Episode 4: An Integrative Medical Approach to the Menopause Transition with Dr Karen Coates

Season 2 of Midlife Unfiltered: The Disruption

What is Integrative Medicine? And how does this approach differ when it comes to navigating the menopause transition? We’ve found the expert to ask, and we’re excited to share this conversation with you.

Welcome to this episode of Midlife Unfiltered - a podcast about unapologetically embracing the Season of Me. 

In this episode, join us - co hosts Anita McLachlan and Erica Webb - as we chat with our guest, Integrative Medical Doctor Karen Coates, about the essential knowledge we need to manage our midlife health and wellbeing.

You will hear:

- The impact of stress hormones on a woman’s biochemistry, especially in midlife

- The role of estrogen and progesterone in the menopause transition

- The benefits of bioidentical hormones

- Why lifestyle choices, including diet and exercise, can make a difference

- The role of Vitamin D, insulin and cortisol

- And so much more.

We’re so glad you’re here. It’s time to live life on your terms. It’s time for Midlife Unfiltered.

About our guest, Dr Karen Coates:

An expert on women’s health, Dr Karen lectures internationally on nutrition and health issues, as well as hosting seminars at Australia’s leading health retreat and World’s Best Eco Spa, Gwinganna. Dr Karen has degrees in medicine and surgery and postgraduate qualifications in nutrigenomics, obstetrics, and nutritional and environment medicine. She is passionate about her work with clients in the areas of fertility, hormones, optimal wellness and weight loss and has made it her ‘mission’ to help women take control of their health and achieve their wellness and fertility goals. Dr Karen’s is also an author. Her second book, How to Be Well: A Handbook for Women, was published in 2022.

Connect with Dr Karen via her website or on LinkedIn