Welcome to our weekly Dishing Up Nutrition podcast. As nutritionists and dietitians, we've shared

life-changing nutrition information on Dishing Up Nutrition for the past 20 years.

Many of you have listened weekly and we want to thank each and every one of you for listening and supporting us. Additionally,

many of you have taken one or more of our classes such as nutrition for weight loss or

menopause solutions class or even our new class series

how to break up with sugar in 28 days. Or maybe you've met individually with one of our dietitians

or nutritionists. We are of the belief that the more you know, the better you'll do. Today,

to expand your knowledge even more, we want to share signs and symptoms of

perimenopause and menopause. I'm Melanie Beasley. I'm a registered and licensed dietitian,

and I help many women deal with menopause symptoms. I understand how they feel both clinically

and also personally because I've been through it. When a client talks about having

a hot flash in a work setting, I understand how that feels. Joining me today as our co-host is

Brittany Vincent, who's also a registered and licensed dietitian and works with many women who have

hormonal concerns. You know, first I just want to

define what menopause actually is because a lot of people don't know. Yeah, good. So menopause is

when you haven't menstruated for 12 months. That is technically what menopause is. And the time before that

is perimenopause, which can go on for several years. Yes. Yes. I have so many women that are

so excited. They're at the 11 month mark and they've got their fingers crossed. It's great.

Yep. And I want to share some

interesting numbers about women in menopause. A recent report found that over one billion women

will be in menopause by 2025. So next year, one billion women will be in menopause.

That's a lot.

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