Hello, I'm Dr Louise Newsome. I'm a GP and menopause specialist, and I'm also the founder of the Newsome Health Menopause and wellbeing centre here in Stratford-Pon-Avon.

I'm also the founder of the free Balance app.

Each week on my podcast, join me and my special guests where we discuss all things perimenopause

and menopause. We talk about the latest research, bust myths on menopause symptoms and treatments,

and often share moving and always inspirational personal stories.

This podcast is brought to you by the Newsome Health Group,

which has clinics across the UK dedicated to providing individualised perimenopause and menopause care for all women.

So today on the podcast I am very excited because I have someone who is a friend, a mentor.

She's very inspirational and I've learned a lot from her in various ways

over the years. And she's been on my podcast before. So welcome back, Liz Earle. Hello. Thank you so

much for joining me today. Oh, well, honestly, it works two ways, you know. You've taught me so much.

So I'm really delighted to be here. Thank you.

Oh, well, you're inspirational in many ways. And one of the things that I've really enjoyed over

the years knowing you is that you're very evidence-based. There's lots of people I talk to who take

things at face value and you don't. And I can see as soon as I say something, you're constantly

thinking, right,

why she said that? What does it mean? Let me look at some papers. Let me get back to you.

You're very calm in your approach. And one of the things I've been reading a book recently about

how to slow down to achieve more, which I think is actually really interesting. Because, and you do, you're very considered.

And I think this is so important when you're talking about areas that not everyone's in line with.

So I'm sort of thinking many years ago you're talking about olive oil actually.

Yes.

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