BONUS: Dr. Mary Claire Haver: Weight Gain in Middle Age, Perimenopause and Inflammation

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Today, I am honored to connect with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified OBGYN who has dedicated her entire adult life to championing women's health. Dr. Haver is the visionary creator of the Galveston Diet, the first and only nutrition program ever designed by a female OBGYN to cater to menopausal women. In our conversation today, Dr. Haver shares her background, and we discuss her new book, The Galveston Diet. We examine the glaring systemic gap where the health of middle-aged women remains undervalued and underfunded in research, and our discussion touches on various facets of women's health, including perimenopausal symptoms, the distinction between chronological and endocrine aging, the scientific misconceptions surrounding weight gain and hormones, the advantages of intermittent fasting, inflammation, macros. We also get into the supplements Dr. Haver finds beneficial for women in middle age, in addition to dissecting the impact of non-nutritive sweeteners and the role of continuous glucose monitors. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Dr. Haver highlights various symptoms of perimenopause How menopause can increase health risks How muscle loss with aging can make women more insulin resistant and lead to cardiovascular changes How the hormonal changes that occur during perimenopause and menopause can impact weight management What are the benefits of intermittent fasting for perimenopausal women? How a combination of genetics and lifestyle factors can help women prepare for menopause and manage its symptoms How sugar, alcohol, and gluten impact inflammation, insulin levels, and blood sugar How a lack of protein and the wrong types of fats can lead to hunger and satiety issues and lead to muscle breakdown and weight gain in menopausal women Dr. Haver talks about her book, The Galveston Diet How do non-nutritive sweeteners impact the gut microbiome and blood sugar levels? The benefits of using a continuous glucose monitor to track blood sugar levels Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Connect with Dr. Mary Claire Haver Website Instagram TikTok YouTube Pre-order a copy of The Galveston Diet

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast.
0:04.2	I'm your host, nurse practitioner, Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.5	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:13.9	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the health and wellness industry each week and
0:21.6	impact over a million lives.
0:28.9	This is the start of bonus Mondays, a compilation of the top episodes over the past three years for everyday wellness.
0:40.7	And I have to tell you, when I went through all of this research and data, it was apparent
0:45.1	to me that we have a very eclectic, diverse group of clinicians, science writers, personal
0:53.0	trainers, and experts. I know you will love this new series. Every Monday,
0:58.3	we're dropping some of the biggest podcasts of the last three years. These are your favorites,
1:03.8	the most downloaded, ones that have resonated with you. And I love that we're going to be
1:09.2	able to share these every Monday so that you can
1:11.5	revisit some of these amazing episodes.
1:17.1	Today I had the honor of connecting with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, who's a board certified
1:22.0	OBGYN, who's devoted her adult life to women's health.
1:25.6	She created the online program, the Galveston Diet,
1:28.6	and this is the first and only nutrition program in the world created by a female OBGYN
1:33.1	designed for women in menopause. Today we spoke about her new book, The Galveston Diet,
1:37.5	her background and how there's been a systemic gap in where women of middle age are undervalued
1:43.3	and research is underfunded.
1:45.8	We spoke about perimenopausal symptoms, chronological versus endocrine aging, the flawed science
1:52.1	around weight gain, hormones, the benefits of intermittent fasting, inflammation,
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