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Season 1, Episode 10 Guests: Elizabeth Ward and Hillary Wright
It’s all about womens health. Experts Elizabeth Ward and Hillary Wright, co-authors of newly released The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health and Happiness, offer valuable strategies how a nutrient rich diet plan and a healthy lifestyle can not only mitigate and manage the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause, but also reduce weight gain, lower your risk for chronic diseases including cancer, and improve bone and brain health.
Key messages:
- Focus on key nutrients such as calcium, omega 3 fatty acids and protein which is often lacking in the diets of menopausal women.
- Limit alcohol to one drink per day.
- The Menopause Diet Plan is similar to the Mediterranean and DASH diets: rich in protein, smart carbs, and healthy fats with a little room for splurge foods.
- Highly processed and refined foods are discouraged as they can worsen symptoms.
- Natural supplements to control hot flashes are not recommended as the evidence is limited.
- Exercise is essential to the plan, especially resistance training to maintain muscle mass.
- Dietary supplement recommendations are individualized where needed to fill in nutrient gaps.
Resources: https://betteristhenewperfect.com/
https://www.instagram.com/menopausedietplan/
https://www.amazon.com/Menopause-Diet-Plan-Managing-Happiness/dp/0593135660
Elizabeth Ward, MS, RDN
Elizabeth Ward, MS, RDN, is a registered dietitian and award-winning nutrition communicator with more than thirty years of experience counseling patients and writing about nutrition and health.
Liz holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a masters degree from Boston University. She is the author of several books, including Expect the Best, Your Guide to Healthy Eating Before, During, and After Pregnancy, and is the co-author of The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health and Happiness. Ward blogs about a healthy lifestyle at www.betteristhenewperfect.com.
Hillary Wright, MEd, RDN
Hillary Wright is a registered dietitian with over 30 years of experience as a nutrition educator, writer, speaker and consultant. Hillary holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a Master’s degree in Health Education from Boston University.
Hillary is the Director of Nutrition Counseling for the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF in Waltham, MA, where she specializes in women’s health and fertility, including diet and lifestyle management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Hillary is the author of two books, The PCOS Diet Plan: A Natural Approach to Health for Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (2017) and The Prediabetes Diet Plan: How to Reverse Prediabetes and Prevent Diabetes through Healthy Eating and Exercise (2013), and co-author of The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health and Happiness (2020). Hillary also works part time as a Senior Nutritionist at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, and is a founding member of the nutrition technology company, Good Measures, LLC.
