Menopause Weight Gain: Why It Happens & What To Do | Elizabeth Ward and Hillary Wright

EPISODE 183 – Elizabeth Ward, MS, RDN, is a registered dietitian and award-winning nutrition communicator with more than thirty years of experience counseling patients and writing about nutrition and health. Liz holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a masters degree from Boston University. She is the author of several books, including Expect the Best, Your Guide to Healthy Eating Before, During, and After Pregnancy, and is the co-author of The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health and Happiness. Ward blogs about a healthy lifestyle at WebMD.com and www.betteristhenewperfect.com. Hillary Wright is a registered dietitian with over 30 years of experience as a nutrition educator, writer, speaker and consultant. Hillary holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a master’s degree in Health Education from Boston University. Hillary is the Director of Nutrition Counseling for the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF in Waltham, MA, where she specializes in women’s health and fertility, including diet and lifestyle management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Hillary is the author of two books, The PCOS Diet Plan: A Natural Approach to Health for Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, and The Prediabetes Diet Plan: How to Reverse Prediabetes and Prevent Diabetes through Healthy Eating and Exercise, and co-author of The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health and Happiness. Hillary also works part time as a Senior Nutritionist at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, and is a founding member of the nutrition technology company, Good Measures, LLC. In the episode, Liz and Hillary discuss “magic pills” for menopausal weight loss, why a balanced plate + breakfast can be SO important, their opinions on The Galveston Diet …and more!

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