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Sep 2024
1h 26m

2430: How Women Can Slow Aging & Improve...

SAL DI STEFANO, ADAM SCHAFER, JUSTIN ANDREWS, DOUG EGGE
About this episode

Dr. Stephanie Estima

  • Her story and background. (2:31)

  • Why has women’s health been left behind? (5:49)

  • Why has she changed her opinion on fasting? (8:37)

  • Using your menstrual cycle as a vital sign of good health. (14:50)

  • Getting women to lift weights more. (19:49)

  • Why women should bulk. (22:55)

  • Strength training is the preferred form of exercise to balance hormones. (24:35)

  • Nutritional interventions. (34:15)

  • Explaining hyperthyroidism and its prevalence in women. (37:13)

  • Leaky brain = leaky gut. (41:44)

  • Can premenopausal women get lean through strength training? (43:43)

  • A trainer checklist for premenopausal clients. (49:10)

  • Her thoughts on GLP-1s. (55:06)

  • It’s a privilege to age. (58:26)

  • Practices or exercises to find what makes you happy. (1:02:37)

  • The currency of attention. (1:05:03)

  • Physique competitors and disordered eating. (1:09:56)

  • Exploring the concept of ‘junk volume’. (1:18:19)

  • Her current strength training routine. (1:20:17)

  • Skinny to strong. (1:21:35)

  • The investment in building muscle. (1:23:45)

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