EP. 217 - Nourishing Menopause with Andrea Donsky

In this episode, Dr. Fiona Lovely welcomes back friend Andrea Donsky, the nutritionist, author, podcaster and seven-time published menopause researcher known to her 350,000 TikTok followers as the "Menopause Educator and Researcher." Did you know there are 103 documented menopause symptoms? Andrea shares groundbreaking updates to her peer-reviewed research published in the Journal of Menopause, including the stunning finding that hot flashes are no longer even among the top ten most common symptoms (and yet, medicine guidelines still use it as the benchmark for when a woman is in menopause.)

Andrea and Dr. Lovely discuss medical dismissal, the surprising reality of phantom smells like burning toast, and why under-eating actually raises cortisol and increases belly fat.

Finally, we talk about Andrea's new book: Nourishing Menopause, is available now from Simon and Schuster.

Listeners are encouraged to visit wearemorphus.com to contribute to her ongoing research and help change the conversation for women everywhere.

Follow Andrea on TikTok and Instagram @andreadonsky and @wearemorphus to learn more.

Episode Highlights:

- Why hot flashes fell from number ten to number eleven on the symptom list

- The shocking average of thirty-one symptoms per woman, most of them brain-based

- How phantom smells affect nearly three quarters of women

- Why being gentler with yourself is essential for managing stress

Andrea's new book, Nourishing Menopause, is available now from Simon and Schuster. Listeners are encouraged to visit wearemorphus.com to contribute to her ongoing research and help change the conversation for women everywhere.

Follow Andrea on TikTok and Instagram @andreadonsky and @wearemorphus to learn more.

TikTok: @andreadonksy and @wearemorphus

Instagram: @andreadonsky and @wearemorphus

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Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.

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