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“Women in midlife are incredible! We’re at the peak of our careers, the peak of our power, and when you have menopause symptoms that are interfering with your ability to be your best work self, your best home self, or your best self for you, how do we support women?” — Ann Garnier [0:13:07]

In Support for Every Stage of the Menopause Journey, we speak with Ann Garnier (she/her) at Lisa Health and Midday Health. She joins us to explore the topic of menopause and its impact on women’s health as we age.

Join us for this enlightening look at leveraging technological development to support healthy aging today!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Ann’s introduction to working in women’s healthcare with a focus on menopause.

• How Lisa Health leverages deep tech to revolutionize the menopause experience.

• The app, Midday Health, that Lisa Health has recently launched with Mayo Clinic.

• Possible reasons why investment has lagged.

• Definitions for pre-menopause, menopause, peri-menopause, and post-menopause.

• Common misconceptions about menopause.

• Reducing risk during and leading up to the menopause period.

• Symptoms that most women will experience during menopause.

• What hormone therapy can and cannot address (and why not everyone is eligible).

• Research results and use cases comparing holistic treatment and hormone therapy.

• Exciting developments in researching hot flushes.

• The impact of menopause on chronic disease and healthy aging for women.

• The opportunity peri-menopause provides to lower risk and act preemptively.

• Lifestyle changes and the huge difference they make, no matter how small.

• Mental health and its relationship to physical health.

• The growing demand for holistic strategies.

• How the political climate is impacting work in women’s health.

• Policy changes in the workplace.

• Three go-to solutions for anyone entering this life phase

• The incredible value of small steps and how Ann is making the world a better place.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Midday Health

Midday Health on Instagram

Midday Health on X

Midday Health on Facebook

Lisa HealthMayo ClinicSRI International

Follow Ann Garnier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anngarnier/

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