The Longevity Doctor: The 5 Simple Tests That Predict How You'll Age
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What are the unique challenges women face during menopause?
Hi friends, I am so glad you're here with me today. Welcome back to the Tamsen Show. I've told you this before over and over again, but one of my biggest goals this year is to work out for my future self, not for who I am right now. I want to be a jacked 80 year old running circles around people half my age. And the reason I believe it's possible truly is because of Dr. Vonda Wright. She is a leading orthopedic surgeon and longevity doctor, and she does not believe aging has to be a slow decline. She believes you get a say in all of it. So I'm putting this one back in front of you because it's the conversation that made me start training for the woman that I want to be decades from now. And I know it's possible.
After this conversation, you're going to see your body in a whole new way and understand that most of how you age is in your own hands.
How does estrogen impact women's health during aging?
It's not just genetics. And the one simple thing that you can start today that quietly changes where you land years from now. I really want you to have the confidence that your strongest and most capable self may still be ahead of you and that she's worth investing in right now. Before we get started, as always, and I hate asking this, but could you please leave a review of The Tamsen Show? It helps us out so much and helps these conversations reach the women who need it. Okay, let's get into it. Dr. Vonda, it's so good to see you. Thank you so much for having me. Well, I'm excited you're here. One, because I have a thousand questions for you, not only from me, but from people who knew that I was going to be doing this interview.
Why is muscle mass a predictor of longevity?
But as a leading orthopedic surgeon, a longevity doctor that is really helping women age with power, you have worked with some of the top athletes in the world. Why did you decide to focus on women in midlife?
I have been passionate about women since I was a cancer nurse in the early 90s. And then in 2012, I read some data that I hadn't known. It said that women make 80% of all the healthcare decisions in this country for themselves and everyone we touched. My goal as a doctor has always been to change the way we age in this country. That's been the driving mantra of my orthopedic practice. I realized if I really wanted to do that, I had to put a special emphasis on the decision makers, on the influencers. Because think about our daily life if yours is like mine.
What simple tests can predict how well you'll age?
health and getting advice on what doctor go to and who to see and what to do. Your entire book was about gathering the data for women. That's what women do. You're so right about that.
You're so right about that. And then we pass it on to everybody else or put it to use. I don't think I realized that women make up 80, you know, do that 80% of the healthcare decisions. That's an incredible number.
It's a huge number, but it pales in comparison to the fact that women don't understand our consumer buying power. And healthcare falls in within that category, right?
How can women improve their bone density?
And so I found when I first started talking about that number and about our influence, most women were really shocked. Because on a day-to-day basis, we completely underestimate what we're capable of. Wow.
That stops now. I know, not here.
That stops now.
Not with you and me. This book, Unbreakable, I'm super excited about it. Thank you. I feel like I already know a woman I'm going to gift it to because there are gems in here that we all need for many, many years.
What role does strength training play for women over 40?
You've written a lot of books. Why this book now?
You know what? I think there's a myth in this country that aging is an inevitable decline from the vitality of our youth, that we're always looking over our shoulder to remember. to some kind of frailty of old age that there's a view that's an inevitable, but I know that's not true. My own research has proven that. The national zeitgeist is pivoting now towards active aging. And yet I find many people are still confused and I find that 70% of people make no daily investment in their health and mobility. And on top of the fact that you and I are both deep into the menopause conversation and women do not age like men.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the unique challenges women face during menopause?
0:05–0:49
2
How does estrogen impact women's health during aging?
0:49–1:29
3
Why is muscle mass a predictor of longevity?
1:29–2:18
4
What simple tests can predict how well you'll age?
2:18–2:52
5
How can women improve their bone density?
2:52–3:21
6
What role does strength training play for women over 40?
3:21–4:13
7
How much protein do women need to build muscle?
4:13–4:48
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What lifestyle changes can enhance longevity and mobility?
4:48–1:08:53
Speakers
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