Your Longevity Blueprint

Dr. Stephanie Gray
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Nov 16, 2022 • 52min

121: Bone Health Optimization with Kevin Ellis

You can build stronger bones at any age! Kevin Ellis joins me today to share his comprehensive approach to bone health and explain how we can easily make the connection between bone strength and longevity. He also helps us understand bone loss and how to build stronger bones.Factors that contribute to people not achieving peak bone mass: Poor diet and nutrition A sedentary lifestyle Eating disorders Certain medications Excessive smoking or drinking About Kevin Ellis:Kevin Ellis is better known as Bone Coach™️. He's a certified integrative nutrition health coach, podcaster, YouTuber, and bone health advocate, and is the founder of BoneCoach.com. Through a unique 3-step process and world-class coaching programs, he and his team have helped people with osteopenia and osteoporosis in over 1500+ cities around the world get confident in their stronger bones plan. His mission is to not just help over 1+ million people around the globe build stronger bones… It's to help our children and grandchildren prevent osteoporosis and other diseases in the future so they can lead long, active lives.In this episode: What osteoporosis is and how it increases the risk of bone fractures. (9:30) How to find out if you have osteoporosis or osteopenia. (9:50) What osteopenia is. (10:33) The best age for women to get screened for osteopenia and osteoporosis (11:03) What causes osteoporosis? (13:56) Risks and side-effects of standard medications for osteoporosis. (17:56) The connection between gut health and bone health. (19:48) Dietary guidelines for preventing osteoporosis. (23:22) Exercises that work best for bone health. (30:50) Technologies and tests to help us understand our bone quality. (35:49)  What a stronger bone plan looks like. (40:43) Links and resources:Stronger Bones MasterclassBoneCoach™️ Website BoneCoach™️ Facebook BoneCoach™️ Youtube   BoneCoach™️ Instagram   BoneCoach™️ Pinterest    BoneCoach™️ TikTok    BoneCoach™️ Podcast    BoneCoach™️ Linkedin   Follow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedInGet your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses hereFind Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online  Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedInIntegrative Health and Hormone ClinicPodcast production by Team Podcast Related episode:Episode 39: Biote Hormone Pellet Therapy with Dr. Gary Donovitz
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Nov 9, 2022 • 35min

120: Longevity Tips for Animals Part II, with Dr. Ruth Roberts

Many people are becoming selective about what gets injected into their bodies, but don’t think twice about having their animals vaccinated. Dr. Ruth Roberts joins me again today to talk about which vaccinations and flea, tick, and heartworm medications are necessary and which are not. She also explains how to incorporate mindfulness into our pet’s daily routine.Options for environmental control against ticks and fleas: Nematodes that eat the eggs and larvae Borax or diatomaceous earth  Growth regulators that prevent fleas from forming a protective layer Capstar tablets Insect growth regulators to be given orally (Lufenuron)  Amber collars 0BugZone electromagnetic collars  About Dr. Roberts:Dr. Ruth Roberts has supported thousands of dogs and cats to overcome health hurdles like kidney disease, GI Illness, allergies, and cancer. Her natural approach to healing creates a gentle yet effective path for your pet to take on their journey to well-being. Dr. Ruth created The Original CrockPet Diet, a balanced home-cooked diet for pets, as the foundation of health. Dr. Ruth will help you to develop a health plan for your pet via e-learning, videos on a range of health topics, and One on One coaching.  In this episode: How long the duration of immunity is for pets, and what that means. (30:56) What distemper and parvo are. (32:34) What happens when a person or a pet gets rabies. (35:37) How to dose a pet with Thuja. (37:00) What a titer is and what it tests for. (38:14) Should we back off with vaccines for low-risk animals or non-responders? (40:56) Why a kennel cough vaccination may be necessary. (43:20) Whether or not dogs need to be vaccinated against leptospirosis and Lyme disease. (44:45) Alternatives for tick and flea control. (51:20) Options for environmental control of ticks and fleas. (53:28) Heartworm prevention for dogs. (56:37) Incorporating mindfulness into your pet’s daily routine. (58:24) Links and resources:Dr. Ruth Roberts’s website Follow Dr. Ruth Roberts on Instagram/ Twitter/ LinkedIn/ Facebook/ TikTok/ YouTubeFree PDF download:  When Not to Take Your Pet to the ER VetGet a 10% discount with CODE DRSTEPHANIEGRAY for The Original CrockPet DietFollow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedInGet your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses hereFind Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online  Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedInIntegrative Health and Hormone ClinicPodcast production by Team Podcast 
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Nov 2, 2022 • 30min

