⚡️This week we chat with the fabulous Dr. Andrea Matsumura - Board certified Sleep Physician & women’s midlife health specialist AND participant in the Menopunks documentary about all things peri/meno and sleep! We dive into how better sleep = better quality of life, how sleep training ourselves is more effective than any hack, supplement or drug, how the patriarchal medical establishment needs to step women’s research the f*ck up, how HRT patch shortages are messing with our heads (and bodies and lives) and how a REVOLUTION will ignite when women fully grasp how we were ROBBED of care, access, and info about hormone therapy by politically manipulated misinformation over 20 years ago! 🤬💪❤️‍🔥⚡️

⚡️Dr. Matsumura is a radical spitfire and on the cutting edge of sleep science for women in midlife! If sleeping has become your enemy instead of your saving grace, this is the episode for you! 🤘⚡️

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⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED CELEBRITY CULTURE BEARERS ⚡️

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🎬 &🎤 ⁠Alicia J. Rose

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Dr. Andrea Matsumura

01:06 The Hormone Crisis: Current Challenges

02:39 Technical Difficulties and Solutions

03:30 Introduction to Dr. Andrea Matsumura

05:16 The HRT Shortage Crisis

08:49 FDA Changes and HRT Awareness

14:03 Generational Shifts in Attitudes Towards Menopause

23:27 Empowering Women Through Education

28:18 Understanding Hormonal Health and Medical Gaslighting

30:31 The Importance of Early Symptom Recognition

31:30 Women Supporting Women: A Call to Action

33:42 The Impact of Hormones on Longevity

35:33 The FDA's Role in Hormonal Health Misconceptions

38:14 The Importance of Sleep in Women's Health

44:59 Navigating Sleep Challenges During Menopause

58:25 Back to Basics: The Importance of Sleep Rituals

01:00:26 Personal Journeys: Alcohol, Sugar, and Health

01:05:41 The Impact of Lifestyle on Sleep Quality

01:12:49 Hormonal Health and Cognitive Function

01:22:03 Empowering Women: Access to Hormonal Care