Naomi Watts, one of the most prominent faces of menopause awareness, had a meta turn in Lena Dunham’s Netflix show Too Much . In her role as a hypnotically charming boss’s wife, Watts catches a whiff of her armpit while pouring a glass of wine. “I’m sweating like a sow,” she says. “Menopause should really come with clearer warnings.”

Indeed, Watts—along with a growing number of famous faces, including Gwyneth Paltrow—is working to shout the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause from the rooftops. In addition to the infamous night sweats and mood swings, the hormonal shifts can lead to depression, fatigue, sleep issues, memory loss, and brain fog. And the consequences of not anticipating—or knowing how to mitigate—these symptoms can be bleak.

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