Listen Again: Build Strength, Live Longer: The Menopause Longevity Blueprint with Dr. Vonda Wright

What if weak bones and muscle loss aren't just "normal aging" but the result of decades of misinformation? In this episode double board-certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. Vonda Wright joins Dr. Mary Claire Haver to shatter the myth that frailty, fractures, and decline are inevitable for women in midlife.
Dr. Wright explains why women can lose up to 20% of their bone mass in just five years after menopause—and more importantly, what we can do to prevent it. She reveals how stress, inadequate nutrition, and neglecting strength training and hormonal health create the very outcomes we've been taught to accept as unavoidable.
From the "musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause" that affects 70-80% of women (yet most doctors never discuss) to the science of building bones through strategic lifting, Dr. Wright provides the blueprint for aging with power instead of resignation.
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Books
Unbreakable: A Women's Guide To Aging With Power, by Dr. Vonda Wright
Younger in 8 Weeks, by Dr. Vonda Wright
Fitness After 40: Your Strong Body at 40, 50, 60, and Beyond, by Dr. Vonda Wright
Guide to THRIVE: 4 Steps to Body, Brains and Bliss, by Dr. Vonda Wright
Masterful Care of the Aging Athlete: A Clinical Guide, by Dr. Vonda Wright
Raising a Healthy Youth Athlete, by Dr. Vonda Wright
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