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The Dr Louise Newson Podcast
Dr Louise Newson is an award-winning physician, respected women’s hormone specialist, educator, and author committed to increasing awareness and knowledge of perimenopause, menopause, and lifelong hormone health. Each week, Louise dives into the newest research, treatments and hot topic issues, providing accessible, evidence-based information to empower your future health. Joined by fellow experts and special guests, with answers to your burning questions, Louise explores how hormones impact…
Episodes
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast175 - Mood, mental health and hormones with Dr Clair Crockett
The focus of this year’s World Menopause Day is cognition and mood. In this episode, Dr Louise Newson talks to Dr Clair Crockett, a GP and menopause specialist…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast174 - World Menopause Day Special with Dr Louise Newson
On World Menopause Day, Dr Louise Newson has recorded this special edition of her podcast on her own. She describes her medical career to date and her reasons…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast173 - The challenges of accessing menopause treatment as a young woman
In this episode, Georgina talks openly about her struggles to get a diagnosis for her erratic periods since she was 15. In her early 20s, her concerns around…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast172 - Learning to make empowered choices after cancer with Dani Binnington
Dani Binnington was diagnosed with breast cancer as a young mum at 33. For the next few years her life did not feel under her own control amidst countless…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast171 - Finding hope with hormones after 20 years of struggling with my mental health
Content warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide Vanessa had always suffered with PMS and struggled with her mood and emotions after the birth of…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast170 - Recognising and reversing osteoporosis with Dr Taher Mahmud
Dr Taher Mahmud is a rheumatologist from London who has the ambitious plan of eradicating the bone weakening disease osteoporosis by 2040. Osteoporosis is a…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast169 - The unfair choice for elite female athletes with Janet Birkmyre
Janet Birkmyre began her career racing as a track cyclist in her mid-30s and won her first elite medal at the age of 40. She went on to win three elite…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast168 - The facts and fiction about menopausal skin with Dr Sajjad Rajpar
Dermatologist, Dr Sajjad Rajpar makes his third visit to the podcast this week to separate the facts from the fiction about skin changes in perimenopause and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast167 - The benefits of yoga (revisited) with Lucy Holtom
This week offers a chance to revisit a previous podcast conversation – or perhaps hear it for the first time. Lucy Holtom is an experienced Ashtanga yoga…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast166 - Researching suicide in perimenopause and menopause with Dr Pooja Saini
Advisory: we would like to apologise for the sound quality in this episode, which was due to technical issues experienced during recording. Dr Pooja Saini is a…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast165 - When menopausal symptoms persist, with Dr Anna Chiles
Dr Anna Chiles is a GP and works in an NHS practice in Gloucestershire and at Newson Health as a menopause specialist. In this episode, the experts discuss the…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast164 - When ADHD collides with perimenopause with Margaret Reed Roberts
Margaret Reed Roberts is an experienced social worker and educator who noticed a change in how she felt in her late 40s. Along with more obvious symptoms of…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast163 - When night sweats are not the menopause with Dr Susanna Crowe
Susie Crowe is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist who is passionate about advocating for and empowering women to understand their bodies and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast162 - Divorce, perimenopause and menopause with Farhana Shahzady
Farhana is an accredited family law specialist and mediator working with Family Law Partners in London. During her 20-year career, Farhana often noticed an…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast161 - Jill’s experience of heart attacks and hormones
Until a few years ago, Jill was in denial about her age, the menopause and what that meant for her future health. She had worked for 30 years as a fitness…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast160 - Thinking hormones in psychiatric consultations with Dr Devika Patel
Dr Devika Patel joins Dr Louise Newson in this episode of the podcast to share how a chance encounter when overhearing an educational webinar on the menopause…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast159 - Raising awareness of HRT in the community in Ireland with Pharmacist, Victoria Jones
Victoria Jones is a community pharmacist at Bonnybrook Pharmacy in Coolock, Dublin. She received very little education on the menopause when training and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast158 - Pushing against social and political constraints on women’s health with Dr Heather Hirsch
Dr Heather Hirsch makes a welcomed return to the podcast this week. Heather is an internal medicine physician, specialising in women’s health and menopause…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast157 - Science based weight reduction that lasts with Dr Saira Hameed
