I am not sure what happened to the caption but I think everyone figured it out! I married the love of my life @drjenadjacent. My son did my make up. My best friends were there. My kids were awesome. And I make my own bouquet from Walgreens that day.
I am not sure what happened to the caption but I think everyone figured it out! I married the love of my life @drjenadjacent. My son did my make up. My best friends were there. My kids were awesome. And I make my own bouquet from Walgreens that day.
I am not sure what happened to the caption but I think everyone figured it out! I married the love of my life @drjenadjacent. My son did my make up. My best friends were there. My kids were awesome. And I make my own bouquet from Walgreens that day.
This myth about bras causing breast cancer has been debunked by so many people so many times, the fact that people are still spreading it is disgusting. Scaring women about breast cancer and bras is awful. Really. And that book Dressed to Kill is terrible. Fun fact, the author Sydney Ross Singer accused me of being “a shill for the lingerie industry” and hoped that I would wear my bra 24/7 I guess so I got breast cancer. Nice! There is a dose response observational study with bras and breast cancer from 2014 showing no link. This disinformation is awful as it scares women and distracts from discussion about known risk factors! It’s a choice to spread disinformation that can be so easily debunked. Please do not engage with this person. This is how videos go viral. When you engage you tell the algorithm you want more of this!
Some people need to look up the words “dismissive” and “gaslighting.” Ahem. Explaining the state of what evidence based medicine tells us about MHT is not being dismissive or gaslighting. I mean, come on. Saying women should use MHT (if they want to and it is safe for them and tolerated) for symptoms of menopause is dismissive how? Taps mic, menopause symptoms are not only hot flashes or night sweats. Explaining that MHT can be good for the bones, but not everyone will need it (and providing tools to help you sort that out, in the podcast) is not being dismissive FFS. Also there are non estrogen therapies for the bones too and weight bearing and resistance training also important (always need that plug). And explaining that evidence based medicine doesn’t currently support MHT for protecting the heart or the brain is not gaslighting. I really hate when people throw that term around. Might all this change? Sure! That’s science. But I have said many times before and Professor Susan Davis said it as well, if the evidence were clear it would be in the guidelines. The last Menopause Society guidelines are from 2022 and the international menopause Society has a fantastic tool kit that was published in 2023. That last one is actually linked in the podcast from @feistymenopause Also, you should listen to the podcast! It was a great episode.
Some thoughts on medical disinfluencers.
There has been a lot of discussion on my feed the last few days about what menopause hormone therapy can and can’t do, and some people got very upset when I mentioned we don’t recommend MHT for prevention of cardiovascular disease and dementia. Which shocked me a little, but I suppose if someone has gained your trust by selling fear about your brain or heart, seeing beliefs challenged could feel uncomfortable. I decided to take a deep dive into MHT and dementia for my latest post on TheVajenda.com. Like some of my posts that take many, many hours to put together, this is behind the paywall. I looked at the clinical trials for cognition and for dementia, and wrote about the observational studies and put that together with guidelines from multiple societies. For those who don’t want the deep dive into the data, I am happy to share the summary here: no menopause society recommends MHT for prevention of dementia. Some people then reply about “guidelines being out of date,” which is not true. In addition, not once has anyone provided any actual data to support that claim. And an observational study is not that evidence! I can easily cherry pick one as well. If you have real data that suggests all these medical societies have it wrong, please share it below. Swipe to see the various salient points for several guidelines/experts and the year written so you can get a full picture. The question is not why am I saying MHT is not indicated for prevention of dementia based on what we know, the question is, why are some providers ignoring the guidelines and scaring people? My guess is it’s fear that feeds the algorithm, not facts. But it is just a guess. Guidelines are created when multiple experts sit down and sift through the evidence. They must disclose financial biases. Many of the people who write these guidelines are brilliant researchers dedicated to facts. Remember, these are the same people who have been instrumental in changing the narrative to get hormones to those who need them for symptoms or bone health, they are most definitely NOT gate keeping. They are just trying to use the science that we have to do best by women.
