Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo

By Melissa Grelo

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"Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo" is the podcast for every woman who wants to get the latest and best information from respected experts to build a life that is healthier, stronger and longer, no matter what age you are.

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Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo episodes:

05.16.2024
20. What You Need to Know about For-Profit Long-Term Care Homes, and How to Prepare Our Parents and Ourselves for Care During Our Senior Years With a Looming Elder Care Crisis on the Horizon With Lawy
Aging and care in our older years impacts all of us... Have you ever thought about how you want to live out your senior years? Have you discussed this with your own aging parents? Maybe, you’re already caring for an...
05.09.2024
19. The Truths and Lies Behind Social Media Nutrition and How We Should Be Eating with Dr. Adrian Chavez
Are you getting mixed messages on social media about how to eat? Nutrition PhD, Dr. Adrian Chavez, reveals what's really going on behind the scenes when it comes to posts from so-called experts about nutrition on social media. And how...
05.02.2024
18. Heart Health in Women as We Age With Dr. Sonia Anand
Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of women in Canada and USA, so how would we know if we have it? What are the risk factors and the symptoms? How do women and men present and express symptoms differently? Does...
04.25.2024
17. Mental Health Through the Menopause Transition With Dr. Alison Shea
The menopause transition is marked by a long list of physical symptoms, but less discussed are the changes in our mental health. In this vital discussion, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Menopause and Reproductive Mental Health Specialist Dr. Alison Shea discusses depression,...
04.18.2024
16. Women Warriors: How Two Women Are Defining Their Age and Not the Other Way Around
This week, meet Pauline Adeleke, 71, and Jin Cruce, 56, two women who are the definition of aging powerfully. Their stories will inspire and move you.Find Pauline online at @paulineadeleke (https://www.instagram.com/paulineadeleke/?hl=en).Find Jin Cruce online at @agingwith_style_and_grays (https://www.instagram.com/agingwith_style_and_grays/). This episode brought...
04.11.2024
15. Ten Ways to Detox Your Home and Your Life With Dr. Yvonne Burkart
With modern living comes modern problems. Man-made chemicals have become a part of everyday life. There are about 85,000 chemicals in commerce, and about 2,500 new chemicals are introduced every year. Very few of these chemicals have had adequate toxicological studies to...
04.04.2024
14. Take Control Today: Reducing Dementia Risk as We Age With Dr. Anthony Levinson
Women are at least twice as likely to be diagnosed with dementia as men. What do we know about its causes and what role, if any, does the menopause transition play? What are our risk factors and most importantly, what can...
03.28.2024
13. Hair Loss and Treatment for Women
Medical and cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Renée A. Beach breaks down the different types of hair loss, the reasons behind them and what treatments work and don't work for women. Find Dr. Beach and on Instagram at @dermabeach (https://www.instagram.com/dermabeach/?hl=en).Brought to you by...
03.21.2024
12. The Hot Seat: Everyday Women Share Their Perimenopause and Menopause Experiences
One of women's greatest superpowers is our ability to connect, share and learn from one another. In this episode, three different women share their unique experiences of perimenopause and menopause. Listen as Racquel Rodriguez, Maria Cristina Bruno and Kelly Gerred discuss...
03.14.2024
11. Accessing Menopause Care Online With Felix.ca
EVERYONE is now talking about menopause and we know the conversation is long overdue. Unfortunately, it doesn't make accessing care any easier for people, especially for 6 million Canadians who do not have a family doctor or for the millions...
03.08.2024
10. Menopause Misinformation
The good news? EVERYBODY is talking about menopause. The bad news? There is a ton of misleading guidance from so-called "experts" everywhere on social media. So how are we supposed to know what to believe? It's time to hear from the...
03.07.2024
9. Understanding the Fear About Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer With Dr. Wendy Wolfman
Renowned Canadian OB/GYN Dr. Wendy Wolfman discusses the 2002 Women's Health Initiative study whose results drastically and negatively altered the way doctors prescribed hormone therapy and the way women received menopause care for decades. Its findings seemed to link hormone therapy and...
02.29.2024
8. How to Eat and Exercise in the Menopause Transition and Beyond with Dr. Stacy Sims
Besides hormone therapy, the most important discussions women are having in the menopause transition revolve around answering these two questions: "How do I exercise now that I'm in the menopause transition and beyond?, and "What should I eat?" It's true...We often...
02.22.2024
7. The Importance of Sleep in Women's Health With Dr. Woganee Filate
In this episode, Sleep Medicine Physician Dr. Woganee Filate discusses how and why women's quality of sleep often changes as she enters perimenopause and menopause. Dr. Filate lays out the many benefits of getting consistently good sleep and how a lack of it can...
02.15.2024
6. Preventing Disease as We Age With Dr. Amy Louis-Bayliss
Join Melissa and Emergency Medicine Specialist Dr. Amy Louis-Bayliss as they discuss preventing disease in women as they age. Is disease and illness just a natural part of the aging process? Dr. Amy says no, it doesn't have to be,...
02.08.2024
5. Adult Sex Ed 101 with Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe
When is the last time you had a sexual education class? Maybe in elementary or high school? As an adult, where do you get your sex ed? Television? Friends? Partners? And where does pleasure education come from?In this episode, family...
02.01.2024
4. How to Access and Get Effective Menopause Care in Canada, and What Your Treatment Options Are
More than one in five Canadians do not have a doctor or health care provider they can see regularly (OurCare.ca, 2023) and for those who do, physicians often do not have sufficient training in menopause care, leaving millions of women...
01.25.2024
3. Dr. Jen Gunter, on her new book, "Blood: The Science, Medicine and Mythology of Menstruation"
The internet's favourite myth-busting OB/GYN, Dr. Jen Gunter, is back with her latest book, "Blood: The Science, Medicine and Mythology of Menstruation."After her books, "The Vagina Bible" and "The Menopause Manifesto" both became New York Times Instant Bestsellers, Dr. Gunter in "Blood" offers a...
01.18.2024
2. Women and Alcohol with Ann Dowsett Johnston
In this powerful episode, Melissa discusses Ann Dowsett Johnston's best-selling book "Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol" on the 10th anniversary of its release. Women are drinking alcohol more than ever and Johnston discusses why this is problematic...
01.10.2024
1. MENOPAUSE 101 With Dr. Heather Hirsch
In the inaugural episode of Aging Powerfully, Melissa has a conversation with Heather Hirsch, MD about the ABCs and 123s of menopause. Dr. Hirsch provides the ins and outs of the different stages of the menopause transition, from perimenopause, to...
12.20.2023
Welcome to Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo!
Welcome to Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo, a new podcast launching on January 11, 2024! Join award-winning host and broadcaster, Melissa Grelo, as she interviews respected experts in the fields of menopause, nutrition, fitness, mental health, longevity, sex, stress reduction,...

