Is the contraceptive pill failing young women?
6/1/202633 min
While midlife women can be prescribed body-identical hormones on the NHS, their daughters and nieces are being given synthetic hormones that may carry more side effects and risks. Liz unpacks the differences between the two – and what every woman should know about her hormone healthcare, whether she’s weighing up the pill or navigating menopause.
Plus: vibration plates for lymphatic drainage, the health benefits of seamoss, how to get rid of stubborn cellulite, and is it ever too late to start taking HRT?
In this episode:
· Natural ways to help with endometriosis
· What is seamoss and should I be taking it?
· Can vibration plates help with lymphatic drainage?
· How to reduce the appearance of cellulite
· Am I too old to start taking HRT?
Links mentioned in the episode:
· Newson Clinic for hormone health
· Read Louise Newson’s book, The Power of Hormones
· Am I too old to start HRT? podcast
· Podcast The pill, HRT and medical gaslighting, with Kate Muir
· Read Kate Muir’s book, Everything You Need to Know About the Pill (but were too afraid to ask)
· NICE guidelines on Zoely contraceptive pill
· Read Can diet help with endometriosis?
· Omega-3s
Get in touch with a question for Liz:
· Email: podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com
· WhatsApp: 07518 471 846
More from Liz:
· Order Liz's new book – How to Age
· Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram
Host: Liz Earle
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Content Writer: Lucy Parley
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsLiz Earle· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, I'm Liz Earle, and welcome along to Age Better. It's the 1st of June, and I've got some great questions that I am looking forward to answering for you. And as always, I hope to share my no-nonsense, data-backed research to help you truly age well. And on that note, if you have a question that you would like my help with, please do get in touch. All the contact details are in the episode description and, of course, at the end of the show. Well, coming up today, Sophie wonders about shaking up her routine, literally, on a vibration plate. Anonymous asks if it's too late to start HRT. Then Nicola wants to know ways to treat cellulite, and Jo has a question on CMOS. And then lastly, I'll be offering help for Hannah and her endometriosis. [upbeat music] So let's start today's varied question selection with one from Sophie. And you write, "Hi, Liz. There seems to be a lot of hype around vibration plates at the moment. I've seen them used for lymphatic drainage, but I think they're also used for building muscle. I'd love to know if you'd recommend them. Also, is a hundred-pound one on Amazon as good as, say, a Power Plate one that's, like, two and a half thousand pounds? Any thoughts on whether it's worth buying one, and what are your thoughts on