WEBVTT - Your Bladder Has Been Trying To Get Your Attention

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to I'm am a mea podcast? What if

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<v Speaker 1>I need to pooh? I'm all right for now, but

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<v Speaker 1>I might because I've had to coffee early, just letting

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<v Speaker 1>you know, But right now I'm okay. Have we sun

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<v Speaker 1>a record?

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<v Speaker 2>Hello there, I am doctor Jinny Mansburg, and welcome to

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<v Speaker 2>the brand new era of Well, the podcast for Your

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<v Speaker 2>Health and Body Explained.

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<v Speaker 1>I am the new resident doctor for well Who.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a general practitioner, I'm a women's health expert, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm basically here to talk about the annoying, the embarrassing,

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<v Speaker 2>and the scary when it comes to women's health, basically

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<v Speaker 2>all of my absolute favorite topics.

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and I'm Kath Mahoney. I am a comedian. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>an author and a podcaster. You might be wondering why

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<v Speaker 1>a comedian is on a health podcast. Well, let me

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<v Speaker 1>tell you the very most important thing you need to

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<v Speaker 1>know about me before a comedian, I am actually a hypochondriac,

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<v Speaker 1>and so being on this podcast is like a dream.

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<v Speaker 1>I get to sit here with Dr Ginny once a

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<v Speaker 1>week and just ask her all the things that are

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<v Speaker 1>going through my head. And I can also ask the

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<v Speaker 1>questions that you might want to ask, And if you've

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<v Speaker 1>listened to Unleash, the podcast for Women who need a laugh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that I will go there with the questions,

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<v Speaker 1>warning and apologies ahead. You're in for a ride because

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<v Speaker 1>nothing is off limits? Am I right? Doctor Ginny?

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<v Speaker 2>You are right, cav because the chances are certainly in

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<v Speaker 2>my case, I've heard it, I've seen it, I've probably

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<v Speaker 2>smelt it and touched it and.

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<v Speaker 1>Traded at all before.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's what you can expect from the brand new Well,

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<v Speaker 2>What the Health? What's happening in health news and the

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<v Speaker 2>latest trends popping up on your feed?

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<v Speaker 1>Are You Well?

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<v Speaker 2>A deep dive into two topics the hottest health subjects

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<v Speaker 2>that women don't just ask enough about. So this week

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<v Speaker 2>we've got hydration and pre diabetes, let's face it, both

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<v Speaker 2>of our favorite segment of Well It is asking for

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<v Speaker 2>a Friend, which is your anonymous, probably very allard health

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<v Speaker 2>questions that you can leave us as a voice note,

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<v Speaker 2>very very anonymous right there, and they're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>answered by me.

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<v Speaker 1>I might just be sliding a few asking for a

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<v Speaker 1>friend on behalf of myself one's in this season, who

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<v Speaker 1>knows anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>But first it's time for what the health, which is

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<v Speaker 2>your quick dose of women's health headlines?

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<v Speaker 1>What? Oh what? I don't understand what the health? So

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<v Speaker 1>what have you got frustrated? Okay?

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<v Speaker 2>First of all, I wanted to talk about HRT because

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<v Speaker 2>caath it is still not that available. Patches are just

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<v Speaker 2>dripping into the country. A lot of women are turning

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<v Speaker 2>to the gels.

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<v Speaker 1>There is also a spray.

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<v Speaker 2>That has been around in the UK. My whole periposse

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<v Speaker 2>has been onto it in the UK for ages. It

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<v Speaker 2>is now here in Australia.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh spray. Okay, what's the difference between the jewl and

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<v Speaker 1>the spray?

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly what it says on the tin ones you have

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<v Speaker 2>to rub it in that No, you have to not

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<v Speaker 2>rub it in. You have to like stand with your

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<v Speaker 2>legs apart on your owner thighs and just wait for

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<v Speaker 2>it to dry it.

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<v Speaker 1>Good luck doing that in the hottest parts of summer. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>What have you got next, doctor, Jenny so Cath.

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<v Speaker 2>I always love a big study, especially one with one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and fifty thousand people that goes for thirty years.

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<v Speaker 1>Holy moly, it is a big study.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a big study and it basically confirmed that

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<v Speaker 2>between ninety and one hundred and twenty minutes of my

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<v Speaker 2>worst thing in the entire planet. Strength training is not

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<v Speaker 2>only really good for your muscles, but it also seems

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<v Speaker 2>to lower your risk of death as well as things

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<v Speaker 2>like diabetes and certain cancers as well. So I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>going to have to pull my finger out and do it.

