20-Minute Health Talk

My menopause story: Host Sandra Lindsay reveals her experience

In this episode, host Sandra Lindsay, RN, opens up about living with menopause with the goal of demystifying this phase of life and providing others in the same situation with hope and guidance. Sandra emphasizes the importance of finding certified menopause experts, and her OB/GYN, Jane Noah, MD, NCMP, and clinical health coach, Nadia Bey, M. A. /NBC-HWC, both weigh in as well. Dr. Noah helped Lindsay understand her symptoms and guided her through hormone replacement therapy; Nadia offered information about non-medicinal interventions for menopause, like diet, sleep and exercise. All three share their insights and advice on menopause treatment, symptoms and management.

This is Ep. 3 of our series on menopause. Episodes 1 and 2 are available in our feed. 

• Ep. 1: Menopause: Symptoms, stigma and the truth about hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
• Ep. 2: The menopause movement: Breaking the silence

Episode resources

• The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials and Clinical Practice
  A Review - JAMA study
• What is menopause?
• Women have been shamed and stigmatized over menopause for years
• 5 Ways to Manage Your Menopause
• It’s not just you ... sex after menopause may not always be so easy
• Vaginal Bleeding After Menopause: Yes, It Happens
• Veozah, Explained: How It Treats Hot Flashes
• How To Stay Healthy After Medical Menopause
• Living Your Best Life Post-Menopause
• Can Periods Restart After Menopause?
• Can You Get Pregnant After Menopause?

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The menopause movement: Breaking the silence

In this episode, three inspiring women share their menopause journeys: Shani McGraham-Shirley, a popular fitness instructor and motivational speaker; Emmy Award-winning journalist Tamsen Fadal; and certified nutrition coach Stephanie Shaw. This episode, Part 2 of our three-part series on menopause, highlights the growing movement of women speaking up about the stigma surrounding this natural yet often misunderstood phase of life. Through sharing their personal stories, Shani, Tamsen and Stephanie provide invaluable insights and inspire women everywhere to join this movement, seek proper care, and reclaim their health and well-being.

 

Episodes 1 and 3 are available in our feed. 

• Ep. 1: Menopause: Symptoms, stigma and the truth about hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
• Ep. 3: My menopause story: Host Sandra Lindsay reveals her experience

Meet our guests

• Shani McGraham-Shirley, CEO, Yahsuh Fitness Ltd., a renowned fitness instructor and motivational speaker, shares her eye-opening realization that many women, unaware they're entering perimenopause, feel as if they're losing their minds. Shani’s passionate advocacy reveals the gap in medical care and the unnecessary suffering women endure due to a lack of proper diagnosis.
• Tamsen Fadal is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, author, women's health advocate and certified integrative health coach. Tamsen’s journey from confusion and fear to empowerment and education highlights the urgent need for awareness and support.
• Stephanie Shaw, a certified nutrition coach, host of the Hello, Hot Flash podcast and menopause educator recounts her nearly two-year battle for a diagnosis, involving 18 doctors across four states. Her story of resilience and discovery of holistic health solutions serves as a beacon of hope for women navigating similar challenges.

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Menopause: Symptoms, stigma and the truth about hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

Despite being a condition that impacts more than half the world’s population, menopause remains understudied, over-stigmatized and clouded by myths and misconceptions. To help clear up the confusion, host Sandra Lindsay, RN, speaks with leading menopause experts and advocates about the emerging science and improved solutions for this difficult time of life. In Ep. 1 of this three-part series, Sandra welcomes Vanessa Soviero, MD, an OB/GYN and certified menopause practitioner, to discuss the wide range of physical and emotional changes that occur during menopause. Dr. Soviero delves into familiar symptoms and ones that are less common, explaining how to manage menopause effectively, while stressing the importance of making informed health decisions and embracing this new stage of life with confidence. She also has advice on what to look for in an OB/GYN and explores all that Northwell's Katz Institute for Women’s Health initiative is doing to ensure all women get the care they need. 

This is Ep. 1 of our series on menopause. Listen to episodes 2 and 3 in our feed now. 

• Ep. 2: The menopause movement: Breaking the silence
• Ep. 3: My menopause story: Host Sandra Lindsay reveals her experience

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The fight for age-friendly health care in America

As we live longer, some even into their 100s, those 65 and older have become the fastest-growing population in the U.S. While an incredible victory for public health, it also presents a unique set of challenges, to which Maria Carney, MD, says the country's health system must quickly adapt. On this episode, she and her co-author Michael Dowling join host Sandra Lindsay, RN, to discuss their new book, The Aging Revolution: The History of Geriatric Health Care and What Really Matters to Older Adults. Along with their fellow co-author, Charles Kenney, they share the remarkable history of geriatric medicine in the U.S. and highlight those who devoted their careers to easing suffering and improving the lives of aging adults. 

 

Meet the experts:

• Michael Dowling is president and CEO of Northwell Health and author of After the Roof Caved In, released in 2022, and Leading Through a Pandemic, released in 2020. 
• Dr. Carney is chief of geriatric and palliative medicine, and medical director of post-acute services at Northwell Health; she also served as Nassau County health commissioner.

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ACL tears and the menstrual cycle: Is there a connection?

This fall, nearly 200 female college athletes from Pace University will help Amy West, MD, try to answer a question that has troubled her since her college sports career: What effect, if any, does the menstrual cycle have on sports-related injuries? In a first-of-its-kind study, Dr. West, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist at Northwell Health, will be particularly interested in ACL injuries; compared to men, women have three to six times greater risk of an injury to this knee ligament. On this episode, Dr. West discusses her study, the dire need to improve injury prevention in female athletes across the board, and what women can do now to reduce their risk of injury. 

