August 9, 2024 • 36 mins
In this lively and informative episode, April and Kim dive into their must-have products that make navigating menopause a little easier. From skincare saviors to MHT essentials and must-read books, they’re sharing their personal favorites that have made a difference in their journey. Whether you're looking for new solutions or just curious about what works, this episode is packed with helpful recommendations and a lot of fun. Don't miss out—join the conversation and discover your next favorite thing!
Favorite Things Links:
Midi Health
https://www.joinmidi.com/midovia
My Alloy
www.myalloy.com
Musely
www.musely.com
IT CC Cream Illumination
https://www.itcosmetics.com/makeup/face-makeup/foundation?start=0&sz=20
IT Pillow Lips Solid Serum Lip Gloss
https://www.itcosmetics.com/makeup/lips/lip-gloss/pillow-lips-solid-serum-lip-gloss/ITC_895.html
Kari Gran Lip Whip
https://karigran.com/collections/lip-whip
ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint
https://iliabeauty.com/collections/super-serum-skin-tint-spf-40
Supergoop Glow Screen
https://supergoop.com/products/glowscreen-spf-40?variant=39553207730274
Womeness
www.womeness.com
We love: Clean Slate, Fountain of Glow, Daily V Soothe
Mary Kay Naturally
https://www.marykay.com/en-us/products/skincare/collection/mknaturally?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Brand+%7C+Skincare+%7C+US+%7C+Broad&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-w1yQ7UJFppCuHpZYZBxGbvS5zt&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtsy1BhD7ARIsAHOi4xbdQP6ksX2QYxChWWU49OKhPiMNtpLmVU2BKlUcBW_LsTWE9LqEPtwaAkItEALw_wcBhttp://www.marykay.com/tbanvaleyrolfs
We love the Purifying Cleanser, Facial Oil and Moisturizing Stick
Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum
https://madhippie.com/products/vitamin-c-serum
The Good Oil
https://theorganicskinco.com/products/the-good-oil?variant=42189644595431
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Medovia Menopause Podcast, your
trusted source forevidence-based, science-backed
information related to menopause.
Medovia is dedicated tochanging the narrative about
menopause by educating, raisingawareness and supporting women
in this stage of life, both athome and in the workplace.
(00:21):
Visit medoviacom to learn morehome and in the workplace.
Visit Medoviacom to learn more.
I'm one of your hosts, aprilHaberman, and I'm joined by Kim
Hart.
We're co-founders of Medovia,certified health coaches,
registered yoga teachers andmidlife mamas specializing in
(00:42):
menopause.
You're listening to anotherepisode of our podcast, where we
offer expert guidance for themost transformative stage of
life, bringing you realconversations, education and
resources to help you overcomechallenges and reach your full
potential through midlife.
Join us and our special guestseach episode as we bring vibrant
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, fun and truthful conversationand let us help you have a
deeper understanding ofmenopause.
Today, we're bringing you areally fun episode.
Kim and I get asked time andtime again what our favorite
products are, what ourrecommendations are, and so
(01:23):
we're bringing you today ourfavorite things.
Enjoy.
We are excited to bring youthis episode today.
Kim and I get lots of questionson things that we use, what our
favorite things are,recommendations, and so that's
what this episode is all aboutKim and April's favorite things.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
I mean, I mean midsummer, midsummer, dream,
right now.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
Oh my gosh.
Yeah, this is going to be fun.
I don't know about you, kim,but I pulled a bunch of stuff
this morning that is sittinghere on my desk to share with
everyone, and I didn't realizehow many favorite things that I
actually have.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
I'm going to go first because I don't want you to
think that this is one of yourfavorite things.
This is actually one of ourfavorite things.
Okay, this is Womaness Fountainof Youth Oil, and we're not
telling you these favoritethings because we get paid by
Womaness or we insist that youuse Womaness.
But this I'm a huge oil fan.
(02:27):
Everyone's like what do you doto your skin?
And I'm like it's all oil.
It's oil all the time.
And this oil is incredible andI use it in the morning and it
goes right into my skin.
It's got vitamin C and justfeels super good.
This one's almost gone becauseI love it so much.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Oh, it is great, and I know that Sally Mueller,
co-founder of Womaness, saysthat that will be in their
lineup forever, because it is afavorite thing of everyone's.
Okay, while we're on Womaness,let's just stay right there,
because I have a couple.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Just in case you want to know more about Womaness,
she was on a previous episode ofour podcast.
It's worth checking out, andshe was just on Good Morning
America.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
And the View, and the View For a second time.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Yeah, so she's like one of our people, we love her a
lot.
And the skincare line Okay,what do you got?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Okay, so, first of all, womaness products are clean
, which is another reason why welove them.
Um, we love clean products.
We believe in that.
Um, what we put on our skin isreally important, and so we
believe in watching chemicalsand all those fake things.
Don't put it on your skin, butI love Clean Slate.
You can see this.
This is their creamy and gentlefacial cleanser, and it has
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chamomile in it and it is trulygentle.
I have sensitive skin, I havereally dry skin, and this is a
lifesaver.
I really love my cleanser.
And then I also Hold on on thecleanser.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Just one second.
If anybody's listening andthey're local.
I have a case of it and I'mhappy to give you a sample of
your own for free.
They donated to a women in workconference that we did, and I
have a whole case of thecleanser which I will use
because I love it too.
But in case you want a freesample not even a sample an
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actual size of it.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
I got it.
I was thinking of you and thatcase, because this is down to
the very bottom.
I need to go shopping at Kim'shouse.
Yeah, exactly, I love that.
Okay, my other favorite productfrom Womaness is the Daily V
Soothe, and we talk a lot aboutvaginal dryness and this helps.
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So Daily Soothe, just pop it on, you know what to do with it
and it works.
So it's good.
Those are my favorite Womanessproducts.
While we are talking aboutfacial products, should we just
stay right there for a moment?
Okay, facial products youmentioned their oil and it has
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vitamin C in it.
That is my favorite.
My standby is Mad Hippievitamin C serum.
This is lovely as well.
Pcc, pcc for local people.
You can get this at Ulta.
Ulta has Mad Hippie.
I think you can get an online.
(05:31):
I think they have won awards aswell for many of their products
.
But love Mad Hippie and itreally is.
It really is good for all ages.
My daughter, who is 21, lovesit as well.
So, Mad Hippie is also cleanproduct, my favorite oil and
I've been using it for years andyears.
Good old Mary Kay.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
It smells like chocolate, oh it smells like
chocolate.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
You think, oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
It smells like chocolate.
It's like-.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
It kind of does, doesn't it or?
Speaker 2 (06:02):
cake, or I mean I put it on I think you're right.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
I think it's more like cake, yeah yeah, but it's
lovely and it's not thick.
I could bathe in this and Ihave probably, I don't know
three or four bottles because Inever want to run out of my Mary
Kay naturally.
And then I follow it up with mylittle Mary Kay naturally
moisturizing stick.
(06:26):
These are everywhere they're inmy yoga bath, they're in my
console in my car, they're in mycosmetic case, they're on my
counter right here and theyliterally are just.
It's like a big fat thing ofchapstick, but it's a
moisturizing stick.
So I just rub it whereverthroughout the day lips,
cuticles, everything.
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So moisturizing sticks areeverywhere.
And then our dear friend, Emilywho is in Spain right now, or
she would be on this favoritething episode.
She gave us the good oil.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Yeah, I have about that much left too.
It is See Yummy.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
It is good, isn't it?
Uh-huh, good oil is reallygreat.
You can get this online.
You can get it at like, wholeFoods, pcc.
This smells like jasmine orsomething.
I don't know what's in it, butsometimes I just put it on my
wrist just like an essential oil.
