S1 Ep19: Menopause and Weight Gain- Why it Happens and 12 Tips to Take it Off

It is TWICE AS LIKELY for a midlife woman to become obese compared to men. Men age. Men have the same genetics, lifestyle changes and eating habits as women do. So, what’s the difference? The difference is men don’t have hot flashes and insomnia. And that’s where the menopause factor comes in. In the episode, Dr. Streicher covers: How many POUNDS most women gain  7 reasons WHY women gain weight during menopause and perimenopause The connection between estrogen and MUFFIN TOP  The truth about midlife METABOLISM Which HORMONES affect weight gain Why HOT FLASHES make you gain weight SOLUTIONS! 12 tips to take it off…and keep it off Be sure and listen to Episode 30: Weight! Weight! A Pill to Take Off the Pounds? with Dr. Robert Kushner Resources for additional information: Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat 6 Factors to Fit: Weight Loss that Works for You Take the 6 Factor Quiz  Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.  Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio, Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning, ABCNewsNow, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.  Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on  DrStreicher.com Instagram @DrStreich Twitter      @DrStreicher Facebook  @DrStreicher YouTube    DrStreicherTV Books by Lauren Streicher, MD  Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy