Malone argues chronic stress helps explain worse menopause symptoms in Black women

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"I think it is a big factor because I think that the the reason why black women tend to experience these symptoms more and this would be true of any chronic diseases not just permenopause and menopause is that chronic stress is toxic to whether you're talking about weight gain whether you're talking about your cancer risk it accelerates the aging process even for Alzheimer's or dementia."

Malone says Black women experience more severe and longer-lasting hot flashes, and argues chronic stress is a major contributing factor to poorer midlife health outcomes. She also claims Black women have twice the risk of dementia compared with white women, framing menopause as part of a wider set of stress-linked health risks.