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The Daria Hamrah PodcastAuthor: Daria Hamrah
Welcome to The Daria Hamrah Podcastwhere world-leading minds translate science into real-life tools for healthspan, performance, and aesthetics.Im Dr. Daria Hamrah. By day Im a facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon and wellness enthusiast; the rest of the time Im a teacher and relentless student of longevity. After years of speaking with colleagues and hearing your questions on social media, I launched this show to go deeper than headlines and quick takes.Heres whats different. Well often take a single theme and stay with itsometimes for an entire monthso you actually master it. That could be metabolic and mitochondrial health, sleep architecture, brain performance, strength and protein strategy, hormones across the lifespan, the microbiome and gut, skin longevity, oncology prevention, mental fitness, relationships, and purpose. Some episodes are soloclear frameworks and clinic-tested protocols. Many feature world leaders in their fields: scientists, physicians, and founders pushing the frontier of health and wellness.Well talk tools in plain language:Behavioral practices (what to doand what to stop doing)Nutrition strategies and supplementationBusiness and Entrepreneurship in Healthcare How to navigate current trends and hypes withoug gimmicksAnd this is a two-way conversation. Your comments, reviews, and upvotes guide what we cover next. Tell us what you want more of, and well build it.No hype. No one-note protocols. Just evidence, nuance, and practical steps you can start this weekwhether youre a clinician guiding patients or a motivated listener optimizing your own life.Thanks for being here. Lets redefine agingand livingfrom the inside out. Language: en-us Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Menopause, HRT & Cancer: Separating Fear From Science - with Dr. Shauna Watts
Episode 5
Sunday, 9 August, 2026
Send us Fan MailMenopause can flip your life upside down without a single hot flash, and the most dangerous part is how often nobody connects the dots. We sit down with Dr. Shauna Watts, a physician, mother of four, and BRCA1 carrier who went from caring for patients to becoming one overnight, facing risk-reducing surgery and a sudden surgical menopause that reshaped her body, brain, relationships, and identity. Her story is raw, practical, and packed with the kind of details women usually whisper about, if they talk at all. We dig into the real symptom map of perimenopause and menopause: brain fog, anxiety, sleep that breaks at 3 a.m., joint pain, skin and hair changes, weight redistribution, libido shifts, and the genitourinary symptoms that can make sex painful and trigger recurrent UTIs. Dr. Watts explains why these changes happen, why younger women get dismissed, and why “normal hormone labs” can still miss a textbook clinical picture. Then we go straight at the fear that still blocks care: hormone replacement therapy. We revisit the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) fallout, what later analysis clarified, and how to discuss HRT using individualized risk, modern formulations, and real-world tradeoffs like bone health, cardiovascular risk, mental health, and quality of life. We also talk lifestyle medicine, including alcohol, sleep, resistance training, and nutrition, plus why every clinician should be menopause-trained. If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a partner or friend, and leave a review so more people can find evidence-based menopause care. What belief about HRT or menopause do you want us to unpack next?Dr. Shauna Watts: Website: https://youbydrshaunawatts.com.au/IG: @dr.shaunawatts @youbydrshaunawattsPodcast: All About You PodcastTweet me @realdrhamrahIG @drhamrah