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<v Speaker 1>So how many minutes were talking? Did you say? To

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<v Speaker 1>two hours per week?

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<v Speaker 2>What I loved about this study was that for all

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<v Speaker 2>of us who just dread that whole process, more than

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and twenty minutes did not add anything to

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<v Speaker 2>your life expectancy.

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<v Speaker 1>So in good news, you can top out there. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so you and I both need to literally pull our

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<v Speaker 1>finger out and start lifting. So, as you know, my

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<v Speaker 1>algorithm serves me up a lot of medical and beauty

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<v Speaker 1>advice at three am when I'm scrolling. The latest thing

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<v Speaker 1>I am seeing a lot of is testosterone cream being

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<v Speaker 1>used as part of people's facials. So testosterone is, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>is a hormone replacement therapy, isn't it? Yeah? Full libido? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Is this a new thing, doctor Jenny? Or are they bonkers?

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<v Speaker 1>They're bonkers?

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<v Speaker 2>But I've been seeing this as well, so I think

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<v Speaker 2>the thought is that you know, testosterone is the latest

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<v Speaker 2>hippist like everything for anti aging. By the way, hint hint,

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<v Speaker 2>don't really have evidence for that, and so people are

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<v Speaker 2>thinking that that if they stick it straight on their face,

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<v Speaker 2>they'll grow more collagen and it will be an awesome

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<v Speaker 2>anti aging treatment. So basically, it's really really good for

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<v Speaker 2>growing massive zits and really great for growing a mustache

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<v Speaker 2>and a nice thick beard if that's the look you're going.

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<v Speaker 1>For, or wow it to you.

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<v Speaker 2>For the rest of us who just want to get

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<v Speaker 2>our glow on, I'm saying no.

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<v Speaker 1>You're saying no. Yeah, yeah, I'm saying no to the

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<v Speaker 1>beard and the acne for my new Tinder profile. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's I'll just stick with my normal nighttime routine. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what I'd do, right, Thanks to to Jenny.

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<v Speaker 2>Up.

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<v Speaker 1>Next, it's time for you Well, and what we really

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<v Speaker 1>really need to talk about is water. We will be

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<v Speaker 1>unpacking my adequate hydration is doing way more for your

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<v Speaker 1>hormonal health, energy and skin than you might think. How

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<v Speaker 1>are you, How are you feeling? Are you well? Are

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<v Speaker 1>you well?

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<v Speaker 2>Alrighty, it is time for are you Well, where we

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<v Speaker 2>discuss the most important things that you need to know

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<v Speaker 2>that are happening in women's health right now, and today

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to do something that seems like a bit

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<v Speaker 2>of a no brainer but can actually be a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more important than people realize, and that is your basic water.

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<v Speaker 2>So grab hold of that emotional support water bottle. Kath

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<v Speaker 2>currently has a three later one sitting in front of her,

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<v Speaker 2>that one that you've been carrying absolutely everywhere, because today

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<v Speaker 2>we are chatting about why adequate hydration is doing way

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<v Speaker 2>more for your health, your energy, and even your skin

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<v Speaker 2>than you think. And it's time for the site of hydration.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very excited about this. As a two liter guzzler,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to feel smug at the end of this segment.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to know it all hit me with that.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, now to just decrease your smugness, we have a quiz,

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<v Speaker 2>and my quiz question for you is this, cath how

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<v Speaker 2>much of your body is made up of water?

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<v Speaker 1>Two literas? Are you on a percentage forty?

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<v Speaker 2>There's actually sixty percent. I've actually dread up to like

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<v Speaker 2>higher than that, like even up to eighty percent of

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<v Speaker 2>your body in some calculations is made of water. Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>you're basically bluid, which explains why you spend half your

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<v Speaker 2>life running to the toilet every time.

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<v Speaker 1>She just says, I'll just pop to the low Ginnie's

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<v Speaker 1>like you going again. I do go the toilet a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, that.

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<v Speaker 2>Sixty percent is quite an interesting figure. And what the

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<v Speaker 2>National Health of Medical Research Council has told us, and

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<v Speaker 2>they are like the Grand poo Bars of all things science,

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<v Speaker 2>they have said that as little as two percent of

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<v Speaker 2>dehydration in your body, you're going to feel it, and

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to feel sluggish, You're going to feel tired,

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<v Speaker 2>your brain performance is going to go down like it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to really impact you. And we know that look

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<v Speaker 2>like you hadn't get away with a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>dehydration from time to time, but if it happens chronically,

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<v Speaker 2>one thing for sure we know is that you definitely

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<v Speaker 2>get more. Kidney stones can be really quite rough on

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<v Speaker 2>your kidneys. It's linked to higher cancer rates like urinary

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<v Speaker 2>track cancers and bowel cancer. And then this condition in

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<v Speaker 2>the heart called mitral valve prolapse, which gives you lots

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<v Speaker 2>of palpitations, doesn't feel too good, as well as just

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<v Speaker 2>generally reduced physical and mental performance. Cath You are not

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<v Speaker 2>at risk.