There has been a lot of discussion on my feed the last few days about what menopause hormone therapy can and can’t do, and some people got very upset when I mentioned we don’t recommend MHT for prevention of cardiovascular disease and dementia. Which shocked me a little, but I suppose if someone has gained your trust by selling fear about your brain or heart, seeing beliefs challenged could feel uncomfortable. I decided to take a deep dive into MHT and dementia for my latest post on TheVajenda.com. Like some of my posts that take many, many hours to put together, this is behind the paywall. I looked at the clinical trials for cognition and for dementia, and wrote about the observational studies and put that together with guidelines from multiple societies. For those who don’t want the deep dive into the data, I am happy to share the summary here: no menopause society recommends MHT for prevention of dementia. Some people then reply about “guidelines being out of date,” which is not true. In addition, not once has anyone provided any actual data to support that claim. And an observational study is not that evidence! I can easily cherry pick one as well. If you have real data that suggests all these medical societies have it wrong, please share it below. Swipe to see the various salient points for several guidelines/experts and the year written so you can get a full picture. The question is not why am I saying MHT is not indicated for prevention of dementia based on what we know, the question is, why are some providers ignoring the guidelines and scaring people? My guess is it’s fear that feeds the algorithm, not facts. But it is just a guess. Guidelines are created when multiple experts sit down and sift through the evidence. They must disclose financial biases. Many of the people who write these guidelines are brilliant researchers dedicated to facts. Remember, these are the same people who have been instrumental in changing the narrative to get hormones to those who need them for symptoms or bone health, they are most definitely NOT gate keeping. They are just trying to use the science that we have to do best by women.
There has been a lot of discussion on my feed the last few days about what menopause hormone therapy can and can’t do, and some people got very upset when I mentioned we don’t recommend MHT for prevention of cardiovascular disease and dementia. Which shocked me a little, but I suppose if someone has gained your trust by selling fear about your brain or heart, seeing beliefs challenged could feel uncomfortable. I decided to take a deep dive into MHT and dementia for my latest post on TheVajenda.com. Like some of my posts that take many, many hours to put together, this is behind the paywall. I looked at the clinical trials for cognition and for dementia, and wrote about the observational studies and put that together with guidelines from multiple societies. For those who don’t want the deep dive into the data, I am happy to share the summary here: no menopause society recommends MHT for prevention of dementia. Some people then reply about “guidelines being out of date,” which is not true. In addition, not once has anyone provided any actual data to support that claim. And an observational study is not that evidence! I can easily cherry pick one as well. If you have real data that suggests all these medical societies have it wrong, please share it below. Swipe to see the various salient points for several guidelines/experts and the year written so you can get a full picture. The question is not why am I saying MHT is not indicated for prevention of dementia based on what we know, the question is, why are some providers ignoring the guidelines and scaring people? My guess is it’s fear that feeds the algorithm, not facts. But it is just a guess. Guidelines are created when multiple experts sit down and sift through the evidence. They must disclose financial biases. Many of the people who write these guidelines are brilliant researchers dedicated to facts. Remember, these are the same people who have been instrumental in changing the narrative to get hormones to those who need them for symptoms or bone health, they are most definitely NOT gate keeping. They are just trying to use the science that we have to do best by women.
There has been a lot of discussion on my feed the last few days about what menopause hormone therapy can and can’t do, and some people got very upset when I mentioned we don’t recommend MHT for prevention of cardiovascular disease and dementia. Which shocked me a little, but I suppose if someone has gained your trust by selling fear about your brain or heart, seeing beliefs challenged could feel uncomfortable. I decided to take a deep dive into MHT and dementia for my latest post on TheVajenda.com. Like some of my posts that take many, many hours to put together, this is behind the paywall. I looked at the clinical trials for cognition and for dementia, and wrote about the observational studies and put that together with guidelines from multiple societies. For those who don’t want the deep dive into the data, I am happy to share the summary here: no menopause society recommends MHT for prevention of dementia. Some people then reply about “guidelines being out of date,” which is not true. In addition, not once has anyone provided any actual data to support that claim. And an observational study is not that evidence! I can easily cherry pick one as well. If you have real data that suggests all these medical societies have it wrong, please share it below. Swipe to see the various salient points for several guidelines/experts and the year written so you can get a full picture. The question is not why am I saying MHT is not indicated for prevention of dementia based on what we know, the question is, why are some providers ignoring the guidelines and scaring people? My guess is it’s fear that feeds the algorithm, not facts. But it is just a guess. Guidelines are created when multiple experts sit down and sift through the evidence. They must disclose financial biases. Many of the people who write these guidelines are brilliant researchers dedicated to facts. Remember, these are the same people who have been instrumental in changing the narrative to get hormones to those who need them for symptoms or bone health, they are most definitely NOT gate keeping. They are just trying to use the science that we have to do best by women.