Oh, good oil, all right, what,what's?
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Oh, and I have one more thing.
Can I keep going?
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Yeah, keep going, except everybody oil.
We like oil oh is that a?
Speaker 1 (07:34):
thing?
Speaker 2 (07:36):
Definitely as you're.
You know, in menopause, as youas you age, with your estrogen
dropping, so does all themoisture in your entire body,
and so you know when you getstuck with, you know, dry hair
or dry skin.
The oils, and lots of peopleare afraid to use them because
they're worried about whetherit's going to clog their pores
or make them too greasy.
And I have not experienced thatat all.
(07:59):
And if you haven't tried anyoil all natural, definitely
check it out, because it willreally help smoothen your skin
and help it feel way more supple.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
It really does.
Yeah, and even just like jojobaoils after you get out of the
shower, right?
Instead of just those expensivemoisturizers, you can literally
take jojoba oil and just rub itall over your body while it's
still a little bit damp and itfeels good.
So, yes, oil, and I even takesome of these oils and rub it
all over your body while it'sstill a little bit damp and it
feels good.
So, yes, oil, and I even takesome of these oils and rub it
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between my hands and just givethe ends of your hair a little
bit of self-love too, right?
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Well, my gray hair in the front is so coarse that it
needs oil to even not stick up.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, so we're pressing the oil down.
So you know head to toeeverything else oil I also am
loving and this is prescription,so it's not really going to
matter for those of you that arewatching this on YouTube but
I'm actually loving myprescription estrogen face cream
(09:05):
and I've been using it forabout, I would say, about a
month now, maybe a little bitlonger, and a little bit goes a
long way.
It is prescription.
You can get them through.
Let's see.
We can get them through MidiHealth, which is the menopause
doctor that I got this through,which they're fantastic, by the
way.
You can also get it throughMyAlloy.
(09:27):
Right, they have a face cream.
They just did a study on theirestrogen face cream and the
efficacy of that.
And then there is a I believeit's called Muesli Muesli.
They also have a face creamthat has estrogen in it, but I'm
noticing a difference.
Are you, kim?
I?
Speaker 2 (09:46):
love it.
Actually, I mean, I stole youryour prescription, but it isn't.
It is not covered.
I don't know if we're supposedto say that, Okay, whatever,
don't send this to our doctors,it is not covered by insurance
and it is not inexpensive, butit is something that, if you're
feeling extra dry, estrogen willreally help.
(10:08):
Support that.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
Okay.
I have just the elasticityright, I just feel like it's got
a little bit more for lack of abetter word plump, plumpness in
my skin again, right, Okay, Ihave something.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
It is not whole and pure but I love it so much.
It's the super goop glow screensunscreen, oh, and it is 40 SPF
and it has a sheen in it.
So I don't use anything else ontop of all my oils except for
the sunscreen.
And it's bright the glow it's.
(10:43):
It's got a little glow to it.
Oh, like a little highlighter,yeah, and it's bright the glow
it's.
It's got a little glow to it,ah, like a little highlighter.
Yeah, and it's not.
I mean, it's not the most pure.
So if you're really trying togo, you know super pure.
But I really love this glowscreen when I just feel a little
, um, you know, like I'm don'thave any color in my face or
whatever.
This is perfect.
I love it.
It lifts the dull.
Speaker 1 (11:05):
Exactly, we could be an advertiser for whatever you
call it Marketing, for that Okay.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
My favorite sleep has been hard for me and everyone
knows that has been around mehow hard sleep is.
I've tried a lot of things butmy two favorite sleep things one
of them is a THC gummy and Iwon't show that today.
I've tried a lot of things butmy two favorite sleep things one
of them is a THC gummy and Iwon't show that today.
I realized in the middle of thenight I didn't feel right.
Some nights have my THC gummybut these are patches from Well
(11:35):
Melon.
They're sleep patches.
They have L-theanine and theyhelp with and melatonin and you
literally it has a patch that Istick on inside my arm.
You can see right here take apatch off and it and and it, so
it goes right here and it just.
(11:56):
It just evens things out.
Add some melatonin, L-theanine,chamomile and it's calming and
I really like it.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
Oh interesting, I had no idea they made patches.
Yeah, I love it.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
In fact there's a patch company called the Great
Patch.
They have one too, and CVS juststarted carrying them in their
personal care aisle.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
They have a great personal care aisle, by the way
they are amping it up and it'slike I don't even think that
they call it personal care orfeminine care.
It's personal care aisle, bythe way they are amping it up
and it's like I don't even thinkthat they call it personal care
or feminine care.
It's personal care.
Now.
That aisle is like on steroidsnow and it's fantastic, right
and one of the best that we'veseen.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Yeah, you could spend a long time in there.
I mean, they got everythingfrom, you know, tampons and
leak-proof underwear tomenopause creams.
Now they have the the greatpatch, which I love.
They have great patch has asleep one, they have a calm one,
they have a like amp up theenergy one, like if you haven't
(12:58):
tried patches, they're veryinteresting.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
Um, so the other patches, though, cause you?
You're using the um estrogenpatch.
Yes, I am transdermal patch.
You love it?
Speaker 2 (13:13):
Yep, yes, Uh, I ha.
It's helped me with so muchwith brain fog, with some of my
anxiety issues, with sleep,sleep with focus.
I really it was, and it took mea long time to figure out what
kind of estrogen that I needed.
And again, estrogen patches arenot for everybody and it is
(13:37):
something that you need to talkto your doctor about, but it was
a game changer for me, and Idon't.
They're starting to say thatyou can be on the estrogen patch
for forever.
Speaker 1 (13:51):
Now, whether you want to or not, some I mean there
are contraindications and, likeyou just said, talk to your
doctor.
But most people.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
Yes, it is one of those things that I can't live
without and I sort of panic.
I do like if I go on vacation,Don't run out of a patch right,
yeah, well, I went on vacationand I went swimming in it and it
fell off, which is unusualbecause it normally stays on,
and we were doing a trainingthat week while I was on
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vacation and I'm like, oh my God, I need to have, I need to make
sure I save my patches for thattraining, because I won't be
able to speak literally.
But the patch is something thatyou put on twice a week, so
Monday, thursday, sunday,wednesday, you and you just put
it.
I usually put it underneath mybra line or underneath my panty
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line.
The only downside that I havewith it is that it leaves some
sticky on your body that youhave to kind of take off.
But whatever, who cares?
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (14:50):
It's like a bandaid sticky, right, I mean you just
have to kind of.
It is a little more sticky thanthat.
But yeah, you love the patch.
I tried the patch.
You know I've taken systemicpill form moved to the patch
just so that I had a transdermaloption.
But I'm going to tell you whatI love.
I love my Eva mist spray,estrogen spray what a funny
(15:14):
looking bottle, I know.
And I saved well, I guess I gotto go this way.
I saved this to show everybodyhow it works.
I have not used my mist thismorning, okay, so for those of
you that are listening, justbear with us.
But you, um, you basically justtake this little cap off and
see the little dome thing and Ijust literally take it on my
(15:37):
forearm and give it a spray andthen move it forward, give it
another spray and that's it,that's it.
And then I've got, you know, alittle bit of wet on my inside
of my arm and it dries in 90seconds.
And then I'm done 90 seconds.
Um, and you can.
You know, your doctor will tellyou one, two or three sprays
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daily.
But the thing I like about itis that it doesn't have the
sticky, um, it's a little biteasier to use.
I use it daily.
So for me, if I don't get in ahabit of using something every
single day, sometimes I forget.
So, the patch kind of stressedme out a little bit, because I'm
like is it Tuesday?
Yeah, I know, I know.
Yes, what day is it?
Um, so, eva mist, it's notcovered by insurance.
