Mastering Menopause with Maria and Kristin
Hormone Healing RD
Amanda Montalvo
4.9 • 851 Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I welcome back Kristin Johnson and Maria Claps from Wise and Well, their women’s health and hormone education practice, to dive deep into the complexities of menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and the modern health challenges women face.
Kristin Johnson, JD, BCHN FNTP is Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition through the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner through the Nutritional Therapy Association, and is a “recovering corporate attorney.” Maria Claps, FDN-P is a certified health coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner.
Together, Kristin and Maria have developed a deep specialty in perimenopause and menopause health through their clinical mentorships with multiple medical doctors and naturopaths specializing in hormone replacement therapy. In addition, they have both completed advanced training in various functional testing modalities which they actively use in their robust clinical practice educating and helping midlife women. Kristin and Maria are also the co-creators of a professional training program for other midlife women’s health practitioners.
This episode covers:
- Maria and Kristen's health challenges and experiences
- Menopausal trasition and body changes that are common among women
- Health concerns for menopausal women, including gut microbiome and thyroid health
- Proactive measures for maintaining your health before or during menopause
- What is hormone replacement therapy and why there is so much controversy around it
- Maria and Kristen's daily non negotiables to support their health
Thyroid Mineral Training: https://hormonehealingrd.com/opt-in/free-functional-thyroid-mini-course-podcast/
Connect with Maria and Kristin:
Instagram: @wise_and_well_
Website: https://wiseandwell.me/
Connect with Me:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hormonehealingrd
Free Thyroid Training: https://hormonehealingrd.com/opt-in/free-functional-thyroid-mini-course-podcast/
Feminine Periodical (monthly newsletter): https://hormonehealingrd.ck.page/d0317056cd
Master Your Minerals course: https://www.hormonehealingrd.com/master-your-minerals-course
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the R.U. Menstrual podcast where we dive deep into all things women's health to support you on your healing journey. |
| 0:07.9 | I'm Amanda Montalbo, functional and integrative dietitian, also known as the hormone healing RD. |
| 0:13.2 | If you enjoy this podcast and you want to keep learning, check out the podcast Patreon where I share a bonus episode with additional downloadable resources each week. |
| 0:22.4 | You can go to patreon.com forward slash hormone healing RD or check out the link in the show notes. |
| 0:30.4 | I am so excited to kick off season seven with Kristen Johnson and Maria Klapps, who are the co-founders of the women's health and hormone education |
| 0:38.5 | practice, Wise and Well. That's also their Instagram at Wise underscore and underscore Well underscore. |
| 0:45.7 | Kristen is a board certified holistic nutritionist through the National Association of Nutritionals. |
| 0:51.7 | She's also a functional nutritional therapy practitioner, and she is a |
| 0:56.1 | recovering corporate attorney, is how she refers to herself. Maria Klapps is a certified health coach |
| 1:01.7 | through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and is a functional diagnostic nutrition |
| 1:06.2 | practitioner. That's the integrated program that I also went through. And together, they have just |
| 1:11.4 | developed a beautiful, beautiful deep specialty in perimenopause and menopause health. And they |
| 1:18.2 | have worked with a ton of their own clinical mentorships with multiple medical doctors. They've dug |
| 1:23.9 | into their own health. And that's really what got them started here, which you'll hear about in the episode. |
| 1:29.5 | But I just can't wait for you guys to listen. |
| 1:31.7 | I hope that you enjoy this one. |
| 1:34.5 | And I will come back after to give you a little more information on where else you can find them. |
| 1:39.6 | Welcome, Maria and Kristen, to the Arumonstral podcast. |
| 1:42.9 | Again, we did an episode in my first season ever |
| 1:46.0 | that the podcast came out a few years ago. Before I was a mom, pre that whole era of my life. |
| 1:52.0 | I'm exciting. I have you guys back and more excited that you guys have a book coming out. |
| 1:57.2 | By the time this comes out, it'll be out. So I just cannot wait to dig into all that stuff, |
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