119: Longevity Tips for Animals Part I with Dr. Ruth Roberts

Dr. Ruth Roberts joins me today for the first part of a two-part series on longevity in pets. In this episode, she talks about how our pet’s longevity can increase if we have them spayed or neutered later- or not at all. She also gets into the benefits of feeding pets a whole food diet high in vegetables and fiber and how to make that in a crockpot.A balanced ratio of macronutrients for healthy pets: 1/3 protein 1/3 healthy fats 1/3 carbohydrates (both vegetables and other simple carbohydrates) About Dr. Roberts: Dr. Ruth Roberts has supported thousands of dogs and cats to overcome health hurdles like kidney disease, GI Illness, allergies, and cancer. Her natural approach to healing creates a gentle yet effective path for your pet to take on its journey to well-being. Dr. Ruth created The Original CrockPet Diet, a balanced home-cooked diet for pets, as the foundation of health. Dr. Ruth will help you develop a health plan for your pet via e-learning, videos on a range of health topics, and One on One coaching.In this episode: Food that is not good for pets. (4:14) Why cooked food is better for dogs than raw food. (4:38) How a whole foods nutritional approach differs from feeding dogs kibble. (6:48) Why spaying and neutering is a problem. (7:18) How to delay spaying or neutering. (9:33) How long to wait before spaying or neutering. (11:33) What is the CrockPet Diet? (14:24) Herbs and spices that make pet food healthier. (16:39) How to store cooked pet food. (18:02) How to transition your pet to the CrockPet Diet. (21:12) Glandular materials in Holistic Total Body Support feed your pet’s endocrine systems and address the side effects of neutering and spaying. (23:36) Links and resources:Dr. Ruth Roberts’s website Follow Dr. Ruth Roberts on Instagram/ Twitter/ LinkedIn/ Facebook/ TikTok/ YouTubeFree PDF download:  When Not to Take Your Pet to the ER VetGet a 10% discount for The Original CrockPet DietFollow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedInGet your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses hereFind Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online  Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedInIntegrative Health and Hormone ClinicPodcast production by Team Podcast 
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Oct 26, 2022 • 56min

118: Holistic Approach to Skin Health with Chris Gibson

Chris Gibson is a holistic health coach, esthetician, and skincare expert. He joins me today to talk about healthy skin care, ingredients we should avoid, light therapy, and melasma. 7 freaky chemicals to be avoided in skin care: Parabens  Fragrance  Alcohol Avobenzone  Octinoxate  Oxybenzone  Sulfates and sulfides About Chris Gibson:Chris Gibson is a sought-after skincare expert and holistic health coach/esthetician. He is also the Best-Selling Author of the acclaimed book Acne Free In 3 Days (with over 1 Million Copies Sold) and has a very successful YouTube channel, Chris Gibson Live! With over 116 thousand subscribers the channel is dedicated to providing expert information and product reviews on skincare and wellness topics for both skin issues and anti-aging. His social media reach is well over 200K, increasing every day. He was recently featured in USA Today on the topic of "7 Freaky Chemicals In Your Skin Care Products and How to Avoid Them”. Chris has been popularly featured on CBS, ABC Family, Fox News, The Daily Buzz, and numerous lifestyle television and radio shows across the country and in Canada. He is available for both television, podcast, and radio programs.In this episode: Along with your DNA, many other factors will determine how you look as you get older (9:59) Why acne does not clear up for some people after their teenage years. (14:18)  Two things that will change your skin health most quickly. (16:56) The role antioxidants play in skin care. (20:11) Why you should avoid taking too much Vitamin D. (22:23) Why it’s worth having a nutritional analysis test done. (23:27) Ingredients that you must include for skin care. (24:51) Hazardous ingredients in sunscreens that should always be avoided. (27:12) Why we need to regularly spend some time in the sun. (29:48) Why your hair and skin should never squeak after washing or cleansing. (38:08) Why light therapy is the way of the future. (40:15) Ways to treat melisma and remove discoloration. (49:20) Links and resources:Chris Gibson on Youtube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and TwitterFollow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedInGet your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses hereFind Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online  Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedInIntegrative Health and Hormone ClinicPodcast production by Team Podcast 
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Oct 19, 2022 • 56min

