The Dr Vonda Show

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Each week, Dr. Vonda shares science-backed guidance on strength, bone health, muscle, and longevity — the same way she speaks to her patients.

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Your body can't heal faster than biology allows. But it can be ready. And the years you spend training may be quietly preparing you for the hardest season of your life.

Juliet "JStar" Starrett, world champion whitewater athlete, co-founder and CEO of The Ready State, and co-author of Built to Move. We talked about why durability beats longevity and how the muscle she built in her 30s carried her through cancer. She explains why pain is a request for change, not a reason to stop. Because the goal isn't just living longer. It's having a body that can say yes to adventure.

What we explore:

- How decades of training build resilience for surgery and illness.

- Why durability matters more than longevity.

- Why your 30s are prime time to build muscle, and why it's never too late.

- How to keep training through injury or surgery.

- Why pain is a request for change, not a reason to stop.

- What mobility really means and how strength training builds it.

- Why strength, conditioning, and mobility form the durability triangle.

- How restarting without shame keeps you fit for life.

About Juliet Starrett:

Juliet Starrett is co-founder and CEO of The Ready State, co-author of the bestselling Built to Move, and a three-time world champion whitewater paddler. Her work helps everyday people move freely, train through life's setbacks, and keep saying yes to what they love.

Connect with Juliet Starrett:

Website: https://thereadystate.com

Timestamps

00:00 Juliet Starrett: World Champion Whitewater Athlete on Risk

09:06 Breast Cancer Recovery: Pull-Ups 6 Weeks After Mastectomy

14:55 How to Build Muscle in Your 30s With CrossFit

24:30 How to Exercise With Pain and Injury After 50

31:46 Why Rest Won't Fix Back and Knee Pain

36:59 What Is Mobility and How to Improve It With Strength

47:58 Healthy Aging at 77: A 16-Day Grand Canyon Trip

55:01 3 Longevity Non-Negotiables and How to Restart Fitness

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🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026

Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November.

👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026

🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey

Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.

The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.

This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.

Inside:

Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand

Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance

AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime

Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged

Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place

This is not another program.

This is how you build strength — with direction.

👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

🦴 Build stronger bones

Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.

Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.

Foundational. Not optional.

👉 Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/

Read the book

Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power

A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.

Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book

🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.

For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.

Her mission is simple: help women age with power.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

Get Dr. Vonda's latest insights on strength, bone health, longevity, and aging with power delivered straight to your inbox. Join her free health & longevity newsletter here: https://www.drvondawright.com/resources/aging-longevity

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night because you rolled onto your side and your hip lit up? You're not alone, and you're not falling apart. Lateral hip pain is one of the most common things I treat in midlife women.

In this episode, I explain what is usually going on: chronic gluteus medius tendonitis. The pain sits slightly behind the bursa, where your glute tendons attach to bone, and it can be unrelenting. I walk you through why menopause sets the stage for it, as estrogen loss leaves tendons with less collagen and less water, so they become brittle and start to fray under load. I will also share the 5 things I do with my patients in the clinic to fix it. Rest is not the answer. Active, intentional healing is.

What we cover: - How to tell gluteal tendonitis from hip bursitis, and why menopause triggers it.

- Why eccentric loading heals tendons and rest doesn't.

- Why exercise and platelet-rich plasma beat cortisone shots for tendon pain.

- How strength, protein, and hormone optimization support tendon repair.

🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026

Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November.

👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026

🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey

Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.

The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.

This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.

Inside:

Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand

Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance

AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime

Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged

Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place

This is not another program.

This is how you build strength — with direction.

👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

🦴 Build stronger bones

Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.

Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.

Foundational. Not optional.

👉 Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/

🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.

For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.

Her mission is simple: help women age with power.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

📩 Get Dr. Vonda's insights

Want to understand what's happening in your body — and what to do next?

Each week, Dr. Vonda shares science-backed guidance on strength, bone health, muscle, and longevity — the same way she speaks to her patients.

Clear. Practical. No noise.

👉 Join the newsletter: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=YqJKtR&g=Ww3gx3&

What if your sex life is one of the most honest health reports your body will ever give you? We tend to treat everything below the belly button as a mystery, something private and separate from the rest of our health. But your genitals are just another body part, and when they're working well, it means your blood flow, hormones, nerves, and brain are working well too.