Podcast transcript

This is Part 2 of our series focusing on women’s health. All year long, we’ll be covering topics affecting women, from issues around ovarian and lung cancer to federal funding for women’s health research, to the lack of gender-specific studies, which we covered in Ep. 1, featuring two prominent leaders in women's health, Stacey Rosen, MD, and Nisha Parikh, MD. You can listen to that episode in our feed. 

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Women's health: Funding better research, saving more lives

For the first time in 30 years, the federal government is taking action to improve women's health through funding better research, a move that took shape in March with President Joe Biden's executive order promising hundreds of millions of dollars in funding. The administration says this initiative, supported by numerous federal agencies, will galvanize new research on a wide range of topics, such as heart disease, menopause, autoimmune disorders,  migraines, certain cancers. It will also address the barriers that women face in joining clinical trials, among other proposed actions. 

The last major initiative around women's health research came in 1993 with the passage of a law requiring women and minorities be included in all clinical research. Despite these efforts, women, and in particular minority women, continue to be underrepresented today. On this episode, host Sandra Lindsay, RN, speaks with Stacey Rosen, MD, and Nisha Parikh, MD, MPH, about the new push from the Biden Administration, the need to remedy these disparities, and what health systems, businesses, community groups and individuals can do to help. 

About the experts: 

• Dr. Rosen is a renowned cardiologist and the Executive Director for Women's Health at Northwell Health.
• Dr. Parikh recently joined Northwell as its system director for the Women's Heart Program in the Cardiovascular Institute and Katz Institute for Women’s Health.

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How good leadership equals good health — for people and businesses

When you hear words like abundance and scarcity, you think of food, water and other essentials. For Laura Freebairn-Smith, PhD, author of "Abundance Leaders: Creating Energy, Joy, and Productivity in an Unsettled World," those words apply to styles of leadership. As she explains to host Sandra Lindsay, RN, these concepts can guide you in becoming a better leader, co-worker, partner and person. Listen in as they explore the intersection of leadership and health and reveal how embracing abundance leads to a fuller, happier life.

About the expert

Prior to co-founding OPG, where she is a partner, Laura served as Director of Yale’s Organizational Development and Learning Center, which she helped create. She has also consulted for the New York Times, Lemann Foundation and ESPN.

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Solar eclipse glasses: What you need to know

Whether you're planning to watch from your backyard or travel, it's important to watch the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse safely. On this episode, you'll hear from two experts on what to expect and how to prepare for the celestial phenomenon of the moon blocking out the sun. Northwell Health ophthalmologist Matthew Gorski, MD, explains the risks of staring into the sun and how solar eclipse glasses can protect your vision no matter where you're watching from. Retired meteorologist Joe Rao shares his extensive knowledge on the topic, including personal accounts from many years spent "chasing eclipses." The instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium reveals where to be, how to watch if you don’t have glasses, what to look for and, most importantly, why everyone should go out of their way to see a solar eclipse: "Without a doubt, the greatest cosmic pageant that can be witnessed.”

Chapters:

• 00:01 - Intro
• 01:57 - What is a solar eclipse?
• 03:30 - Dangers of looking into the sun
• 04:21 - Solar retinopathy
• 05:44 - What are solar eclipse glasses?
• 07:28 - Where to get solar eclipse glasses
• 08:05 - How much do solar eclipse glasses cost?
• 08:25 - Solar eclipse glasses alternatives
• 09:50 - Path of totality 2024
• 11:52 - What will I see if in the Tri-state area?
• 13:56 - Do solar eclipse glasses expire?
• 14:50 - Solar eclipse glasses and kids
• 15:45 - What NOT to do during the solar eclipse
• 16:20 - Joe Rao talks astronomy and meteorology

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A kid-friendly (and opioid-sparing) scoliosis surgery

Opioids are a necessary part of surgery, but they come with many downsides — addiction risk being the most worrisome. So, when Vishal Sarwahi, MD met a young patient with a history of opioid misuse who needed scoliosis surgery, he knew he had to find another way. On this 20-Minute Health Talk, he shares his pioneering efforts to reduce reliance on opioids in pediatric scoliosis surgery, as well as the technical advances he has brought to the operating room that are making it possible — something he calls the Rapid Recovery Protocol.

 

Dr. Sarwahi is director of Northwell Health's Center for Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery and the Center for Advanced Pediatric Orthopedics at Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

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• After complex spine surgery, karate kid meets hero, Ralph Macchio

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Keeping moms and babies safe: Improved heart care during and after pregnancy

Heart disease remains the No. 1 killer of women in America, but many don’t realize that symptoms commonly associated with pregnancy, like shortness of breath, swollen hands and feet, could also be indicators of a serious underlying heart condition. Another startling fact: All women are at risk, according to Evelina Grayver, MD, director of Northwell Health’s Women’s Heart program for the Central region. In this episode, Sandra Lindsay revisits her conversation with Dr. Grayver from 2023, where the women's heart health expert explains what symptoms to look out for, when to seek help and the ins and outs of a new field of medicine specializing in the treatment of heart conditions during pregnancy — cardio-obstetrics. 

Dr. Grayver helped establish Northwell's cardio-obstetrics program, which is helping expecting and new parents get ahead of or prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes related to heart disease. 

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