314. Run Stronger, Live Longer: Cracking the Menopause Bone Health Code

About this episode

The episode discusses menopause's impact on bone health and offers strategies for maintaining bone density for active women.

In this episode, host Letty sits down with Angela M. Sterious, a dual-certified family and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with over 30 years of medical experience, to tackle a crucial but often ignored aspect of women’s health: menopause and its hidden impact on bone density. Angela breaks down the biological changes that occur as women age, highlighting how the dramatic drop in estrogen during perimenopause and menopause leads to rapid bone loss. Designed especially for runners and active individuals aged 35 and up, this conversation sheds light on why early awareness and proactive lifestyle shifts are essential for maintaining a long, thriving "health span". Listeners will learn practical, non-pharmaceutical strategies to protect their skeletal systems, including the critical role of clean nutrition, high protein intake, and targeted vitamin supplementation. Angela explains how the high-impact nature of running, combined with heavy weight training and "exercise snacks" like deadlifts, naturally stimulates bone growth and prevents dangerous fragility fractures. The episode also demystifies hormone replacement therapy, discusses necessary blood…

People in this episode

Host: Letty Lundquist

Guest: Angela M. Sterious

Topics covered

• menopause
• bone health
• women's health
• running
• nutrition
• exercise

Keywords

• menopause
• bone density
• running
• nutrition
• hormone replacement therapy
• exercise snacks
• health span

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marathon Journal

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