About this episode

Liz Earle discusses the differences between synthetic and body-identical hormones, their implications for women's health, and various health topics including endometriosis and HRT.

While midlife women can be prescribed body-identical hormones on the NHS, their daughters and nieces are being given synthetic hormones that may carry more side effects and risks. Liz unpacks the differences between the two – and what every woman should know about her hormone healthcare, whether she’s weighing up the pill or navigating menopause. Plus: vibration plates for lymphatic drainage, the health benefits of seamoss, how to get rid of stubborn cellulite, and is it ever too late to start taking HRT? In this episode: ·     Natural ways to help with endometriosis ·     What is seamoss and should I be taking it? ·     Can vibration plates help with lymphatic drainage? ·     How to reduce the appearance of cellulite ·     Am I too old to start taking HRT?   Links mentioned in the episode: ·      Newson Clinic for hormone health ·      Read Louise Newson’s book, The Power of Hormones ·      Am I too old to start HRT? podcast ·      Podcast The pill, HRT…

People in this episode

Host: Liz Earle

Topics covered

• contraceptive pill
• hormone healthcare
• HRT
• endometriosis
• cellulite
• lymphatic drainage
• seamoss

Keywords

• contraceptive pill
• hormones
• HRT
• endometriosis
• cellulite
• seamoss
• lymphatic drainage
• healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Newson Clinic, NICE

Products: Zoely contraceptive pill, Vitamin C, Collagen peptides, Omega-3s, Magnesium

Books & works: The Power of Hormones, Everything You Need to Know About the Pill (but were too afraid to ask)

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