Changing the Conversation Around Menopause with Dr. Jessica Shepherd

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4.6 • 690 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science Kristen Holmes is joined by OB/GYN and women’s health expert Dr. Jessica Shepherd. She is the Chief Medical Officer for Verywell Health. She is the founder and CEO of Sanctum Med + Wellness, a wellness concierge practice. Dr. Shepherd is also a member of the WHOOP Scientific Advisory Council and is also the founder of Her Viewpoint, an online women's health forum that focuses on addressing taboo topics in a comfortable setting. Kristen a...

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0:00.0	What's up, folks? Welcome back to the Whoop podcast. We're on a mission to unlock human
0:10.6	performance. I'm your host, Will Ahmed, founder and CEO of Whoop. Okay, we're kicking off
0:16.5	Women's History Month here in March, and we wanted to bring on a guest who can shed some light on,
0:22.8	you guessed it, women's health.
0:24.6	Our VP of Performance Science, Kristen Holmes, is joined by OBGYN and women's health expert, Dr. Jessica Shepard.
0:34.2	Dr. Shepard is the chief medical officer for very well health.
0:39.2	She's the founder and CEO of Sanctum, Med, and Wellness, which is a wellness concierge practice.
0:45.9	Dr. Shepard is also a member of the Woop Scientific Advisory Council, so we appreciate all the
0:51.1	advice that she gives us guiding the company and its products.
0:55.1	Dr. Shepherd is also the founder of her viewpoint, an online women's health forum
1:00.1	that focuses on addressing taboo topics in a comfortable setting.
1:05.9	Kristen and Jessica discuss what is happening to the body during menopause. This includes the shifting hormone
1:13.7	levels such as estrogen and progesterone. How to determine whether you are in paramenopause or
1:19.6	menopause? There's symptoms, for example, hot flashes, weight gain, mood swings that they get
1:24.5	into, creating the right hormone therapy profile for you,
1:29.2	how to deal with the health risks associated with menopause. This can include heart disease,
1:34.7	osteoporosis, colon cancer, so it's serious, tips on how to have a balanced nutrition and good
1:40.8	night's sleep while experiencing menopausal symptoms.
1:45.1	Turns out the quality of the food really matters.
1:47.6	I found that quite interesting.
1:49.3	And Dr. Shepard's outlook on the next 10 years of menopausal research and women's health.
1:56.7	If you're new to Whoop, you can use the code Will when you're checking out.
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