Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo

You think you know everything about the Queen of Canadian media? Think again. Marilyn Denis shares stories that you've never heard before. She shares what it was like breaking barriers as one of the first high profile women in Canadian radio and then launching one of the most successful daytime talk shows of all time. How did she navigate gender bias in the industry, becoming a new mom, losing her sister, divorce, being a single mother, criticisms about her looks, plastic surgery and going through menopause in front of Canada? How did she stay strong and grounded while bringing joy and information into Canadian households for decades? Marilyn shares her personal, behind-the-scenes stories with candor, humour and humility and leaves us with a framework that can inspire us all to age powerfully. 

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Find Marilyn Denis on Instagram at @MarilynDenis.

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner.

Supplements have been around for a long time with controversy among many doctors and researchers, but these days, there is an explosion of Menopause Supplements. Are they effective or just snake oil? How are they actually manufactured? How much money is actually being made? Can you automatically trust a doctor who is selling a supplement? Dr. Jen Gunter takes on the supplement industry and uncovers just how easy and dubious supplement manufacturing really is. She also discusses the latest update on how long you can safely be on menopause hormone therapy. Finally, while hormone therapy is in, has Gen Z decided that the birth control pill is out? What's behind the latest social media trend of saying no to The Pill by the younger generation of women? Is it bad for your health or just dangerous propaganda? These questions and more are answered by the internet's favourite myth-busting OB/GYN, Dr. Jen Gunter. 

Find Dr. Jen Gunter on her website DrJenGunter.com or on Instagram @DrJenGunter. You can also find her best-selling books at your favorite retailer: The Vagina Bible, The Menopause Manifesto and Blood. 

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Technical Producer and Editor: Drew Garner. 

Some women want children, some don't, some can't. Hollywood may have us believing that women can give birth at almost any age, but is that true? Fertility physician and specialist, Dr. Kaajal Abrol (@kaajalabrolmd, @fertilitydoctalkpodcast) breaks it all down and so much more. For those who are thinking of children, what do we need to know about fertility as we age? Are infertility rates increasing in Canada and around the world? What about egg freezing? What's the best age to do this? How does it work? Is infertility hereditary? What lifestyle and environmental factors can affect female and male fertility? What role does stress play? How do you find a fertility clinic and when should you seek care? What medications and treatments are available to improve your chances of conception and pregnancy and how much do they cost each? If you're thinking about having a child, want to have a child, have someone in your life that is thinking of having a child now or in the future, this is the episode to help prepare as best as you can. 

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, on YouTube @MelissaGrelo, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner.

If Joan can do it, so can you! At the age of 70 and after battling numerous health issues, Joan MacDonald did a complete 180 and got super fit! With the help of her daughter, fitness coach Michelle MacDonald, Joan is now in the best health of her life at the age of 78! She proves that it's never too late to put yourself first and age powerfully! Listen to how she did it and how you can do it too! 

You can find Joan on Instagram @TrainWithJoan, and find Michelle on Instagram @TheWonderWomenOfficial. 

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, on YouTube @MelissaGrelo, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner.

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 elderly family member or have admitted them to a long-term care facility that can help them manage a disease like dementia or assist them with mobility issues. Today in Ontario, there are 76,000 residents in long-term care homes with another 30,000 people on waitlists. In the next five years, it’s estimated that an additional 50,000 people will need care in a nursing home in Ontario alone. But as Elder Rights Lawyer Melissa Miller discusses in this crucial episode, not all homes are providing the necessary care to residents, and in some cases, it appears that profits are put ahead of people. We also discuss the workers in these homes and the conditions many are forced to work under. What is life like as a caregiver to a senior or sick loved one? Finally, Melissa guides us through the discussions we all need have with our parents today and map out for ourselves how we want to live out our golden years in an informed and empowered way.

If you want to learn even more, check out the documentary “Stolen Time” via the “Doc Soup” portal at hot docs online.

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner. 

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 SHOULD we plan our meals? Is plant-based better than a carnivore diet? How much protein, carbohydrates and fat should we be eating? What are the best sources of each? What about supplementation? Is intermittent fasting all that it's cracked up to be? What's the deal with gluten? Why has everyone turned on dairy? What about milk alternatives? Are they better for you? Can you balance hormones with food? What about weight loss drugs - are they helping or hurting? Why you should probably stop taking probiotics and so much more! 

Find more from Dr. Adrian Chavez on Instagram @dr.adrian.chavez.

This episode brought to you by Felix Health. For more information, please use this link to visit Felix at www.felix.ca. 

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner. 

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 ethnicity matter in your risk of developing CVD? How do we treat it and, better yet, can we prevent it altogether? What impact does the menopause transition have on our hearts as women? Does hormone therapy provide a protective factor? Dr. Sonia Anand breaks down all you need to know to get and keep your heart ticking.

Find more from Dr. Sonia Anand and her team on Instagram @machealthsci.

This episode brought to you by Felix Health. For more information, please use this link to visit Felix at www.felix.ca. 

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner. 

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, anxiety, mood changes and many other mental health issues that arise for up to half of women, risk factors and what treatments are available. Finally, what supplements do and don't help with mood and mental health through this transition.

Find Dr. Alison Shea online at @hormone.md.hamilton.

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner. 

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.

Find Jin Cruce online at @agingwith_style_and_grays.

This episode brought to you by Felix Health. For more information, please use this link to visit Felix at www.felix.ca. 

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner. 

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 we do today to reduce our risk of developing it? Melissa speaks with Dr. Anthony Levinson, Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences with a special focus on dementia and neuropsychiatry at McMaster University to break down dementia, our risk as women and what we can do to help our brains age powerfully. 

Find out more about reducing dementia risk at www.dementiarisk.ca.

This episode brought to you by Felix Health. For more information, visit Felix at www.felix.ca. 

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo. 

Producer: Melissa Grelo. 

Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner.