SHE MD Podcast

Why Is My Hair Shedding? The Most Common Causes in Women ft. Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd

10K views · 1d ago · 53:16

Guest: Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd

Why is your hair suddenly thinning, shedding or breaking? Board-certified dermatologist and Chief Medical Advisor at Nutrafol, Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, joins Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi and Mary Alice Haney for a deep dive into the many different reasons women experience hair thinning and why figuring out the cause matters before choosing an approach that’s right for them.

Topics: Welcome to SHE MD · Understanding the Hair Growth Cycle · How Much Daily Hair Shedding Is Normal? · Telogen Effluvium: Stress-Related Hair Loss · Female Pattern Hair Loss and Hormonal Changes · Postpartum Hair Shedding

The Fasting Mistake Women Keep Making ft. Dr. Mindy Pelz

60K views · 3d ago · 1:01:16

Guest: Dr. Mindy Pelz

Should women fast the same way every day? Dr. Mindy Pelz says no. In this episode of SheMD, Dr. Mindy Pelz joins Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi and Mary Alice Haney for a deep dive into fasting, metabolic health and how a woman’s hormones may change the way she responds to fasting throughout her life.

Topics: Welcome to SHE MD Podcast · How Lifestyle Changes Impact Women's Health · How Estrogen and Progesterone Affect Fasting · The Connection Between Metabolic and Hormonal Health · Does Fasting Increase Cortisol? · Insulin Resistance, PCOS, and Hormonal Imbalances

6 Breast Changes You Should Never Ignore

140K views · 1w ago · 52:55

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this episode is about the breast changes every woman should know and the risk factors too many women are never taught to ask about. Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi shares her own breast cancer story, including the elevated lifetime risk that made her push for a preventative double mastectomy even while multiple doctors told her she was fine. After surgery, pathology revealed breast cancer in the opposite breast.

Topics: Welcome to SHE MD Podcast · Discovering a 37% Lifetime Breast Cancer Risk · Tamoxifen and the Decision to Have a Double Mastectomy · Fighting to Be Heard by Her Doctors · The Double Mastectomy and Complications · Life After Surgery

The 5 Sleep Rules Every Woman Should Know with Eight Sleep's Alexandra Zatarain

120K views · 2w ago · 43:03

Guest: Eight Sleep's Alexandra Zatarain

Why do you suddenly wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning and struggle to fall back asleep? For women, the answer can be much more complicated than simply needing an earlier bedtime. In this episode of SheMD, Eight Sleep cofounder Alexandra Zatarain joins Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi and Mary Alice Haney for a deep dive into the science of sleep and why perimenopause and menopause can dramatically change the way women sleep.

Topics: Welcome to SHE MD Podcast · How Temperature Affects Sleep Quality · Why Sleep Gets Worse During Perimenopause and Menopause · Hormones, Anxiety, and Circadian Rhythm · The Connection Between Body Temperature and Sleep · Advancing Women's Sleep Research

Naomi Watts on Menopause, Sex & How to Get Your Desire Back

152K views · 2w ago · 1:03:52

What happens when you still want intimacy, but your body suddenly seems to be playing by different rules? Naomi Watts joins SheMD alongside sexual arousal expert Dr. Cindy Meston for an honest conversation about sex, desire and menopause.

Topics: Welcome to SHE MD Podcast · Naomi Watts’ Early Menopause Diagnosis at 36 · The Overlooked Symptoms of Perimenopause and Menopause · Vaginal Dryness, Painful Sex and Recurrent UTIs · Understanding Female Sexual Arousal · The Connection Between Arousal, Pain and Orgasm

SZA on Breast Cancer Risk, Health Anxiety & Why She’s “Not a Nice Girl”

150K views · 3w ago · 54:46

One of our favorite SheMD conversations with SZA. SZA joins Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi and Mary Alice Haney for a candid conversation about health, family history, breast cancer risk, anxiety, ambition and learning to trust yourself.

Topics: Welcome to SHE MD Podcast · SZA’s Health Journey and Relationship With Dr. A · Understanding Your Lifetime Risk of Breast Cancer · Genetic Testing and Breast Cancer Risk · Why SZA’s Lifetime Breast Cancer Risk Was 53% · SZA’s Breast Biopsies and Breast Implant Experience