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<v Speaker 1>No, but I used to be Hans. Now I've got

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<v Speaker 1>my big bottle. What made you stop? I ended up

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<v Speaker 1>getting a thing called dive particulitis. So the specialist was

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<v Speaker 1>like two elitists from now on, because I literally I

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<v Speaker 1>feel very embarrassed to say this was a was really

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<v Speaker 1>like I drank coffee and maybe a little small glass

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<v Speaker 1>of water. I just didn't. Yeah, but that's not bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I think a lot of people think that coffee

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<v Speaker 2>dehydrates you, which is a bit of an old school idea,

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<v Speaker 2>and that when we.

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<v Speaker 1>Talk about fluid a day.

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<v Speaker 2>Because women need two point one leaders of fluid a

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<v Speaker 2>day unless they're pregnant, and he goes up to two

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<v Speaker 2>point three then, which is not bad three letters for

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<v Speaker 2>breastfeeding women.

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<v Speaker 1>People think that that has to be water.

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<v Speaker 2>Like obviously for calories purposes, we don't want you having

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<v Speaker 2>too much our cold cordy or fruit juice, coke, things

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<v Speaker 2>like that. But from a pure fluid perspective, fluid is fluid.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. So I've got a fair idea of what two

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<v Speaker 1>point one liters is because me and a big bottle

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<v Speaker 1>go everywhere. But for those listening, what is that? And

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<v Speaker 1>say water bowls mount Franklin water balls.

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<v Speaker 2>A Mount Franklin water bottle about three seventy five, so

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<v Speaker 2>maybe four and a cup of coffee for two hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and fifty meals.

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<v Speaker 1>For a cup of coffee, take away coffee is probably.

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<v Speaker 2>Two hundred meals, thinking about like a glass of wine

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<v Speaker 2>is meant to be one hundred meals. That's a standard

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<v Speaker 2>glass of wine. If you think that you're getting the

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<v Speaker 2>mid afternoon slumps because your hydration is starting to catch

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<v Speaker 2>up with you, then maybe at the beginning, measure out

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<v Speaker 2>two point one leaders and actually just see what it

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<v Speaker 2>looks like in cups, and then you'll have a fair

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<v Speaker 2>idea of what you need to be doing in your

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<v Speaker 2>life to actually get your hydration up to speed.

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<v Speaker 1>Dehydration, like that word just makes me think of somebody

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<v Speaker 1>in the desert. Yeah, like kind of crawling towards a

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<v Speaker 1>mirage of water. What does dehydration actually mean? Like what

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<v Speaker 1>is considered as dehydration?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's hard, Like it's not like I can do

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<v Speaker 2>a blood test on you and go, oh, you're dehydrated.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably you'll know because you'll be thirsty, and even if

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<v Speaker 2>you're not aware of your thirst, you might just feel

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<v Speaker 2>like a bit sluggish, like you might have that mid

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<v Speaker 2>afternoon slump and you think you need a sneaker's bar,

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<v Speaker 2>but probably you'd be better off grabbing your emotional support

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<v Speaker 2>water bottle.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, look, as a hypochondriac, I would be going

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<v Speaker 1>on to doctor Google presuming some of these symptoms with

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<v Speaker 1>something far worse. I mean, do women even think that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it's dehydra that's the problem.

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<v Speaker 2>Think so the women that I see who are often dehydrated,

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<v Speaker 2>and I often work it out when I ask for

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<v Speaker 2>a urine sample and I see this brown sludge, no,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of darker and instead of pale yellow.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of the women that I see are worried

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<v Speaker 2>about incontinents, and they're worried about not being able to

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<v Speaker 2>make it to the toilet. So if they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be on a bus, or if they're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>in a long meeting, or if they're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>going out for drinks with the girls, and they don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to have to sit on the toilet all the time,

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<v Speaker 2>they start with holding their own fluid in the hope

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<v Speaker 2>that they don't need to wet their pants. And that's huge,

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<v Speaker 2>Like that happens way more than people talk about because

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<v Speaker 2>no one talks about incontinent and so I think women

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<v Speaker 2>have got to come up with a solution to their

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<v Speaker 2>incontinents and start drinking again so they feel more energetic.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and there are actually toilets everywhere I know. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>So you mentioned like a scludgy color, and then we

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<v Speaker 1>talked about, like we see a deeper yellow on the

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<v Speaker 1>color wheel, where would we want to be in a

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<v Speaker 1>hydrated points of view.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's talk about you're going to see in the

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<v Speaker 2>toilet bowl, which is going to be diluted in a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot of water.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know I never even thought that. Yeah, So

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<v Speaker 1>what you.