Dr Saira Hameed is a consultant endocrinologist working at the Imperial Weight Centre and at Imperial College London. Her work focusses on researching the…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast156 - Educating women, improving access to treatment and influencing those in power with Dr Sharon Malone
Dr Sharon Malone is an eminent American physician who has worked as an obstetrician and gynaecologist for over 30 years in Washington DC. After 15 years of…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast155 - Weight loss, diabetes and menopause with Dr Clare Bailey and Dr Michael Mosley
Dr Clare Bailey is a GP and health columnist with extensive experience in helping people lose weight and improve their health. Dr Michael Mosley is a science…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast154 - How pharmacists can improve menopause care in your GP practice and community with Rupa Lyall
Rupa Lyall is a clinical pharmacist who works in a GP practice in Buckinghamshire seeing patients with minor illnesses and prescribing medications. In this…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast153 - Learning how to prescribe HRT as a GP trainee with Dr Thulasi Naveenan
In this episode, Dr Thulasi Naveenan talks to Dr Louise Newson about her experiences as a 3rd year GP trainee working in a central Manchester practice and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast152 - Irritable bowel, bloating and digestive health with The Gut Experts
Consultant Gastroenterologist Professor Barbara Ryan and Clinical Dietitian Elaine McGowan are The Gut Experts, passionate about digestive health and helping…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast151 - Unpicking UTIs and the role of hormones with Dr Rajvinder Khasriya
Dr Rajvinder Khasriya is a urogynaecologist who leads the Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms clinic at the NHS Whittington Hospital in North London, and is also…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast150 - The effects of trauma, gender bias and the peri/menopause with Dr Jan Smith
Dr Jan Smith is a chartered psychologist, executive coach, author, campaigner and the director of Healthy You Ltd. She has over 15 years’ experience providing…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast149 - What I have learnt since falling in love with menopause care with Dr Abbie Laing
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson speaks to Dr Abbie Laing about why she now specialises in menopause care and what she has learnt through her research and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast148 - Plant-based living with Happy Pear’s Dave and Steve Flynn
In 2004, Dave and Steve Flynn started a fruit and veg shop, with the aim to create a happier, healthier world. The Happy Pear now has vegan food products in…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast147 - Changing minds about food and diets with Dr Robert Lustig
Dr Robert Lustig is Professor emeritus of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. He specialises in the field of neuroendocrinology and his…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast146 - Helping others feel less alone with POI with Ava Vanderstarren
Ava Vanderstarren is a performing artist, actor and public speaker. She is the co-author of Blossom Living With Premature Ovarian Insufficiency / Early…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast145 - Raising awareness of endometriosis and surgical menopause with Vicki Shattock
Vicki is 39 years and has struggled with heavy periods and related pain since she was 10 years old. She was eventually diagnosed with endometriosis at 22 but…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast144 - ZOE’s co-founder, Jonathan Wolf, on the future of nutrition science
Jonathan Wolf is the CEO and co-founder of ZOE, a health technology company that focusses on personalised nutrition. ZOE runs the world’s largest nutrition…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast143 - Fertility, pregnancy and perimenopause with Rhona and Tanya
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by two women, Rhona and Tanya, who share their experiences of fertility support, pregnancy, and having symptoms of…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast142 - Losing my wife: was her perimenopause a contributing factor? With Peter Smith
Content warning: suicide Peter Smith joins Dr Louise Newson this week in a difficult and emotional episode. Peter lost his wife, Victoria, to suicide a year…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast141 - Helping organisations change their culture around menopause with Sarah Davies, Talking Menopause
Sarah Davies is an experienced business coach and trainer who previously spent over 15 years in senior international corporate roles and as a head-hunter for…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast140 - Addressing the emotional challenges of perimenopause and menopause with Simona Stokes
Simona Stokes is an experienced counselling psychologist who uses CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast139 - ‘How my life experience has influenced me as a doctor’ with Dr Naomi Jiagbogu
Dr Louise Newson met Dr Naomi Jiagbogu over a decade ago at Birmingham Medical School when Louise was mentoring students who were studying medicine as a…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast138 - Explaining what the evidence shows to offer choice to women after breast cancer, with Avrum Bluming
Medical oncologist, Dr Avrum Bluming makes a welcome return to the podcast this week to re-visit the hot topic of menopause hormone therapy after breast…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast137 - The challenges and importance of eating healthily with Dr Rupy Aujla
Dr Rupy Aujla was in his mid-20s and beginning his career as a doctor when heart problems caused him to re-evaluate what he thought he knew about health…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast136 - ‘The lack of menopause research is a shocking medical injustice’, with Kate Muir
