Dr. Mary Claire Haver on the Menopause Toolkit: Nutrition, Strength & Stress

Dr. Mary Claire joins Stacy for a robust discussion about the reality of menopause, and shares her top exercise and nutrition tips, as well as her toolkit philosophy - techniques that she’s incorporated into her own life that she can apply as she ages to maintain a healthy lifestyle. In this episode: • The 3 highest-fiber foods to add to your grocery list this week — and why most women are only getting half the fiber they need • Why strength training should replace punishment-cardio as your go-to workout • The real explanation for "new" joint pain that shows up with no injury • How to build a stress-reduction practice for the exact moment your body is least equipped to handle it Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a board-certified OB-GYN and leading advocate for midlife women's health, with a social media following of over 7 million. She is the founder of The 'Pause Life (https://thepauselife.com/) educational platform and The 'Pause Wellness Clinic (https://thepausewellness.com/) , where she focuses on evidence-based care for hormonal transitions. She is also a multi-time bestselling author, known for her books The Galveston Diet, the #1 New York Times bestseller The New Menopause (https://thepauselife.com/pages/the-ne...) , and The New Perimenopause (https://thepauselife.com/pages/the-ne...) . Listen to the full episode and subscribe to Hello Menopause at letstalkmenopause.org (https://letstalkmenopause.org) . This is a Summer Short. Season 4 is taking a quick summer breather, but we're dropping bite-sized episodes every other week all summer long. Real talk. Real experts. All-new episodes return in September. Hello Menopause is a podcast from Let’s Talk Menopause. Produced in partnership with Studio Kairos. Supervising Producer: Kirsten Cluthe. Artwork by Stacey Geller. Subscribe to Hello Menopause on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And if you loved this conversation, leave us a review and share it with your community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices)