing" to acceptance and grace as a partnerBuilding curiosity and vocabulary instead of relying on a partner to educate youWhy joining OB-GYN appointments matters, and how to do it wellAndropause, and why men's midlife health deserves attention tooA University of Michigan study on the emotional and physical labor gap in long-term relationshipsWhat the "meno-divorce" statistics actually show, and what they don'tThe story behind the name The Quiet TransitionA simple "easy win" strategy for partners who resist the conversationWhat real allyship looks like in the workplace, from policy to locker-room talkWhy education about women's health needs to start with our sonsConnect with Simon Salt: www.thequiettransition.comLet's Keep the Conversation GoingIf this episode resonated with you, please rate, review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe to Women Mastering Midlife on your favorite podcast platform to receive weekly conversations that help you navigate perimenopause, menopause, and midlife health with clarity and confidence.Join the Women Mastering Midlife Community and let's grow stronger together.Get your FREE guides HERE: www.womenmasteringmidlife.com/freeguidesShare your thoughts and stories on our social channels and tag us @women_mastering_midlife . Let's rewrite the narrative together!Find more information on our website: www.womenmasteringmidlife.comBook a FREE 1:1 discovery call to learn more about coaching programs and courses.DisclaimerThis podcast is for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The hosts, guests, and experts featured are not your personal healthcare providers or advisors. The content should not be considered as professional, personalized medical, psychological, or prescriptive advice.Always consult qualified professionals such as your physician, therapist, pharmacist, or coach for specific concerns and decisions related to your health or lifestyle. Women Mastering Midlife is not responsible for any undesired outcomes resulting from actions taken based on the content of this podcast.
- 3 weeks ago1h 0m
114. Lipedema and Menopause: What Every Woman Needs to Know with Andrea Giancontieri (The Whiny GYNie)
Vicky talks with Andrea Giancontieri, known online as The Whiny GYNie, about a condition that affects an estimated one in nine women and still takes most doctors by surprise: lipedema.Andrea was diagnosed with lipedema after years of being told to eat less and exercise more, even as she trained multiple times a day and tracked every calorie. In this conversation, she explains what lipedema actually is, how it differs from ordinary weight gain and cellulite, why hormonal transitions like puberty, pregnancy, and perimenopause tend to trigger progression, and what conservative treatment (compression, low-impact movement, anti-inflammatory habits) can look like before surgery ever enters the conversation.The conversation moves beyond the clinical picture into the systems that make care harder to access: insurance companies that classify medically necessary surgery as cosmetic, the ongoing estrogen patch shortage, PBM practices that squeeze independent pharmacies, and the mid-year formulary changes that can strip coverage from a prescription that was already approved.Andrea also shares how she turned a dismissive nickname into a trademarked platform for advocacy, what it's like to testify at a statehouse, and why she believes non-clinicians have a critical role to play in moving women's health legislation forward.In this episode:What lipedema is, how common it is, and why it takes an average of decades to get attention or research fundingHow lipedema differs from cellulite and ordinary weight gain, including the symmetry, texture, and "cuffing" that can signal itWhy hormonal transitions (puberty, pregnancy, perimenopause, menopause) tend to trigger progressionWhy conventional weight-loss advice can actually worsen lipedema-related inflammationThe conservative treatment path: compression, dry brushing, low-impact movement, a Mediterranean-style approach to eating, and where GLP-1 medications fit inWhy plastic surgery is typically framed as a later step, and why insurance so often refuses to cover itThe estrogen patch shortage: why it isn't showing up on the FDA's official shortage list, and what women can ask about insteadOral versus transdermal estradiol, and who is (and isn't) a good candidate for oral optionsWhat "bioidentical" actually means as a marketing term, and where the confusion startedThe downstream health consequences researchers are now connecting to the post-WHI drop in hormone therapy useHow Andrea turned a dismissive nickname into a trademarked advocacy platformWhat it's like to testify at a statehouse, and how non-clinicians can move health policy forwardAndrea's upcoming work on Capitol Hill and what listeners can do to support itAndrea's upcoming advocacyAndrea will be on Capitol Hill on September 22, 2026, lobbying for menopause legislation, and again on September 23 for breast cancer legislation and funding. She encourages listeners to write to their legislators and to make time to meet with the advocates who will be there.Change.org petition linkConnect with AndreaWebsite: thewhinygynie.comInstagram & TikTok: @the_whiny_gynieLinkedIn: Andrea Giancontieri — for her political and social advocacy content, including a webinar on preparing written and oral legislative testimonyLet's Keep the Conversation GoingIf this episode resonated with you, please rate, review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe to Women Mastering Midlife on your favorite podcast platform to receive weekly conversations that help you navigate perimenopause, menopause, and midlife health with clarity and confidence.Join the Women Mastering Midlife Community and let's grow stronger together.Get your FREE guides HERE: www.womenmasteringmidlife.com/freeguidesShare your thoughts and stories on our social channels and
- Sep 7, 20261h 2m
