Steven

What is causing arthritis? I don't want to get arthritis.

I want to just circle back on, we were talking there about the collection of symptoms that are associated with menopause, and you were talking about how arthritis is a factor. Are you telling me that to avoid the muscular skeletal symptoms of menopause, I should be taking hormone replacement therapy?

I want to just circle back on, we were talking there about the collection of symptoms that are associated with menopause, and you were talking about how arthritis is a factor. Are you telling me that to avoid the muscular skeletal symptoms of menopause, I should be taking hormone replacement therapy?

One of the things I'm a little bit concerned about these days is back pain, lower back pain in particular. I read that lower back pain is the single leading cause of disability globally, significantly affecting individuals' quality of life and productivity, which was published on the World Health Organization article. In 2020, lower back pain affected 619 million people globally globally.

One of the things I'm a little bit concerned about these days is back pain, lower back pain in particular. I read that lower back pain is the single leading cause of disability globally, significantly affecting individuals' quality of life and productivity, which was published on the World Health Organization article. In 2020, lower back pain affected 619 million people globally globally.

And its prevalence is increasing due to a number of different factors, one being aging. But also I just think generally how we're living more sedentary lives and sitting on these chairs and stuff like that. Back pain.

And its prevalence is increasing due to a number of different factors, one being aging. But also I just think generally how we're living more sedentary lives and sitting on these chairs and stuff like that. Back pain.

Common thing. Only seems to exist in the Western world. I had someone come here from the, who studied the Hadza tribe in Africa and they don't have back pain there.

Common thing. Only seems to exist in the Western world. I had someone come here from the, who studied the Hadza tribe in Africa and they don't have back pain there.

They don't have chairs. Yes.

They don't have chairs. Yes.

And I think it was 80% of Westerners will experience lower back pain. And it got me thinking about standing desks and things like that. Do you advise people to use standing desks?

And I think it was 80% of Westerners will experience lower back pain. And it got me thinking about standing desks and things like that. Do you advise people to use standing desks?

Has that been proven, that if we're in exercise, we retain more?

Has that been proven, that if we're in exercise, we retain more?

You've done a lot of studies. They're so fascinating. Have you got a favorite?

You've done a lot of studies. They're so fascinating. Have you got a favorite?

Because of psychology.

Because of psychology.

exactly no light bulb goes off we think though we think that when we experience that first twinge that first pain we start to get a little bit tired we think it's natural so we kind of relent to it we just give in and then that's that slow spiral downwards into a lifestyle which becomes self-fulfilling i guess we stop trying hard we stop playing hard because we stop trying hard because we think it's inevitable we think no aging is inevitable how we age is is up to us