The Lushness Podcast

How to Thrive Through Perimenopause and Menopause: What Every Black Woman Needs to Know

Your hormones are talking. Do you know how to listen? Black women enter perimenopause earlier, experience more severe symptoms for longer, and are the least likely of any group to receive hormone therapy. In this episode Dr. Nicole Peoples breaks down what is actually happening in your body and what you can do about it. In this episode we cover: *  Why Black women's perimenopause symptoms are more severe and what epigenetics has to do with it *  What progesterone and testosterone are actually doing in your body that nobody told you about *  The truth about hormone replacement therapy and the 2002 study that changed everything *  How to find the right specialist when your doctor doesn't have answers *  What thriving post menopause actually looks like and how to build toward it now Dr. Nicole Peoples is a board certified internal medicine physician with advanced training in integrative and functional medicine and a specialist in hormone health for women based in Atlanta, Georgia. Follow Dr. Peoples: @drnicolepeoples Free Resources: https://go.drnicolepeoples.com/freehormoneminicoursesignup [https://go.drnicolepeoples.com/freehormoneminicoursesignup] Follow Lushness: @lushness on Instagram Website: lushness.com

Oral Health Is Whole Body Health: The Inflammation Signs Black Women Are Missing.

Nobody taught us to connect our bleeding gums to chronic disease. Your mouth has been sending signals about what's happening inside your entire body and no one told you how to read them. Dr. Brigette White changes that today. In this episode we cover: * Why chronic inflammation in your mouth is a red flag for diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer's * How stress, cortisol, and hormonal shifts show up in your gums and teeth first * What a healthy mouth actually looks like and what to ask at your next dental visit * Why oral health care was designed around the male body and what that costs Black women * How your oral microbiome connects directly to your gut, immune system, and longevity * Why Black women avoid the dentist and how to find affirming care that actually sees you Dr. Brigette White is a Princeton and Penn-trained cosmetic and restorative dentist, author, and founder of Bright Whites Oral Care.

Everything Your Doctor Should Have Told You | Season 1 Recap

Six episodes. Six experts. One season dedicated to Black women's longevity and whole body health. Before Season 2 kicks off we are bringing you the most powerful moments from Season 1 of The Lushness Podcast. From sleep deprivation to chronic stress, gut health, lab work, movement, and community, every conversation was designed to give Black women the health information they deserve but rarely receive. This bonus episode is your Season 1 recap and your reminder that your body has been talking. It is time to listen. Season 2 premieres June 23. Subscribe and follow so you never miss an episode.

Community Is a Longevity Protocol. Here Is Why Black Women Need It.

Social isolation carries the same risk to your body as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. For Black women who have been conditioned to carry everything alone, that statistic is not just alarming. It is personal. Trauma therapist Tacha Fletcher, LCSW, reveals why Black women were not designed to carry life alone, how social isolation is silently destroying our health, and the practical steps to build a community that actually pours back into you. You will learn how loneliness triggers cortisol and inflammation, why hyper-independence is a trauma response not a personality trait, how to audit your relationships, and how liberation from over-giving is the key to your longevity. Community is not just an emotional need. It is a biological one. And healing happens in community. Learn more at Lushness.com Follow us on Youtube @Lushness Media Instagram: @Lushness

Back Pain, Neck Pain and Stress. What Black Women Need to Know | Dr. Amber Jackson

Your back pain, your stiff neck, your tight shoulders are not signs that your body is breaking down. They are signs that your body is talking to you. And if you are a Black woman living under chronic stress, it has been trying to get your attention for a long time. In this episode of the Lushness Podcast, host Laura sits down with Dr. Amber Jackson, Doctor of Chiropractic, clinical researcher at Life University, and adjunct professor in the chiropractic sciences, to unpack the direct connection between chronic stress and chronic pain, why Black women carry it differently, and what you can do today to start reversing it. Dr. Jackson breaks down why movement is medicine and not just a weight loss tool, how elevated cortisol keeps your body in a constant state of fight or flight amplifying pain, what spinal hygiene is and why your spine deserves the same attention as your teeth, and how small daily movements create real lasting change in the body. You do not have to live in pain. Your body will heal when you give it what it needs. It is time to listen. Subscribe and follow The Lushness Podcast so you never miss an episode.