Hot Flashes and Belly Fat? Outsmart Menopause Naturally | Dr. Brooke Bussard

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🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Struggling with hot flashes, sleep problems, or unexplained weight gain after 40? You're not alone — and you’re not powerless.

Dr. Brooke Bussard, author of Outsmarting Menopause, joins Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room to share what really works for women navigating perimenopause and menopause. As a doctor, personal trainer, and woman who’s been through it herself, she breaks down what happens to your hormones, your metabolism, and your body — and how to take back control.

Learn how to reduce cortisol, build strength, balance your energy, and sleep better — all with food and exercise strategies designed for women in this stage of life.

Topics Covered:

- How to reduce hot flashes naturally

- Why traditional workouts can backfire during menopause

- How to build strength and prevent osteoporosis after 50

- What to eat for hormone balance and weight loss

- How cortisol, estrogen, and belly fat are connected

- Sleep, mood, cravings, and the role of food

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0:00.0	Today, on the exam room.
0:04.4	I started to go through menopause five or six years ago.
0:08.6	My body composition starts to change, despite doing all of the things that I had been doing in the past.
0:15.6	And so I thought, what is going on here?
0:22.4	Indeed, today we are joined by the author of the brand new book, Outsmarting Menopause.
0:26.4	She is a friend of the show, a friend of ours here at the Physicians Committee.
0:29.8	Dr. Brooke Bussart, thanks for being here.
0:31.7	Thanks for having me, Chuck.
0:32.6	It's great to be back.
0:33.5	I am going to need for you to woman-splain to me exactly what menopause is. I don't feel like I am quite qualified to be discussing this.
0:42.4	Before we dive into this excellent book that you have, could you woman explain to us guys what it's like for you all to be going through menopause?
0:53.2	Absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. through menopause? Absolutely. Yeah.
0:55.0	So, menopause technically is the day and time, 12 months after you've had your last period.
1:03.0	But we talk about menopause as just this huge life transition.
1:07.0	And it can start as early as your mid-30s.
1:10.0	For many women, it starts in their 40s. The average age of that actual day of menopause is 51. But that transition can last, you know, a few years for some people. For some people, it's a decade. And they have all sorts of symptoms. A lot of people think of the hot flashes and the night sweats, but there can be joint pain,
1:27.8	there can be mood changes.
1:30.4	There are so many symptoms, I think, you know, the gynecology experts out there have listed,
1:38.4	you know, dozens and dozens of symptoms.
1:41.6	A decade of symptoms?
1:43.2	That does not even seem fair to me.
1:47.0	Like a decade, a decade.
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