117: How to Not get Sick!

This episode is devoted to immune health. I have brought Thomas Pennel back again today to talk about immune health and advise us on which supplements to take to boost our immunity or for acute support when we get sick.Three things that maximize immune function: Building a good gut barrier Building up metabolic reserves Removing things that overstimulate the immune system Guest Bio:Thomas Pennel is an Account Executive who has worked in the supplement and nutrition space for a company called Ortho Molecular Products. After receiving a degree in Integrative Biology from the University of Illinois, a little health scare with his now fiancé gave him his first interaction with functional medicine. After seeing first-hand how functional medicine impacted her life, this drove him to seek out professional nutrition companies for the opportunity to work with providers and help shape patient care. He has worked with over 1000 clinics across the Midwest which has included a wide array of practitioners, clinics, and pharmacies. He has previously worked with practices across Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania and now resides in Iowa where he currently works with over 400 active practices. He uses this experience to help providers consult and bring functional medicine to their patients with a strong focus on improving clinical outcomes. In this episode: Why it’s vital to purchase quality supplements from professional channels. (2:50) Where Ortho Molecular Products sources its products. (7:14) The testing Ortho Molecular Products does on all their raw materials. (8:15) How your immune timeline literally starts in the womb. (11:15) Supplements that will build a nutritional foundation for your immune system. (16:02) Why we need to supplement with Mitochondrial Complex, and how it works. (18:02) How the “power trio” (Acetyl L-Carnitine, Alpha Lipoic Acid, and Acetyl-Cysteine) works to maximize mitochondrial input and output. (19:15) How Mitochondrial Complex helps boost the immune system. (21:41) Why we need Vitamin D for our immune system. (23:10) The main ingredients in Immune Support. (28:48) How probiotics support the immune system. (33:56) What the ingredients in Viracid do for the immune system when we get sick. (45:10) Products that provide acute support for kids when they get sick. (48:50)   Links and resources: Supplements mentioned in this episode: Mitochondrial complexVitamin D3 with K2Vitamin D3 with K2 liquidImmune Support Probiotic ComplexSbIgG powderSbIgG capsuleVira SupportSilverVitamin DProbiotics (for kids)Use the code DONT GET SICK for 10% off anything mentioned today. Thomas Pennel on LinkedInOrtho Molecular Products Follow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedInGet your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses hereFind Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online  Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedInIntegrative Health and Hormone ClinicPodcast production by Team Podcast Related episodes: Episode 96: Gut Aging Connection with Dr. Vincent Pedre Episode 108: What MORE You Need To Know About the Supplement Industry Part 1 with Thomas Pennel Episode 109: What MORE You Need To Know About the Supplement Industry Part 2 with Thomas Pennel
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Oct 12, 2022 • 52min