(16:22):
Um, some, sometimes it is, butit's not a generic.
So, um, this is a little moreexpensive than the patches were
for me, but for me theconvenience is worth it.
So see dry.
Were for me, but for me theconvenience is worth it.
So see dry.
All right, so that's that isour estrogen.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Did you have more skin products you want to share?
I don't, but what I do have is,uh, magnesium.
This is a supplement that Itake before I go to bed.
This happens to be magnesiumwith ashwagandha, so my skin
patches and my magnesium withashwagandha, which is a calming
herb.
(17:01):
Uh, this helps towards thecamera.
Speaker 1 (17:05):
Let me see it there.
All right, so new chapter.
New chapter is the name forlisteners.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
Okay and I got.
I get it at PCC I think.
But bottom line is magnesiumwith ashwagandha Okay, helps
with sleep.
It also it says it's got musclebone, heart and relaxation
support.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Magnesium is super important for us.
Speaker 2 (17:27):
Big fan.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
The menopause transition and post-menopause.
It is one of those supplements.
Of course, talk to your doctor,but I think that you will find
that most healthcarepractitioners will recommend
magnesium or menopausal womenfor sure.
Okay, I'm not done withskincare stuff, oh, sorry.
Speaker 2 (17:47):
Um, this is how do you have time to put all this on
.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Oh yeah, Well, I don't I just kind of have it
hanging around.
Remember, this is my ultimatefavorite.
And how do you pronounce this?
Mario Bendescu?
Yeah, bendescu.
Speaker 2 (18:02):
You have that everywhere, everywhere.
Speaker 1 (18:06):
Yes, I have the mini bottles.
It's facial spray everyone andit is.
They have.
This one is aloe, cucumber andgreen tea.
This one is my favorite.
They also have like a lavender.
They have one that has rosewater in it, which I like as
well.
But I have these bottleseverywhere and kim knows I
travel with it, so on theairplane I just take it, spray
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your face.
It just gives you moisturizer,like it just feels so good.
I started using it during COVIDbecause of the masks and the
AGG and I never went back.
This is like again in my car onmy bathroom counter.
It's here on my desk.
You know, I went hiking acouple of weeks ago with my
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daughter.
We were all sweaty, hot when wegot in the car and we're like I
have face spray.
It's going to feel so good,yeah, yeah.
So those are that's what Iwould consider treatment on my
list.
Those are like must haves.
Must haves, yeah, what aboutfun stuff?
What about makeup lotion?
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And let's move to nothing foryou because you use your
Supergoop.
Speaker 2 (19:17):
I use my Supergoop and I use Thrive Mascara.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
That's it you do yes, because it's the tubular
mascara right and.
I like the tubular mascara aswell.
I always get I always pronouncethis wrong but Trish McAvey,
she also has a tubular mascarathat I absolutely love.
So, yes, because you can washit off with water and you don't
need anything harsh like I makea remover kind of stuff and it
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doesn't smear, ladies, when youput all this oil on your face.
The challenge is is that whenyou wear mascara, you end up
with all of the big, you knowblack underneath your eyes,
unless you have a tubularmascara.
So there's your solutionthey're going to tell you to dab
powder underneath your eyes andset it, but you know what that
does.
What's it do, kim?
(20:03):
All those lines that we arelike looking at in the mirror,
that we don't, we're not in lovewith yet it just accentuates it
.
I'm not a big fan of the powder, no, okay, what I like because
I do wear a little bit of makeupis my Ilia tinted super serum
(20:25):
for my face because it has SPFof 40, but it is not like makeup
, it's a serum.
So, again, it's kind of like anoil.
How many layers of oil can youhave?
The funny thing is, is it justsoaks in, kim?
It's so moisturizing and it'sso light.
I put it on every day, even ifI'm just on vacation.
(20:48):
It's my sunscreen, I just putit on and again, it's the oil,
it's the sunscreen, with a tiny,tiny tint.
If I want a little bit morecoverage I didn't bring it with
me here it, it, it?
Cc cream, and I like that onewith the.
It has a highlighter Um, Iforget what you call that, but
(21:11):
similar to your super goo, um,it has a little bit of a
highlighter in it.
And if I want a little bit morecoverage and true makeup, I
will wear the CC cream, yep.
And then I know this is both ofour lists.
So I want you to hold up yourlip whip, lip whip, lip whip,
(21:32):
Yep, lip whip, lip whip, yep.
Carrie cron um started, uh,this company and she has lip
whip and it just comes in alittle tube.
This one is a little bit of apink tint, but you really can't
tell.
No, it's really moisturizing.
I just love these little tubiesyep, she carries local to
seattle.
Speaker 2 (21:51):
she um started making chapstick for her friends in
her kitchen and now has abeautiful line of lots of oils,
beautiful line of menopauseproducts, if you want something
all natural, local and she'sclean and she's a lovely human.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
So there you go.
It's a lovely human.
So we and we love the lip whip.
She also, by the way, shout out, she donated a bunch of lip
whip to women in work summit.
So thank you, kari.
Yeah, okay, my other favoriteand now I'm going to have to
take this off for those that arewatching on YouTube my other
favorite is it cosmetics haswhat's called pillowow Lips
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Solid Serum.
I love these little guys.
These are all over in my littlepurse and stuff too.
You have to kind of give it alittle click.
It looks like it's dark, butit's not.
Look here, it's just a littlelook.
Oh it's a little bit of tint, Ilove it.
(22:52):
It is nice and like what do youcall it?
Like slippery, moisturizing.
Yeah, not sticky, I love thisstuff.
Yeah, and all of the colorsaren't really color, it's just
giving a little bit of tint, butit's so moisturizing that I
have these everywhere Every timeI go to Ulta and my husband's,
like do you need more of that?
(23:13):
Like yep, I do need more of do.
Thank you for asking.
Thank you for asking.
All right, and then I'm comingback to sleep.
My little favorite thing beyondmelatonin is lavender oil, and
this one comes from a localcompany here in Edmonds where we
live.
And how do you pronounce it?
(23:34):
It is the name of the store,palombria.
Yeah, I can't read that withoutmy glasses Turn on your head.
Speaker 2 (23:44):
Say it again Is it Palombria?
Palombria lavender store inEdmonds, and um, yeah, all right
, I'm going to.
Speaker 1 (23:53):
I'm going to spell it P, e, l, I, n, d, a, b A
lavender.
Okay, I don't know.
They get their lavender fromsquim Washington and it's a
beautiful place, especially whenall the lavender fields are in
bloom Great trip, by the way, ifyou haven't done that, but it's
really high-grade lavender thatthey use, and this is a roller.
(24:17):
And before I go to bed, I takemy melatonin, I take my
progesterone tablet, I put myearplugs in, which is also on
our favorite thing list, oh, forsure.
And maybe we can talk aboutwhich kind we use.
The earplugs go in, maybe eventhe eye mask goes in if it's
still light outside, because,hey, we go to bed early and then
(24:38):
I take my lavender and I rollit on my wrists and just give it
a little sniff and I'm likecues me that it's bedtime.
So love, love, love my lavender.
I have one more thing on mylist and then we're going to see
what you have, kim.
(24:58):
But I don't think this is cleanproduct.
I don't know, I'm not evengoing to look at the ingredients
, but pumps lotions, oh my God,I'm addicted.
This one is my favorite summersweet pineapple and honey, lemon
, yum, really really light bodylotions.
You can get these at Ulta aswell.
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I probably and I can't believeI'm going to admit this, but
guessing that I might have aboutsix of those bottles on my
bathtub ledge and in variousflavors.
Speaker 2 (25:35):
Okay, in various flavors.
Speaker 1 (25:37):
Yeah, exactly, I love the smellies and, like,
depending on my mood, I'm likewhich one do I want today?