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<v Speaker 2>Wi is going to go much paler in the toilet,

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<v Speaker 2>So it already should be a fairly pale yellow, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>and be not water colored but not far off water.

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<v Speaker 1>Like a very pale yellow is well hydrated.

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<v Speaker 2>If you do a wee in the toilet, mind you,

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<v Speaker 2>your first way of the morning is always more concentrated,

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<v Speaker 2>because your body does that by design overnight to stop

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<v Speaker 2>you from having to wee every gym minutes. So the

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<v Speaker 2>first one of the morning can be a darker orange,

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<v Speaker 2>but for the rest of the day, we're talking pale

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<v Speaker 2>pale yellow in the toilet is ideal?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, unless you've had a bronka, because I get a shock.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Jinny, so on behalf of women everywhere confused

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<v Speaker 1>at how much water we should be drinking. I'm so

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<v Speaker 1>excited to do this. I have some rapid fire myth

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<v Speaker 1>busters for you. Are you ready?

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<v Speaker 2>I'mlimbering up here.

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<v Speaker 1>Number one, is it really eight glasses a day? And

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<v Speaker 1>are we talking tumblers or schooners here?

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<v Speaker 2>Two point one leaders? However, that more if you're pregnant,

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<v Speaker 2>more if you're exercising a lot and doing a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of sweating.

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<v Speaker 1>Number two, I mean, I love carrying around my giant

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<v Speaker 1>drink bottle. As we've discussed, But is it possible to

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<v Speaker 1>drink too much water?

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<v Speaker 2>In theory, you got to drink a lot, like You've

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<v Speaker 2>got to be sculling about a liter an hour for many,

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<v Speaker 2>many hours to wash the sodium out of your bloodstream altogether.

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<v Speaker 2>That tends to happen when people are very unwell, because

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<v Speaker 2>you tend to stop yourself. You feel sick drinking that

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<v Speaker 2>much water, and you tend to put a stop on yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>Number three, can you be hydrated by liquids? Other than water.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I will take like any liquid counts towards your

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<v Speaker 2>your total amount. The thing is, though, it's often laden

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<v Speaker 2>with calories and a lot of sugar, bad for your teeth.

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<v Speaker 2>So the best thing is water or tea or coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you really want to contribute a coke to that,

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<v Speaker 2>that's fine.

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<v Speaker 1>It's okay, great. No taken number four, Does coffee really

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<v Speaker 1>dehydrate you?

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<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't.

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<v Speaker 2>No, that's a myth. That's a myth.

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<v Speaker 1>That is a myth. Okay, we're getting rid of that one.

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<v Speaker 1>And number five, if you wait until you're thirsty to drink,

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<v Speaker 1>is it too late?

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<v Speaker 2>No, that's a myth too. That's fine.

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<v Speaker 1>Up next, are you well? We need to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>something else that is really important. It's a condition that

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<v Speaker 1>affects one in three adults, but a massive eighty percent

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<v Speaker 1>of them have no idea it's even happening.

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<v Speaker 2>For our next are you well, we're going to take

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<v Speaker 2>a slightly doom and gloom turn because it's about something

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<v Speaker 2>affecting a staggering one in four OSSIE adults, which is

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<v Speaker 2>pre diabetes.

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<v Speaker 1>One in four. Yeah, it's crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Now the thing that is really mad, here's a stat

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<v Speaker 2>for you, eighty percent of people with pre diabetes have

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<v Speaker 2>got no idea that they've got it, and off the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty percent who know, most don't realize it's a problem. So, Cath,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk about what pre diabetes is, why

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<v Speaker 2>so many people have got no idea that they've got it,

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<v Speaker 2>and whether there's anything you can do about it and

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<v Speaker 2>even reverse it altogether.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Okay, So doctor Jenny, I feel like I know

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<v Speaker 1>the term pre diabetes, but I don't actually know what

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<v Speaker 1>it means.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so it sounds like it's the thing that comes

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<v Speaker 2>before diabetes, which is a generally there's two types of diabetes.