Kate Muir returns to the podcast to discuss her ground-breaking new book on the menopause, which she describes as the most difficult and complex subject she…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast135 - Tackling the Everest of menopause ignorance with Mariella Frostrup
Journalist and presenter, Mariella Frostrup, joins Dr Louise Newson for an energetic discussion and a whistle-stop tour through current insights and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast134 - Advice from James Smith for exercise and nutrition in the perimenopause and menopause
Popular online personal trainer, James Smith, admits he only read Dr Louise Newson’s most recent book to check out the literary competition when their new…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast133 - Recognising and getting help for your perimenopause with Dr Rebecca Lewis
Dr Rebecca Lewis, Clinical Director at Newson Health, returns to the podcast for the first episode of 2022 to discuss the perimenopause with Dr Louise Newson…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast132 - The benefits and pitfalls of evidence based medicine with Jonathan Underhill
Pharmacist, Jonathan Underhill is a consultant clinical advisor for the Medicines Optimisations team at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast131 - Joining the dots through research and education with Lucy Chatwin
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Lucy Chatwin, who is responsible for the not-for-profit organisation, Newson Health Research and Education. Lucy…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast130 - ‘It‘s a scandal that more isn‘t known about the menopause‘ with Dr Richard Hull
Dr Richard Hull teaches philosophy at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Due to a coming together of work life and home life in lockdown and his…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast129 - Taking a mid-life career leap to help menopausal women with Gaele Lalahy
Gaele Lalahy had a successful career in consumer electronics as Board Member and Head of Brand Communications & Olympic marketing at Panasonic. Having been…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast128 - Making decisions about cancer treatment and the importance of quality of life with Steve Payne
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by a long-time friend, retired consultant urologist, Steve Payne. Together they discuss Steve and his wife Jan’s…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast127 - Introducing Alistair Darby, CEO of Newson Health
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson explains about an exciting new appointment for Newson Health and introduces Alistair Darby as the new CEO. Coming from a…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast126 - What does the evidence say about breast cancer and HRT? With Professor Isaac Manyonda
Professor Isaac Manyonda is back by popular demand to discuss perhaps the most important issue for women considering and taking HRT; what is the risk of breast…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast125 - ‘Yes, I’ve had breast cancer but now I need help with the menopause‘ with Dr Sarah Ball
Menopause specialist, Dr Sarah Ball, makes a record 4th appearance on the Dr Louise Newson podcast this week, to talk about an important group of women that…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast124 - Menopause specialists advocating for women of colour with Dr Nneka Nwokolo and Dr Martina Toby
Dr Nneka Nwokolo and Dr Martina Toby are both consultant physicians in sexual health and HIV medicine, and together they have joined forces to help educate and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast123 - The Menopause Revolution with Carolyn Harris MP
Carolyn Harris MP left school at 16, had two children at a young age and worked as a barmaid. Her young son, Martin, was tragically killed in a road accident…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast122 - Myth-busting clots with Maggie Honey
Maggie Honey was diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome, which can be described as having ‘sticky’ blood that is prone to clotting. When she was 46 and a…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast121 - Celebrating World Menopause Day: supporting one another
In this special episode, released on World Menopause Day 2021, Dr Louise Newson talks to two women about their own experiences of menopause. Melanie is a…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast120 - You are what you eat, with the Healthy Eating Doctor
Healthy Eating Doctor, Dr Harriet Holme, joins Dr Louise Newson on the podcast couch this week to discuss the importance of nutrition for reducing long term…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast119 - Testosterone: why can’t we have our own hormone back? With Dr Zoe Hodson
Dr Zoe Hodson returns to the podcast this week to talk to Dr Louise Newson about the hormone testosterone. Zoe is a GP and senior doctor at Newson Health, and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast118 - Testosterone: not just icing on the cake with Rachel Dawber
Rachel was a very active 45-year-old, who loved the outdoors and her job as a specialist teacher when her fit and healthy body began suffering with one problem…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast117 - Transforming the lives of men and women with Paul Anderson
In this unique episode, Dr Louise Newson talks to her husband, who is a consultant urologist, about the lack of menopause training among medical professionals…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast116 - Testosterone: the forgotten hormone with Professor Isaac Manyonda
Professor Isaac Manyonda, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at St George's Hospital in London, makes a welcome return to the podcast to discuss the…