Dr. Rena Malik, a board-certified urologist, pelvic surgeon, and sexual health expert, to talk about her new book, The Hard Truth. We explore why erectile dysfunction can show up two to five years before heart disease, why most women need about 25 minutes to become fully aroused, and the four pillars that form the foundation of a healthy sex life: fuel, strength, environment, and confidence. This is your permission to stop treating sex as an afterthought. Sexual health is health.

What we explore:

- Why erectile dysfunction can be an early warning sign of heart disease and poor blood flow.

- How diet, exercise, pelvic floor health, stress, and sleep affect testosterone and libido.

- How to talk to your partner about sex and intimacy without starting a fight.

- How vaginal estrogen, lubricants, and libido treatments can ease painful sex after menopause.

About Dr. Rena Malik:

Dr. Rena Malik is a board-certified urologist, pelvic surgeon, and internationally recognized sexual health expert who treats both men and women. Through her book, podcast, and wildly popular YouTube channel, she takes the shame out of "taboo" topics and replaces it with clear science and real compassion, so you can finally care for your sexual health the same way you care for your heart.

Connect with Dr. Rena Malik:

Website: https://renamalikmd.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RenaMalikMD

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RenaMalikMD

📘 The Hard Truth by Dr. Rena Malik

Everything men need to know for good health, great sex, and a long life. Out November 3rd.

👉 Preorder your copy: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827946/the-hard-truth-by-rena-malik-md/

Timestamps

00:00 Can Sexual Dysfunction Be an Early Sign of Disease?

03:48 Why Do Women Take Longer to Get Aroused?

09:15 Best Diet to Boost Libido and Sexual Health

13:42 Pelvic Floor Exercises and Strength Training for Men

18:31 Low Testosterone in Men: Athletes, Aging and Testing

24:57 How Stress and Porn Affect Your Sex Drive

30:48 What Causes Pelvic Floor Dysfunction? Microtraumas Explained

37:33 How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex and Porn

41:20 Painful Sex After Menopause: GSM Causes and Treatment

45:01 Low Libido Medications and Testosterone Therapy Explained

🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026

Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November.

👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026

🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey

Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.

The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.

This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.

Inside:

Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand

Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance

AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime

Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged

Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place

This is not another program.

This is how you build strength — with direction.

👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

🦴 Build stronger bones

Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.

Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.

Foundational. Not optional.

👉 Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/

Read the book

Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power

A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.

Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book

🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.

For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.

Her mission is simple: help women age with power.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

Get Dr. Vonda's latest insights on strength, bone health, longevity, and aging with power delivered straight to your inbox. Join her free health & longevity newsletter here: https://www.drvondawright.com/resources/aging-longevity

The fracture that happens in your 60s or 70s often starts a decade earlier.Bone loss is the menopause symptom that can change the rest of your life but you can't feel it until it's too late.

In this episode, I explain how losing estrogen throws off the balance between the cells that break down bone and the cells that build it. You can lose up to 20% of your bone density in the years before menopause and never feel it. The good news is that bone is living tissue, and I share the five things I want you to start this week to build it back.

What we cover:

- How menopause and falling estrogen cause silent bone loss.

- Why do you need a DEXA or REMS bone density test at 40, not 65.

- How strength training, impact, and protein build stronger bones.

- How hormone therapy and balance training help prevent osteoporosis and falls.

🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026

Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November.

👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026

🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey

Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.

The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.

This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.

Inside:

Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand

Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance

AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime

Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged

Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place

This is not another program.

This is how you build strength — with direction.

👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

🦴 Build stronger bones

Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.

Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.

Foundational. Not optional.

👉 Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/

🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.

For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.

Her mission is simple: help women age with power.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

📩 Get Dr. Vonda's insights

Want to understand what's happening in your body — and what to do next?

Each week, Dr. Vonda shares science-backed guidance on strength, bone health, muscle, and longevity — the same way she speaks to her patients.

Clear. Practical. No noise.

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For many women, the first sign of perimenopause isn't a hot flash. It's a moment in the mirror, when a new wrinkle or duller skin hints that something deeper is changing.

Dr. Corrine Erickson, "The Menopause Dermatologist" and Alloy Health's dermatology medical advisor, to explain why midlife skin can change in as little as 4 months. As sun damage collides with estrogen decline, hydration drops, collagen thins, and dark spots linger. Start reading your skin as a vital sign, and let what you see in the mirror guide how you care for your whole body.

What we explore:

- How perimenopause skin changes show up fast, and why wrinkles reveal collagen loss in skin and bone.

- What a simple 2–3 product skincare routine for menopause looks like.

- How facial estriol and copper peptides rebuild collagen and hydration.