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<v Speaker 2>There's one where you don't make enough insulin. That's an

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<v Speaker 2>autoimmune condition that tends to start in your teens or

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<v Speaker 2>even in early childhood, and then the more common.

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<v Speaker 1>Type two diabetes, where you.

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<v Speaker 2>Make enough insulin at least in the early parts, but

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<v Speaker 2>your cells don't respond to it, and as a result

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<v Speaker 2>of that, your sugar levels in your blood go up,

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<v Speaker 2>and those high sugar levels drive a whole lot of

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<v Speaker 2>changes in your body that increase your risk of chronic

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<v Speaker 2>conditions like having a heart attack, a stroke, destroying the

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<v Speaker 2>arteries that actually supply your legs, but other things as well,

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<v Speaker 2>causing cataracts. So diabetes, if it's not well controlled, is

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<v Speaker 2>a major contributor to poor health in Australia. So pre

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<v Speaker 2>diabetes is what comes before you get to diabetes. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not inevitable, but it is diagnosed based on numbers. So

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<v Speaker 2>if you wake up in the morning and take a

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<v Speaker 2>sugar level and your sugar is over seven consistently, that

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<v Speaker 2>probably means that you have diabetes. There are other blood

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<v Speaker 2>tests we can do to confirm that. But if you

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<v Speaker 2>wake up with a blood sugar level of five point

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<v Speaker 2>five or below, we call that normal. Well what about

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<v Speaker 2>that gray zone of people who are maybe six or

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<v Speaker 2>six point two or five point seven. They've always been

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<v Speaker 2>in this gray zone that we didn't know what to

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<v Speaker 2>call it, and now we call it pre diabetes.

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<v Speaker 1>With the higher that sugar level, the closer you.

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<v Speaker 2>Are to diabetes, the worse it is, and the more

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<v Speaker 2>likely you are to eventually go on to get diabetes.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So with pre diabetes, what symptoms might somebody be showing.

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<v Speaker 2>They're probably not going to have any and you won't

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<v Speaker 2>know it until you have a blood test per se.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's a problem because not everybody just routinely goes

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<v Speaker 2>and gets a blood test. You've got to think about it,

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<v Speaker 2>go to your doctor, book in for a checkup. And

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<v Speaker 2>what gps do generally is every few years we run

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<v Speaker 2>this thing called the os D Risk Score, and we

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<v Speaker 2>put into an algorithm a whole lot of things like

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<v Speaker 2>your height, your weight, your family history, if you've got

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<v Speaker 2>gestational diabetes when you're pregnant. We put those into a

0:16:22.594 --> 0:16:25.234
<v Speaker 2>calculator that spits out a number that says, yet you

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<v Speaker 2>need a blood sugar test. The thing is that a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of us don't go to the doctor for just

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<v Speaker 2>to check up. We go when we've got a cold

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<v Speaker 2>or we've got a sprained ankle, and the GP runs

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<v Speaker 2>out of time to actually do those preventive things as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So too few of us are getting the os D

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<v Speaker 2>risk check and getting a sugar level. So by the

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<v Speaker 2>time we find out we've got pre diabetes, we might

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<v Speaker 2>have had it for years.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there an age where we're more likely to have

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<v Speaker 1>it or is it not age related?

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<v Speaker 2>It used to be one of those things that you

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<v Speaker 2>only ever got sort of in midlife, in your fifties,

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of thing. But we're seeing with maybe more

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<v Speaker 2>processed foods with more sedentary kind of lifestyle, so you

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<v Speaker 2>sitting around like a couch potato and not doing as

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<v Speaker 2>much running as you used to do, starting earlier and earlier,

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<v Speaker 2>And so we're meant to screen women who have ever

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<v Speaker 2>had gestational diabetes regularly for it with that oral glucose

0:17:15.474 --> 0:17:16.714
<v Speaker 2>tolerance test, remember.

0:17:16.514 --> 0:17:18.074
<v Speaker 1>That test that you had when you're pregnant.

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<v Speaker 2>So you have a little bit of a sugary drink

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<v Speaker 2>and then they do a few blood tests to see

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<v Speaker 2>how your body handles sugar. You're meant to do that

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<v Speaker 2>regularly forever after after you've had a gestational diabetes. But again,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of women are falling off the radar and

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<v Speaker 2>we're not doing the testing we're meant to do.

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<v Speaker 1>What about being tested for pre diabetes? Like how often

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<v Speaker 1>should people, potentially in an ideal world be getting a test?