113. Parenting Teenagers Without Losing the Relationship, a Conversation with the Teenage Guide, Ashley Chandler
Vicky sits down with Ashley Chandler, founder of The Teenage Guide, for a conversation about the shift every parent faces once their child hits middle school: moving from "boss" to "guide." Ashley draws on nearly two decades in education and coaching, along with her own teenage years in the 90s, to explain why the teen years don't have to be something families just survive. They talk about the real skill behind getting a teenager to listen (hint: it starts with listening to them first), why a mother's identity often goes through its own reconstruction right alongside her teenager's, and how to build a friendship-shaped relationship that lasts long after the kids move out.If you've ever wondered why your once-easy elementary schooler suddenly feels unreachable, or found yourself grieving a version of parenting you're not ready to let go of, this one is for you.What You'll HearAshley's path to this work — A dual-credentialed educator with 18 years in schools and coaching, Ashley shares what led her to found The Teenage Guide, including her own experience of feeling under-guided as a teenager in the 80s and 90s.From boss to guide — The invisible shift that happens around middle school, why parents feel like they're losing control, and what actually changes underneath that feeling.Midlife as adolescence in reverse — Ashley's framework for understanding why so many women's mental health dips right as their kids hit adolescence, and why the loss of the "PTA mom" identity deserves more attention than it gets.Redefining self-care and permission — Why self-care isn't about bubble baths, and the very Gen X habit of waiting for someone else's permission to rest.The one move that gets a teenager to actually listen — Ashley's approach to validating a teen's opinion before offering your own, even when you strongly disagree, and why "you shouldn't believe that" backfires every time.What you actually control as a parent — With friend groups and outside influences largely out of a parent's hands, Ashley walks through what's left to work with: how you show up, what you allow in your home, and the example you set.Building perspective and resilience — Why exposure to different ways of living matters for teens' emotional intelligence, and Ashley's take on letting kids struggle enough to find out what they're made of.The sandwich generation, reconsidered — A conversation about the parents' side of adolescence: aging parents, kids preparing to launch, and the identity work happening for women in midlife at the same time.A generational thread — Vicky and Ashley trace the throughline from their grandmothers' limited options to their own "you can be anything" upbringing, and what they hope changes for their daughters' generation.About Ashley ChandlerAshley Chandler is the founder of The Teenage Guide, where she coaches parents to become guides rather than bosses inside their own homes. A dual-credentialed educator with 18 years of experience across public and private education and adult and teen coaching, Ashley blends neuroscience, behavior change, and communication strategy into practical tools for families navigating the middle and high school years.Connect with Ashley: Website: theteenageguide.comResources MentionedThe Confident Connected Blueprint (Ashley's live class)Have a question about navigating the teen years, or a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Reach out through Women Mastering Midlife.Let's Keep the Conversation GoingIf this episode resonated with you, please rate, review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe to Women Mastering Midlife on your favorite podcast platform to receive weekly conversations that help you navigate perimenopause, menopause, and midlife health with clarity and confidence.Join the Women Mastering Midlife Community and let's grow stronger together.Get your FREE guides HERE: www.womenmasteringmidlife.com/freeguidesShare your thoughts and stories on our social channels and tag us <a href=
- Aug 31, 202646 min
112. Why Women Make Up 75% of Dementia Cases: A Brain Health Coach on Prevention in Midlife
Most women don't think about their brains until something catastrophic happens. A stroke. A diagnosis. A parent who no longer recognizes them. But your brain is quietly sending signals long before that, and in perimenopause, those signals get louder.In this episode, Victoria talks with Christine Despres, a registered nurse with more than 30 years in healthcare and a certified dementia practitioner who spent much of her career working in hospice and dementia care. That work, combined with losing her mother at 57 and learning she carries the APOE4 gene, is what pulled her toward brain health as the starting point for her coaching practice.Christine and Victoria talk through what is actually happening to the brain during perimenopause, including research suggesting women can lose up to 30 percent of brain function during this transition, and why symptoms like brain fog, word-finding trouble, and forgetfulness are common but not something to dismiss as normal aging. They walk through the four lifestyle areas the Alzheimer's Association and the US POINTER study identified as having the greatest impact on cognitive decline: exercise, the MIND diet, cognitive engagement, and knowing your numbers.The conversation also covers genetic testing for Alzheimer's risk, where alcohol fits into a brain-healthy lifestyle, why hormone therapy and brain health is such a contested topic online, and why willpower is not the answer for lasting change. Christine's core message is a practical one: brain health does not require a complicated program. It requires small, consistent shifts that fit into a life you already have.What You'll LearnWhy women account for roughly 75 percent of memory care residents, and what that statistic actually reflectsThe four lifestyle factors the US POINTER study found move the needle most for cognitive decline: