554: The dark history of women’s health | Award-winning physician Elizabeth Comen, M.D.

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 18 August 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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“The problem with the way that the medical system was built historically is that women did not have a seat at the table,” says Elizabeth Comen, M.D. Elizabeth, an award-winning physician and oncologist joins us to discuss the dark history of women’s health and how we can do better. Plus: -A history of women’s maltreatment in medicine (~02:40) -How medical journals have been biased against women (~06:06) -Her thoughts on the COVID vaccine testing (~08:30) -Why science let down women when it comes to heart disease (~11:41) -Women’s symptoms of heart disease (~13:12) -The historical bias against women’s hormones (~18:48) -The modern science of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) (~20:21) -The current state of research on breast cancer (~22:50) -Where we can do better for women (~27:48) -Dr. Comen’s personal story (~32:50) -The origin of plastic surgery (~36:30) -How do women become better advocates for themselves? (~41:22) -Her hopes for the future of women’s health (~41:41) Referenced in the episode: -Connect with Elizabeth Comen, M.D. online (drelizabethcomen.com) and on Instagram (@drelizabethcomen) -Check out her book, All in Her Head We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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