Medsplaining

I recently got my cholesterol checked, and it got me thinking about how important it is to interpret them the right way—especially for women in perimenopause like myself. There’s a strong misconception that high cholesterol automatically means high cardiovascular risk. Yes, estrogen offers a protect...

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Welcome back to Medsplaining! We’re back with another episode about summer skincare—and this time, we’re answering your most commonly asked summer skincare questions. 

Back on the pod today is double board-certified dermatologist Dr. Jennifer Tran to answer the most commonly asked questions about summer sk...

If you’re planning your summer vacation, don’t let a bug bite, stiff shoulders, or sunburns ruin the vibe. 

The mom in me can’t help but think about safety when travelling. Everyone’s at risk of bug bites or bruises, but not everyone thinks about what they can do to prevent and remedy the situation. So I’ve fine-tuned my first aid kit down to the essentials—small enough to toss in any bag, smart enough to ...

Oprah launched her big menopause special, and it’s all I’ve been hearing about lately. It’s on the news, on my social media feeds, and has even made its way into conversations with peers.

In case you missed it, Halle Berry, Naomi Watts, Maria Shriver, and Certified Menopause Specialist Dr. Mary Claire Haver joined Oprah in a broadcasted conversation about what women experience in perimenopause. The message...

The Medsplaining podcast is back! We’re kicking off this new season with a hot topic: summer skincare.

I’m joined again by Dr. Jennifer Tran (@drjenntran), a double board-certified dermatologist based in Toronto, and our go-to skin expert, to talk about treating summer skin woes: from breakouts to sunburns. We’re breaking down what works, what doesn’t and what products to grab (or ditch) this season.

So if you’re not sure how to up...

Happy New Year! It’s our last episode of Season 1, and our very first episode of 2025. I’m not one to make New Year's resolutions—because I think any time is a good time to make changes in your life to be healthier. So in this episode, I share five health habits to try in 2025, inspired by some of our season 1 guests. 

My top 5 tips for better health in 2025: 
1. Schedule your cancer screenings
2. Choose strength over skinny
3. Eat...

Hormone balancing is making its way around every social platform.  This urge to balance fluctuating hormones has its merits: It stems from wanting to minimize the most disruptive symptoms of menopause, like hot flashes, brain fog and sleep issues. Women are looking everywhere for symptom relief. But I’m here to tell you that attempting to balance your hormones won’t do the trick. Instead, you want to focus on managing ...

I’ve been amazed by the overwhelming interest in menopause and perimenopause throughout Season 1 of Medsplaining. As a result, I’ve received so many questions about improving your health in midlife. So, I’ve gathered your most frequently asked questions from this year and answered them all in this special episode of the Medsplaining podcast.

Tune in to this episode to get answers to your most asked questio...

As the founder and CEO of The Livy Method, Gina Livy has spent over 30 years helping people achieve lasting weight loss through healthy, accessible, and sustainable methods that actually work. 

Gina has helped well over 100,000 people lose and keep off weight. I have had so many of my own patients tell me about Gina’s supportive approach, and how proud they are of their achievements—to the point that even when they hit a plateau or...

Season 1 of Medsplaining is brought to you by Estée Lauder, so of course we were thrilled to offer you this exclusive episode all about skincare with Estée Lauder’s field executive training manager Janice James. 

If you’ve been following the podcast for a while, you’ll know that I don’t cook very often. But I’m trying to change that. So here I am,  standing in Laura Keogh’s kitchen (as seen by many viewers of The Morning Show on Global TV, where Laura appears regularly).

Like me, Laura pivoted careers in midlife. After working in the beauty and fashion worlds (she was Beauty Director of FASHION), Laura fed her pass...

What can Taylor Swift teach us about women’s health? I recently spoke at the National Women’s Show in Toronto about the different eras of women’s health—all with the help of some Taylor Swift songs. 

Our setlist:

• “Bad Blood”: Menstruation, heavy periods, irregular periods, the pill, etc.

Does worrying about whether you’re getting enough sleep keep you up at night? From new moms to perimenopausal women, many of us are obsessed with quality of sleep—and rightfully so! 

Sleep forms and maintains the pathways in our brain that let us learn and create new memories, concentrate, and respond quickly, but a chronic lack of sleep increases the risk of disorders, including high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabete...

Kyla Fox is a superstar in the world of eating disorder recovery. Like many women, Kyla developed an unhealthy relationship with food in her late teens and soon found herself in the throes of anorexia and over-exercise disorder. Eating disorders, although they may aff...

Welcome to Medsplaining! I’m your host, Dr. Jennifer Zelovitzky.

Today I’m joined by a very special guest, Lauren McPhillips. 

She’s here to tell us about how a check-up at the dermatologist for psoriasis led to the discovery of basal cell carcinoma—a type of non-melanoma skin cancer. Non-melanoma skin cancer is actually one of the most common cancers affecting women in Canada.

To...

I’m Dr. Jennifer Zelovitzky. Welcome to Medsplaining! 

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