Halle Berry’s frank message as she details own menopause journey
Halle Berry had a frank message as she detailed her own menopause journey.Source: Good Morning America, ABC
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00:00When we're out of that 25 to 35 childbearing years,
00:03society has taught us, well, we're done.
00:06Because as women, that's all we're here to do
00:08is pump out these babies.
00:09Well, hello, that's just not true.
00:10I am in the best act of my life, my second act.
00:13And we all can be.
00:14Our heart disease, we're at risk for.
00:17Diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer's, all of that,
00:21we are at greater risk, us ladies of color.
00:24And so we really have to.
00:25And this is a time of our life when traditionally
00:27women lean out of the health care.
00:29No, we need to lean into our health care, right?
00:32Change our diet, change our exercise.
00:34Wait, this tire's gonna show up around your belly.
00:37It's just gonna happen.
00:38It's just gonna happen.
00:39And you can't, it's gonna happen.
00:40I thought, my ego said, oh, that's not gonna happen to me.
00:43I work out, I eat well.
00:44Guess what?
00:45Tire showed up.
00:46And I had to change my eating, exercise differently,
00:49and I manage it.
00:50But we have to know that we have to start that sooner.
00:53Don't wait for the tire to show up.
00:54Know that it's coming and be prepared for that.