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Joe Sealey is a former UK footballer who is married to UK businesswoman Nicole, and they are both cast members of The Real Housewives of Cheshire. He's also comforting and cracking men and women alike up with his ongoing commentary on living with a woman in menopause. Joe jokes a lot,…
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Welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast! In this episode, we sit down with Ryan Smith, the founder of TruDiagnostic, to talk about the fascinating world of DNA methylation and its role in personalized healthcare and aging. Founded in 2020, True Diagnostic uses AI and genomics to build the largest private epigenetic database.
Ryan breaks…
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Hotflash inc founder and host Ann Marie McQueen talks about the first-ever perimenopause month, Hot Flash Day (courtesy of Stripes) and the annual meeting of The Menopause Society of North America.
She talks about sleep, hot flashes, weird quirks of research; hypnosis and cognitive behavioral therapy. Some new numbers on how…
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In this episode, we explore how our body chemistry and nervous system affect decision-making and willpower. We talk about the famous marshmallow test and how it shows the importance of delayed gratification in success. We also discuss how stress impacts decision-making in high-pressure situations like sports and law…
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Today Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen is speaking with a board-certified gynecologist whose surgical career was focused on fibroids and endometriosis before she discovered her love for functional medicine and holistic therapy and discovered what it could do for women struggling with menopause, hormones and wellness. Dr Masghati, who offers…
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In part 2 of her interview with Buff Bones' Rebekah Rotstein tells Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen about the complexities of health during perimenopause and menopause, highlighting the importance of both mineral density, muscles, tendons, collagen and fascia.
She outlines the Buff Bones comprehensive exercise plan to hit all the…
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In this episode, host Ann Marie McQueen tries to explain her long and convoluted relationship to and quest for hormone therapy.
This is an episode about her experiences, made more complicated by living abroad, reluctant doctors and by years spent wandering in a wilderness of emotional and physical symptoms no one…
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In this episode, host and Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen interviews Rebecca Rotstein.
Rebekah is the founder of Buff Bones, a medically endorsed exercise method for bone and joint health with on-demand classes and trained instructors in more than 30 countries. Rebekah is a former ballet dancer who has trained…
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Hotflash inc founder and host Ann Marie McQueen sits down with Dr Leigh Erin Connealy, a leading figure in integrative medicine, known for her unique approach in combining conventional and alternative treatments in addressing chronic illnesses and cancer. Dr Connealy is the founder of the Center for New Medicine and the…
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This week Florida orthopedic sports medicine surgeon Dr Vonda Wright published a review paper Climacteric, the journal of the International Menopause Society, introducing Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause. The paper has been shared widely across social media, and this interview with Dr Wright is an edited version from last year diving into…
