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44. Dr Kourtney Sims does not want you sliding down a wall

September 30, 2022 Hotflash Inc | Ann Marie McQueen Season 2 Episode 48
The Hotflash inc podcast
44. Dr Kourtney Sims does not want you sliding down a wall
Show Notes

Dr Kourtney Sims has an unusual combination of skillsets when it comes to menopause, and has really dedicated her continuing education post-medical school to understanding this transition. The Texas-based, North American Menopause Society-certified obstetrician-gynecologist is also an herbalist, a yoga teacher, and a functional integrative women's health advocate. And she's chief medical advisor to Phenology, which is a new US company led by former Silicon Valley executive Jess Graham aimed at offering relief and guidance to women through supplements and rescue remedies.

Highlights:

  • What MDs learn about menopause in medical school
  • The lack of oversight of menopause treatment 
  • How the system works in the UK (hint: it’s driven by pharma)
  • Her take on the “menopause is a disease” narrative
  • The holistic, energetic, ritual-based view of menopause
  • Do worse symptoms mean larger health problems? 
  • Menopause hormone therapy, disease prevention, longevity and antiaging 
  • HRT + the individual 
  • Why other countries are doing research on herbs and not the US
  • 2 good herbs you may not have heard of for sleep + hot flashes
  • Tracking perimenopause by testing progesterone levels
  • What the women she sees who have an easier time have in common

Where to find more:
Web: DrKourtney.com, Myphenology.com

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