There has been a lot of discussion on my feed the last few days about what menopause hormone therapy can and can’t do, and some people got very upset when I mentioned we don’t recommend MHT for prevention of cardiovascular disease and dementia. Which shocked me a little, but I suppose if someone has gained your trust by selling fear about your brain or heart, seeing beliefs challenged could feel uncomfortable. I decided to take a deep dive into MHT and dementia for my latest post on TheVajenda.com. Like some of my posts that take many, many hours to put together, this is behind the paywall. I looked at the clinical trials for cognition and for dementia, and wrote about the observational studies and put that together with guidelines from multiple societies. For those who don’t want the deep dive into the data, I am happy to share the summary here: no menopause society recommends MHT for prevention of dementia. Some people then reply about “guidelines being out of date,” which is not true. In addition, not once has anyone provided any actual data to support that claim. And an observational study is not that evidence! I can easily cherry pick one as well. If you have real data that suggests all these medical societies have it wrong, please share it below. Swipe to see the various salient points for several guidelines/experts and the year written so you can get a full picture. The question is not why am I saying MHT is not indicated for prevention of dementia based on what we know, the question is, why are some providers ignoring the guidelines and scaring people? My guess is it’s fear that feeds the algorithm, not facts. But it is just a guess. Guidelines are created when multiple experts sit down and sift through the evidence. They must disclose financial biases. Many of the people who write these guidelines are brilliant researchers dedicated to facts. Remember, these are the same people who have been instrumental in changing the narrative to get hormones to those who need them for symptoms or bone health, they are most definitely NOT gate keeping. They are just trying to use the science that we have to do best by women.
There has been a lot of discussion on my feed the last few days about what menopause hormone therapy can and can’t do, and some people got very upset when I mentioned we don’t recommend MHT for prevention of cardiovascular disease and dementia. Which shocked me a little, but I suppose if someone has gained your trust by selling fear about your brain or heart, seeing beliefs challenged could feel uncomfortable. I decided to take a deep dive into MHT and dementia for my latest post on TheVajenda.com. Like some of my posts that take many, many hours to put together, this is behind the paywall. I looked at the clinical trials for cognition and for dementia, and wrote about the observational studies and put that together with guidelines from multiple societies. For those who don’t want the deep dive into the data, I am happy to share the summary here: no menopause society recommends MHT for prevention of dementia. Some people then reply about “guidelines being out of date,” which is not true. In addition, not once has anyone provided any actual data to support that claim. And an observational study is not that evidence! I can easily cherry pick one as well. If you have real data that suggests all these medical societies have it wrong, please share it below. Swipe to see the various salient points for several guidelines/experts and the year written so you can get a full picture. The question is not why am I saying MHT is not indicated for prevention of dementia based on what we know, the question is, why are some providers ignoring the guidelines and scaring people? My guess is it’s fear that feeds the algorithm, not facts. But it is just a guess. Guidelines are created when multiple experts sit down and sift through the evidence. They must disclose financial biases. Many of the people who write these guidelines are brilliant researchers dedicated to facts. Remember, these are the same people who have been instrumental in changing the narrative to get hormones to those who need them for symptoms or bone health, they are most definitely NOT gate keeping. They are just trying to use the science that we have to do best by women.
I am hearing from so many women that they have been told by various social media menopause influencers that everyone must be on menopause hormone therapy or they will die early. There are so many valid reasons to take hormone therapy, that cherry picking data to promote it where the data doesn’t actually support it makes no sense. Unless the goal is to create fear as fear-based content feeds the algorithm. I listened to this fantastic podcast episode from @feistymenopause, where Selene Yeager interviews Professor Susan Davis, and it is well worth the listen. She breaks down the data in an easy to understand format. The conclusions all line up with what I have been saying here, in TheVajenda.com, and in my book. MHT is great for hot flashes and night sweats and some other symptoms of menopause. Many women may benefit for bone health, but not everyone necessarily needs it for this reason. The data does not support using MHT for protecting the heart or prevention of dementia or longevity. Professor Davis says what I always say, if the data clearly supported MHT for these reasons, this would be reflected in the guidelines. It’s a great interview.
I took a deep dive into the disinformation behind the false claim that bras cause breast cancer. It is a great (sad?) example of Brandolini’s law (the amount of energy needed to refute bullsh*t is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it). The hypothesis is bizarre It is not supported by evidence based medicine, rather based on anecdote, a lack of understanding of bras and lymphatics, an unpublished uncontrolled and unblinded survey, and a predatory journal. Also, when I wrote about the myth back in 2015 the originator of it, Sydney Ross Singer, called me a shill for lingerie and and hoped I got breast cancer. Nice. Anyone who spreads this disinformation is cruel. Hope you head over to TheVajenda.com to see how this started, how propagated, and how despite science to show it’s wrong, this myth just will not go away.
Wore a pair of my Dr. Gunter’s today. Already several compliments. I fully admit that I may be biased, but these shoes are the perfect combination of comfort and style! Thank you @fluevog for honoring me this way. I posted some info above about the backstory, for those of you who may not know. I don’t get any money for this, but a percent of the profits do go to support Moon Time Sisters, an organization that helps get menstrual products to remote Indigenous communities in Canada. I also included some reviews, because while I think these are the most comfortable and stylish shoes, I am but an N of 1. Here’s hoping @fluevog releases them in another colour way! And the colour way that I am wearing is on sale right now!
