The 'Pause Life
@drmaryclaire • 2,300,000 subscribers
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I'm 58 and postmenopausal, and this is exactly what I take every day (disclosure: I founded The Pause Life, and many of the supplements in this video are from my company). I'm walking you through all of it: my hormone therapy, the non-hormonal prescriptions I take daily, and my supplement routine. I'm sharing it because so many of you have asked, and because I think women deserve to see what a real midlife routine looks like instead of guessing. This is not a prescription. It's what works for me, based on my history, my labs, and decisions I've made with my own clinician. Your body, your risks, and your goals are different from mine, and your routine should be built around you. Bring this to your clinician as a starting point for that conversation, not a shopping list. Not medical advice.
The 'Pause Life30,600 views • 14 days ago
For decades, cardiology treated a woman's heart like a smaller version of a man's, and the hormonal transitions she lives through were a footnote. Today the American Heart Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, ACOG, and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine released a joint framework. It puts perimenopause and postmenopause on the same map as your first period and your reproductive years, and it treats every one of those stages as a cardiovascular checkpoint, with its own screening, prevention, and treatment considerations. I had to read it twice. Heart disease is still the leading cause of death for women, and perimenopause just got named as its own stage by the country's biggest heart organization. That doesn't happen by accident. It happens because women pushed back when their palpitations were blamed on anxiety, and because clinicians asked why a patient's LDL jumped at 47. It happens because so many of you refused to accept "it's just your age." They hear us. Now, this is a starting line, not a finish line. The framework puts perimenopause at roughly 45 to 51. In my clinical practice, the transition often starts in the late 30s and early 40s (the zone of chaos rarely waits for a birthday). That's exactly when cholesterol, blood pressure, and insulin resistance start to shift. The window needs to widen. And none of this helps you until it reaches the exam room and the insurance codes. Women deserve a heart plan that starts long before the heart attack. Know your numbers. Bring this framework to your next appointment. Stay loud. Source: 2026 Compendium on Women's Cardiovascular Health Across the Life Course, American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (via @american_heart and @goredforwomen)
The 'Pause Life17,800 views • 16 days ago
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