What's Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo episodes:

20. What You Need to Know about For-Profit Long-Term Care Homes, and How to Prepare Our Parents and Ourselves for Care During Our Senior Years With a Looming Elder Care Crisis on the Horizon With Lawy

19. The Truths and Lies Behind Social Media Nutrition and How We Should Be Eating with Dr. Adrian Chavez

18. Heart Health in Women as We Age With Dr. Sonia Anand

17. Mental Health Through the Menopause Transition With Dr. Alison Shea

16. Women Warriors: How Two Women Are Defining Their Age and Not the Other Way Around

15. Ten Ways to Detox Your Home and Your Life With Dr. Yvonne Burkart

14. Take Control Today: Reducing Dementia Risk as We Age With Dr. Anthony Levinson

13. Hair Loss and Treatment for Women

12. The Hot Seat: Everyday Women Share Their Perimenopause and Menopause Experiences

11. Accessing Menopause Care Online With Felix.ca

10. Menopause Misinformation

9. Understanding the Fear About Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer With Dr. Wendy Wolfman

8. How to Eat and Exercise in the Menopause Transition and Beyond with Dr. Stacy Sims

7. The Importance of Sleep in Women's Health With Dr. Woganee Filate

6. Preventing Disease as We Age With Dr. Amy Louis-Bayliss

5. Adult Sex Ed 101 with Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe

4. How to Access and Get Effective Menopause Care in Canada, and What Your Treatment Options Are

3. Dr. Jen Gunter, on her new book, "Blood: The Science, Medicine and Mythology of Menstruation"

2. Women and Alcohol with Ann Dowsett Johnston

1. MENOPAUSE 101 With Dr. Heather Hirsch

Welcome to Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo!