Hack My Age : Menopause Upgrade

Wow, what a surprise guest. I had no idea what I was getting into with Ikar, but it turned out to be magical and intergenerational. Today's guest is totally different from any other I have had on. We are usually geeking out on the science of biohacking, but never enough on the spiritual side. So master breathwork practitioner Ikar Wood is going to bring us there. Ikar first came to the world as Br...

This a 3 way discussion with my 2 biohacking besties, Nathalie Niddam and Sandy Kruse, who are also podcasters and also women over 50. We hash out the pros and cons of metabolic gadgets like Lumen and Biosense that claim to help you lose weight. It all sounds rosy and THE gadget you must have. We only hear the good side of these devices…especially if it's an influencer out there trying to sell som...

Our guest today has been the most anticipated so far. When I announced that Joan McDonald of Train With Joan is joining us for this podcast recording, the response was overwhelming. Everyone loves Joan! With over a million and a half fans on Instagram, Joan is rockin life in her 70s. But it wasn't always that way. Joan is now 75 years old, but only 5 years ago was on medication for high blood pres...

What are my 5 favorite supplements for skin? There are some you probably know of and a few that may be new to you. Take 5 minutes to listen to which ones I focus on, how I take them, when I take them and in what dosages. This formula has been keeping my skin strong and youthful as part of my skincare regime. This is a very mini episode, where you can get quick information without all the fluff. En...

Today you may learn something that just may change your life. You may already be familiar with Patrick McKeown, or at least, with his work. But many of you also may have never heard of what Patrick has really helped bring to the forefront of what is starting to go mainstream. Breathing technique or breathwork. Patrick McKeown is an international breathing expert and author based in Galway, Ireland...

My guest today will not only inspire you herself, but she has a whole tribe behind her of inspirational older women who are smashing it through menopause and beyond. I am talking about Selene Yeager. She is leading the way for so many of us women who are older and active. Many of her followers are over 50 and 60 and are still professional athletes hitting records, climbing mountains and winning ra...

This podcast is super practical and fun where you get real life tips on how to take control of your food and exercise during the menopausal transition. So get your pen and paper out and start taking notes. Today we are talking with a sports and performance dietitian. Dina Griffin, also known as The Nutrition Mechanic . She's got a really cool nutrition coaching company based out of Boulder, Colora...

Today Leslie Kenny is giving valuable insight into ways women over 50 can hack their stress when they just can't meditate. Not everyone can sit still for 30 minutes, some get even more stressed with meditation and yoga and there are plenty of other ways we can calm down, relax and get into our parasympathic rest and digest mode. As a health coach, Leslie has tried it all and gives us her best tips...

It is a true pleasure and honor to host Dr. Satchidananda Panda aka "Satchin Panda" today to talk about circadian rhythms and fasting and how this affects women living with diabetes. But what we discuss is relevant for just about anyone, whether or not you have diabetes. We discuss the topics in his new book The Circadian Diabetes Code . Dr. Panda is a professor at The Salk Institute in California...

Today we are speaking with nutritionist Marina Matkova about psychedelics and breathwork and how this can help us understand our health. Marina is from Latvia and now living in Monaco. She completed her masters of science in nutrition and health and became the first biohacker in Monaco to collaborate with local doctors and a VIP clientele. She is a public speaker at various international congresse...

This guest teaches us how to turn off our fat switch. Some of you have already read his first book, "The Fat Switch" , which he published in 2012 and now our honored guest Dr. Richard Johnson has another book out called "Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent--and Reverse--It" which releases February 8th, 2022. I was blown away with his f...

Today we are talking about what the latest science says about sleep and exercise. Dr. Bender will show us how to hack our energy stores to help us fight fatigue and when to choose sleep over exercise or exercise over sleep. Dr. Amy Bender, holds a masters of science and PhD on Experimental Psychology and works with athletes. She's also an athlete herself. After her Ph. D., she did a Mitacs post-do...

If you're on Instagram and you were born in the 70s you probably already know and need Dr. Amir Karam. He's got over 200,000 followers on Instagram, so I am sure he's popping up somewhere on your feed talking about skincare and plastic surgery. That's where I found him. He's also got an amazing YouTube account and believe it or not, sharing lots of stuff on Tik Tok too. Dr. Karam is one of those r...

