Episode Highlights With Margie BissingerWhy bone health is not just an issue for older peopleAlmost 90% of your bones are developed by age 18-20, and how to help our kids have strong bonesThe top things that affect bone health: exercise is huge, nutrition, reducing inflammation1 in 2 women in the US will have a fracture due to osteoporosisThe nutrients that are actually important for healthy bones beyond just calciumThe role of vitamin D in bone health, and why it is so importantTypes of movement that are best for bone healthEven just 10-20 jumps a day can help with bone density!How to test and improve bone densityThe way hormones and inflammation play a roleResources We MentionBone Health Mini Course - Use code wellnessmama for 50% offNatural Approaches to Osteoporosis - Use code wellnessmama for 50% offHappy Me Happy Life - Use wellnessmama for 50% offSilica from Eidon

Take Care of Your Bones and They Will Take Care of You with Margie Bissinger

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Episode Highlights With Nazlie LafefiWhy most OTC medications are outdated and were created before we understood inflammation and its roleThe reason many products don’t address root causes and aren’t helpful in the long-termSurprising ways that many OTC medications workHow to address the root cause of colds and flu at the inflammatory levelThe respiratory lining is similar to the gut lining and ways to support itOTC products can damage the respiratory lining just like we can damage the gut liningYet another reason to avoid sugar The fascinating way she discovered this new approach when studying signaling moleculesProblems with the conventional approach to handling allergiesHow some OTC products get in the way of the body's natural repair process Why taking allergy medication can make you more prone to getting sickHow aspirin plus omega-3 can help the body build resolvins and shorten the duration of illnessResources We MentionBiovantaReady, Set, Food

Root Cause Approach to Cold and Flu & Why Many OTC Medications Are Unhealthy With Nazlie Latefi

Episode Highlights With Dr. Gabrielle LyonWhy the body becomes less efficient at protein turnover with age and how to counteract thisThe biggest needle movers when it comes to building muscleWhy not to train to get better and what to do insteadHow to build an effective structure for getting stronger that doesn’t have to take a ton of timeWhy high-intensity training even just once a week, can make a huge differenceWhen you exercise, you sensitize muscles to glucoseThe long-term benefits of training on hormones and agingDifferences between women and men with training and hormonesThe most important workouts women can doWhat to know about sarcopenia and what we can do about itSarcopenia is not a disease of aging but a disease of inactivity How this relates to cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer'sWhat the normal recommendations get wrong about protein consumptionQuality of protein matters and how to optimize thisDietary protein is essential to building and maintaining muscle but quality matters a lotThe normal dietary protein numbers are just the minimum to avoid deficiency and are not adequate for building muscle and being metabolically optimalStandards vs goals for getting betterHow to use technology and tracking to your advantage in making these changesResources We MentionForever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well by Dr. Gabrielle LyonDr. Gabrielle Lyon - websiteDr. Gabrielle Lyon - PodcastHand Grip Strengthener

How to Build Anti-Aging Muscle Mass & a New Way to Think About Obesity With Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Episode Highlights With Dr. Gabrielle LyonWhy she went back to study nutrition after becoming a doctor and what she learnedThe one patient that changed her life and her career trajectory Why we’ve been trying and failing to fix an obesity epidemic for 50 years and why we’ve gotten worse, not betterFat is just a symptom of unhealthy skeletal muscle What happens when a person doesn’t have healthy skeletal muscleThe myth of “healthy sedentary individuals”Having healthy skeletal muscle is the only way to be healthySkeletal muscle is its own organ system and why this is important Why muscle is the best protection for having a healthy pregnancySkeletal muscle is the only organ systemWhat a DEXA is and what it measuresThe division between muscle mass and strengthWhat is happening in the body and the blood with unhealthy skeletal muscleThe loss of lean muscle mass is more detrimental than excess body fat!How waist-to-hip ratio is helpful in understanding where fat is Resources We MentionForever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well by Dr. Gabrielle LyonDr. Gabrielle Lyon - websiteDr. Gabrielle Lyon - Podcast

Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Episode Highlights With Caroline AlanWhat plant-based minerals are and how they are much different than other forms of mineralsHow we can get minerals from decomposed plants The molecules inside humate: humic and fulvic Minerals fuel the cells via mitochondria in the cellsFulvic is an intracellular molecule that removes toxins from the cell and humic hangs out in the blood to help remove inflammation-causing elementsThese can actually be helpful in removing heavy metalsThere are 70+ minerals in plant-based minerals in the ratio that the body needsHow quickly these can work within the bodyThe reason these can be absorbed even without a healthy gut lining!How humic interacts with the cell wall to help it and can improve hydrationSpecific tips for athletes with minerals Minerals drive all the biosynthesis processes in the body!How minerals relate to bone health and why to think about this differentlyThe problem with megadosing specific minerals without balancing minerals in the bodyOne theory of why some athletes end up with osteopenia at earlier ages Mineral usage for kids and pregnant or nursing mothersHow humic can help with glyphosate exposureResources We MentionBeam Minerals

Plant-Based Minerals: What They Are & How They Work with The Mineral Geek Caroline Alan

Episode Highlights With Caroline AlanWhy modern humans are experiencing so many mineral deficienciesThe reason modern humans can’t get enough minerals from foodHow minerals impact mitochondria and why this is so importantYour body makes amino acids but minerals must be ingested We are often operating at 40% of the mineral levels we actually needSymptoms of mineral deficiencyHow mineral depletion affects the nervous system and cellular healthHer own experience with mineral depletionHow to get minerals back into the cells correctlyWhat fulvic and humic minerals are and what they do Macrominerals vs micromineralsThe problem with megadosing minerals - your body is not a carResources We MentionBeam MineralsCaroline Alan - WebsiteCaroline Alan - Instagram

Take Care of Your Bones and They Will Take Care of You with Margie Bissinger

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