Wore a pair of my Dr. Gunter’s today. Already several compliments. I fully admit that I may be biased, but these shoes are the perfect combination of comfort and style! Thank you @fluevog for honoring me this way. I posted some info above about the backstory, for those of you who may not know. I don’t get any money for this, but a percent of the profits do go to support Moon Time Sisters, an organization that helps get menstrual products to remote Indigenous communities in Canada. I also included some reviews, because while I think these are the most comfortable and stylish shoes, I am but an N of 1. Here’s hoping @fluevog releases them in another colour way! And the colour way that I am wearing is on sale right now!
Wore a pair of my Dr. Gunter’s today. Already several compliments. I fully admit that I may be biased, but these shoes are the perfect combination of comfort and style! Thank you @fluevog for honoring me this way. I posted some info above about the backstory, for those of you who may not know. I don’t get any money for this, but a percent of the profits do go to support Moon Time Sisters, an organization that helps get menstrual products to remote Indigenous communities in Canada. I also included some reviews, because while I think these are the most comfortable and stylish shoes, I am but an N of 1. Here’s hoping @fluevog releases them in another colour way! And the colour way that I am wearing is on sale right now!
Wore a pair of my Dr. Gunter’s today. Already several compliments. I fully admit that I may be biased, but these shoes are the perfect combination of comfort and style! Thank you @fluevog for honoring me this way. I posted some info above about the backstory, for those of you who may not know. I don’t get any money for this, but a percent of the profits do go to support Moon Time Sisters, an organization that helps get menstrual products to remote Indigenous communities in Canada. I also included some reviews, because while I think these are the most comfortable and stylish shoes, I am but an N of 1. Here’s hoping @fluevog releases them in another colour way! And the colour way that I am wearing is on sale right now!
Wore a pair of my Dr. Gunter’s today. Already several compliments. I fully admit that I may be biased, but these shoes are the perfect combination of comfort and style! Thank you @fluevog for honoring me this way. I posted some info above about the backstory, for those of you who may not know. I don’t get any money for this, but a percent of the profits do go to support Moon Time Sisters, an organization that helps get menstrual products to remote Indigenous communities in Canada. I also included some reviews, because while I think these are the most comfortable and stylish shoes, I am but an N of 1. Here’s hoping @fluevog releases them in another colour way! And the colour way that I am wearing is on sale right now!
Wore a pair of my Dr. Gunter’s today. Already several compliments. I fully admit that I may be biased, but these shoes are the perfect combination of comfort and style! Thank you @fluevog for honoring me this way. I posted some info above about the backstory, for those of you who may not know. I don’t get any money for this, but a percent of the profits do go to support Moon Time Sisters, an organization that helps get menstrual products to remote Indigenous communities in Canada. I also included some reviews, because while I think these are the most comfortable and stylish shoes, I am but an N of 1. Here’s hoping @fluevog releases them in another colour way! And the colour way that I am wearing is on sale right now!
Wore a pair of my Dr. Gunter’s today. Already several compliments. I fully admit that I may be biased, but these shoes are the perfect combination of comfort and style! Thank you @fluevog for honoring me this way. I posted some info above about the backstory, for those of you who may not know. I don’t get any money for this, but a percent of the profits do go to support Moon Time Sisters, an organization that helps get menstrual products to remote Indigenous communities in Canada. I also included some reviews, because while I think these are the most comfortable and stylish shoes, I am but an N of 1. Here’s hoping @fluevog releases them in another colour way! And the colour way that I am wearing is on sale right now!
Wore a pair of my Dr. Gunter’s today. Already several compliments. I fully admit that I may be biased, but these shoes are the perfect combination of comfort and style! Thank you @fluevog for honoring me this way. I posted some info above about the backstory, for those of you who may not know. I don’t get any money for this, but a percent of the profits do go to support Moon Time Sisters, an organization that helps get menstrual products to remote Indigenous communities in Canada. I also included some reviews, because while I think these are the most comfortable and stylish shoes, I am but an N of 1. Here’s hoping @fluevog releases them in another colour way! And the colour way that I am wearing is on sale right now!
Made the spicy ramen from @dishingouthealth again tonight. Definitely a favorite. It’s really good! 10/10 recommend. Perfect for a cool Bay Area night in August (almost need a hat and puffy jacket tonight)
Made the spicy ramen from @dishingouthealth again tonight. Definitely a favorite. It’s really good! 10/10 recommend. Perfect for a cool Bay Area night in August (almost need a hat and puffy jacket tonight)