116: Ozone, Low Level Laser, and Metabolism Testing with Dr. Kelly Felmer

Dr. Kelly Felmer is a Doctoral prepared Nurse Practitioner who empowers men and women to take control of their own health. She joins me today to talk about ozone, low-level laser therapy, and metabolism testing.Benefits of ozone: Removing inflammation Fighting cancer Treating autoimmune diseases Recovering from viral illnesses when combined with vitamin C Enhancing athletic performance  Guest Bio:Dr. Kelly Felmer is a Doctoral prepared Nurse Practitioner who is on a lifelong journey of being healthy and wants that for all the people she serves as well. She helps both women and men to be empowered and to take control of their own health. With over 25 years of medical experience, Dr. Kelly guides those in need on a health journey to reverse disease, resolve symptoms, and restore normal function in the body. At Discovery Health Healing Center in Green Bay, WI, Dr. Kelly and her staff believe that no one has to suffer from nagging symptoms and chronic illness, but also that people have been taught wrong about how to keep themselves healthy. Medications do not make a person healthy. They treat a symptom. So at DHHC, we focus on the basic function of the body, work to restore normal function at a cellular level, and therefore, resolve the cause of the symptoms and reverse the disease process. In this episode: What ozone is. (11:40) How ozone benefits people. (13:08) How ozone gets administered. (14:40) The healing benefits of ozone injections. (15:31) The benefits of using ozone in combination with vitamin C. (16:09) How often people with autoimmune diseases need ozone. (18:20) How ozone gets administered for Major Auto-Hemotherapy (MAH). (22:08) Potential side-effects of ozone. (23:10) How near-infrared light therapy helps people heal. (26:23) How to mitigate stress by changing your perception. (32:58) How low-level laser therapy works. (34:28) What metabolism testing is, and its benefits. (40:24) Links and Resources: Dr. Kelly Felmer’s website  (The clinic is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.)Dr. Kelly on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Follow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedInGet your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses hereFind Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online  Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedInIntegrative Health and Hormone ClinicPodcast production by Team Podcast  
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Oct 5, 2022 • 47min

115: Improve Your Vision Naturally with Claudia Muehlenweg

Claudia Muehlenweg focuses on finding the root cause of blurry vision instead of using symptomatic treatments like glasses, contacts, or surgery. She joins me today to share her thoughts about readers, contacts, sunglasses, Lasik eye surgery, and eye drops, and discuss ways to improve your vision naturally.Strategies for improving your vision naturally: Palming will rest your eyes and relax your mind. Sunning will improve your pupillary reactions. Strobing will reduce light sensitivity. Blinking more frequently will prevent dry eyes. Stop wearing sunglasses to help your night vision. [Don’t do this in extreme conditions or if your pupils do not constrict properly.] Moving your head and your eyes together will help prevent astigmatism. Guest Bio:Claudia Muehlenweg is the founder of Holistic Vision LLC and creator of the Naturally Clear Vision Method. She always hated her glasses and has made it her mission to help others see clearly naturally… just like she has done. Claudia is a sought-after international speaker and workshop leader. She focuses on finding the root cause of her clients’ blurry vision instead of using symptomatic treatments like glasses, contacts, or surgery that can actually make their eyesight worse in the long term. In this episode: Relaxation leads to clear vision. [3:05] How to use palming to rest your eyes and relax your mind. [6:40] Sunning will improve your pupillary reaction. [10:55] How to practice strobing to reduce light sensitivity. [13:01] Why wearing sunglasses makes you get sunburned more quickly. [14:37] The problem with regular glasses and contacts. [16:01] Problems associated with Lasik eye surgery. [20:15] How to cope with dry eyes naturally. [23:17] Some tips for improving your vision habits. [29:58] Why you should improve your vision habits rather than opting for readers when you get older. [34:27] Your vision will not be as good in times of stress. [38:33] Why good posture is important for your vision. [39:20]  Links and resources:Claudia’s website: https://www.myholisticvision.com/ Claudia’s free gift: 10 Habits for Healthy and Happy EyesClaudia’s courses:21 Days to Better Eyesight Experience Naturally Clear Vision for Life Follow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedInGet your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses hereFind Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online  Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedInIntegrative Health and Hormone ClinicPodcast production by Team Podcast 
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Sep 28, 2022 • 51min

