071 - Women’s Health Magazine - Claire Sanderson & Dr Louise Newson
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast
Dr Louise Newson
4.7 • 933 Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2020
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson talks to Claire Sanderson, the editor-in-chief for Women's Health magazine. Claire talks openly about her mental health and the struggles she has faced in the past in the past. She also talks with Dr Newson about the perimenopause and how so many women are incorrectly offered or given antidepressants for their low mood - a symptom that usually occurs as a result of changing hormone levels.
Dr Newson and Claire discuss how HRT can be beneficial for so many women and they also explore the benefits of regular exercise and nutrition. Claire talks about ways that celebrities can help to empower women with knowledge about their perimenopause and menopause and give them confidence that taking HRT is not something to be scared of. Together, they also talk about sexuality and body confidence issues related to low hormone levels.
Claire Sanderson's Three Take Home Tips:
- Find evidence-based information, such as that on menopausedoctor.co.uk, and take it to your doctor. You can demand the right treatment, don't be deterred.
- Look at your health generally, the changes you make now can benefit you for the rest of your life. Do you need help managing your weight, sleep etc? Put yourself first, preserve your armour so you're ready for battle!
- Speak to your friends and the women around you. Lean on your squad and be open and honest - others around you may be struggling too and you can help each other.
Find Claire on Instagram: @clairesanderson
Twitter: @c_l_sanderson
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Neuson Health Menopause podcast. I'm Dr. Louise Newson, a GP and menopause |
| 0:15.8 | specialist and I'm also the founder of the Menopause charity. In addition, I run the Newston Health Menopause and Well-Being Clinic here in Stratford-upon-Avon. |
| 0:30.6 | So today with me I have Claire Sunderson, who is the editor-in-chief of women's health. |
| 0:35.9 | And we first met at a Department of Health meeting |
| 0:38.7 | probably about 18 months ago, I think, Claire, didn't we? |
| 0:41.9 | Yes, maybe a bit longer time-plines. |
| 0:44.0 | Yeah, so it was a meeting that we went to |
| 0:47.6 | to talk about the impact of menopause, |
| 0:49.3 | especially in the workplace with Dame Sally Davis, |
| 0:51.6 | who was then the chief medical officer. |
| 0:53.4 | And I was really encouraged to see, who was then the chief medical officer. And I was really encouraged |
| 0:55.5 | to see someone who was a journalist who'd worked in women's health for a long time coming. And Claire's |
| 1:02.8 | young. She's vibrant. She's had the most amazing career already. But she was really engaging with |
| 1:07.1 | everything that we were saying. And we had a really good chat afterwards. And since then, |
| 1:11.9 | we've sort of liaise quite a lot, really. And I think we both feel frustrated in different ways, |
| 1:17.7 | but also there's a big overlap in our frustration because we hear so many women who are |
| 1:22.0 | suffering because of their hormones. So welcome to the podcast. Thank you. So just tell me a bit about how you got into |
| 1:30.9 | women's health and your sort of journey so far if that's all right. Thank you for having me today. |
| 1:36.7 | Yes. So I'm the editor-in-chief of Woman's Health and Woman's Health is much more than just a |
| 1:41.8 | magazine. It's the biggest wellness publishing brand in the UK, |
| 1:46.9 | part of a global network of Women's Health actually. So we have some leverage in terms of getting |
| 1:52.5 | the right message across for our engaged audience. In the UK, I'm in charge of every aspect of |
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