Dr. Donese Worden is a Naturopathic doctor and a global health educator. She helps senior women regain sexual vigor and reminds you that menopause is nothing to dread. In fact, she explains that women should be happy, healthy and sexually active until the end of their life. Culturally, we have lost respect for women who are past their fertile years, but sex is so much more than procreation. It provides intimacy and vitality, which is so important for senior women. Dr. Worden shares simple ways you can mitigate the symptoms of menopause so you can enjoy your 3rd chapter to its fullest!   Takeaways: [3:23] In ancient traditions menopause was celebrated; it marked women as wisdom keepers. [3:50] A woman’s brain makes decisions considering every outcome and consequence  [4:30] Hormones are powerful messengers that ensure we are physically, emotionally and mentally well [4:40] Environmental factors and stress can block our hormones from performing optimally  [5:40] In modern times, we have lost respect for elderly women,  we view menopause as ovarian failure  [6:40] Men and Women’s brains have evolved to serve different functions within the tribe [7:40] Healthy living will mitigate menopausal symptoms [8:20] Hormonal changes have a correlation to brain chemistry  [9:20] Diet, lifestyle and stress management have a huge impact on your hormonal balance [10:18] Vaginal dryness is rarely discussed during a check up [11:16] If you become sexually inactive in your senior years it can begin to close [12:10] Hormones dropping is often the cause of vaginal dryness in senior women [13:00] Intimacy is an important to keeping a high quality of life [14:15] Mindset and attention is a very important aspect of hormonal health [15:10] Seniors often are more sexually active than younger people because they are stress free [17:30] If you want to be more resilient you must find balance between joy, health and stress [18:00] Women are more susceptible than men to heart disease as they age [19:05] The Transylvania effect is proof that we are actually affected by the full moon (the cosmos) [20:20] Menopause is relatively new phenemenon. [21:10] By culturally delaying childbirth we are potentially ,overtime, delaying menopause in women [21:50] Using music to shift an emotion is a great way to increase your superpowers Twitter: “We think of menopause as “men-oh-pause” and ovarian failure and that’s looking at it as something to dread, instead of something to be celebrated.” [5:50]    “If you’re not keeping your body healthy, you’re not exercising, not eating well and keeping your stress where it should be, you will notice symptoms.” [7:40]   “Sexual pleasure is there for a reason, it’s not just for procreation!”  [12:00]   “Women should be happy and healthy and having sex all the way to the end of their life.”  [13:24]   “I have people 70 years old to 100 who are having more sex than the 30 and 40 year olds!” [15:10]   “During the full moon we have a harder time getting to sleep, we sleep a shorter amount of time and we don’t get as much deep sleep.” [19:45]   “We are connected to the moon, to the sun, to the planets and we’ve got to give the credence that we are energetic beings and we’re connected in many ways and all of those things affect our hormones.” [19:55]   Podcast Disclaimer:  https://resources.thespadr.com/the-womans-doctor/#disclaimer