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

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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 work panels, and empowers women to take charge of their health so they can continue running strong for decades to come.

317. Marathon Heat Training: The Heat Adaptation Blueprint

Summer isn’t just a season; it’s a high-stakes training block. In this episode, we break down the science of marathon heat training and why you should view these humid months as the "Poor Man’s Altitude." We move past the marketing hype to explore the physiological reality of thermal stress, plasma volume expansion, and why your watch data needs a serious reality check when the mercury rises. In this episode, we cover: * The Physiology of the Heat: Why your heart rate changes which isn't a loss of fitness, blood plasma volume and how you can take advantage of that. * Safety & Red Lines: The critical differences between heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and how to spot the "hidden" dangers of hyponatremia. * The Gear Audit: We demystify fabric technology—why GSM (Grams per Square Meter) matters more than branding, the science behind polyester vs. nylon, and why going shirtless is actually less efficient than wearing high-performance UPF 50+ gear. * Actionable Protocols: How to calculate your personal sweat rate, the 1000mg-per-liter sodium rule, and the "slushie" pre-cooling method to buy yourself an extra 10–15 minutes of threshold performance. * The Effort-First Override: Why you should ditch "Current Pace" on your watch, embrace the 15–40 second per mile "heat tax," and how to use run-walk cycles to stay under your critical temperature ceiling. * Our website: https://www.marathonjournal.com [https://www.marathonjournal.com/] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/runningpodcast] * YouTube: https://youtube.com/@marathonjournal [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://youtube.com/%40marathonjournal] * Follow us on Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/30798607 [https://www.strava.com/athletes/30798607] * Our website: https://www.marathonjournal.com [https://www.marathonjournal.com/] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningpodcast [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.instagram.com/runningpodcast] Connect with Us: Connect with Us:Follow us on Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/30798607 [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.strava.com/athletes/30798607] *

8. juni 202632 min

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

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