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Menopause can pose severe challenges to women: hot flashes, cognitive impairment, sleep problems, and sexual difficulties, often compounded by weight gain. ObGyn Dr. Anna Cabeca is schooled in mainstream medicine but has added a natural medicine repertoire to her practice. She recounts how she learned to overcome her own devastating symptoms of early menopause. She believes that diets need to be individualized for menopausal women. Find her quiz to determine your menopause type at www.DrAnna.com/mpquiz. We discuss the role of supplements and bio-identical hormone replacement to augment tailored diets. Her book, "MenuPause: Five Unique Eating Plans to Break Through Your Weight Loss Plateau and Improve Mood, Sleep, and Hot Flashes," highlights the role variations on the keto diet and intermittent fasting can play in alleviating menopause symptoms and reversing mid-life weight gain. 

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with ObGyn Dr. Anna Cabeca, author of "MenuPause: Five Unique Eating Plans to Break Through Your Weight Loss Plateau and Improve Mood, Sleep, and Hot Flashes." 

Guest Dr. Stephen Hussey, a chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner, discusses the importance and impact of a metabolic revolution. Dr. Hussey shares his personal journey of overcoming inflammatory conditions and managing type 1 diabetes through lifestyle changes, focusing on diet and functional medicine principles. The discussion highlights the flaws in conventional medical approaches to chronic diseases and the need for a holistic view of health. Emphasizing the benefits of a low-carb diet and the potential detrimental effects of excessive insulin, the episode explores the benefits of metabolic flexibility. The conversation also introduces the initiative MetabolicRevolution.org, which aims to demand better health guidelines from government agencies, urging a focus on research-based recommendations and reducing industry influence. Dr. Hussey's insights underscore the potential for personal health transformations and advocate for systemic changes to improve public health.

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Stephen Hussey MS, DC, from MetabolicRevolution.org. 

Announcing the return of Intelligent Medicine to WOR 710 AM in New York City—its original home where the show debuted in 1988! Which is better—being thin or being fit? Why you shouldn’t succumb to pitches for “free” medical devices from Medicare; Does toasting bread make it carcinogenic? Belgium takes lead in protecting the “Anxious Generation” by banning cell phones in schools; The remarkable health benefits of urolithin A (Mitopure®️). 

“Active holistic therapy” for prostate cancer with diet and fish oil helps defer need for surgery, hormone blockade, radiation; Why 70 is the new 60; Long-term harmful effects of acid-blockers; Do memory supplements pass the blood-brain barrier? Fish oil, krill oil, olive oil for cardiovascular prevention; Paxlovid aggressively promoted but overprescribed for otherwise healthy patients. 

Nutritional Insights for a Healthy New Year: Breakfast Ideas and Metabolic Health: Nutritionist Leyla Muedin discusses the importance of a protein and fat-rich breakfast to stabilize blood sugar levels. She emphasizes the metabolic benefits of avoiding carbohydrate-heavy meals in the morning and shares various breakfast ideas that are convenient and nutritious, such as protein shakes, cottage cheese, hard-boiled eggs, and leftovers from previous meals. Leyla also highlights the impact of diet on menstrual health, citing studies showing how ketogenic diets can regulate menstrual cycles and treat conditions like polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Listeners are encouraged to adopt these dietary habits for better overall health and well-being in the new year.

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