Biohacker Faraz Khan has cracked the code on thinning hair and tells us how to regrow fuller thicker hair. Faraz Khan is a former computer scientist turned longevity educator, speaker and biohacker. He started this journey into longevity and anti-aging when he first saw his parents literally age before his eyes. Who hasn't seen this happen to their parents before? So Faraz went from helping large...

Our guest today will help you sleep better. He is passionate about getting a good night's sleep and is going to give us some great tips on how to do this. Janne Kyllonen is from Finland and knows a lot about sleep because he needed it so much while he was traveling across multiple time zones. One day while he was traveling to Beijing after an exhausting flight, he was at the airport and found a ve...

Meet my personal anti aging doctor. I first learned about Dr. Lauren Bramley through my clients while I was living in Hong Kong in 2014. They all raved about her and loved her cutting edge take on their problems. Some of them had arthritis, others had autoimmune disease. They would show me their protocol and the supplements they were taking and I was impressed. I knew this was not your ordinary do...

Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams busts myths about sexuality in midlife, because, she literally wrote the book on it…and she's a doctor, so it's all certified. Dr. Rachel studied at the famous Stanford University, graduated with honors, got her doctorate from UC San Francisco and even has a Masters Degree in Holistic Health from UC Berkeley. She is Board Certified in Family Medicine and Integrative Medic...

Today we are speaking with ex-Slovenian gymnast Kaja Travnik on how women can train according to their menstrual cycle. And she will teach us how to get gymnast lean muscles in just 30 minutes. Kaja is a passionate personal trainer focusing on women, a face yoga instructor, nutritionist and mindset coach. She has been researching healthy nutrition and sports for 13 years. This journey into wellnes...

This is part one of a 3 hour podcast with Dr. Bill Lawrence who talks about his clinic trials on bioregulator peptides. If you don't know what a bioregulator is, you will once we get done and you will thank Dr. Lawrence for exposing this incredible molecule to you. Dr. Lawrence used to be a lawyer. He has a Law Degree from UCLA (my alma mater!). He is also a successful businessman who decided to t...

This is part two of a 3 hour podcast. To listen to part one, click here . Today we continue the conversation with Dr. Bill Lawrence who talks about his clinic trials on bioregulator peptides. If you don't know what a bioregulator is, you will once we get done and you will thank Dr. Lawrence for exposing this incredible molecule to you. Dr. Lawrence used to be a lawyer. He has a Law Degree from UCL...

Today's guest is the amazing Dr. Terry Wahls. I became a big fan of Dr. Wahls ever since I first heard her speak on the very first TED talk I ever listened to about 10 years ago on her journey into multiple sclerosis, which went totally viral and now has over 3 million views. Dr. Terry Wahls is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and a clinical professor of medicine at the...

You're a fly on the wall in our monthly Hack My Age VIP group meeting all about sleep. We discuss the fundamentals of good sleep hygiene that create the foundation of a good night's sleep before considering all the other biohacks. This podcast includes real practical questions from members of the VIP group. Something you can totally relate to. Join the Hack My Age community on: Facebook : http://f...

Today we are talking about blood sugar imbalance and insulin resistance with holistic nutritionist Melanie Murphy. Melanie covers all the basics of what insulin resistance means, how to prevent the fast track to diabetes and even reverse diabetic conditions. Melanie is a registered dietitian and completed her masters of Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity at USC. (very cool masters!) I found Melan...

Today's guest will teach you something new. Dr. Bill Lawrence talks about his clinic trials on bioregulator peptides. If you don't know what a bioregulator is, you will once we get done and you will thank Dr. Lawrence for exposing this incredible molecule to you. Dr. Lawrence used to be a lawyer. He has a Law Degree from UCLA (my alma mater!). He is also a successful businessman who decided to tur...

Rachael D'Aguiar is a beauty guru who understands the science of skin and wrinkles and shares with us how wrinkles grow, why they grow, what is accelerating this growth and what we can do to reverse this growth! We are going to geek out a little, so pay close attention and you will learn something new about your own biology. Rachael also teaches us how to understand skincare, what to look out for...