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Dr. Jessica Shepherd, MD (OB-GYN) Jessica Shepherd MD MBA FACOG shares why women's health information has been flawed for decades: For 20 years, we've been living with the fallout of a single study that was misunderstood. What began as well-intentioned research got reduced to fear-based headlines, leaving women with incomplete information and unnecessary anxiety.✨️

This isn't just about one study, it's about a pattern. Women's health has been undervalued in medical research, misrepresented in media, and oversimplified in conversations that should be nuanced.

The result? Millions of women making health decisions based on fear rather than facts.🌿

Dr. Shepherd calls for something different: transparent conversations that honor women's intelligence and right to complete information.

Tell us which health topic should be covered more truthfully?

Dr. Francesca Duncan shared this essential insight at the Livelong Women's Health Summit: Females are born with a fixed number of eggs that produce essential hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and androgens. As this finite egg supply declines with age, so does production of hormones that support brain function, cardiovascular health, bone density, and metabolic regulation.
Her NIH-funded research at Northwestern reveals the specific biological mechanism: deterioration of cellular pathways directly impacts systemic health beyond reproductive function. This explains why menopausal women experience changes in multiple organ systems simultaneously.
Understanding these concrete physiological changes helps women make evidence-based decisions about managing their health.
At Ruba, we're investing in clinical research that builds on this science. Our plant-powered formula targets multiple menopause symptoms, and 2% of profits fund menopause research to close the knowledge gap that leaves women without answers.
What specific aspect of menopause surprises you the most?

Evolutionary biologist Deena Emera (PhD) shared this powerful truth at the Livelong Women's Health Summit: "Women's bodies are amazing at every age." Her research reveals how menopause isn't a design flaw, but an evolutionary adaptation that served our ancestors and continues to support women's longevity.✨️

The female body's complexity from menstruation to menopause is evidence of evolutionary brilliance, not broken biology

Understanding our evolutionary history helps us navigate transitions with confidence rather than fear.
Dr. Emera's work aligns perfectly with Ruba's vision: recalibrated menopause care centered on women's physiology, for an effective standard of health that lasts beyond the transition.

Dr. Jessica Shepherd, MD (OB-GYN) shares a powerful truth: Knowledge about hormones is still reeling from old misrepresentations. She cited the 2002 Women's Health Initiative study on hormone therapy, which, despite its good intentions, led the media to focus on one aspect causing fear of hormones. Dr. Shepherd says hormones are helpful at every age, even past our 80's. This is because hormones impact the whole body, not just the reproductive system: think brain, heart, gut, bones, muscles, inflammation.

Hormonal shifts span decades (30s-50s) and that's a long time to navigate without support. We are born with hormones and need them throughout life.

Ruba’s vision is recalibrated menopause care, centered on women's physiology, for an effective standard of health that lasts beyond the transition. Ruba does this through its plant-powered and science-informed ingredients that taste amazing and gently work to support the body's wisdom.
🌿 2% of profits fund menopause research.