“There’s nothing like data to be a motivator.” - Dr. Noor Al-Humaidhi
One of the biggest challenges in perimenopause care is trying to prevent problems that haven't happened yet. By the time someone experiences a fracture, significant muscle loss, or metabolic disease, changes have often been developing quietly for years. As practitioners, we have an opportunity to shift outcomes and our clients’ timelines by looking for early signs that the body needs more support.
This model of care looks at the whole person - sleep, nutrition, strength training, mental health, metabolic health, pelvic floor function, and hormone therapy - and how each element influences the others. When we stop treating symptoms in isolation and start connecting the pieces, we can help women not only feel better during perimenopause but also stay healthier for decades to come.
In today’s episode, I'm joined by Dr. Noor Al-Humaidhi, family physician and founder of Lifestyles by Noor, to talk about why integrative perimenopause and menopause care is the future of women's health. Dr. Noor shares how her experience with perimenopause changed the direction of her career, what it looks like to combine hormone therapy with nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and coaching, why DEXA scans should become a routine part of midlife care, the overlooked impact of muscle loss and declining bone density, cognitive and mental health symptoms in perimenopause, caring for women with complex chronic illness, why individualized hormone therapy deserves a much more nuanced conversation than it often receives, and more.
Enjoy the episode, and let's innovate and integrate together!
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