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<v Speaker 2>So if you score high on an OSDE risk, we

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<v Speaker 2>would do that at least every three years, But if

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<v Speaker 2>we find that you've got pre diabetes, then we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to do it every year while we rapidly try to

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<v Speaker 2>reverse course.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it reversible?

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<v Speaker 2>It's totally reversible, Like there is not an inevitability that

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to go on to get diabetes. But we

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<v Speaker 2>do need to do certain changes to your lifestyle, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's mainly going to be around diet.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so of stuff would we be changing.

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<v Speaker 2>Because the boring yadi yatas that we say for pretty

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<v Speaker 2>much every single you, I can't do any of the

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<v Speaker 2>good stuff, aren't you? There are good carbs out there,

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<v Speaker 2>like a whole grain bread or a lentil is a

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<v Speaker 2>good carb, right, But like a packaged lolly chocolate, he's

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<v Speaker 2>a bad cup. Well, that's a bad cup. Unfortunately, Katha

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<v Speaker 2>and I are big fans of the lollies. We generally

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<v Speaker 2>can't record any podcast without a bowl of lollies between us.

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<v Speaker 2>But unfortunately they're now off the agenda for any pre diabetics.

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<v Speaker 2>But even things like a lot of my patients think

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<v Speaker 2>that like sushi is really really good for you. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a health food sushi. No sure grain rice, especially when

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<v Speaker 2>it's covered in sugar, which is part of the like

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<v Speaker 2>the sushi rice treatment is really not good for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm happy for you to go and have some sashimi

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<v Speaker 2>and some otamami beans. We've got to really slow down

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<v Speaker 2>on the white rice, sushi potatoes, big potatoes are really.

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<v Speaker 1>Bad as well as I love a jacket potato. How

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<v Speaker 1>do you sushi? Not once a week? With my son

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<v Speaker 1>have to diabetes. You're okay, but I could have it.

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<v Speaker 1>I've not a tag. I might have to cut this short.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, unfortunately, chips like the enemy even so, like

0:19:18.994 --> 0:19:19.914
<v Speaker 2>hot chips or.

0:19:19.914 --> 0:19:22.154
<v Speaker 1>A bag of crisps both. So just.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, if you're going to have potato, the small little

0:19:26.594 --> 0:19:32.194
<v Speaker 2>mini potatoes are the better ones. Butter actually not the enemy. Actually,

0:19:32.194 --> 0:19:34.794
<v Speaker 2>when it comes to this sort of case, really it's

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<v Speaker 2>your processed cards in your high glycemic index Cardscemic index

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<v Speaker 2>refers to how quickly sugar goes from your guts into

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<v Speaker 2>your bloodstream, right, and so the quicker that is the

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<v Speaker 2>worst it is for you. Okay, So sadly, you've got

0:19:48.154 --> 0:19:50.554
<v Speaker 2>to do a major diet overhaul. We've got to put

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<v Speaker 2>way more fruit and veggies in, way more fiber into

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<v Speaker 2>your diet. Got to do the protein, you know, all

0:19:57.274 --> 0:20:00.594
<v Speaker 2>the boring stuff like it's not it's not your caprioscars.

0:20:00.674 --> 0:20:02.754
<v Speaker 1>Let's just put it that way. I'd prefer you to have.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got to have something we can do like a

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<v Speaker 2>vodka and soda. But we're not going to be doing

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<v Speaker 2>all your high sugary cocktails either, okay, okay, Yeah, and

0:20:10.914 --> 0:20:13.114
<v Speaker 2>then we're going to do some exercise CAF. We're going

0:20:13.194 --> 0:20:15.634
<v Speaker 2>to do some regular we're going to do walks, We're

0:20:15.634 --> 0:20:18.354
<v Speaker 2>going to do some weights. Hello, we'll throw in for

0:20:18.434 --> 0:20:20.674
<v Speaker 2>free less can so we're going to throw in you know,

0:20:20.954 --> 0:20:23.954
<v Speaker 2>better longevity, less chance of getting all the big diseases.

0:20:23.994 --> 0:20:26.274
<v Speaker 2>So like that's a bargain. That's a bargain for you.

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<v Speaker 2>We take it. Yeah, And they're going to be the

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<v Speaker 2>major things that we're going to do to actually head

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<v Speaker 2>this off at the past, because that's really important at

0:20:34.194 --> 0:20:34.754
<v Speaker 2>this stage.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, Okay, came into your podcast leaving having to rethink

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<v Speaker 1>my entire week's food for me and my son. That's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to take in, isn't it.