exercise, nutrition, cognitive engagement, and knowing your numbersWhat the MIND diet is, how it differs from the Mediterranean and DASH diets, and what a 2025 study found about its impact on cognitive declineWhy brain fog and forgetfulness in perimenopause are signals worth listening to rather than symptoms to push throughWhat genetic testing for the APOE4 gene and P-Tau involve, and how to think about whether testing is right for youWhere alcohol fits into a brain-healthy lifestyle, and how to think about risk versus reward instead of an all-or-nothing ruleWhy hormone therapy and cognitive health is such a divided conversation online, and what the evidence currently supportsHow cognitive engagement works, including specific ways to build novelty into a life that is already fullWhy willpower is not a reliable strategy for long-term change, and what to focus on insteadTimestamps00:00 Introduction to Christine Despres and her path from dementia and hospice nursing to brain health coaching05:10 Why 75 percent of memory care residents are women12:13 What brain fog and forgetfulness actually signal in perimenopause13:24 The US POINTER study and the four habits that move the needle most for cognitive decline16:39 Where alcohol fits into brain health, and the concept of joy span21:18 The difference between telling someone what to do and coaching them toward lasting change25:37 How to build cognitive engagement into a life that already feels full31:22 The MIND diet explained: what to eat, what to limit, and why consistency matters more than perfection35:38 Genetic testing for Alzheimer's risk, including the APOE4 gene and P-Tau testing38:27 Hormone therapy and brain health: why the research feels contradictory and how to navigate it43:01 Christine's closing thoughts on shifting from willpower to identity-based habitsGuest BioChristine Despres is a registered nurse with more than 30 years of experience in healthcare and the founder of The Wellness Navigator. She is a board-certified health and wellness coach and a certified dementia practitioner. Christine spent much of her nursing career working in dementia and hospice care, including 15 years as director of nursing at a skilled nursing facility. After losing her mother at 57 and learning she carries the APOE4 gene, which raises Alzheimer's risk, Christine shifted her focus toward helping midlife women protect and strengthen brain function through lifestyle change.Resources MentionedUS POINTER study, Alzheimer's AssociationDr. Lisa Mosconi's research on the perimenopausal brainThe MIND dietBrainHQ (cognitive training platform used in the POINTER study)Recode program, Dr. Heather Sandison and Dr. BresnanAmen University brain coaching programDr. Kerry
- Aug 17, 202631 min
111. Back to Pharmacy School at 46: A Solo Episode on Career Reinvention in Midlife
In this solo episode, Victoria steps away from interviews to share something personal: at 46, after 15 years out of the workforce, she is heading back to school for a non-traditional PharmD. She talks openly about how a change in her marriage made returning to work a financial necessity rather than a choice, what it has felt like to job hunt after over a decade at home, and why credentialing has become the missing piece between her pharmacy license and the clinical women's health practice she has been building through Women Mastering Midlife.This one is unscripted and a little winding by design. Vicky wanted to document the process in real time, doubts included, in case it helps someone else who is standing at the edge of their own reinvention.In This EpisodeWhy Victoria is enrolling in a non-traditional, asynchronous PharmD program for already-licensed pharmacistsThe financial and personal circumstances that made returning to work necessary at this stage of lifeWhat job searching looked like after 15 years out of an employer setting, including the ageism and sexism she encountered along the wayWhy she leaned into health coaching and integrative wellness rather than practicing pharmacy after stepping away in 2011How her path through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and the Integrative Women's Health Institute shaped her coaching philosophy, particularly around behavior change and disordered eating patternsWhat credentialing could open up: working alongside cash-pay physicians, supporting between-visit care, and building toward a clinical women's health pharmacist roleHow two decades of guideline changes, new technology, and a completely different testing and onboarding process make this a different kind of pharmacy school than the one she leftBalancing school with parenting two daughters, ages 15 and 17, without giving up the availability she has valued as a stay-at-home parentAn update on her upcoming book, Women Mastering Midlife, which blends podcast guest wisdom with her own experience and closes with guided reflection questionsWhy she is choosing to see this stage as building on who she already is rather than starting over or reinventing herselfA Line Worth Sitting WithVictoria reflects that this chapter is not a rebirth or a reinvention. It is simply the next version of who she already is, built on the same intelligence that got her through pharmacy school the first time.Resources & LinksLearn more about Women Mastering Midlife: womenmasteringmidlife.comWomen Mastering Midlife, the book (coming soon)Connect with Vicky on LinkedInA Note on This EpisodeThis episode includes personal reflections on divorce, financial pressure, and career transition. It is not intended as financial, legal, or medical advice. If you are navigating a similar transition, individual circumstances vary, and it may help to talk it through with a trusted financial advisor, attorney, or healthcare provider.Let's Keep the Conversation GoingIf this episode resonated with you, please rate, review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe to Women Mastering Midlife on your favorite podcast platform to receive weekly conversations that help you navigate perimenopause, menopause, and midlife health with clarity and confidence.Join the Women Mastering Midlife Community and let's grow stronger together.Get your FREE guides HERE: www.womenmasteringmidlife.com/freeguidesShare your thoughts and stories on our social channels and tag us @misvictoriabyrd. Let's rewrite the narrative together!Find more information on our website: www.womenmasteringmidlife.comBook a FREE<a href="http://www.msvicto
