The Dr Louise Newson Podcast
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The Dr Louise Newson Podcast
Dr Louise Newson is an award-winning physician, respected women’s hormone specialist, educator, and author committed to increasing awareness and knowledge of perimenopause, menopause, and lifelong hormone health. Each week, Louise dives into the newest research, treatments and hot topic issues, prov...
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86 - How hormone treatments, including testosterone, reduce future diseases
Hormone treatments are often seen as a treatment to help with symptoms, but many clinicians still do not understand how they can improve our future he...
85 – Why being healthy feels so hard, and how to change it
We’re surrounded by advice about what to eat, how toexercise and the latest wellness trends. Yet despite having more health information than ever befo...
86 – Why so many women stop feeling like themselves Elinor Wilde
Many women suddenly start feeling anxious, overwhelmed or unlike themselves during times of hormonal change. They often assume they’re no longer copin...
83 – Why are women still leaving work because of their hormones?
We’re losing experienced, talented women from the workforce because hormonal symptoms are still being overlooked, misunderstood and too often left unt...
82 – The hidden link between epilepsy and hormones
For women living with epilepsy, times of hormonal changes can all bring unexpected changes in seizure patterns. Yet many are never told that fluctuati...
81 – The hormone confusion that’s affecting millions of women
What’s the difference between natural and synthetic hormone treatments, and why does it matter?
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by p...
80 – What if we’ve misunderstood hormones all along?
Many people only think about hormones in relation tomenopause, puberty or fertility. But hormones influence every cell in yourbody, affecting everythi...
79 – ”I knew it wasn’t depression”: Jenny’s PMDD story
For years, Jenny was wrongly told she had depression. She was prescribed antidepressants, saw multiple healthcare professionals and even underwent a h...
78 – Primodos: The forgotten synthetic hormone scandal
Millions of women were prescribed Primodos as a pregnancy test even though there were concerns that it was associated with many different and often de...
77 – Hormones after cancer: why women deserve a choice
For many women diagnosed with cancer, conversations about hormones end before they’ve even begun. They’re often told they can never take hormone treat...
76 – Why migraine is so much more than a headache with Dr Eli Sader
Migraine is one of the most common causes of disability worldwide, yet it’s still widely misunderstood and often dismissed as “just a headache”.
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75 – Can technology help us live healthier for longer?
We often talk about living longer, but what about living better?
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by award-winning technology journal...
74 – The case for hormones: choice, health and longevity
For decades, women have been told to fear hormones. But what if understanding them is one of the most important steps you can take for your current an...
73 – Hormone treatments after 70: why you don’t need to stop
So many women are wrongly told they need to stop takinghormone treatments when they reach a certain age, yet there is noevidence-based age limit for n...
72 – ADHD in women: the hidden role of hormones
Why are so many women only discovering they have ADHD during perimenopause?
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by wellbeing coach, auth...
71 – What’s your skin telling you about your hormones?
So many women notice changes in their skin and hair duringtimes of hormonal change, yet hormones are rarely discussed as part of the conversation.
70 – How perimenopause can really impact you and your partner
What happens when women finally realise they’re not “going crazy”, but experiencing hormonal changes?
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joine...
69 - How hormone treatments can prevent disease
Why do we wait for people to become ill before we help them get better?
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by GP and preventative healt...
68 – Testosterone: Why is it so hard to access?
Why are so many women denied testosterone?
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by US menopause specialist Dr Susan Hardwick-Smith for a...
67 – The Power of Hormones
Ahead of the publication of her new book The Power ofHormones, Dr Louise Newson sits down with journalist and Balance editorial director Kat Keogh to...
66 – PMDD and mental health: what’s really going on?
What if severe changes in your mental health were being driven by your hormones?
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Dr Isabella Sill...
65 – The truth about food and health with The Happy Pear
What if improving your health could start with what’s on your plate?
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Dave and Steve Flynn, also k...
64 – Estrogen: separating fear from fact
Why are so many women still being told estrogen is dangerous?
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by oncologist and author of Estrogen M...
63 – Hormones, disability and the battle to be taken seriously : Laura Dallison
What happens when you know something isn’t right, but no one will listen?
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Laura Dallison, who sha...
62 – How hormones change your brain - Dr Jay Jagannathan
What if the symptoms women are told are down to stress or hectic lifestyles are actually coming from hormone changes in the brain?
In this episo...
61 – Living with untreated urinary symptoms
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Penny Pijnenburg for a powerful conversation about genitourinary syndrome , a condition that affects mo...
60 – Liz Earle on how to age well
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Liz Earle for a refreshing and empowering conversation about ageing, and why the way we think about it...
59 - Can you start HRT after 60? What the evidence shows
So many women are denied hormone replacement because they are told they are “too old”.
In this special solo episode, Dr Louise Ne...
58 – ADHD and the gap in hormone care for women
What happens when a woman is finally diagnosed with ADHD, only to be blindsided by perimenopause making everything harder?
In this episode, Dr L...
57 – Bleeding on HRT: what’s normal and what’s not
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by consultant gynaecologist Mr Osama Naji for a reassuring and practical conversation about one of the mos...
56 – Why confusion around contraception and hormones is failing women
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by US-based OB-GYN Dr Jordan Emont to explore why so many women are still being denied hormones, despite c...
55 – HRT, breast cancer and the real risks of not taking hormones
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by physician and author Dr Jeffrey Dach, who is the founder and Medical Director of the TrueMedMD Clinic i...
Bonus: Menopause at 10 years old
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by therapist SaraWitter who shares her deeply personal and shocking experience of being menopausal as a ch...
53 – Rosie Viva on bipolar disorder, hormones and mental health
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by model and author Rosie Viva, who speaks openly about her experience of living with bipolar disorder, so...
Bonus: When hormones are missed in mental health
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by mental health nurses Jayne and Diane to discuss the often overlooked role of hormones in women’s mental...
52 – Why psychiatrists must start thinking about hormones
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by consultant psychiatrist Dr Gareth Jarvis to explore the important, and often overlooked, connection bet...
51 – A man’s guide to menopause
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by journalist and author Joe Warner to discuss his new book exploring menopause from a partner’s perspecti...
50 - Testosterone and breaking the stigma
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by urologist, educator and hormone health advocate Dr Kelly Casperson to challenge some of the most persis...
49 – Endometriosis, dismissal and the fight to be heard
In this episode for Endometriosis Awareness Month, Dr Louise Newson is joined by author and women’s health advocate Evelyn Scott to share her personal...
48 – Why heart disease in women is still being missed
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Dr Jayne Morgan, a cardiologist and leading advocate for improving recognition of cardiovascular diseas...