What this episode is about
Gabriella Espinosa sits down with Dr. Noor Al-Humaidhi, a board-certified family physician, menopause specialist, and founder of Lifestyles by Noor, to build what Gabriella calls the Midlife Vitality Blueprint.
Key takeaways
- Gabriella says a year of weight training three times a week got her to carrying her own body weight in a farmer's carry for about a minute. She says take baby steps.
- Dr. Noor Al-Humaidhi says the biggest thing for your long-term health is exercise: keep moving and lift heavy weights, because we need muscle mass.
- Dr. Noor Al-Humaidhi says normal-looking hormone labs don't rule out treatment. She offers it based on symptoms, and says sleep problems are the most common.
Moments from this episode
Word for word from the recording. Tap a time to hear it.
You have the power
“You have the power, you have the understanding and the knowledge, as long as we listen and we communicate and we have shared decision making. This is not scary. It should not be scary.”
A doctor who had no idea
“Honestly, and I think back on this and I think, how could I not know? And sometimes I think about the things I said to women and it just makes me just want to cry. But I had no idea.”
The almond moms
“The women that we called the almond moms. They were the diet generation. They were the women that didn't eat that had, half a clementine and a handful of almonds for lunch.”
Feeling alive in your body
“It's not necessarily about engaging in your traditional kind of penetrative intercourse, but really about feeling that sense of vitality and aliveness in your body that you can experience when you tune into sensation.”
“Midlife is not the beginning of decline. It's the beginning of design. The choices we make now shape how we experience the next 20, 30, even 40 years of our lives.”
Gabriella Espinosaat 1:22
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Show notes
If you're a woman in your 50s or 60s who has been doing all the right things, eating well, moving your body, managing stress, and yet you still find yourself wondering if there is more you could be doing to protect your health for the long run, this episode is for you.
In this conversation on Pleasure in the Pause, host Gabriella Espinosa sits down with Dr. Noor Al-Humaidhi, a board-certified family physician, menopause specialist, and founder of Lifestyles by Noor, to build what Gabriella calls the Midlife Vitality Blueprint.
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This is not about living longer. This is about living stronger, with vitality, confidence, and energy for the next 20, 30, even 40 years. Because midlife is not the beginning of decline. It is the beginning of design.
Dr Noor Al-Humaidhi is a Board Certified Family Physician and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner. She is affectionately known as Dr Noor in the community. She grew up in Kuwait before attending medical school in Dublin, Ireland. She then moved to the UK where she trained in General Practice and started her career. She moved to the Seacoast 7 years ago to be nearer to family and restarted her family practice career after overcoming the hurdles of Board certification here in the US. After her own experience with perimenopause coupled with her difficulty accessing care she founded Lifestyles by Noor. Lifestyles is a midlife wellness destination practice. Her aim is to arm clients with the data that they need to maximize their health span. She has a particular focus on women in perimenopause and menopause who are having difficulty accessing appropriate care to manage their symptoms. Her goal is to educate, empower and help clients feel their best.
Highlights from our discussion include:
- Why lifting heavy weights is the single most important lifestyle intervention.
- The essential labs that most doctors don't run.
- How to advocate for hormone therapy after age 60.
- The metabolic syndrome of menopause.
- Why DEXA scans should start at age 35, not 60.
CONNECT WITH Dr. Noor:
Resources:
Estrogen Matters by Avrum Bluming and Carol Tavris
Quest Diagnostics or LabCorp for labs
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About the guest
Dr. Noor Al-HumaidhiBoard-certified family physician, menopause specialist, and founder of Lifestyles by NoorGuest on this episode of Pleasure in the Pause.More about them