0:20:45.594 --> 0:20:48.394
<v Speaker 2>It is? And I wish I could say eat what

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<v Speaker 2>you want and just take this viidamin and it will

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<v Speaker 2>all be okay. I think we've sold a lot of

0:20:52.914 --> 0:20:55.994
<v Speaker 2>crap on TikTok that is, like, don't worry about it.

0:20:56.034 --> 0:20:59.513
<v Speaker 2>There are simple solutions. They just cost a bomb. Unfortunately,

0:20:59.714 --> 0:21:02.594
<v Speaker 2>the evidence for good diet and exercise is just getting

0:21:02.594 --> 0:21:06.714
<v Speaker 2>stronger for absolutely everything from mental health to disease prevention

0:21:06.834 --> 0:21:09.794
<v Speaker 2>to feeling better day to day. And I would love

0:21:09.834 --> 0:21:11.474
<v Speaker 2>to tell you don't need to eat a salad, but

0:21:11.554 --> 0:21:15.074
<v Speaker 2>you do, so your best way of doing this. You

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<v Speaker 2>want to know my absolute gold star, gold plated idea,

0:21:18.594 --> 0:21:21.434
<v Speaker 2>Please go to a chatbot. I know you're in love

0:21:21.474 --> 0:21:23.994
<v Speaker 2>with Claude, so Claude in your case might be Chatters

0:21:24.034 --> 0:21:26.314
<v Speaker 2>in my case, and you just put in there. I'm

0:21:26.354 --> 0:21:28.594
<v Speaker 2>not good at eating salad. I don't like this, that and

0:21:28.634 --> 0:21:30.594
<v Speaker 2>the other. I don't have a lot of time. Here's

0:21:30.634 --> 0:21:32.474
<v Speaker 2>what I can do, Here's what I like. Can you

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<v Speaker 2>design me a menu and let chat GPT or Claude

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<v Speaker 2>or Gemini design a doable but healthy lifestyle for you

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<v Speaker 2>that is not going to make.

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<v Speaker 1>You freak out? Ope. Next, asking for a friend, your

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<v Speaker 1>awkward house questions answered by doctor Ginny that we all

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<v Speaker 1>know aren't actually about your friend, but we pretend they

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<v Speaker 1>are Anyway. I love this bit. Oh it's time for

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite. I'm just asking for a friend, so my

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<v Speaker 1>friend they want to know. It's not for me a

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<v Speaker 1>chat just asking for a friend. Okay, we got two

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<v Speaker 1>this week. The first question comes from Sarah, who's forty one.

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<v Speaker 3>My friend had a marina put in a while ago.

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<v Speaker 1>It's helped with really heavy periods.

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<v Speaker 3>In the iron. Good news is her iron level a

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<v Speaker 3>filing buckt normal. But now she's spotting every few days.

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<v Speaker 3>The bleeding isn't heavy, but it can last anywhere from

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<v Speaker 3>one to five days, and she feels like she's constantly

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<v Speaker 3>dealing with it. She's also noticed quite a strong smell

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<v Speaker 3>whenever she's bleeding. She's not sure what to do. The

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<v Speaker 3>marina has fixed one problem, but it feels like it's

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<v Speaker 3>created another. Is this normal or should she get it

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<v Speaker 3>checked out?

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<v Speaker 1>Well? First of all, what's a marina? For those that

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, it's.

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<v Speaker 2>An intra uterine contraceptive device. It's about like three centimeters

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<v Speaker 2>long and it gets inserted via the vagina inside the

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<v Speaker 2>uterus as a long acting contraceptive. Unlike a copper tea,

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<v Speaker 2>for example, which is another introudrine device, it actually secretes

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of progesterone every single day, a small

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<v Speaker 2>amount that thins the lining of the uterus and actually

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<v Speaker 2>helps stop heavy bleeding.

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<v Speaker 1>Didn't work for me. I to go onto the copper one.

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<v Speaker 2>Really, yes, because the copper one can make you hit

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<v Speaker 2>your periods heavy, which it did, I wouldn't have it.

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<v Speaker 2>We're out of that section. Yeah, I mean Sarah wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>have been good for her.

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<v Speaker 1>So what are you saying to Sarah?

