{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ddfa7be-69b9-413c-9c51-4965d3fb699a/6172d4cb55dfc60012cfd9e0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Menopause Series | Dr Jen Gunter's Menopause Manifesto","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e770906c05e2cf2f40943/1664048564942-514f72a9e18e212f063abcfb3359b288.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/DrJenGunter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dr Jen Gunter</em></a><em> returns to the podcast to discuss all things menopause; the biology of it and the narrative around it.</em></p><p><em>In researching her latest book, The Menopause Manifesto, it struck Jen how the patriarchal narrative around menopause was actually hindering women, which is why the book became a manifesto to empower women with accurate information around what happens to their bodies during this time.</em></p><p><em>As she says in the show, ‘it shouldn’t be an act of feminism to understand menopause, but it is’.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>During this conversation, </em><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/drjengunter/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>@drjengunter</em></a><em> and I discuss:</em></p><ul><li><em>\t\tWhy it’s so wrong to think of your last period as an expiry date on your femininity.</em></li><li><em>\t\tWhy being empowered and making empowered choices requires access to accurate information.</em></li><li><em>\t\tWhy a patriarchal society doesn’t get to determine a woman’s worth.</em></li><li><em>\t\tThe lifestyle choices you make in your 20s and 30s that can positively impact your long-term health and your menopause experience.</em></li><li><em>\t\tWhy life can be better post-menopause.</em></li><li><em>\t\tHow pseudo-science and snake oil have nothing to offer you other than to take your money.</em></li><li><em>\t\tThe role of supplementation is treating menopause symptoms and whether anything will actually work.</em></li><li><em>\t\tPlus, many mentions of Thor, Chris Hemsworth, Gal Gal Gadot and Idris Elba.</em></li></ul><p><em>To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here &gt;&gt; </em><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583855258373361/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Emma Guns Show Forum</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>To follow me on social media &gt;&gt; </em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/emmaguns\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Twitter</em></a><em> | </em><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Instagram</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"Emma Gunavardhana"}