The Midlife Feast
The Midlife Feast
Jenn Salib Huber RD ND
#181: The Political Hot Potato of Menopause: Cutting Through Noise with Fiona Clark
37 minutes Posted Feb 16, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Setting The Stakes: Beyond HRT
Host Introduction And Show Framing
Personal Timeline And Media Shift
Introducing Fiona And Menowars
How Advocacy Snowballed And Fractured
Claims, Confusion, And Trust Erosion
Monetization And The Menopause Market
Health Span, Silent Risks, And Access
Overwhelm And Filtering Bad Info
Testosterone Hype Versus Evidence
Science Literacy And Cherry Picking
Gatekeeping Accusations And Guidelines
Populism, Risk Framing, And Safety
Marketing Spin And Relative Risk
Individual Risk, FOMO, And Options
Dementia Claims And Real Numbers
Identifying Who’s Most At Risk
Funding Better Research And Education
Autonomy, Care, And Balanced Choices
Not Anti‑HRT, Anti‑FOMO
What HRT Clearly Helps
The Real Takeaway: Cut The Noise
The Missing Ingredient: Balance
Purpose, Longevity, And Thriving
Where To Find The Book And Close
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Feeling overwhelmed by conflicting advice about menopause and HRT? You're not alone, and you're not imagining it. In this eye-opening conversation, journalist and author Fiona Clark (MenoWars: Why Menopause's Moment Has Gone Horribly Wrong) joins me to unpack why the menopause conversation has become so polarizing. What started as a grassroots movement of women advocating for better care has evolved into a confusing battlefield of conflicting claims, FOMO-inducing headlines, and monetized adv...