Davina McCall: Make these daily choices and live the life you deserve | Dr Sarah Berry | Menopause

🤲 Track your menopause symptoms with our free MenoScale Calculator 👉 https://zoe.com/menoscale Half of the world’s population will go through menopause. Yet research shows that a large proportion of women do not feel informed and equipped for menopause. In this episode, we reveal the results of a brand new study that highlights the impact of diet on menopause symptoms. Davina McCall is a British household name and much-loved TV presenter on a mission to change this. Her 2022 book Menopausing provided a roadmap for women to be fearless in tackling this stage of life. She has her own very personal menopause story and today, she shares it with us. Together with ZOE’s Chief Scientist Prof. Sarah Berry, we’re having an honest and open conversation about perimenopause and menopause. 🥑 Make smarter food choices. Become a member at https://zoe.com Get 10% off membership with code ZOEYOUTUBE10 Follow ZOE on Instagram: https://instagram.com/zoe Timecodes: 00:00 Every woman goes through this 02:01 Quickfire questions 04:19 Davina’s menopause experience 14:16 What happens in the body during menopause 15:30 The impact of estrogen decline 17:40 When does perimenopause start? 18:30 Is there a blood test for menopause? 24:20 What menopause symptoms are most common? 32:35 Are symptoms a natural part of ageing? 35:54 Does menopause increase disease risk? 39:15 Should you consider HRT? 45:30 Davina’s life changing experience 47:40 ZOE’s new study on diet and menopause 52:33 Can ZOE membership improve menopause symptoms? 54:26 Can supplements improve menopause symptoms? 56:21 Gut microbiome health in perimenopause 58:26 Davina’s tips for exercise in menopause Free resources from ZOE: Live Healthier: Top 10 Tips From ZOE Science & Nutrition https://zoe.com/freeguide Gut Guide - for a healthier microbiome in weeks https://zoe.com/gutguide MenoScale Calculator - learn about your symptoms http://zoe.com/menoscale Mentioned in this episode: Menopause is associated with postprandial metabolism, metabolic health and lifestyle: The ZOE PREDICT study (2022), published in eBioMedicine https://cdn.nutrition.org/article/S2475-2991(24)00718-2/fulltext Sex and Menopausal Status Modulate the Impact of Meal Timing on Postprandial Glucose: Data From the ZOE PREDICT 1 Study (2024), published in Current Developments in Nutrition https://cdn.nutrition.org/article/S2475-2991(24)00718-2/fulltext Management of menopause: a view towards prevention (2022), published in The Lancet: Diabetes and Endocrinology https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/issue/vol10no6/PIIS2213-8587(22)X0006-5 Menopause: a cardiometabolic transition (2022), published in The Lancet: Diabetes and Endocrinology https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(22)00076-6/abstract Treating menopause — MHT and beyond (2022), published in Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-022-00685-4.epdf?sharing_token=Ohmr7CzyVAVKV6VEv-Mco9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0OKKZHn64wZqoxl7WUqYG75UWUoCd3k6oELOMti3VqOdxMp9EK99UwePtiyOwcFE-IlzlPF6MGAw06DPVtxZFX52A2j-MMp2-XNNKoBUs8V_tCZZyoNe2V2K4ZCfBrji6Q%3D The Menopause Transition: Signs, Symptoms, and Management Options (2020), published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/106/1/1/5937009?login=false Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here: https://gf6hx47iu5g.typeform.com/topicsuggestion Episode transcripts are available here: https://zoe.com/learn/category/podcasts