130: Navigating Perimenopause the Natural Way with Amita Sharma
I’m talking about something near and dear to my heart in this episode: the journey through perimenopause. If you’ve been listening regularly you’ll know I’m on this journey right now and have been struggling with it. Why do we not talk about perimenopause regularly? Why is it so hard to get the information we need? That’s going to change in this episode because I’m talking with Amita Sharma, co-founder of Nourish Doc, a global holistic wellness platform for peri-to-post-menopausal women. Please remember that neither Amita nor I are your healthcare professionals so if you have questions about your own specific perimenopausal journey, please do contact your own healthcare provider.
I’m talking about something near and dear to my heart in this episode: the journey through perimenopause. If you’ve been listening regularly you’ll know I’m on this journey right now and have been struggling with it. Why do we not talk about perimenopause regularly? Why is it so hard to get the information we need? That’s going to change in this episode because I’m talking with Amita Sharma, co-founder of Nourish Doc, a global holistic wellness platform for peri-to-post-menopausal women. Please remember that neither Amita nor I are your healthcare professionals so if you have questions about your own specific perimenopausal journey, please do contact your own healthcare provider.
Amita speculates that information and discussion around perimenopause and the menopausal journey as a whole are largely taboo because women are still thought of generally in terms of fertility. With menopause, our fertility and reproductive era ends and society’s overarching thought is that we’ve had our day. We haven’t had our day, we’re still very much here, and very much in need of open conversations about the menopausal journey. So Amita and I define perimenopause and menopause, common symptoms, practical issues like hot flashes and wearing a diaper due to sudden blood flow, sleep issues, and all the ways Ayurvedic health practices can help us through this stage. From herbs to self-massage to oil-pouring sleep treatments, Amita shares knowledge on everything we women didn’t know we needed to know about perimenopause. This conversation is a game-changer, friends!
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About Amita Sharma
As a co-founder of NourishDoc, a global holistic wellness platform for peri to post-menopausal women, Amita is on a mission to bring affordable wellness to every woman in the world. NourishDoc has designed evidence-based and culture-sensitive holistic wellness programs for women wellness, self-care and prevention. With menopause as a taboo globally and over 1 billion women reaching menopause, wellness for women at this stage should be at the forefront.
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Resources discussed in this episode:
- Nadi Shodhan Pranayama (alternate nostril breathing)
- Sheetali Pranayama (the cooling breath)
- Ayurveda Self-Massage (Abhyanga)
- Ayurvedic herbs for menopause
- Triphala
- Ashwagandha
- Shirodhara (sleep oil treatment)
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