Podcast HackMenopause and DietBy The Food Chain, Ruth Alexander, Elizabeth Ward
In a Nutshell
In this June 2022 episode of The Food Chain from the BBC, host Ruth Alexander talks to women about using diet to get through menopause.
Favorite Quote
There's no magic food. There's no magic meal. There's no magic supplement that will mitigate all of the effects of menopause. There's only healthy eating patterns.
Elizabeth Ward
Introduction
Everyone with a vulva goes through menopause, but it can be difficult to find information about how to cope with it.
As the body changes, those going through menopause can look to diet to ease symptoms.
The Food Chain is a BBC World Service podcast hosted by Ruth Alexander that looks at food from a different perspective in every episode.
In this June 2022 edition, Alexander talks to three women: Elizabeth Ward, a 60-year-old American dietician; Sue Mbaya, a 56-year-old Zimbabwean policy worker living in Ethiopia; and 47-year-old chef Fiona Staunton from Dublin, Ireland.
The women discuss the symptoms of menopause and how food can be used to help those going through it to cope.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
- 1.Menopause can cause various symptoms, but they may not all be obvious
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