114: Mold Treatment Pearls with Dr. Lauren Tessier

Mold-related illness- specifically colonization, can involve complex treatment. Dr. Lauren Tessier, a naturopathic physician who treats often-overlooked forms of mold-illness, joins me to discuss mold in women, mold in pediatrics, and mold in autoimmunity. The four (overlapping) types of mold illness: Common allergy, including dry eyes, runny eyes, runny nose, coughing, sneezing, and even asthma Fungal infection, colonization, and biofilm.  Mycotoxicosis (The toxic impact of mold) Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) Guest Bio:Dr. Lauren Tessier is a practicing Naturopathic Physician. Her practice Life After Mold, located in Waterbury, Vermont, services local and international clients suffering from mold-related illnesses complicated by comorbid conditions such as multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), and chronic infections- including Lyme & co-infections, EBV, CMV, etc. Dr. Tessier, previously CIRS certified in 2016, treats not only biotoxin illness but also other overlooked forms of mold illness, including allergy, infection/colonization, and mycotoxicosis. Dr. Tessier serves clients via in-office medical care or through educational wellness consults; she also provides one-on-one private training for practitioners looking to improve upon their mold-literate clinical skills. Dr. Tessier is the President of ISEAI, or the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness, and has been in service to the nonprofit since 2017, in the roles of Secretary, Vice President, and general board member. ISEAI is dedicated to helping practitioners learn how to diagnose and treat Environmentally Acquired Illness in their client population. The free e-booklet “Mold Prevention: 101”, authored by Dr. Tessier is available on her website, and has been circulated worldwide. In this episode: The four overlapping types of mold-related illnesses that get caused by mold and mycotoxins. (7:28) How cancer relates to mold illness. (9:33) Why mold-related illnesses are not more widely accepted. (10:05) The most common symptoms of mold illness. (12:33) How mold illness affects kids. (13:47) How mold illness impacts women’s health. (14:59) Other symptoms of mold illness. (17:55) What mass cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is. (21:48) What multiple chemical sensitivity is. (25:16) The importance of controlling your exposure to different variables. (32:28) Foods that could contain mold toxins. (37:28) How mold illness (40:41) and colonization (43:24) can be treated.  Links and Resources:Free gift: https://www.lifeaftermold.com/mold-prevention-101Life After Mold Website   Instagram        Facebook         Twitter   Pinterest       Youtube      TikTok          Follow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedInGet your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses hereFind Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online  Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedInIntegrative Health and Hormone ClinicPodcast production by Team Podcast 
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Sep 21, 2022 • 49min

