{"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/930bc455-aa2e-410a-aaba-98aee952fb9b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dr Jen Gunter | The Menopause Manifesto","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e770906c05e2cf2f40943/1659110479216-dc7a541dee914707584e86457d719658.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/DrJenGunter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Jen Gunter</a> returns to the podcast to discuss all things menopause; the biology of it and the narrative around it.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>As she says in the show, ‘it shouldn’t be an act of feminism to understand menopause, but it is’.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>During this conversation, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/drjengunter/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@drjengunter</a> and I discuss:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why it’s so wrong to think of your last period as an expiry date on your femininity.</li><li>Why being empowered and making empowered choices requires access to accurate information.</li><li>Why a patriarchal society doesn’t get to determine a woman’s worth.</li><li>The lifestyle choices you make in your 20s and 30s that can positively impact your long-term health and your menopause experience.</li><li>Why life can be better post-menopause.</li><li>How pseudo-science and snake oil have nothing to offer you other than to take your money.</li><li>The role of supplementation is treating menopause symptoms and whether anything will actually work.</li><li>Plus, many mentions of Thor, Chris Hemsworth, Gal Gal Gadot and Idris Elba.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0349427607/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theemmagunssh-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0349427607&amp;linkId=b692701b4cd26f21250f99261a92626d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Menopause Manifesto</a> by Dr Jen Gunter is available now.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0349421757/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theemmagunssh-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0349421757&amp;linkId=d7f308d36fe57446063304437b4e1bcc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Vagina Bible</a> by Dr Jen Gunter is available now.</p><p><br></p><p>To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583855258373361/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Emma Guns Show Forum</em></a>.</p><p>To follow me on social media &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emmaguns\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a> | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>.</p>","author_name":"Emma Gunavardhana"}