But I love it.
It's really moisturizing, itjust smells good, it makes me
feel good, makes me happy, andit's that little bit of joy
that's like here's my hemp oil,okay, and it really doesn't have
of joy.
Speaker 2 (25:52):
That's like here's my hemp oil.
Okay, and it really doesn'thave hemp in it?
Speaker 1 (25:54):
It doesn't.
Yes, it does.
Natural hemp seed oil.
That makes sense.
Why they call it hemp seed oil?
Yes, they do have hemp seed oilin it.
Yeah, All right, that's all Ihave on my list, besides coffee.
Oh, yes, a little cup ofhappiness.
Cheers my Nespresso, and I knowwe're not supposed to drink a
lot of coffee, but hey, it's myfavorite thing.
Speaker 2 (26:18):
Mine is mushroom coffee with collagen creamer.
Speaker 1 (26:23):
You have collagen creamer, good for you, I know.
Speaker 2 (26:26):
All right, it's coconut collagen creamer.
Oh, you like the coconut flavor.
Coconut collagen creamer, ohyou like the coconut flavor.
It's not, you know, it's not asgood as a big old cup of black
coffee.
That tastes, you know.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
I keep mine.
Just nothing in there.
Nespresso makes it nice andfoamy on the top.
I am a Starbucks snot.
I only like Starbucks.
I don't get paid to say thatStarbucks.
I don't get paid to say that.
I just love my Starbucks coffee.
I also started putting mindgreen body again, we don't get
paid for this.
They have a creatine powderthat is non flavored and it also
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has taurine in it, becausethere is more research coming
out that creatine is really goodfor us in the postmenopausal
stage Well, any menopausal stagefor our muscle, uh, muscle tone
and muscle strength.
And I don't have it on rightnow because it would look a
little bit crazy with my littletunic.
But, uh, my other new favoritething is my weighted vest, so
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mine's right over there.
Oh, thing is my weighted vest,so mine's right over there.
Oh, good for you.
We are, we are on it.
The weighted vests, aren't theygreat?
I've been walking with theweighted vests and it is really.
Speaker 2 (27:44):
I've only used it for a couple of weeks now, but I've
noticed a difference.
Yeah, so it.
Because muscle building is soimportant in this phase in life,
you have to look for all theways in which you can build your
muscles.
It doesn't have to be heavy atthe gym with weight training.
It can be yoga, pilates, aweighted vest or weighted arm
weights, but something to addextra strength for you.
(28:07):
They say the weighted vest youshould get 10% of your body
weight.
Um, I got the 10 pound vest,which is not 10% of my body
weight but I wanted to.
Speaker 1 (28:17):
But let's pretend, it's 10%.
Speaker 2 (28:21):
I wanted to start a little, a little bit lighter,
but on Amazon prime um and it'spink and it's cute and yeah it's
, it's a, it's a great thing, agreat thing so I, you got the
pink.
Speaker 1 (28:33):
I went boring greg so I'm like I don't really want to
look like a.
You know, I don't know what Ithink my dog poop bag.
I have all this stuff I have tobring with me.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
I wear a shoulder bag .
That's got that completely 100.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
I'm like gosh, yeah, now, now we've got the weighted
vest.
So we're the crazy ladies inEdmonds that are walking around
and we don't care because it'sgood for us, right?
Hey, the other thing that Iwanted to mention is just books,
favorite things, because DrMarie Claire Haver is the one
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that has been reallyrecommending the Weighted Best,
and I follow her.
I love her book, she walks withthe weighted vest and she's a
huge advocate, and so she'sactually the reason why I got
the weighted vest.
So the name of that book is thenew menopause.
Oh yes Sorry those of you thatare listening the new menopause,
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marie Claire Haver.
That's one of my favorite books.
I'm going to call out a fewmore.
I like Dr Malone's book GrownWoman Talk.
This isn't just for menopause,this is just for women's health,
and what I really took from itis be your own advocate.
And she talks a lot about howto do that and I just love.
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I love the way that she speaksin the book, the way that she
writes the book.
So it's just easy.
It's an easy read for anyone.
This is an older book but it'sstill one of my favorites.
The Menopause Manifesto by DrJen Gunter she was.
She wrote that a while ago,before menopause was kind of a
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thing.
And here's my favorite one right, this one is such a good one,
isn't it, kim?
The menopause brain by Dr Lisa.
Is she a doctor?
Yes, phd, dr Lisa McHoney, andshe does.
She's really one of the onlydoctors that's doing research on
the menopause brain and brainhealth.
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And I think, if you haven't, ifyou haven't read any menopause
books, I don't know that I wouldstart with the menopause brain,
but I would end with themenopause brain.
It's super important.
Any of these other three books,just a little light reading.
Here we go.
I have like five or six otherones, but those are my favorites
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.
Speaker 2 (30:55):
I would say Dr Haver's book is the best place
to start if you want to knowmore information.
She writes it in a veryapproachable way, very informed
way.
She's doing great work to talkabout all the things.
She's got a strategy now on howto avoid the nursing home when
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you're our age, like all thethings to do about that,
including the way to invest.
Speaker 1 (31:20):
So yeah, yeah, that's , that's it.
That's why I got the way toinvest and, like I do not want
to fall, I do not want to end upin a nursing home.
I do not want to die, not rightnow.
So, let's, let's, figure outhow to take care of ourselves.
Yeah, and there was.
you know, I know one of ourother favorite things, not just
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because we're yoga instructors,but is yoga.
It's really good for us formany, many reasons.
But there was just a recentstudy that was done that if you
practice yoga at least threetimes a week for 60 minutes,
that it can reduce hot flashes.
So, of course, not hot yoga,but, um, you know, any other
type of yoga, and yoga is justgreat.
My yoga blocks, um are myfavorite thing, not just for
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yoga, but, um, I sit here at mydesk.
It's like a little stool for me.
It lifts my knees.
Um, I sit here at my desk.
It's like a little stool for me.
It lifts my knees, takespressure off of my lower back.
The medicine ball I know youhave one that is right next to
your desk, so we sit on themedicine balls to protect our
back, uh, our hips, throughoutthe day.
Speaker 2 (32:24):
We have standing sitting desks, so I was just
gonna say my standing desk.
My standing desk is the best.
Speaker 1 (32:30):
Yeah, lift that thing up there, kim, for those that
are watching YouTube.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
So my other new favorite there you are again.
Speaker 1 (32:38):
Yeah, here, can you see me now?
Yes, but listen, thank you, kim, for giving me your old
standing sitting desk, becauseit's been a lifesaver, lifesaver
.
Speaker 2 (32:50):
Here's my newest.
Favorite thing is a lacrosseball.
Speaker 1 (32:53):
Oh, yes, you got that from our new favorite PT.
Speaker 2 (32:57):
Yeah.
And she said what color do youwant?
And I said surprise me.
And she brought me yellow,which is my favorite.
Chakra Manapura is in your gut,right?
Anyway, you use this on thefloor or against the wall in
those places that are sticky orsore, or I go deep in my hips
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with this ball.
Speaker 1 (33:20):
I mean, it's like a foam roller, but it really
targets specific areas.
Be careful, be careful, startgentle.
I didn't and that was a mistake, so just start slow, like with
anything, right?
Speaker 2 (33:37):
Okay, my last favorite thing, and then I think
we've, and then I think we'vegot to sign off because people
are tired of listening to us.
Speaker 1 (33:43):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (33:44):
April's daughter, rachel, made me this frog.
It's a crocheted frog Everybody.
It's got a little frog head andfrog eyes.
I'm sure you have yours aroundyour desk, exactly.
Listen, we, we can't put upwith bullshit anymore as we get
Sorry and we got to do hardthings to get what we want.
