Scientific understanding of the hormonal changes women undergo during menopause is limited. Historically, women were excluded from major health studies before 1996 due to the belief that their fluctuating hormone levels were too complex to study. Today, women are changing the game by conducting their own research.  

To better understand how women can improve their quality of life during the aging process, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with a menopause expert, Dr. Mary Claire Haver. Dr. Haver is a certified OB/GYN, author, and founder of The Galveston Diet and Mary Claire Wellness Clinic.

Dr. Haver offers guidance about how women can navigate menopause and aging. She shares the top complaints of women who experience menopausal symptoms, and the impact nutrition can have on managing those symptoms through her menopause toolkit and books, The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts and The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms. 

Dr. Mary Claire Haver — Hot Flashes & Cool Conversation:

• To better serve menopausal women Dr. Haver reached out on socials to investigate the full breadth of symptoms. {2:31}
• Highest-ranked complaints of menopause-related symptoms. {10:22}
• ThePauseLife.com helps women navigate menopausal care and hormone replacement therapy options. {19:28}
• The menopause toolkit is an individual approach to menopausal care. {22:41}
• The Galveston Diet focuses on nutrition to reduce the impact of menopause symptoms. {24:20}
• In her new book, The New Menopause, Dr. Haver offers an in-depth exploration of hormone therapy. {25:56}

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About Lisa’s guest:

Dr. Mary Claire Haver is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist from Tulane University. She is a Louisiana State University Medical Center graduate and completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). She is also a Certified Menopause Specialist through The Menopause Society.

Dr. Haver was a clinical professor at UTMB and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She has served as a Hospitalist, Associate Residency Director, and Assistant Professor in her career. In 2021 she opened Mary Claire Wellness, a clinic dedicated to caring for the menopausal patient.

“There is a lot of shame around aging. But, I think as we age we actually get better." - Lisa Cypers Kamen

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