- Aug 3, 202653 min
110. Menopause and Eye Health: Dry Eye, Reading Glasses, and Glaucoma Risk with Dr. Neda Gioia
Most of us associate menopause with hot flashes, sleep disruption, and mood changes, but rarely with our eyes. If you've noticed your vision blurring at the edges, your eyes feeling drier than they used to, or found yourself holding the menu a little further away, there may be a real physiological explanation, and it's one that almost never comes up in menopause care.In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FMCP, an optometrist and certified nutrition specialist who founded Integrative Vision, a practice built around treating eye health through a whole-body lens. She is a fellow and former president of the Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society and trained in functional medicine through the Institute for Functional Medicine. Dr. Gioia brings both a research background and personal experience to this conversation. Like many of us, she has navigated her own perimenopause transition while working to bring more awareness to a topic she feels has been left out of the menopause conversation for far too long.We talk through what's actually happening with dry eye in midlife, the role estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone play in different parts of the eye, why so many women suddenly need reading glasses in their 40s, and what the current evidence does and doesn't support when it comes to hormones and vision. Dr. Gioia is candid about where the research is strong and where it's still catching up, and she offers a grounded, non-alarmist way to think about being proactive with your eye health at this stage of life.In This Episode, We CoverWhy hormone receptors exist throughout the eye, from the cornea to the retina, and what estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone each appear to do in ocular tissueThe difference between correlation and proof when it comes to hormones and eye symptoms, and why the research gaps in women's health extend into ocular health as wellWhy hormone therapy is not a guaranteed fix for eye conditions, and why some data suggests certain forms of estrogen may worsen dry eyeWhat dry eye disease actually is, according to the current clinical definition from the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS), and why it's considered more than an annoyanceThe role of the meibomian glands, tear film composition, and why untreated gland dysfunction can become permanentThe nutrients most connected to eye health, including omega-3 status (and why estrogen affects your body's ability to convert plant-based omega-3s into the DHA your eyes need), B vitamins, taurine, and the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthinWhy sleep, including undiagnosed sleep apnea in women, is an underappreciated risk factor for both dry eye and glaucomaWhat presbyopia actually is (it is not the same as near or farsightedness), why it happens, and why it can feel sudden even though it develops graduallyThe research connecting a shorter lifetime duration of estrogen exposure to increased glaucoma risk, and why Dr. Gioia believes eye screening guidelines should be more personalized for womenWhy she believes eye complaints deserve a place on standard menopause symptom checklists and intake formsOne practical takeaway for advocating for your own eye health, starting nowKey TakeawayYour eyes are not separate from the rest of your body. Hormonal shifts, nutritional status, inflammation, and vascular health can all affect your eyes from front to back. Being proactive with routine eye care, even without complaints, is not about fear. It's about staying in the driver's seat of your own long-term health.Connect with Dr. Neda GioiaWebsite: integrativevision.comInstagram (practice): @integrativevisionInstagram (education): @drnedagioiaLet's Keep the Conversation GoingIf this episode resonated with you, please rate, review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe to Women Mastering Midlife on your favorite podcast platform to receive weekly conversations that help you navigate perimenopause, menopause, and midlife health with clarity and confidence.Join the Women Mastering Midlife Community and let's grow stronger together.Get your FREE guides HERE: www.womenmasteringmidlife.com/freeguidesShare your thoughts and stories on our social
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About Women Mastering Midlife
Women Mastering Midlife is the podcast for women in their 40s and 50s who want real answers about what is happening inside their bodies, and the confidence to advocate for themselves in every room they walk into.Hosted by Victoria Byrd, a licensed pharmacist, certified menopause practitioner, and integrative health and wellness coach, this show bridges the gap between clinical medicine and lived experience. Victoria brings 20 years of pharmacy training alongside a deep commitment to integrative, evidence-based care for women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and the full arc of midlife transition.Each week, you will hear expert conversations and honest discussions covering:Hormones and HRT — what the evidence actually says about estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and the pharmacology of hormone therapy optionsBrain fog, cognition, and mood — the neuroscience of menopause and why your thinking and emotional life are changingMetabolism, weight, and body composition — how shift
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