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Welcome to The Women’s Healthspan Voices Podcast with Dr. Pat McShane, your trusted guide for the years after menopause. Too often, women over 50 are told their symptoms are a consequence of just aging. They’re not. With decades of expertise, Dr.
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Hearing Loss, Menopause, and Healthy Aging (opens the original)
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In this episode, I discuss how hearing changes with age and menopause, why hearing loss may affect more than communication, and when to seek testing or treatment. I explain possible links with dementia, social isolation, depression, and falls, along with common risk factors, tinnitus, noise exposure, and practical ways to communicate with someone who has hearing loss. - - - - - About the Host: Dr. McShane is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology as well as reproductive endocrinology and i
Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause: Why Your Joints and Muscles May Feel Different (opens the original)
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In this episode, I discuss musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause and why joint pain, stiffness, fatigue, muscle loss, and certain conditions may become more common across the menopause transition. I explain how declining estrogen may affect cartilage, synovial fluid, bone, and muscle, what clinicians may consider when ruling out other causes, and where hormone therapy, exercise, nutrition, weight management, and sleep may fit into care. - - - - - About the Host: Dr. McShane is board-certified in
The Fitness Skills That Matter as We Age (opens the original)
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In this episode, I examine what recent research suggests about physical activity and healthy aging. I discuss prolonged sitting, walking speed, bone-loading exercise, balance and agility, lower-body strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, and ways to add more varied movement safely. I also explain why walking is valuable but may not provide every fitness stimulus we need as we grow older. - - - - - About the Host: Dr. McShane is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology as well as reproductive e
Beyond BMI: A Better Way to Understand Obesity (opens the original)
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Your BMI can place you in a category. But it cannot tell you whether your weight comes from fat or muscle, where body fat is stored, or whether it is already affecting your health. In this solo episode, Dr. Pat McShane examines a newer clinical framework for understanding obesity. Two people with the same BMI can have very different body compositions, levels of organ function, and health risks. She explains why waist circumference, muscle mass, daily mobility, and other measures may reveal what
Are All Ultra-Processed Foods Equally Harmful? What Women Need to Know (opens the original)
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Ultra-processed foods make up a significant part of the modern diet. But identifying them is not always as simple as checking the nutrition label, and not every food in this broad category may affect your health in the same way. In this solo episode, Dr. Pat McShane breaks down how foods are classified, what makes a product ultra-processed, and why certain options deserve greater concern than others. She examines how these foods may influence fullness, inflammation, the microbiome, metabolic hea
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