Is It Burnt Toast? Or is it Menopause? with Andrea Donsky (Episode 215)

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Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Phantom smells. Lack of focus. Dizziness. While everyone is talking about hot flashes and night sweats, women know that the transition to menopause brings on tons of signs and symptoms that no one ever talks about. This week’s guest, menopause educator and researcher Andrea Donsky is on a mission to change that. As the co-founder of Morphus, Inc., Donsky has become a data collecting machine and has recently published four abstracts in the journal Menopause, including The Wide Range of Symptoms of Perimenopause and Menopause and the Means By Which Women Seek Support, where she addresses the dozens (103 and counting…) signs and symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. We talk about the importance of specific symptom tracking, the need for better healthcare provider education, and much more this week.

Known as the “Menopause Educator and Researcher” to her nearly 350,000+ TikTok followers, Andrea Donsky is a nutritionist on a mission to change the conversation around perimenopause and menopause. Andrea is a four-time published menopause researcher and entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in the health and wellness space. Andrea hosts the popular podcast ‘Menopause Reimagined,’ and appears as a Menopause Expert on television across North America. Her latest venture, www.wearemorphus.com helps women to “Reimagine Menopause” as a journey of empowerment so they feel heard, supported, and validated. Morphus empowers women to take control of their symptoms and health with nutrition, lifestyle, research, and science-backed supplements. Follow her on TikTok and Instagram @andreadonsky and @wearemorphus to learn more.

Resources

Andrea Donsky’s four poster presentation abstracts published in Menopause here (page 23)

Morphus White Papers on women’s health during perimenopause and menopause here

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0:00.0	You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.
0:14.6	I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers, and other experts to help you feel and perform you best no matter what your hormones are doing.
0:25.0	This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.
0:31.3	Hello, strong, feisty women.
0:34.1	Welcome to Hit Play Not Pause, the podcast where I won't tell you it's all in your head if you say you're smelling burnt toast or cat pee, even if there's no bread or cats for miles around.
0:45.9	So this week, I have a super fun and informative one for you.
0:50.3	Because while everyone is talking about hot flashes and night sweats, maybe brain fog, and sleepless nights,
0:56.0	there are literally dozens of signs and symptoms of menopause, like dizziness and itchiness, and yes, phantom smells
1:05.0	or olfactory hallucinations like smelling smoke or gasoline out of nowhere that nobody talks about.
1:11.6	Well, nobody except this week's guest, nutritionist and menopause educator and researcher,
1:17.6	Andrea Donsky, who is on a mission to change that.
1:21.6	As the co-founder of Morphus Inc., Donsky has become a data collecting machine, and she has recently published
1:29.7	four abstracts in the journal Menopause, including the wide range of symptoms of perimenopause
1:35.7	and menopause and the means by which women seek support, where she addresses the dozens,
1:42.5	and that's 103 in counting, signs and symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.
1:48.7	We talk all about the importance of specific symptom tracking, the need for better health care provider education, and much, much more in this episode.
1:59.5	I hope you like it as much as I did. Andrea is a prolific
2:04.1	menopause influencer. She's got nearly 350,000 TikTok followers, a popular podcast called Menopause
2:11.2	Reimagined, which I was just not myself, so check that out. And she helps run Morphus Inc.,
2:16.4	where she shares her research and offers a variety of science-backed menopause supplements. You can go follow her on TikTok and Instagram at Andrea Donsky or at We Are Morphus to learn more about all of her work and what she does. Okay, before we get to it, give us a follow at Feisty Menopause on
2:36.0	Instagram and Facebook. Come on over and join our private hit play not pause Facebook group
2:41.6	and head into those show notes and click on and subscribe to my weekly Feisty 40 Plus newsletter
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