Dr. Mary Claire Haver: Supporting Your Health Throughout Menopause with The Galveston Diet

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today on The Girlfriend Doctor, I am joined by Dr.Mary Claire Haver, founder of the Galveston diet! Dr. Haver is helping you master your hormones so you can confidently step into the second spring of your life. Menopause is often viewed as a disease because so many women are suffering from imbalanced hormones and poor diets that are causing the symptoms associated with menopause. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although weight loss is a beneficial side effect, The Galveston diet is not focused on weight management but on reducing inflammation. Every woman is unique but by focusing on lowering inflammation and balancing your hormones, you can reclaim your health at any age.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Dr. Haver teaches you how you can add intermittent fasting to your menopause tool kit, to help you combat inflammation and balance your hormones. Many doctors are still recommending that ovaries should be removed after menopause to avoid ovarian cancer but studies have revealed that even throughout menopause, your ovaries are always producing essential hormones needed for optimal health. With the Galvestone diet you can help restore  your hormonal balance and avoid unnecessary suffering to make your second spring the best years of your life. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[5:30] Working out more and eating less is not a viable weight loss plan for menopausal women</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[7:30] Abdomen weight gain is the most common weight gain in menopausal women</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[9:30] Menopause causes a brain function decrease of 20% since the brain is starving for fuel</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[10:30] Ovarian suppression from birth control can mask a womans menopausal symptoms</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[14:30] Menopause like puberty is not a disease state and neither should be