Actor and author: Soha Ali Khan recently opened up about her perimenopause experience, speaking candidly about the physical and emotional changes she faced before returning to bioidentical hormone therapy. Soha who has a podcast now called ‘All About Her’, has: Maheep Kapoor and Dr. Rashmi Roy in her latest episode. During the conversation, Soha talked about the symptoms that prompted her to seek medical guidance, revealing how the unexpected changes in her body affected her daily life.“I remember that I came to you because I experienced symptoms of perimenopause. And for me, for example, there was a sudden increase in weight in the stomach because I weighed the same all my life and then suddenly I put on two kilos and this is the kind of retention of stomach fat that I was told happens when your hormones disappear. There is dryness, there is acne. I mean since I was a teenager I haven’t had acne and then suddenly I have breakouts on my jaw. One of the advantages of getting older is that you don’t get acne. So, I was like what happened? Insomnia, trouble sleeping and then you go to sleep and you wake up at 3:00 in the morning and your heart is beating fast and there is anxiety and there is a loss of energy and you feel like everything is just getting worse and how are you going to cope with it all? And I went to you and you told me about bioidentical hormone therapy.”The episode explores the idea of ​​”pro-aging,” which encourages a shift in perspective from chasing youth to prioritizing long-term health, fitness and self-confidence. Taken from his expertise, explained Dr. Rashmi Roy the science behind bioidentical hormone therapy, while Maheep Kapoor offers her own insights on aging and navigating public life as a woman.When asked if he feels pressure to stay young, Maheep replied in the affirmative before explaining, “Bollywood wives happened to me when I was 48. This is a very insecure time for women. We are getting old, pre-menopause. And when Karan told me, I said, ‘Weren’t you earlier?’ Then, on top of it, you’re suddenly scrutinized, you get trolls and people point out your flaws. Maheep revealed that it is not easy to adjust to the attention of the public, especially when criticism of his appearance flooded social media. Although the hurtful comments affected him at first, he eventually learned to deal with them in a different way.
