Hack My Age : Menopause Upgrade

This is a podcast for anyone who is perimenopausal or post menopausal or for anyone who works or lives with this cohort of women from doctors to physical trainers to husbands and brothers. Dr. Stacy Sims is a true pioneer in the field of exercise physiology and nutrition, because she has been unraveling some horrific truths about science and research and how it relates to women. Things like showin...

Clinical Nutritionist Amy Lamotte explains how to do research when trying to hack your health. She gives great tips on how to analyze data and understand studies in order to not be fooled by a "poor" study.  Amy Lamotte is the Managing Director of Vallotte Nutrigenomics Limited in Hong Kong. She is a clinical nutritionist and researcher specializing in personalized nutrition, nutritional genomics,...

Today's guest is back for a second time on the show and she is one of my favorite guests. She is a regenerative and anti-aging doctor who has a whole list of qualifications and she's one of the most well-trained doctors on hormones. She's incredibly intelligent and in this episode helps us understand our own hormones and clear the confusion on hormone replacement therapy. I'm talking about the one...

This is Part 2 in a series covering supplements with holistic nutritionist Melanie Murphy. Do supplements really work or are they just snake oil? Melanie covers all the basics of supplementation Do's and Don'ts, who needs them, who doesn't, how to measure their efficacy and how to choose a brand that is safe and effective. Melanie is a registered dietitian and completed her masters of Nutrition, H...

Today we are talking about supplements with holistic nutritionist Melanie Murphy. Do supplements really work or are they just snake oil? Melanie covers all the basics of supplementation Do's and Don'ts, who needs them, who doesn't, how to measure their efficacy and how to choose a brand that is safe and effective.  Melanie is a registered dietitian and completed her masters of Nutrition, Healthspa...

Today's guest is Dr. Dale Bredesen - an expert in neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease. He wrote a groundbreaking book and New York Times bestseller that you probably have already heard of : The End of Alzheimer's (2017) and then several years later wrote a follow up book: The End of Alzheimer's Program (2020). And just several weeks ago he published a new book called "The...

Dr. Michael Platt clears the confusion on bioidentical hormones and what this can mean for women going into menopause. We also talk about adrenaline dominance. You may have heard of estrogen dominance, but this is very different. I first heard Dr. Platt on Dave Asprey's podcast in 2019 and I was very intrigued by what he said about progesterone. I had a client dealing with fibromyalgia, so I was e...

Skincare for older women is different than for younger women. Understand what the differences are and how to apply the latest and even most basic techniques to your personal skincare routine. We cover pollution on aging skin, the 5 top ingredients to avoid in personal products, skincare 101, beauty gadgets that work and answer the question, "Is organic better"? Join the Hack My Age community on: F...

Holistic nutritionist Melanie Murphy gives us a very interesting perspective on nutrition that you may have never thought of that includes intuitive eating and the mental, spiritual and emotional aspects of nutrition. Melanie is a registered dietitian and completed her masters of Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity at USC, which included studying under Dr. Valter Longo who created the Fasting Mimi...

Gerontologist Dr. Paul Nash explains the latest research and the truth on ageism, discrimination and stereotypes experienced by older adults around the world. He exposes the challenges as well as opportunities an older population may face throughout the years.  Now let me introduce my favorite professor…Dr. Paul Nash from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology where I am currently studying fo...

Maria Ashna is a neuroscience researcher, educator, actor and writer specializing in the neuroscience of creativity. She guides us through the science of creativity and how it can hack cognitive dysfunction and dementia as well as improve our mental capabilities. Maria has a Master's degree in Neuroimaging and Informatics from the University of Southern California (USC) and a Master's in Informati...

Certified health coach Kritika Datt shares how we can finally conquer food cravings with evidence based techniques that have worked for herself and her clients around the world. She explains how to interpret cravings for sugar, carbs and salty foods and what we can do to feed our body, mind and soul. She is a huge advocate of a diet-free lifestyle and intuitive eating. We first met during one of m...

Highly certified fitness instructor and sport nutrition coach Andrea Iwanejko gives practical tips on how older adults, particularly women, can burn the fat while maintaining muscle mass and strength into our 80s and 90s without risk and bypass frailty. In 2018 Andrea was the Men's Physique Overall Winner at WNBF (World Natural Bodybuilding Federation) HERCULES NASM Certified as a Personal Trainer...

