Ep. 160: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Her Nutrition
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from left to right: Leslie Beck, RD, Allison Hazell, Joanna Stochla, RD
Can certain foods cure pre-menstrual syndrome? Do soy products cause breast cancer? And can a healthy diet help you conceive, or improve the symptoms of menopause? In this episode of Eat Move Think, we explore the world of women's nutrition. Guided by Medcan’s director of clinical innovation, Allison Hazell, our Eat expert, Leslie Beck, RD, and registered dietitian Joanna Stochla clear up the biggest misconceptions around nutrition for women, and provide a suggestion for what you should be incorporating into your diet, right away.
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Follow Leslie Beck on Twitter.
Want to learn more about your specific nutritional needs? Book a consultation with a Medcan dietitian by emailing nutrition@medcan.com
To learn more about International Women’s Day, raise awareness or take action, visit InternationalWomensDay.com.
Want to learn more about women’s health and prevention? Check out Dr. Vivien Brown’s guide to women’s preventive health in episode 159 of Eat Move Think.
Read up on some women’s health studies that were mentioned in this episode:
The Women's Study for the Alleviation of Vasomotor Symptoms (WAVS) in Menopause, during which “the majority of intervention-group participants became free of moderate-to-severe hot flashes.”
Diet and Fertility: A Review in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, found that healthy diets like the Mediterranean diet “were linked to positive effects on fertility.”
Association between Soy Isoflavone Intake and Breast Cancer Risk for Pre- and Post-Menopausal Women in PLOS ONE, found that “soy isoflavone presents a protective effect for Asian pre- and post-menopausal women to some extent, but not for Western women.”
Daily Energy Expenditure Through the Human Life Course in Science, found that after age 60, both men’s and women’s metabolisms decline by about 0.7% a year. Read this NYT article about the study.
INSIGHTS
20s: [4:35]
Iron for energy levels, exercise capacity, and cognitive function [6:14]
Calcium to reach peak bone mass [8:05]
How to manage PMS symptoms [9:49]
How to improve mood swings and food cravings [10:29]
30s: [11:52]
The most important nutrient for women trying to conceive [12:16]
Choline for fetal brain and spinal cord development [14:37]
40s: [16:32]
Managing or reducing hot flashes [16:44]
Can certain foods balance hormone levels? [17:54]
Does it get harder to manage weight after menopause? [20:29]
50s: [23:13]
Why you need more calcium in your 50s [23:27]
How to slow down age-related muscle loss [24:11]
Can you get enough calcium without taking a supplement? [25:00]
All ages:
Which diet do Leslie and Joanna recommend to help protect women’s brain health? [26:44]
Do non-dairy milk alternatives have the same amount of calcium as cow’s milk? [29:28]
Can eating soy cause breast cancer? [30:59]
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