TV presenter Cherry Healey shares her unexpected perimenopause journey, revealing how debilitating anxiety and heart palpitations at age 40 led her to nearly seek antidepressants, before discovering her symptoms were hormonal.
In this conversation, Cherry discusses the misdiagnosis crisis facing women in their forties, the connection between depleting estrogen and UTIs (including her own life-threatening sepsis scare), and why she believes perimenopause is actually \"the main event\", not menopause itself.
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Timecodes:
00:00 Perimenopause Hit at 40: Cherry's Story
02:11 When Menopause Was Taboo
04:01 The Dread That Won't Go Away
05:36 Finally Getting Diagnosed
07:01 How Misdiagnosis Destroys Women's Lives
08:06 Is Perimenopause the Main Event
10:06 Perimenopause as a Gift
11:21 Why Lifting Weights Changes Everything
14:31 Perimenopause Ended My Relationship
16:01 Should You Get Your Hormones Tested?
17:26 Track Your Cycle to Understand Your Body
21:26 The Power of Sleep
22:31 UTIs & Perimenopause: The Hidden Link
24:26 My UTI Turned Into Sepsis
27:01 Advice for Women Turning 40
32:21 The Wellness Boom & Longevity
38:46 What Makes You Feel Well Enough
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