Registered holistic nutritionist Sandy Kruse shares how chronic stress affects our thyroid health, how to identify thyroid dysfunction and then, what we can do about it. Sandy is not your ordinary nutritionist. She is uniquely trained in that she's studied many scientific fundamentals such as pathology, chemistry, anatomy plus a real deep dive into symptomatology, which totally comes in handy for...

Meet Dr. Efi Roboti. For the next hour we talk about how to hack our vagina. This means we will be touching on the topics of vaginal rejuvenation, treatments such as lasers, injections, PRP and a whole lot more. We are also going to dive into why many women never ask their doctors questions about problems with their private parts, such as urinary incontinence. Dr. Efi Roboti studied medicine at th...

Iris Davis was born in Ireland 7 decades ago to a poor family. She has endured death, abuse, depression and struggle most of her life, but has  overcome all odds with resilience and strength winning first place at NPC bodybuilding shows in the past 20 years. Some of her most notable accomplishments include an unofficial leg press record at 420kg (926lbs) and the title of fittest female in the US i...

This is PART 2 of the Skincare secrets shared by biohacker and anti-age entrepreneur Magdalena Groselj. Magdalena continues the conversation sharing her biohacking techniques to keep her skin looking like its 20 when she is 55. The accompanying video will be released on the Hack My Age YouTube channel. Originally an economist, Magdalena has been working in the beauty and anti-aging business for th...

Biohacker and anti-age entrepreneur Magdalena Groselj shares her biohacking techniques to keep her skin looking like its 20 when she is 55. The accompanying video will be released on the Hack My Age YouTube channel. Originally an economist, Magdalena has been working in the beauty and anti-aging business for the last 30 years. She started as the representative for one of the largest French luxury...

Today we have a very special guest who is actually a celebrity! Maybe you'll recognize his voice as a presenter on Sky Sports in the UK. But today, he is putting on his biohacker hat and share with us "How to stop feeling like shit" and put the energy back into our batteries. He wrote the book on it. It's called "When life is a bit meh…you need energy" . Tony wrote a book on energy, because he nee...

Pharmacologist and medical grade biohacker Phil Micans shows how to reverse macular degeneration, cataracts, dry eyes and other vision problems. Phil Micans has Masters and bachelors degrees in Food & Vitamin Technology, Pharmacy and Biochemistry. He has been actively involved in antiaging medicine since the late 1980's and has contributed to numerous books, magazines, radio and TV shows on variou...

Learn how to save your joints with someone very special who has been circulating around the biohacking community for a while now visiting every major podcaster from Dave Asprey to Nathalie Niddam. And now she's with us! This is Dr. Elizabeth Yurth. She explains the root cause of all diseases including osteoarthritis & what we need to know about regenerative medicine before considering surgery for...

Meet holistic nutritionist and advanced biohacker Nathalie Niddam. Today we learn how to use peptides to accelerate the normal healing procedures of the gut and musculoskeletal injuries from sprains to fractures. Nathalie is a self-proclaimed science geek with a passion for human health. She's a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, an Apeiron Academy Epigenetic Coach and a member of the first graduati...

Meet the incredible woman who has been in my ear for the last 6 months, Dr. Mindy Pelz. She's in my ear, because I love her podcast The Resetter Podcast and I've been binge listening to them as well as going through her new book The Menopause Reset . Not only is Dr. Mindy a bestselling author and podcaster, but she's a keynote speaker, nutrition and functional medicine expert and has spent over 20...

Meet Rachel Pachivas - a very well-informed professional from the skincare industry who educates us on everything we need to know about organic skincare, harmful chemicals, & the skin care industry in general to find effective & safe products that older women can use. Rachel is the Chief Operating Officer from a really fast growing skincare company called Annmarie Skin Care . Since 2012 she has ex...

This is a podcast interview from February 2021, but the information is very relevant today. We are speaking with Dr. Musfaha Burgic on how to hack saggy skin and wrinkles using minimally invasive procedures. This is the next level when all the natural remedies don't seem to be effective enough. Dr. Burgic discusses what it means to have a healthy lifestyle, image of beauty as well as how to care f...