Hack My Age : Menopause Upgrade

Do you ever wonder what really goes on behind the scenes at what seems to be a healthy chain like Pret? And what do you do when you're traveling and all you got is a Starbucks while you're trying to stay healthy?
We cover:
What a food scientist actually does behind the scenes at the big chains

The one thing about how your favorite menu items get made that will surprise you

Why the front of the package is fooling you

The single hidden ingredient that matters most for us in menopause

The daily coffee order quietly spiking your blood sugar, and the simple swaps that keep your energy steady

The gluten plot twist: why so many of us feel awful on bread when it might not be the gluten at all

 
Nurit Raich is a holistic nutritionist and food scientist with over two decades of experience in global product innovation. She has held influential roles at Starbucks, Pret A Manger, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Freshology, and Pinkberry, pioneering developments including non-dairy soft serve, no-sugar-added and high-protein formulations, gluten-free products, and cold brew, with a focus on natural, genuinely healthy food. At Pret A Manger, she led the work that made the brand clean and GMO-free. Nurit has been featured in Forbes, Business Wire, Voyage LA, and QSR Magazine.
 
Perimenopause & Menopause Across Ethnicities Survey: https://bit.ly/menoresearch
 
Contact Nurit Raich:
Email: hello@nuritraich.com
Instagram: @nuritraich
Facebook: facebook.com/nurit.raich
 
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Can you picture yourself at 80? Like, really picture her? Most of us can't. And the research says that's exactly why we don't take great care of her.
We cover:
My ChatGPT experiment and why it hit me so hard

The "mother's age milestone" and what losing a parent young can you feel

The research on how connecting with your future self changes your choices

The window of opportunity that only happens in menopause 

What AI can't do for you, and what matters most for your future self

 
Meet Your 80-Year-Old Self Guide: https://freebie.hackmyage.com/your-80-year-old-self
Resources:
Hershfield et al. (2011). Increasing saving behavior through age-progressed renderings of the future self. Journal of Marketing Research. DOI

Hershfield (2011). Future self-continuity: how conceptions of the future self transform intertemporal choice. Annals of the NY Academy of Sciences. DOI

Rutchick, Slepian, Reyes, Pleskus, Hershfield (2018). Future self-continuity is associated with improved health and increases exercise behavior. J Exp Psychol Applied. DOI

NYU Stern summary of the age-progressed image research

 
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Are you taking supplements for menopause, your gut, sleep or whatever is bothering you at the moment and not sure if they're doing anything? Or are you interested in adding some supplements to your other health practices, but not sure how to go about it, who to trust and what to even look for?
We cover:
Why the supplements you're taking might be going to waste, and the one thing that has to be working first

The everyday exposures inside your own home that are draining your nutrients

How to tell if a supplement brand is actually trustworthy, and the exact questions to ask before you buy

The detox step that changed how her patients respond to hormones

What Lindsey personally takes at almost 78, and why she still skips days on purpose

 
Dr. Lindsey Berkson is a pioneer in hormone and nutritional health with over four decades of clinical and research experience. She's triple board-certified in nutrition, a hormone scholar at Tulane University's estrogen think tank, and one of the first practitioners to bridge endocrinology, nutrition, and gut health into an integrated approach to healing. She's also the author of more than 20 books, including Hormone Deception and Healthy Digestion the Natural Way, and has developed physician-formulated nutraceutical lines and patented bioidentical hormone applications.



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Contact Lindsay Berkson:
Website: https://drlindseyberkson.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dlberkson/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.LindseyBerkson/
Substack: https://drlindseyberkson.substack.com/subscribe 
 
PAST EPISODES:
Hormone Disruptors in Menopause: https://youtu.be/Q_qEVbInvdY?si=hAOWkleyiRdKD3IX
Breast Protection in Menopause: https://youtu.be/uolh5r9Q77g?si=rOUnUegC5eMmwBof
HRT Post Breast Cancer: https://youtu.be/qLINJdqhdbw?si=wXodfegJceBmfam8
Estrogen, Oxytocin and Cancer Risk: https://youtu.be/g9rU2eUonzA?si=DeftjqRGxpHrwdOL
 
Perimenopause & Menopause Across Ethnicities Survey: https://bit.ly/menoresearch
 
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Have you ever been told you have osteoporosis, and told to just take calcium, and sent on your way with zero other questions asked? Would you like to hear what a bone researcher who specialises in nutrition and exercise has to say about this?
 We cover:
Why "I eat tons of dairy and still have osteoporosis" isn't the gotcha people think it is

What your bone density score can't see, and what matters even more

How much of your bone strength is genetic, and how to max out the range you were given

How I rebuilt 8% bone density in under a year, and what Sandra says really drove it

Calcium, vitamin D, and K2: which forms your body can actually use, and when supplements just become expensive urine

 
Dr. Sandra Iuliano is a nutritionist and internationally renowned researcher from the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on nutrition and exercise across the lifespan; specifically, to improve musculoskeletal health including studying the effects of exercise and calcium in bone growth in children, vitamin D supplementation to prevent bone loss in adults and food-based approaches to prevent falls, fractures and malnutrition in older adults in aged-care. Former World Age Group Triathlon Champion. Over 50 years of competitive sport participation. 
Effect of dietary sources of calcium and protein on hip fractures and falls in older adults in residential care: cluster RCT https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2364
 
Perimenopause & Menopause Across Ethnicities Survey: https://bit.ly/menoresearch
 Contact Sandra Iuliano:
Email: sandraib@unimelb.edu.au 
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Do you lie awake at 2am with your mind racing, even though you're completely exhausted? Have you been told to "just meditate" and "just breathe," but your brain flat out refuses to slow down?
We cover:
What actually happens in the brain and nervous system when hormones decline, and why calm gets so much harder

The one calming brain chemical most of us are running low on, and why food and supplements barely move the needle

Your brain's five "zones," including the exact frequency for deep healing and the one for laser focus

Why relaxing music may not be good enough, and what's better to drop our brain into a monk-like state in about 4 minutes

How I got through hip surgery and crushing 2am anxiety without a single anti-anxiety pill

 
Jim Poole is the CEO of NuCalm and Solace Lifesciences, a neuroscience company on a mission to help people lower stress without drugs. NuCalm is the world's only patented technology clinically proven to lower stress and improve sleep quality naturally, used in over a million sessions worldwide.
Jim has lectured at the Pentagon, Quantico, and the NFL Combine on the human stress response and recovery. He holds a BA in psychology from UMass Amherst and an MBA from Babson College.
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Contact Jim Poole:
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Perimenopause & Menopause Across Ethnicities Survey: https://bit.ly/menoresearch
Join the Hack My Age community on:
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Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HackMyAge.com⁠   
For partnership inquiries: https://www.category3.ca/ 
Some episodes of Hack My Age are supported by partners whose products or services may be discussed during the show. The host may receive compensation or earn a minor commission if you purchase through affiliate links at no extra cost to you. All opinions shared are those of the host and guests, based on personal experience and research, and do not necessarily represent the views of any sponsor. Sponsorships do not imply medical endorsement or approval by any healthcare provider featured on this podcast.