Louise Minchin

The Mid•Point with Gabby Logan

Spiritland Creative

Fitness, Health, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Personal, Interview, Mentalhealth, Gabbylogan, Menopause, Advice, Journal, Education, Wellbeing, Self-improvement

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Journalist, broadcaster, and now author, Louise Minchin, overcomes wild weather, technical issues, and a hotel turn-down, to chat to Gabby this week on The Mid•Point! Louise shares her love of swimming, and how finding a passion for triathlon later in life unwittingly helped her to navigate the menopause; she describes it as “self medication”. Louise also talks about big midlife decisions and what it was like when she left BBC Breakfast to pursue her writing career, as well as her obsession with reality TV, and how snacks and naps are two of her favourite things!

Louise’s new novel Isolation Island is out now.

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0:00.0	Let me tell you one thing my granddad doesn't know. I don't actually like fish paste sandwiches.
0:05.9	I just don't want to offend him when I pop over for lunch. Mm, fishy bread.
0:11.3	We've all got something we haven't told our parents or grandparents,
0:14.0	as sometimes it's just easier that way. But here's something you really do need to let them know.
0:20.2	Thousands of people over the age of 66 are missing out on pension credit worth on average
0:25.0	3,900 pounds a year.
0:28.0	Plus they could also be entitled to the winter fuel payment or the equivalent in Scotland
0:32.2	if they apply by December 21st.
0:34.8	Help a family member or friend check their eligibility by searching pension credit on Gov.
0:39.5	UK. This episode is brought to you by VITABiotics Menopace, providing expert nutritional care for
0:47.6	during peri menopause and during and after the menopause. The menopause is a natural stage of life that every woman goes through as
0:56.2	estrogen levels decline. While it's a time of change, there's no time to pause. Life is for living.
1:02.2	Optimal nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. no time to pause life is for living.
1:02.5	Optimal nutrition and a healthy lifestyle is important for all of us at any time,
1:07.2	but especially as women reach the midpoint phase of life.
1:11.0	Menopace is specially formulated to support nutritional balance
1:14.7	to be taken during perimenopause and during and after the menopause.
1:18.7	Menopace comprehensive supplements are packed with important nutrients, including
1:24.0	Vitamin B6, which supports the regulation of hormonal activity,
1:28.0	thiamine, which contributes to normal heart function,
1:31.0	magnesium and vitamin D which contribute to the maintenance of
1:34.3	normal bones, zinc which contributes to normal hair and skin health. It also
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