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And the frog reminds me that Ineed to have hard conversations
to stand up for what I need andwhat I want, to take care of
myself, whatever.
That is because you got to eat.
As April has raised her kidswith you got to eat the frog
before you get anything else youwant to right, because it's
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just going to get uglier.
Speaker 1 (34:33):
That cute little frog turns uglier and uglier the
more you avoid, whatever it isconversations, situations.
Just hit it head on and eat theugly green frog.
So, yes, that green frog sitson our desk as a reminder that
we just need to do hard thingssometimes and just do it and we
can right.
Right, I totally can.
Speaker 2 (34:50):
We're bad, so we're bad asses.
I'll say it, and the only wayout is through.
Speaker 1 (34:55):
So it's true, and we learn a lot through that journey
as well, and so I think wecould probably end there with
that being best piece of advice.
Speaker 2 (35:06):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (35:06):
Right, our viewers, we didn't do the fast pitch or
rapid round, but it's fine.
We did a lot today and wecovered a lot of ground, so it's
been fun and I hope that ourviewers enjoyed this.
I hope we have given you somefavorite products as well that
you can use.
Go shopping, do a little retailtherapy today, because that's
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the journey.
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I'm one of your hosts, aprilHaberman, and I'm joined by Kim
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registered yoga teachers andmidlife mamas specializing in
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Today, we're bringing you areally fun episode.
Kim and I get asked time andtime again what our favorite
products are, what ourrecommendations are, and so
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we're bringing you today ourfavorite things.
Enjoy.
We are excited to bring youthis episode today.
Kim and I get lots of questionson things that we use, what our
favorite things are,recommendations, and so that's
what this episode is all aboutKim and April's favorite things.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
I mean, I mean midsummer, midsummer, dream,
right now.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
Oh my gosh.
Yeah, this is going to be fun.
I don't know about you, kim,but I pulled a bunch of stuff
this morning that is sittinghere on my desk to share with
everyone, and I didn't realizehow many favorite things that I
actually have.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
I'm going to go first because I don't want you to
think that this is one of yourfavorite things.
This is actually one of ourfavorite things.
Okay, this is Womaness Fountainof Youth Oil, and we're not
telling you these favoritethings because we get paid by
Womaness or we insist that youuse Womaness.
But this I'm a huge oil fan.
(02:27):
Everyone's like what do you doto your skin?
And I'm like it's all oil.
It's oil all the time.
And this oil is incredible andI use it in the morning and it
goes right into my skin.
It's got vitamin C and justfeels super good.
This one's almost gone becauseI love it so much.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Oh, it is great, and I know that Sally Mueller,
co-founder of Womaness, saysthat that will be in their
lineup forever, because it is afavorite thing of everyone's.
Okay, while we're on Womaness,let's just stay right there,
because I have a couple.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Just in case you want to know more about Womaness,
she was on a previous episode ofour podcast.
It's worth checking out, andshe was just on Good Morning
America.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
And the View, and the View For a second time.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Yeah, so she's like one of our people, we love her a
lot.
And the skincare line Okay,what do you got?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Okay, so, first of all, womaness products are clean
, which is another reason why welove them.
Um, we love clean products.
We believe in that.
Um, what we put on our skin isreally important, and so we
believe in watching chemicalsand all those fake things.
Don't put it on your skin, butI love Clean Slate.
You can see this.
This is their creamy and gentlefacial cleanser, and it has
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chamomile in it and it is trulygentle.
I have sensitive skin, I havereally dry skin, and this is a
lifesaver.
I really love my cleanser.
And then I also Hold on on thecleanser.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Just one second.
If anybody's listening andthey're local.
I have a case of it and I'mhappy to give you a sample of
your own for free.
They donated to a women in workconference that we did, and I
have a whole case of thecleanser which I will use
because I love it too.
But in case you want a freesample not even a sample an
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actual size of it.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
I got it.
I was thinking of you and thatcase, because this is down to
the very bottom.
I need to go shopping at Kim'shouse.
Yeah, exactly, I love that.
Okay, my other favorite productfrom Womaness is the Daily V
Soothe, and we talk a lot aboutvaginal dryness and this helps.
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So Daily Soothe, just pop it on, you know what to do with it
and it works.
So it's good.
Those are my favorite Womanessproducts.
While we are talking aboutfacial products, should we just
stay right there for a moment?
Okay, facial products youmentioned their oil and it has
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vitamin C in it.
That is my favorite.
My standby is Mad Hippievitamin C serum.
This is lovely as well.
Pcc, pcc for local people.
You can get this at Ulta.
Ulta has Mad Hippie.
I think you can get an online.
(05:31):
I think they have won awards aswell for many of their products
.
But love Mad Hippie and itreally is.
It really is good for all ages.
My daughter, who is 21, lovesit as well.
So, Mad Hippie is also cleanproduct, my favorite oil and
I've been using it for years andyears.
Good old Mary Kay.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
It smells like chocolate, oh it smells like
chocolate.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
You think, oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
It smells like chocolate.
It's like-.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
It kind of does, doesn't it or?
Speaker 2 (06:02):
cake, or I mean I put it on I think you're right.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
I think it's more like cake, yeah yeah, but it's
lovely and it's not thick.
I could bathe in this and Ihave probably, I don't know
three or four bottles because Inever want to run out of my Mary
Kay naturally.
And then I follow it up with mylittle Mary Kay naturally
moisturizing stick.
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These are everywhere they're inmy yoga bath, they're in my
console in my car, they're in mycosmetic case, they're on my
counter right here and theyliterally are just.
It's like a big fat thing ofchapstick, but it's a
moisturizing stick.
So I just rub it whereverthroughout the day lips,
cuticles, everything.
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So moisturizing sticks areeverywhere.
And then our dear friend, Emilywho is in Spain right now, or
she would be on this favoritething episode.
She gave us the good oil.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Yeah, I have about that much left too.
It is See Yummy.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
It is good, isn't it?
Uh-huh, good oil is reallygreat.
You can get this online.
You can get it at like, wholeFoods, pcc.
This smells like jasmine orsomething.
I don't know what's in it, butsometimes I just put it on my
wrist just like an essential oil.
Oh, good oil, all right, what,what's?
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Oh, and I have one more thing.
Can I keep going?
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Yeah, keep going, except everybody oil.
We like oil oh is that a?
Speaker 1 (07:34):
thing?
Speaker 2 (07:36):
Definitely as you're.
You know, in menopause, as youas you age, with your estrogen
dropping, so does all themoisture in your entire body,
and so you know when you getstuck with, you know, dry hair
or dry skin.
The oils, and lots of peopleare afraid to use them because
they're worried about whetherit's going to clog their pores
or make them too greasy.
And I have not experienced thatat all.
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And if you haven't tried anyoil all natural, definitely
check it out, because it willreally help smoothen your skin
and help it feel way more supple.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
It really does.
Yeah, and even just like jojobaoils after you get out of the
shower, right?
Instead of just those expensivemoisturizers, you can literally
take jojoba oil and just rub itall over your body while it's
still a little bit damp and itfeels good.
So, yes, oil, and I even takesome of these oils and rub it
all over your body while it'sstill a little bit damp and it
feels good.
So, yes, oil, and I even takesome of these oils and rub it
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between my hands and just givethe ends of your hair a little
bit of self-love too, right?
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Well, my gray hair in the front is so coarse that it
needs oil to even not stick up.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, so we're pressing the oil down.
So you know head to toeeverything else oil I also am
loving and this is prescription,so it's not really going to
matter for those of you that arewatching this on YouTube but
I'm actually loving myprescription estrogen face cream
(09:05):
and I've been using it forabout, I would say, about a
month now, maybe a little bitlonger, and a little bit goes a
long way.