113: Six Steps to Radical Healing and Living Wild & Well with Dani Williamson

Dani Williamson joins me today to talk about overcoming past childhood trauma and share her six steps to radical healing and living wild and well. Dani’s six steps to radical healing and living wild and well Eat well Sleep well Move well Poop well De-stress well Cultivate community well Guest Bio:Dani Williamson (MSN, FNP) owns Integrative Family Medicine and Wild & Well a Wellness Emporium in Franklin, TN. She focuses on gut health, autoimmune thyroid diseases, and hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual process to healing. Dani is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner programs. She is on the board of the Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions. Her first book Wild & Well Dani’s Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing was released on November 9, 2021, by Morgan James Publishing.In this episode: The first time in 24 years that a doctor ever spoke to Dani about her diet. (2:43) How Dani helps men and women heal decades of chronic lifestyle disease. (4:32) Why Dani always incorporates the Aces questionnaire with all her new patients. (7:23) How the Aces questionnaire came about. (9:43) How Dani healed her trauma. (13:46) Where Dani starts with helping her patients. (16:10) Addressing the trauma will change the trajectory of the whole family. (17:05) What EMDR and EFT are. (17:17) Dani breaks down each of her six steps:  Eat well (19:40) Move well (22:32) Sleep well (23:24) Poop well (25:46) De-stress well (26:55) Cultivate community well (30:08) The seven foods to be eliminated for healing. (34:10) What inspired Dani to write Wild and Well? (38:50)  Dani’s quotes:“Don’t you know your diet controls your disease?” (2:53)“What’s at the end of your fork could heal you or kill you.” (3:13)“What affects you before the age of 18 can set you up for a lifetime of chronic disease.” (3:43)“When you address the trauma, you change the trajectory of the entire family.” (17:05)“If you think the food industry has your health in mind, you are sadly mistaken.” (21:25)“If you don’t cook, I can’t help you get well because cooking is self-care.” (22:03)“Automate, eliminate, and delegate everything you can in your life so that your vessel is filled up and you’re not pouring from an empty vessel.” (27:48) Links and resources:Dani Williams on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube  Dani's Inflammation courseSign up for Dani’s newsletter at www.daniwilliamson.com and get her swapping list as a gift!ACES testBody Keeps Score BookThe Deepest WellFollow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedInGet your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses hereFind Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online  Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedInIntegrative Health and Hormone ClinicPodcast Production by the team at Counterweight Creative 
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Sep 14, 2022 • 47min

112: Weight Loss Over 50 with Debra Atkinson

Debra Atkinson is a Functional Health Coach and Hormone Balancing Fitness Expert. She joins me today to discuss the importance of individualizing your exercise program. We dive into the best hormone balancing exercise program, fitness in menopause, and ways to improve bone and muscle health for strength and aging.Debra’s formula for the types of exercise perimenopausal women should engage in: Two full-body strength-training to total muscle fatigue sessions per week Two high-intensity interval training sessions per week  Guest Bio:Debra Atkinson is a Functional Health Coach, Hormone Balancing Fitness Expert, and Flipping 50 founder. Debra Atkinson has helped over 250,000 women “flip” their second half with the vitality and energy they want. She’s the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl: The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women; Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust; and Hot, Not Bothered. Debra hosts Flipping 50 TV and the Flipping 50 podcast, an AARP top podcast for 50+. She is a frequent speaker, and TEDx presenter of Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie. She has 38 years of full-time fitness experience and is an International fitness presenter for associations including International Council on Active Aging, IDEA, NSCA, Athletic Business, and CanFitPro. She’s an American Council on Exercise Subject Matter Expert, and prior Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology at Iowa State University. Debra is also the founder of Flippingfifty.com and creator of the Flipping 50 Fitness Specialist program for fitness professionals. She’s a frequent contributor at HuffPost, ShareCare, and other featured outlets and on the Education Advisory Board for Medfit.org. In this episode: How the physical results Debra experienced after a year of doing fewer and shorter workouts flew in the face of all she had ever learned in kinesiology. (4:13) Why you need to ask if your exercise program was built on research on women like you. (4:50) How hormone balance fitness differs from conventional training. (7:37) A blueprint for the type of exercises perimenopausal women should participate in. (9:22) What you will gain from doing a total-body workout twice a week. (10:17) Why exercising different parts of the body every day does not add up to the same as a total-body workout twice a week. (11:01) Why you should only do two total-body strength training sessions per week. (11:56) How to get started with high-intensity interval training sessions. (13:02) Why it’s better to do strength and high-intensity training on alternate days. (14:00) Debra defines strength training and emphasizes its importance. (18:43) What is muscular fatigue, and why is it important? (21:28) Some important things for women to consider when starting an exercise program. (24:10) Some common exercise mistakes women tend to make. (25:07) Tips for building bone and muscle. (29:52) Some exercise advice for busy women. (36:58) Links and resources:Debra’s website Get Debra’s gift of a Five Day FlipAffiliate link: https://gt281.isrefer.com/go/stronger/sgray/Debra Atkinson on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram Follow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedInGet your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses hereFind Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online  Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedInIntegrative Health and Hormone ClinicPodcast production by Team Podcast 

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