- Why diet, sugar, and strength training affect how your skin ages.

About Dr. Corrine Erickson:

Dr. Corinne Erickson is a dermatologist and the dermatology medical advisor for Alloy Health, bringing an integrative, whole-woman approach to midlife skin and hair. She has proposed the pilocutaneous syndrome of menopause (PSM) to give women language for the visible changes of perimenopause, and she reminds every patient that it's more than okay to ask about her skin, her hair, and how she feels in the mirror.

Connect with Dr. Corrine Erickson:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinne-erickson-md-faad-7028113a8 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themenopausederm

Alloy Health: myalloy.com

Alloy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@myalloy

Alloy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myalloy

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/myalloy

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Try Alloy's new Copper Peptide Cream Rx and Hyperpigmentation Treatment Rx, prescribed by a menopause-specialized doctor who builds a skincare plan for your needs, with unlimited messaging included at no extra cost.

🛒 Get 20% off your first order with code VONDASHOW20 → https://www.myalloy.com

Timestamps

00:00 Perimenopause Skin Changes: Signs You See First 08:10 Wrinkles and Bone Loss + Best Menopause Skincare Routine 14:41 Estriol Face Cream for Menopause: Does It Work? 19:19 Menopause Skin Aging: Why Skincare Is Not Vanity 23:11 What Is PSM? Menopause Hair Loss and Hormonal Acne 28:43 How to Treat Crepey Skin + Copper Peptides Explained 37:21 Best Diet for Skin Aging: Mediterranean Diet Benefits 41:45 How Strength Training Improves Skin Elasticity 48:52 How Sugar Ages Your Skin + Skin Tags and Insulin 55:44 Menopause Hair Loss Causes: Ferritin, Thyroid, and B12

🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026

Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November.

👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026

🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey

Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.

The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.

This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.

Inside:

Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand

Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance

AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime

Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged

Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place

This is not another program.

This is how you build strength — with direction.

👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

🦴 Build stronger bones

Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.

Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.

Foundational. Not optional.

👉 Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/

Read the book

Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power

A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.

Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book

🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.

For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.

Her mission is simple: help women age with power.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

📩 Get Dr. Vonda's insights

Want to understand what's happening in your body — and what to do next?

Each week, Dr. Vonda shares science-backed guidance on strength, bone health, muscle, and longevity — the same way she speaks to her patients.

Clear. Practical. No noise.

👉 Join the newsletter: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=YqJKtR&g=Ww3gx3&

For 20 years, women's fitness was sold to us as penance: count the bites, pay them back on the treadmill, lose 10 pounds by summer. That message has finally flipped, and the new one is simple: train for life, not for a number on the scale.

Liz Baker Plosser, former Editor in Chief of Women's Health and founder of the wellness Substack Best Case Scenario, known for translating the science into something women can actually use. We talk about the shift from cardio culture to strength culture, the fear of getting bulky, why fitness is 90% mental and emotional for her, and how to use GLP-1s without losing the muscle and bone you need for the decades ahead. Muscle cannot be handed to you. You earn it.

What we explore:

- How women's fitness moved from cardio and calorie penance to strength training.

- Why aesthetics and strength can coexist without shame.

- What progressive overload looks like when you are starting from scratch.

- How to replace random workouts with a plan that actually progresses.

- Why the fear of getting bulky does not match the science.

- What GLP-1 users must do to protect muscle and bone.

- Why a DEXA scan should come before the medication, not after.

- How to spot red flags in the health content flooding your feed.

- What is coming next in wearables, optimization, and gut health.

About Liz Baker Plosser:

Liz Plosser is the former Editor in Chief of Women's Health and the founder of Best Case Scenario, an evidence based wellness Substack for women who want to know what actually works. She is a certified personal trainer and a lifelong athlete who writes openly about her own training, including the 300-pound deadlift she is chasing back.

Connect with Liz Baker Plosser:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizplosser

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LizBakerPlosser

Substack: https://lizplosser.substack.com

Timestamps

00:00 Why Strength Training Replaced Cardio for Women

08:06 Is Lifting for Aesthetics Bad for Women?

15:13 Sauna Masters and Why Beginners Quit the Gym

19:34 Build a Strength Plan That Actually Works

26:53 Does Lifting Heavy Make Women Bulky?

30:13 How to Keep Muscle on GLP-1s

41:10 How to Spot Bad Health Advice Online

46:04 Wellness Trends 2026: Wearables and Gut Health

🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026

Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November 15-16 at Orlando, FL.

👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026

🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey

Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.

The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.

This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.

Inside:

Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand

Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance

AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime

Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged

Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place

This is not another program.

This is how you build strength — with direction.

👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

🦴 Build stronger bones

Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.

Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.

Foundational. Not optional.

👉 Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/

Read the book

Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power

A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.

Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book

🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.

For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.

Her mission is simple: help women age with power.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power

A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.

Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book

A colony of bacteria in your gut is deciding how much of your own estrogen you get to keep. Your bones, your tendons, and your joints are running out of that exact estrogen during perimenopause.

In this episode, I break down the estrobolome, the community of gut bacteria that keeps your estrogen in circulation, and the 5 things I ask my patients to do to feed it. The gut is not separate from the bone. Your gut is an endocrine organ, and it talks to your brain, your immune system, and your skeleton. The average American woman eats 12 grams of fiber a day when the therapeutic dose is 30 grams. That is a bone problem hiding as a gut problem. You are not falling apart. Your microbiome just needs to be fed.

What we cover:

- What the estrobolome is and how it recycles estrogen back into your bloodstream.

- Why gut health and bone health are the same conversation after 40.

- How to hit 30 grams of fiber a day without wrecking your digestion.

- Why 30 different plants a week beats eating the same high-fiber foods daily.

- How one fermented food a day outperforms an expensive probiotic supplement.

- Why added sugar and ultra-processed food starve the bacteria your bones need.

- How protein and hormone optimization still do the heavy lifting for bone density.

🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026

Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November.

👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026

🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey

Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.

The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.

This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.

Inside:

Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand

Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance

AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime

Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged

Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place

This is not another program.

This is how you build strength — with direction.

👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

🦴 Build stronger bones

Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.

Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.

Foundational. Not optional.

👉 Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/

🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.

For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.

Her mission is simple: help women age with power.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

📩 Get Dr. Vonda's insights

Want to understand what's happening in your body — and what to do next?

Each week, Dr. Vonda shares science-backed guidance on strength, bone health, muscle, and longevity — the same way she speaks to her patients.

Clear. Practical. No noise.

👉 Join the newsletter: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=YqJKtR&g=Ww3gx3&

Fewer than 5% of the women who need vaginal estrogen are getting a prescription for it. Not because it is expensive, not because it is risky, but because almost nobody was trained to talk about it.

Dr. Rachel Rubin is a board-certified urologist and fellowship-trained sexual medicine specialist. We talked about vaginal estrogen, a micro-dosed cream that saves lives and reaches fewer than 5% of the women who need it. She explains the full hormone toolbox and how to find a doctor actually trained to prescribe it. This is a conversation about shame, about language, and about the fight for a testosterone product approved for women.

What we explore:

- Why vaginal estrogen cuts UTIs by more than half and lowers sepsis and hospitalization risk

- How micro-dosed vaginal hormones rebuild tissue and restore healthy vaginal pH

- Why birth control, postpartum lactation, and PCOS cause the same bladder symptoms

- How bladder infections lead to falls and fractures in older women

- Why painful sex happens in menopause and how to treat it

- What belongs in the hormone toolbox: estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, vaginal hormones

- How to find a menopause-trained doctor before you book the appointment

- Why there is still no FDA-approved testosterone for women

About Dr. Rachel Rubin:

Dr. Rachel Rubin is a board-certified urologist and fellowship-trained sexual medicine specialist in Washington, DC, and one of only a handful of physicians in the country trained to care for sexual health across all genders. She teaches clinicians, publishes research, and testifies at the FDA because she believes sexual health is simply health.

Connect with Dr. Rachel Rubin:

Website: https://www.rachelrubinmd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrachelrubin

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrRachelRubin

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drrachelrubin

Timestamps

00:00 Meet The Urologist Changing Women's Health

02:35 Vaginal Estrogen Prevents Deadly Bladder Infections

06:03 Low Hormones Hit Women In Their 30s

10:52 How Estrogen Actually Heals Vaginal Tissue

14:14 When Sex Feels Like Razor Blades

16:42 I Thought Something Was Wrong With Me

24:53 Hormone Therapy Based On Facts Not Fear

29:31 Under 6% Of Doctors Learn Menopause

36:38 Testosterone For Women And The FDA Fight

45:56 Build The Army Of Women Demanding Better

🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026

Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November 15-16 at Orlando, FL.

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🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey

Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.

The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.

This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.

Inside:

Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand

Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance

AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime

Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged

Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place

This is not another program.

