The Menopause Made Simple Show

The Menopause Made Simple Show

Hosted by: Tafiq Akhir | Mr. Menopause

The Menopause Made Simple Show, formerly known as The Mr. Menopause Show, is your trusted source for clear, evidence based menopause and healthy aging education. Hosted by certified and award winning menopause and...

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Episodes

Menopause Symptoms: What You Need to Know BEFORE Choosing Treatment

You have been trying to treat your menopause symptoms for months. Maybe years. And you still do not feel like yourself.ย  Here is a question worth sitting with. Have you ever fully understood what is causing those...
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Menopause Workplace Rights | What the California AB 1940 Veto Means for You

On September 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 1940, legislation that would have explicitly recognized perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause under California civil rights law. And this...
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Menopause at Work | The Billion Dollar Issue Nobody Is Talking About

Menopause affects approximately one billion women worldwide at any given time. Its impact reaches spouses, children, colleagues, and entire organizations. Yet it's still whispered about in private conversations, if...
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The 3 Stages of Menopause Explained | Perimenopause, Menopause, and Post Menopause

Most women know the word menopause. Turns out that very few know it has three distinct stages, each with its own timeline, symptoms, and changes in your body. If no one has ever explained the difference between...
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How to Talk to Your Doctor About Menopause | Get Taken Seriously at Your Next Appointment

You walked out of that appointment feeling dismissed again. You brought up your symptoms. You got a shrug. A "that's just aging." A referral that led nowhere. Here is the truth. Most doctors receive almost no training...
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Menopause Is More Than Hot Flashes | Why It Touches Every Part of Your Life

If you think menopause is just hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, and HRT, this episode is going to change your mind. Menopause is not a symptom. It is not something you just wait out. It is a whole life...
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Menopause and Mental Disorganization | Why You Can Think Clearly But Cannot Get Anything Done

Teresa was a project manager. Organizing complexity was not just something she did at work. It was who she was. And then at fifty-one something started slipping. Not her memory exactly. She knew what needed to be...
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Thinning Hair and Menopause | Why Your Hair Is Falling Out and What Actually Helps

Vivian first noticed it in the shower drain. She told herself it was seasonal. That it would regulate itself eventually. It didn't. Then she noticed it on her pillow. On her hairbrush. And one afternoon in the car...
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New Allergies During Menopause | Why Your Immune System Suddenly Changed

Gail had never had allergies. Not as a child, not in her twenties, not in her thirties. While everyone around her reached for antihistamines every spring, she sailed through pollen season without a single symptom. And...
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Menopause Bloating and Digestive Issues | Why Your Gut Stopped Following the Rules

Denise had always had a pretty reliable stomach. She knew what she could eat, she knew what she could not, and she lived comfortably inside that understanding for most of her adult life. And then somewhere in her late...
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Why Am I Crying at Everything During Menopause | You Are Not Falling Apart

Marsha was in the cereal aisle at the grocery store when she just started crying. Not because anything was wrong. Not because she was having a bad day. It was simply a song that came over the store speakers. One she...
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Why Your Vision Keeps Changing During Menopause | It's Not Your Glasses

Renee got new glasses in March. By April they already felt wrong. She went back to her eye doctor. He confirmed the prescription was correct. So she wore them anyway, pushing through a blur that came and went for no...
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