Lara Briden author of Hormone Repair Manual

To kick off Season 6 of The Merry Menopause Bookclub Podcast my wonderful  guest today is Naturopathic Doctor Lara Briden. 

A graduate of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Lara practices in  Christchurch, New Zealand, treating women with symptoms of PCOS, PMS, endometriosis, Perimenopause, and many other hormone- and period-related health problems.

Lara joins me to talk about the second of her two brilliant books Hormone Repair Manual which is about navigating and relieving the symptoms of Perimenopause and Menopause, but I urge you to also check out her first book Period Repair Manual.

Join us as we discuss:-

• How our Periods play an integral part of our Perimenopause.
• Want to know if you are in Perimenopause?
• Perimenopuase and The Pill
• The 9 common symptoms of Perimenopause.
• Perimenopause and driving
• Lara defines Menopause
• Menopause is part of our evolution, it’s not an accident of living too long! 
• It’s important that we change the narrative and understand that we are meant to go through this!
• Early human groups wouldn’t have survived without the survival tactics of it’s Menopausal members. 
• Why Perimenopause is a tipping point for our long term health. 
• Insulin intolerance and sensitivity
• Metabolic health
• The importance of ovulation
• Using your period as a barometer as to what is happening to your body
• Why your 65 year old self will seriously thank you for the positive changes you make in your 40s.
• I ask Lara about the period I had after 450 days of being period free!
• Annovulatory Menstrual Cycles - why we all need to know about them . 
• Why Lara calls Perimenopause Secondary Puberty
• And the 9th symptom is….. Onset of night sweats, in particular premenstrually

Lara’s book choice is the wonderful Circe by Madeline Miller

Find out more about Lara here