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02/05/2026

I just want to be me.

Not me the meme.

Also: why don’t I see videos like this for men? Are they not having fun?

Anyone else?

02/05/2026

As I’ve learned, there are multiple ways to prescribe hormone therapy and
they often contradict each other.

In my efforts to explore them, I had Dr. Felice Gersh on the Hotflash inc Podcast this week. Dr Gersh is a dual board-certified OB-GYN and integrative medicine physician who has been in the trenches of women's hormonal health for decades.

She was there when the first patches came on the market. She was there before the Women's Health Initiative changed everything. And she has been watching, adapting, and refining ever since.

What she's doing is called Rhythmic Physiologic Dosing — RPD — and it's based on a deceptively simple question: if you're going to replace hormones, why wouldn't you try to mimic how a healthy young woman's body actually produces them?

For Dr Gersh and those who prescribe like her, this is is hormone therapy for longevity. She takes me through the logic, the doses, the safety, the studies (there aren't many) and what she'd like to see in the future.

This is a genuinely fascinating hormone conversation and I’m sure it’s going to be triggering for a lot of people.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or comment TAKE ME THERE and I'll send you the link.

01/05/2026

01/05/2026

It’s 16 years old but this “Women Sort Yourselves Out” sketch stands right up today.⁠
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I found this comment on YouTube from danielcollins9227: ⁠
“How to get women to buy a product: Fuel their insecurities. ⁠
How to get men to buy a product: Avoid their insecurities.”⁠
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We are smarter than that, right?⁠
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Clip courtesy That Mitchell and Webb Look.⁠
Season 3, Ep 2, BBC Two.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

30/04/2026

A mic drop moment from Kausar Tahir, a Canadian pharmacist based in Abu Dhabi.⁠
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She is founder of the MeNow app, which helps women navigate perimenopause and menopause by providing information in six languages with a cultural lens.⁠
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Kausar emphasizes the importance of ensuring all women's voices and lived experiences are heard in the menopause space globally.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

30/04/2026

☕️ I’m usually not one to split hairs or get in the weeds, but many of us drink coffee every single day - often multiple times.

Boiled, French press, and Turkish coffee aren’t “fat-free” the way you think - they contain oily compounds called diterpenes, specifically cafestol + kahweol 👀

These are the actual cholesterol-raising culprits:

• Cafestol (the big one): one of the most potent cholesterol-raising compounds in the human diet, increasing LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and triglycerides (Ricketts et al., 2007)
• Kahweol (the sidekick): works alongside cafestol to raise LDL + VLDL cholesterol (Tol et al., 1997)

📊 What the research shows:
• Unfiltered/boiled coffee (think French press, Turkish, Scandinavian boiled) raises LDL cholesterol, while filtered coffee doesn’t (Grundy, 1995)
• These diterpenes are lipid (fat-like) compounds extracted during brewing but trapped by paper filters (Urgert & Katan, 1996)
• Switching to paper-filtered coffee removes >80% of the cholesterol-raising compounds (Ahola et al., 1991)
• Regular intake of unfiltered coffee can raise LDL by ~9–14% in real people (Urgert et al., 1996)

🩺 Why this might matter more in perimenopause:

Estrogen naturally helps regulate cholesterol, so as levels fluctuate, LDL tends to creep up.

Adding cafestol-heavy coffee on top = not the most helpful combo.

👉 Simple swap:

Paper filter (drip) coffee = same ritual, way less diterpene exposure.

30/04/2026

As I’ve learned, there are multiple ways to prescribe hormone therapy and
they often contradict each other.

In my efforts to explore them, I had Dr. Felice Gersh on the Hotflash inc Podcast this week. Dr Gersh is a dual board-certified OB-GYN and integrative medicine physician who has been in the trenches of women's hormonal health for decades.

She was there when the first patches came on the market. She was there before the Women's Health Initiative changed everything. And she has been watching, adapting, and refining ever since.

What she's doing is called Rhythmic Physiologic Dosing — RPD — and it's based on a deceptively simple question: if you're going to replace hormones, why wouldn't you try to mimic how a healthy young woman's body actually produces them?

For Dr Gersh and those who prescribe like her, this is is hormone therapy for longevity. She takes me through the logic, the doses, the safety, the studies (there aren't many) and what she'd like to see in the future.

This is a genuinely fascinating hormone conversation and I’m sure it’s going to be triggering for a lot of people.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or comment TAKE ME THERE and I'll send you the link.

29/04/2026

If you've been thinking about joining us in the Catskills for the Emotional Fitness in Perimenopause Retreat, I have 6 great reasons for you.

1. A time-out. I remember going to a retreat in the Himalayas of Northern India in the height of the perimenopause I didn't know I was in. I stared at the string they'd tied around my wrist while I waited for my car at the end and thought, I want to feel like this forever.
2. Gentle guides. You know me – I'm the person who hasn't stopped researching this and looking for the true truth (and telling you all about it. Dr Maria Luque – one of the most grounded people I've met in this space, she's Halle Berry's menopause coach for goodness sake, ready to get you moving and feeling joy again. Kim Vopni, The Va**na Coach who has been through almost everything down there, on hand to talk all things pelvic floor. And Janice Taylor, founder of Emotional Fitness, ready to dive deep – into the parts calling out for our attention, from shame loops and resistence patterns to helping pull in your power from out there to in here.
3. 74 new friends. I know the thought of getting to know new people might seem overwhelming or social anxiety inducing. But these are people going through the exact same thing you are. These are perimenopause powerhouses! Once we break the ice, there is nothing more expanding and life-affirming than meeting and connecting with new humans.
4. The loveliest of places: Mountains, blue sky, birds and trees. Silence and deep rest. Yummy vegetarian food. No one else needing you – just this once.
5. The entire schedule is up! Check out all the lovely ways to pass the time in between sessions, including yoga, hypnotherapy, walks and yummy food.
6. A discount from me to you: Use code HOTFLASH10 for 10% off.���

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29/04/2026

Besties. 👯⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

28/04/2026

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