This is how you build strength — with direction.

👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

🦴 Build stronger bones

Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.

Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.

Foundational. Not optional.

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Read the book

Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power

A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.

Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book

🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.

For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.

Her mission is simple: help women age with power.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

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Medicine trained us to wait until you're sick. Most doctors tell you to get healthy. But almost nobody tells you where to start.

Dr. Darshan Shah, board-certified surgeon and founder of Next Health. We talked about how he reverse-engineered his own recovery, what peptides actually are, how red light and hyperbaric oxygen really work, and the whole-body MRI that found something in his own body days before a routine biopsy.

Stop waiting for permission from a study that will never be funded. Ask the only two questions that have ever mattered: could this help me, and could it hurt me.

What we explore:

- How peptides work, and what BPC-157 actually does in the body.

- Why sourcing and physician oversight matter more than the peptide itself.

- What a real biomarker panel includes, and why standard bloodwork misses it.

- How red light therapy reaches your mitochondria, and how often to use it.

- Why hyperbaric oxygen works, and why daily sessions are the wrong protocol.

- How to time recovery therapies around heavy strength training days.

- What whole-body MRI catches, and the scan that saved Dr. Shah's life.

- Why functional medicine and root-cause testing changed his entire practice.

- How at-home labs and AI make preventive care possible without a clinic.

- What longevity really means, and why healthspan beats lifespan.

About Darshan Shah:

Dr. Darshan Shah is a board-certified surgeon, entrepreneur, and founder of Next Health, the health optimization and longevity clinic he built after fixing his own health first. He's the kind of doctor who reads the research, tests it on himself, and then tells you plainly what the risks are.

Connect with Darshan Shah:

Website: https://www.drshah.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darshanshahmd/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darshanshahmd/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/darshanshahmd

Timestamps

00:00 Why a Surgeon Built a Longevity Clinic

06:59 10 Meds, 5 Diagnoses, and Useless Labs

10:43 Is Functional Medicine Actually Woo Woo?

14:40 What Peptides Are and Who Needs Them

16:45 How Rockefeller Rewrote Medical Education

19:49 Why the FDA Pulled Peptides Off Shelves

26:16 What Red Light Therapy Does to Cells

29:54 What Hyperbaric Oxygen Actually Does

34:06 How Often You Should Use HBOT

38:29 The MRI Scan That Saved His Life

42:41 How to Start Without a Longevity Clinic

47:54 Longevity Is Healthspan, Not Extra Years

🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026

Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November 15-16 at Orlando, FL.

👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026

🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey

Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.

The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.

This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.

Inside:

Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand

Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance

AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime

Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged

Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place

This is not another program.

This is how you build strength — with direction.

👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

🦴 Build stronger bones

Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.

Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.

Foundational. Not optional.

👉 Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/

Read the book

Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power

A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.

Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book

🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.

For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.

Her mission is simple: help women age with power.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power

A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.

Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book

No fall, no heavy lift. But suddenly you woke up and couldn't reach behind your back. 3 out of 4 people who get frozen shoulders are women in perimenopause, and that is not a coincidence.

In this episode I show you what's happening inside your shoulder, why estrogen loss is driving it, and how I treat it in my clinic. Every joint is wrapped in a capsule. A healthy one moves like a loose windbreaker; a frozen one shrinks to a wetsuit two sizes too small. You're not falling apart. Your shoulder pain has a name and it has a fix, but waiting it out can cost you two years.

What we cover:

- Why frozen shoulder in perimenopause hits women three times out of four.

- What estrogen loss does to the shoulder joint capsule, and how fibrosis freezes it.

- How the four stages of adhesive capsulitis can drag out two years untreated.

- Why 41% of frozen shoulder MRIs look completely normal, and what that does not mean.

- What the "hook your bra" test reveals about lost internal rotation.

- How frozen shoulder exercises like pendulum swings and wall walks keep the capsule from rusting shut.

- Why a cortisone shot for a frozen shoulder is a rescue, not a long-term plan.

- How HRT and estrogen change frozen shoulder recovery, and why the decision rests on facts, not fear.

- Why frozen shoulders are an early warning sign of the musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause.

🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026

Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November.

👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026

🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey

Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.

The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.

This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.

Inside:

Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand

Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance

AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime

Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged

Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place

This is not another program.

This is how you build strength — with direction.

👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

🦴 Build stronger bones

Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.

Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.

Foundational. Not optional.

👉 Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/

🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.

For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.

Her mission is simple: help women age with power.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/