It is prescription.
You can get them through.
Let's see.
We can get them through MidiHealth, which is the menopause
doctor that I got this through,which they're fantastic, by the
way.
You can also get it throughMyAlloy.
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Right, they have a face cream.
They just did a study on theirestrogen face cream and the
efficacy of that.
And then there is a I believeit's called Muesli Muesli.
They also have a face creamthat has estrogen in it, but I'm
noticing a difference.
Are you, kim?
I?
Speaker 2 (09:46):
love it.
Actually, I mean, I stole youryour prescription, but it isn't.
It is not covered.
I don't know if we're supposedto say that, Okay, whatever,
don't send this to our doctors,it is not covered by insurance
and it is not inexpensive, butit is something that, if you're
feeling extra dry, estrogen willreally help.
(10:08):
Support that.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
Okay.
I have just the elasticityright, I just feel like it's got
a little bit more for lack of abetter word plump, plumpness in
my skin again, right, Okay, Ihave something.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
It is not whole and pure but I love it so much.
It's the super goop glow screensunscreen, oh, and it is 40 SPF
and it has a sheen in it.
So I don't use anything else ontop of all my oils except for
the sunscreen.
And it's bright the glow it's.
(10:43):
It's got a little glow to it.
Oh, like a little highlighter,yeah, and it's bright the glow
it's.
It's got a little glow to it,ah, like a little highlighter.
Yeah, and it's not.
I mean, it's not the most pure.
So if you're really trying togo, you know super pure.
But I really love this glowscreen when I just feel a little
, um, you know, like I'm don'thave any color in my face or
whatever.
This is perfect.
I love it.
It lifts the dull.
Speaker 1 (11:05):
Exactly, we could be an advertiser for whatever you
call it Marketing, for that Okay.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
My favorite sleep has been hard for me and everyone
knows that has been around mehow hard sleep is.
I've tried a lot of things butmy two favorite sleep things one
of them is a THC gummy and Iwon't show that today.
I've tried a lot of things butmy two favorite sleep things one
of them is a THC gummy and Iwon't show that today.
I realized in the middle of thenight I didn't feel right.
Some nights have my THC gummybut these are patches from Well
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Melon.
They're sleep patches.
They have L-theanine and theyhelp with and melatonin and you
literally it has a patch that Istick on inside my arm.
You can see right here take apatch off and it and and it, so
it goes right here and it just.
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It just evens things out.
Add some melatonin, L-theanine,chamomile and it's calming and
I really like it.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
Oh interesting, I had no idea they made patches.
Yeah, I love it.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
In fact there's a patch company called the Great
Patch.
They have one too, and CVS juststarted carrying them in their
personal care aisle.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
They have a great personal care aisle, by the way
they are amping it up and it'slike I don't even think that
they call it personal care orfeminine care.
It's personal care aisle, bythe way they are amping it up
and it's like I don't even thinkthat they call it personal care
or feminine care.
It's personal care.
Now.
That aisle is like on steroidsnow and it's fantastic, right
and one of the best that we'veseen.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Yeah, you could spend a long time in there.
I mean, they got everythingfrom, you know, tampons and
leak-proof underwear tomenopause creams.
Now they have the the greatpatch, which I love.
They have great patch has asleep one, they have a calm one,
they have a like amp up theenergy one, like if you haven't
(12:58):
tried patches, they're veryinteresting.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
Um, so the other patches, though, cause you?
You're using the um estrogenpatch.
Yes, I am transdermal patch.
You love it?
Speaker 2 (13:13):
Yep, yes, Uh, I ha.
It's helped me with so muchwith brain fog, with some of my
anxiety issues, with sleep,sleep with focus.
I really it was, and it took mea long time to figure out what
kind of estrogen that I needed.
And again, estrogen patches arenot for everybody and it is
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something that you need to talkto your doctor about, but it was
a game changer for me, and Idon't.
They're starting to say thatyou can be on the estrogen patch
for forever.
Speaker 1 (13:51):
Now, whether you want to or not, some I mean there
are contraindications and, likeyou just said, talk to your
doctor.
But most people.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
Yes, it is one of those things that I can't live
without and I sort of panic.
I do like if I go on vacation,Don't run out of a patch right,
yeah, well, I went on vacationand I went swimming in it and it
fell off, which is unusualbecause it normally stays on,
and we were doing a trainingthat week while I was on
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vacation and I'm like, oh my God, I need to have, I need to make
sure I save my patches for thattraining, because I won't be
able to speak literally.
But the patch is something thatyou put on twice a week, so
Monday, thursday, sunday,wednesday, you and you just put
it.
I usually put it underneath mybra line or underneath my panty
(14:40):
line.
The only downside that I havewith it is that it leaves some
sticky on your body that youhave to kind of take off.
But whatever, who cares?
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (14:50):
It's like a bandaid sticky, right, I mean you just
have to kind of.
It is a little more sticky thanthat.
But yeah, you love the patch.
I tried the patch.
You know I've taken systemicpill form moved to the patch
just so that I had a transdermaloption.
But I'm going to tell you whatI love.
I love my Eva mist spray,estrogen spray what a funny
(15:14):
looking bottle, I know.
And I saved well, I guess I gotto go this way.
I saved this to show everybodyhow it works.
I have not used my mist thismorning, okay, so for those of
you that are listening, justbear with us.
But you, um, you basically justtake this little cap off and
see the little dome thing and Ijust literally take it on my
(15:37):
forearm and give it a spray andthen move it forward, give it
another spray and that's it,that's it.
And then I've got, you know, alittle bit of wet on my inside
of my arm and it dries in 90seconds.
And then I'm done 90 seconds.
Um, and you can.
You know, your doctor will tellyou one, two or three sprays
(15:59):
daily.
But the thing I like about itis that it doesn't have the
sticky, um, it's a little biteasier to use.
I use it daily.
So for me, if I don't get in ahabit of using something every
single day, sometimes I forget.
So, the patch kind of stressedme out a little bit, because I'm
like is it Tuesday?
Yeah, I know, I know.
Yes, what day is it?
Um, so, eva mist, it's notcovered by insurance.
(16:22):
Um, some, sometimes it is, butit's not a generic.
So, um, this is a little moreexpensive than the patches were
for me, but for me theconvenience is worth it.
So see dry.
Were for me, but for me theconvenience is worth it.
So see dry.
All right, so that's that isour estrogen.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Did you have more skin products you want to share?
I don't, but what I do have is,uh, magnesium.
This is a supplement that Itake before I go to bed.
This happens to be magnesiumwith ashwagandha, so my skin
patches and my magnesium withashwagandha, which is a calming
herb.
(17:01):
Uh, this helps towards thecamera.
Speaker 1 (17:05):
Let me see it there.
All right, so new chapter.
New chapter is the name forlisteners.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
Okay and I got.
I get it at PCC I think.
But bottom line is magnesiumwith ashwagandha Okay, helps
with sleep.
It also it says it's got musclebone, heart and relaxation
support.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Magnesium is super important for us.
Speaker 2 (17:27):
Big fan.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
The menopause transition and post-menopause.
It is one of those supplements.
Of course, talk to your doctor,but I think that you will find
that most healthcarepractitioners will recommend
magnesium or menopausal womenfor sure.
Okay, I'm not done withskincare stuff, oh, sorry.
Speaker 2 (17:47):
Um, this is how do you have time to put all this on
.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Oh yeah, Well, I don't I just kind of have it
hanging around.
Remember, this is my ultimatefavorite.
And how do you pronounce this?
Mario Bendescu?
Yeah, bendescu.
Speaker 2 (18:02):
You have that everywhere, everywhere.
Speaker 1 (18:06):
Yes, I have the mini bottles.
It's facial spray everyone andit is.
They have.
This one is aloe, cucumber andgreen tea.
This one is my favorite.
They also have like a lavender.
They have one that has rosewater in it, which I like as
well.
But I have these bottleseverywhere and kim knows I
travel with it, so on theairplane I just take it, spray
(18:29):
your face.
It just gives you moisturizer,like it just feels so good.
I started using it during COVIDbecause of the masks and the
AGG and I never went back.
This is like again in my car onmy bathroom counter.
It's here on my desk.
You know, I went hiking acouple of weeks ago with my
(18:49):
daughter.
We were all sweaty, hot when wegot in the car and we're like I
have face spray.
It's going to feel so good,yeah, yeah.
So those are that's what Iwould consider treatment on my
list.
Those are like must haves.
Must haves, yeah, what aboutfun stuff?
What about makeup lotion?
(19:12):
And let's move to nothing foryou because you use your
Supergoop.
Speaker 2 (19:17):
I use my Supergoop and I use Thrive Mascara.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
That's it you do yes, because it's the tubular
mascara right and.
I like the tubular mascara aswell.
I always get I always pronouncethis wrong but Trish McAvey,
she also has a tubular mascarathat I absolutely love.
So, yes, because you can washit off with water and you don't
need anything harsh like I makea remover kind of stuff and it
(19:42):
doesn't smear, ladies, when youput all this oil on your face.
The challenge is is that whenyou wear mascara, you end up
with all of the big, you knowblack underneath your eyes,
unless you have a tubularmascara.
So there's your solutionthey're going to tell you to dab
powder underneath your eyes andset it, but you know what that
does.
What's it do, kim?
(20:03):
All those lines that we arelike looking at in the mirror,
that we don't, we're not in lovewith yet it just accentuates it
.
I'm not a big fan of the powder, no, okay, what I like because
I do wear a little bit of makeupis my Ilia tinted super serum
(20:25):
for my face because it has SPFof 40, but it is not like makeup
, it's a serum.
So, again, it's kind of like anoil.
How many layers of oil can youhave?
The funny thing is, is it justsoaks in, kim?
It's so moisturizing and it'sso light.
I put it on every day, even ifI'm just on vacation.
(20:48):
It's my sunscreen, I just putit on and again, it's the oil,
it's the sunscreen, with a tiny,tiny tint.
If I want a little bit morecoverage I didn't bring it with
me here it, it, it?
Cc cream, and I like that onewith the.
It has a highlighter Um, Iforget what you call that, but
(21:11):
similar to your super goo, um,it has a little bit of a
highlighter in it.
And if I want a little bit morecoverage and true makeup, I
will wear the CC cream, yep.
And then I know this is both ofour lists.
So I want you to hold up yourlip whip, lip whip, lip whip,
(21:32):
Yep, lip whip, lip whip, yep.
Carrie cron um started, uh,this company and she has lip
whip and it just comes in alittle tube.
This one is a little bit of apink tint, but you really can't
tell.
No, it's really moisturizing.
I just love these little tubiesyep, she carries local to
seattle.
Speaker 2 (21:51):
she um started making chapstick for her friends in
her kitchen and now has abeautiful line of lots of oils,
beautiful line of menopauseproducts, if you want something
all natural, local and she'sclean and she's a lovely human.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
So there you go.
It's a lovely human.
So we and we love the lip whip.
She also, by the way, shout out, she donated a bunch of lip
whip to women in work summit.
So thank you, kari.
Yeah, okay, my other favoriteand now I'm going to have to
take this off for those that arewatching on YouTube my other
favorite is it cosmetics haswhat's called pillowow Lips
(22:31):
Solid Serum.
I love these little guys.
These are all over in my littlepurse and stuff too.
You have to kind of give it alittle click.
It looks like it's dark, butit's not.
Look here, it's just a littlelook.
Oh it's a little bit of tint, Ilove it.
(22:52):
It is nice and like what do youcall it?
Like slippery, moisturizing.
Yeah, not sticky, I love thisstuff.
Yeah, and all of the colorsaren't really color, it's just
giving a little bit of tint, butit's so moisturizing that I
have these everywhere Every timeI go to Ulta and my husband's,
like do you need more of that?
(23:13):
Like yep, I do need more of do.
Thank you for asking.
Thank you for asking.
All right, and then I'm comingback to sleep.
My little favorite thing beyondmelatonin is lavender oil, and
this one comes from a localcompany here in Edmonds where we
live.
And how do you pronounce it?
(23:34):
It is the name of the store,palombria.
Yeah, I can't read that withoutmy glasses Turn on your head.
Speaker 2 (23:44):
Say it again Is it Palombria?
Palombria lavender store inEdmonds, and um, yeah, all right
, I'm going to.
Speaker 1 (23:53):
I'm going to spell it P, e, l, I, n, d, a, b A
lavender.
Okay, I don't know.
They get their lavender fromsquim Washington and it's a
beautiful place, especially whenall the lavender fields are in
bloom Great trip, by the way, ifyou haven't done that, but it's
really high-grade lavender thatthey use, and this is a roller.
(24:17):
And before I go to bed, I takemy melatonin, I take my
progesterone tablet, I put myearplugs in, which is also on
our favorite thing list, oh, forsure.
And maybe we can talk aboutwhich kind we use.
The earplugs go in, maybe eventhe eye mask goes in if it's
still light outside, because,hey, we go to bed early and then
(24:38):
I take my lavender and I rollit on my wrists and just give it
a little sniff and I'm likecues me that it's bedtime.
So love, love, love my lavender.
I have one more thing on mylist and then we're going to see
what you have, kim.
(24:58):
But I don't think this is cleanproduct.
I don't know, I'm not evengoing to look at the ingredients
, but pumps lotions, oh my God,I'm addicted.
This one is my favorite summersweet pineapple and honey, lemon
, yum, really really light bodylotions.
You can get these at Ulta aswell.
(25:18):
I probably and I can't believeI'm going to admit this, but
guessing that I might have aboutsix of those bottles on my
bathtub ledge and in variousflavors.
Speaker 2 (25:35):
Okay, in various flavors.
Speaker 1 (25:37):
Yeah, exactly, I love the smellies and, like,
depending on my mood, I'm likewhich one do I want today?
But I love it.
It's really moisturizing, itjust smells good, it makes me
feel good, makes me happy, andit's that little bit of joy
that's like here's my hemp oil,okay, and it really doesn't have
of joy.
Speaker 2 (25:52):
That's like here's my hemp oil.
Okay, and it really doesn'thave hemp in it?
Speaker 1 (25:54):
It doesn't.
Yes, it does.
Natural hemp seed oil.
That makes sense.
Why they call it hemp seed oil?
Yes, they do have hemp seed oilin it.
Yeah, All right, that's all Ihave on my list, besides coffee.
Oh, yes, a little cup ofhappiness.
Cheers my Nespresso, and I knowwe're not supposed to drink a
lot of coffee, but hey, it's myfavorite thing.
Speaker 2 (26:18):
Mine is mushroom coffee with collagen creamer.
Speaker 1 (26:23):
You have collagen creamer, good for you, I know.
Speaker 2 (26:26):
All right, it's coconut collagen creamer.
Oh, you like the coconut flavor.
Coconut collagen creamer, ohyou like the coconut flavor.
It's not, you know, it's not asgood as a big old cup of black
coffee.
That tastes, you know.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
I keep mine.
Just nothing in there.
Nespresso makes it nice andfoamy on the top.
I am a Starbucks snot.
I only like Starbucks.
I don't get paid to say thatStarbucks.
I don't get paid to say that.
I just love my Starbucks coffee.
I also started putting mindgreen body again, we don't get
paid for this.
