Episodes

Whole Body Vibration for Bone Density | Medical Exercise Specialist Report
What do you know about whole body vibration for bone density? Curious? Skeptical? Me too. But with more and more instances of degeneration, chronic illness or long haul preventing the active life that supports bone health, additional means of stimulating both muscle and bone density are always on my mind. Falls are the second leading […]

Exercise for Bone Density Then and Now
What is the optimal exercise for bone density benefit? A question you may be asking. A question I recommend you ask as you think about your own urgency, current status, past exercise history, and risk of fracture. Heavy Strength: 10 or Fewer Repetitions Yet not all women over 40 can. Limited by co-existing conditions, occurrence […]

Kate Rowe-Ham – Owning Your Menopause & Thriving Through Perimenopause
Kate is a busy woman. She is a mother of three, a wife, personal trainer and she runs her own business: Owning Your Menopause. All this, and she is refreshing to talk to , down to earth, open and honest. She makes no secret of the fact that she struggles initially with Perimenopause even as […]

Strength Training Enough for Bones, Not Too Much for Adrenal Fatigue
If you are a midlife woman I’m going to share some success stories here I think that you will love. With each, I’m going to share a research study linking to why and what happened. These successes are no accidents. I also want you to know that these women before they started strength training, weren’t. […]

Bone Health Part 2 – Dr Shahzadi Harper Ep 30
In this episode we discuss how menopause can affect long term health, in particular bone health – osteoporosis – and what you can do about it. Our guest is Dr Shazadi Harper from The Harper Clinic. Find out more about the Harper Clinic here: https://theharperclinic.com Your menopause, your choice. For more from the Henpicked Menopause […]

Bone Health with Dr Marilyn Glenville Ep 08
Today is Menopause Awareness Day and the focus this year is on Bone Health. Dr Marilyn Glenville of Glenville Nutrition, who specialises in women’s health is our guest in this episode. We talk about bone health and how to maintain good bone health throughout our lives. This is such an important topic and Dr Marilyn […]

9 action steps to improve your bone health today
Did you realise 1 in 2 women aged over 50 is impacted with low bone quality or quantity leading to bone fracture? This podcast contains 3 lifestyle factors, 3 dietary factors, and 3 supplemental considerations, please reach out if you need more personalised support, trust me your bones are worth it! Arthritis NSW (exercise program) […]

Vitamin B12 and Menopause
Many Vitamin B12 deficiency signs and symptoms match those of the menopausal transition so it’s important to determine if your symptoms are deficiency-related or not. Vitamin B12 Consultation Facebook Instagram ____________________________________________________________ About Jennifer Harrington Jen is a Naturopath, Nutritionist, and Medical Herbalist. She focuses on natural ways to assist women transitioning into Menopause. […]

Women Over 45 Strength Training Quiz Results | #465
For women over 45 strength training is the absolute most important exercise component. It will continue to be until you take your last breath. To make this personal, my mother just experienced a hip fracture and the inevitable hip replacement that happens after. Her recovery won’t go as smoothly as it did 15 years ago. […]

Menopause + Weight Gain During the Pandemic | New Research
The average weight gain during the pandemic was 1.5 lbs. a month according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. As of May 2021, that’s 20 lbs. The results were gathered by monitoring Smart Scales using Bluetooth technology with the permission of scale owners. Subjects were Smart Scale owners mean […]