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<v Speaker 2>Look, I think for Sarah's friend, because it's definitely not Sarah. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I would say, I would say Sarah's friend that the

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<v Speaker 2>spotting is pretty much expected. I mean, it's part of

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<v Speaker 2>the course for at least two to three months. And

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<v Speaker 2>what is the difference between like a bleed and spotting? So,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's a really limeboard thing. But I think

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<v Speaker 2>for most people, if it's brown blood, which kind of

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<v Speaker 2>tells us it's old, and it's not enough to wear

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<v Speaker 2>a tampon, but just like enough for a panty liner,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll call that spotting, okay. Whereas if it feels like

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<v Speaker 2>a period, that's a full blown bleed. That's less common

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<v Speaker 2>on a Marina, way less common. But if you're just

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<v Speaker 2>getting a bit of spotting for the first two to

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<v Speaker 2>three months, I wouldn't even go and.

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<v Speaker 1>See you GP. They should have told you to expect that.

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<v Speaker 2>And that is completely normal. If it's going on at

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<v Speaker 2>the three month mark, maybe do a tell health. Probably

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<v Speaker 2>a GP will say let's wait for another three months.

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<v Speaker 2>Before we start investigating anything, and it usually has settled

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<v Speaker 2>down by that time, and then you've got five years

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<v Speaker 2>of practically no bleeding, which is bargain for me. The

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<v Speaker 2>other thing, though, is she mentioned a funny smell and

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<v Speaker 2>she could have bacterial vaginosis, so it.

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<v Speaker 1>Might not be connected to towards the marina.

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<v Speaker 2>It might not be at all. But there are also

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<v Speaker 2>some smelly sexually transmitted infection. So I always think, with

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<v Speaker 2>a bad smell, probably go to your GP and get

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<v Speaker 2>that checked out.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not aware of that being associated with a marina

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<v Speaker 2>at all. So Sarah's friend should potentially go and see

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<v Speaker 2>a doctor. Yeah about the smell only?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Okay, all right, I've got another dilemma for you, Ginny.

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<v Speaker 1>The question comes from Ange Ange is forty nine yep,

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<v Speaker 1>asking for a friend how much forgetfulness is actually normal?

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<v Speaker 1>They swear they're fine, but they're constantly losing their keys,

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<v Speaker 1>forgetting why they walked into a room, and blanking on

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<v Speaker 1>people's names. At what point does forgetfulness go from a

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<v Speaker 1>normal part of life to something that should be checked

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<v Speaker 1>out by a doctor. And are there any signs that

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<v Speaker 1>suggest it could be more than just being busy, stressed,

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<v Speaker 1>or getting older.

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<v Speaker 2>So and your friend is forty nine and she's in

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<v Speaker 2>plum pery age, and everything that you have described your

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<v Speaker 2>friend going through.

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<v Speaker 1>Is pretty much out of the textbook for the eighty.

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<v Speaker 2>Percent of women who report getting brain fog around perimenopause,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is made worse by any hot flushes, insomnia

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<v Speaker 2>which is really ubiquitous around Perry, and any moody shoes,

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<v Speaker 2>which is one in three women get a moody shoe

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<v Speaker 2>around Perry, and those three seem to be the drivers

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<v Speaker 2>of your brain fog. Having said all of which, it

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<v Speaker 2>is always going to be worse if you are drinking

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<v Speaker 2>more so try.

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<v Speaker 1>Cutting out our TOI Lisa, the water. We're talking alcohol. No,

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>Your ALCOHOLA I would tell your friend maybe to go

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<v Speaker 2>dry July, Augus, September, October, November and see how that

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<v Speaker 2>goes for her, maybe eating a bit better. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of us like turned to a lot more jelly snakes

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<v Speaker 2>and Snickers bars around that period time because you.

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<v Speaker 1>Just feel so dreadful. So I would just give that

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<v Speaker 1>a shot.

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<v Speaker 2>See if exercise helps, because that does seem to help

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<v Speaker 2>a lot with brain fog. Whether it's come from chemo

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<v Speaker 2>brain or post COVID brain. Everybody, everything seems to respond

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<v Speaker 2>quite well to exercise. And just to reassure your friend,

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<v Speaker 2>to get dementia before the age of sixty five is

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<v Speaker 2>exceptionally rare. I mean, it tends to happen more with

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<v Speaker 2>these particular genetic conditions that you'll probably know about because

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<v Speaker 2>maybe mum had dementia at like fifty seven fifty eight

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<v Speaker 2>and you got told that it could be in your future.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's so rare, and brain fog is so common.

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<v Speaker 2>I would tell your friend not to worry, but do

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<v Speaker 2>those couple of lifestyle tweaks to see if we can

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<v Speaker 2>help it along.

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<v Speaker 1>Perfect.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, that is it from us. Gosh, that went quickly.

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