They have a creatine powderthat is non flavored and it also
(27:06):
has taurine in it, becausethere is more research coming
out that creatine is really goodfor us in the postmenopausal
stage Well, any menopausal stagefor our muscle, uh, muscle tone
and muscle strength.
And I don't have it on rightnow because it would look a
little bit crazy with my littletunic.
But, uh, my other new favoritething is my weighted vest, so
(27:29):
mine's right over there.
Oh, thing is my weighted vest,so mine's right over there.
Oh, good for you.
We are, we are on it.
The weighted vests, aren't theygreat?
I've been walking with theweighted vests and it is really.
Speaker 2 (27:44):
I've only used it for a couple of weeks now, but I've
noticed a difference.
Yeah, so it.
Because muscle building is soimportant in this phase in life,
you have to look for all theways in which you can build your
muscles.
It doesn't have to be heavy atthe gym with weight training.
It can be yoga, pilates, aweighted vest or weighted arm
weights, but something to addextra strength for you.
(28:07):
They say the weighted vest youshould get 10% of your body
weight.
Um, I got the 10 pound vest,which is not 10% of my body
weight but I wanted to.
Speaker 1 (28:17):
But let's pretend, it's 10%.
Speaker 2 (28:21):
I wanted to start a little, a little bit lighter,
but on Amazon prime um and it'spink and it's cute and yeah it's
, it's a, it's a great thing, agreat thing so I, you got the
pink.
Speaker 1 (28:33):
I went boring greg so I'm like I don't really want to
look like a.
You know, I don't know what Ithink my dog poop bag.
I have all this stuff I have tobring with me.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
I wear a shoulder bag .
That's got that completely 100.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
I'm like gosh, yeah, now, now we've got the weighted
vest.
So we're the crazy ladies inEdmonds that are walking around
and we don't care because it'sgood for us, right?
Hey, the other thing that Iwanted to mention is just books,
favorite things, because DrMarie Claire Haver is the one
(29:08):
that has been reallyrecommending the Weighted Best,
and I follow her.
I love her book, she walks withthe weighted vest and she's a
huge advocate, and so she'sactually the reason why I got
the weighted vest.
So the name of that book is thenew menopause.
Oh yes Sorry those of you thatare listening the new menopause,
(29:28):
marie Claire Haver.
That's one of my favorite books.
I'm going to call out a fewmore.
I like Dr Malone's book GrownWoman Talk.
This isn't just for menopause,this is just for women's health,
and what I really took from itis be your own advocate.
And she talks a lot about howto do that and I just love.
(29:51):
I love the way that she speaksin the book, the way that she
writes the book.
So it's just easy.
It's an easy read for anyone.
This is an older book but it'sstill one of my favorites.
The Menopause Manifesto by DrJen Gunter she was.
She wrote that a while ago,before menopause was kind of a
(30:12):
thing.
And here's my favorite one right, this one is such a good one,
isn't it, kim?
The menopause brain by Dr Lisa.
Is she a doctor?
Yes, phd, dr Lisa McHoney, andshe does.
She's really one of the onlydoctors that's doing research on
the menopause brain and brainhealth.
(30:34):
And I think, if you haven't, ifyou haven't read any menopause
books, I don't know that I wouldstart with the menopause brain,
but I would end with themenopause brain.
It's super important.
Any of these other three books,just a little light reading.
Here we go.
I have like five or six otherones, but those are my favorites
(30:54):
.
Speaker 2 (30:55):
I would say Dr Haver's book is the best place
to start if you want to knowmore information.
She writes it in a veryapproachable way, very informed
way.
She's doing great work to talkabout all the things.
She's got a strategy now on howto avoid the nursing home when
(31:16):
you're our age, like all thethings to do about that,
including the way to invest.
Speaker 1 (31:20):
So yeah, yeah, that's , that's it.
That's why I got the way toinvest and, like I do not want
to fall, I do not want to end upin a nursing home.
I do not want to die, not rightnow.
So, let's, let's, figure outhow to take care of ourselves.
Yeah, and there was.
you know, I know one of ourother favorite things, not just
(31:42):
because we're yoga instructors,but is yoga.
It's really good for us formany, many reasons.
But there was just a recentstudy that was done that if you
practice yoga at least threetimes a week for 60 minutes,
that it can reduce hot flashes.
So, of course, not hot yoga,but, um, you know, any other
type of yoga, and yoga is justgreat.
My yoga blocks, um are myfavorite thing, not just for
(32:06):
yoga, but, um, I sit here at mydesk.
It's like a little stool for me.
It lifts my knees.
Um, I sit here at my desk.
It's like a little stool for me.
It lifts my knees, takespressure off of my lower back.
The medicine ball I know youhave one that is right next to
your desk, so we sit on themedicine balls to protect our
back, uh, our hips, throughoutthe day.
Speaker 2 (32:24):
We have standing sitting desks, so I was just
gonna say my standing desk.
My standing desk is the best.
Speaker 1 (32:30):
Yeah, lift that thing up there, kim, for those that
are watching YouTube.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
So my other new favorite there you are again.
Speaker 1 (32:38):
Yeah, here, can you see me now?
Yes, but listen, thank you, kim, for giving me your old
standing sitting desk, becauseit's been a lifesaver, lifesaver
.
Speaker 2 (32:50):
Here's my newest.
Favorite thing is a lacrosseball.
Speaker 1 (32:53):
Oh, yes, you got that from our new favorite PT.
Speaker 2 (32:57):
Yeah.
And she said what color do youwant?
And I said surprise me.
And she brought me yellow,which is my favorite.
Chakra Manapura is in your gut,right?
Anyway, you use this on thefloor or against the wall in
those places that are sticky orsore, or I go deep in my hips
(33:19):
with this ball.
Speaker 1 (33:20):
I mean, it's like a foam roller, but it really
targets specific areas.
Be careful, be careful, startgentle.
I didn't and that was a mistake, so just start slow, like with
anything, right?
Speaker 2 (33:37):
Okay, my last favorite thing, and then I think
we've, and then I think we'vegot to sign off because people
are tired of listening to us.
Speaker 1 (33:43):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (33:44):
April's daughter, rachel, made me this frog.
It's a crocheted frog Everybody.
It's got a little frog head andfrog eyes.
I'm sure you have yours aroundyour desk, exactly.
Listen, we, we can't put upwith bullshit anymore as we get
Sorry and we got to do hardthings to get what we want.
(34:05):
And the frog reminds me that Ineed to have hard conversations
to stand up for what I need andwhat I want, to take care of
myself, whatever.
That is because you got to eat.
As April has raised her kidswith you got to eat the frog
before you get anything else youwant to right, because it's
(34:33):
just going to get uglier.
Speaker 1 (34:33):
That cute little frog turns uglier and uglier the
more you avoid, whatever it isconversations, situations.
Just hit it head on and eat theugly green frog.
So, yes, that green frog sitson our desk as a reminder that
we just need to do hard thingssometimes and just do it and we
can right.
Right, I totally can.
Speaker 2 (34:50):
We're bad, so we're bad asses.
I'll say it, and the only wayout is through.
Speaker 1 (34:55):
So it's true, and we learn a lot through that journey
as well, and so I think wecould probably end there with
that being best piece of advice.
Speaker 2 (35:06):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (35:06):
Right, our viewers, we didn't do the fast pitch or
rapid round, but it's fine.
We did a lot today and wecovered a lot of ground, so it's
been fun and I hope that ourviewers enjoyed this.
I hope we have given you somefavorite products as well that
you can use.
Go shopping, do a little retailtherapy today, because that's
(35:31):
also really fun, and until wemeet again, just go find joy in
the journey.
Everyone, thank you forlistening to the Medovia
menopause podcast.
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