Health Trip Podcast | Jill Foos Wellness

Most women in menopause are focused on the wrong cancer. Colorectal cancer is now the number one cause of cancer death in adults under 55, and rates are rising 3% every year in people aged 20 to 49. For midlife women, the risk window is right now. And almost nobody is connecting these dots. In this episode, Dr. Faris Murad, board-certified gastroenterologist, Mayo Clinic-trained, and founder of Santé Integrated Health & Wellness on Chicago's North Shore, discusses one of the most important conversations in the menopause space that nobody is having. What menopause actually does to your gut, your colon, and your microbiome. Why your GI symptoms since perimenopause started are not in your head. What a polyp actually is and what it means when one is found. Why the prep is no longer the excuse it used to be. And the data point that will genuinely stop you — the Women's Health Initiative found a 37% reduction in colorectal cancer risk among women on combined hormone therapy. This benefit is rarely part of the HRT conversation. It should be. This is the episode that makes you schedule the screening you've been putting off. Medical Disclaimer: By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice or to make any lifestyle changes to treat any medical condition in yourself or others. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This entire disclaimer also applies to any of my guests on my podcast. Find Dr. Faris: Website: https://www.sante360health.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/sante360health/ Stay connected with JFW: Watch on the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jillfooswellness/videosFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillfooswellness/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jillfooswellness Grab discounts on wellness products: https://www.jillfooswellness.com/health-products Enjoy 20% savings and free shipping at Fullscript for your favorite supplements by leading brands: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/jillfooswellness Subscribe to the JFW newsletter at www.jillfooswellness.com and receive your FREE Guide on How To Create Your Menopause Health Equation Ebook. Schedule your complimentary 30-minute Zoom consultation here: https://calendly.com/jillfooswellness/30-minute-zoom-consultations Join the Group Health Coaching cohort here: https://www.jillfooswellness.com/group-coaching If you’re a Chicago-area midlife woman, check out the Chicago Menopause Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to navigating menopause locally with experts: https://chicagomenopausecollective.org

Something women don't talk about enough in the menopause conversation is desire. Not just the loss of it, but the possibility of reclaiming it, rebuilding it, and discovering that your second act might actually be where you finally stop apologizing for what turns you on.Sexual health and pleasure are core pillars of midlife wellness, sitting alongside sleep, nutrition, exercise, and stress management. And the evidence backs it up. Sexual pleasure, alone or partnered, improves cardiovascular health, boosts immune function by 30%, supports mental health, relieves pain, improves sleep, and maintains pelvic floor health.But for most women, the issue isn't physical. It's permission. Permission to want it. Permission to pursue it. Permission to use tools that feel a little unfamiliar — maybe even a little taboo.For decades, pornography was made by men, for men. It reflected the male gaze and left most women cold. The stigma many of us carry makes complete sense. Women were never the audience.But that has changed. There is a growing world of erotic content made by women, directed by women, for women, aesthetically beautiful, emotionally resonant, and designed to turn you on in a way that feels safe, exciting, and entirely yours.For midlife women navigating menopause, lower estrogen, lower testosterone, and reduced spontaneous desire, erotic content can be a powerful tool for re-engaging the brain's role in arousal. Because desire in midlife is often responsive. You need a reason to want it. The right erotic content can be that reason.Holly Randall, erotic photographer, director, producer, AVN Hall of Fame inductee, and host of the Holly Randall Unfiltered podcast, joins the Health Trip Podcast. Holly's mother, Suze Randall, was the first female photographer to shoot for Playboy, Hustler, and Penthouse. Holly grew up in that world and went on to build her own empire championing erotic content that centers women's pleasure. The AVN, by the way, stands for Adult Video News; think of it as the Oscars of the adult entertainment industry.This episode is about giving yourself permission to explore a side of yourself that has always been there, part curiosity, part hunger, but never quite felt safe enough to come forward.Stay connected to JFW:Watch on the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jillfooswellness/videosFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillfooswellness/Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jillfooswellnessGrab discounts on wellness products: https://www.jillfooswellness.com/health-productsEnjoy 20% savings and free shipping at Fullscript for your favorite supplements by leading brands:https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/jillfooswellnessSubscribe to the JFW newsletter at www.jillfooswellness.com and receive your FREE Guide on How To Create Your Menopause Health Equation Ebook. Schedule your complimentary 30-minute Zoom consultation here:https://calendly.com/jillfooswellness/30-minute-zoom-consultationsJoin April's Group Health Coaching cohort here:https://www.jillfooswellness.com/group-coachingIf you’re a Chicago-area midlife woman, check out the Chicago Menopause Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to navigating menopause locally with experts:https://chicagomenopausecollective.org