Welcome back to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Today Debi welcomes Dr. Mona Fahoum about hormones and their impact on bone health, which hormones to focus on during menopause and why it's a lifestyle solution not a one pill solution. As a naturopathic physician and owner of Meridian Medicine in Seattle and Essential Wellness in Arlington, WA, Dr. Mona Fahoum focuses on preventive primary care, women's health, hormones, and digestive concerns. As part of the medical team for Symphony...

In Episode 42 of the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast, host Debi Robinson speaks with Dr. Monisha Bhanote about the importance of acidity as a root cause of bone loss, looking beyond our food categories and how you can use food to make a healthy body. Dr. Bhanote is a quintuple board-certified physician, best-selling author, and founder of Wellkulå. With expertise in Integrative Medicine, Functional Culinary Medicine, Cytopathology, and Anatomic/Clinical Pathology, she combines ancient...

Welcome back to the  Her Story: Osteoporosis series of the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Join us as we dive into the world of bone health with women with a diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia sharing experiences, insights, and strategies for leading a stronger life and taking control of their bone health. Today Debi talks to Carol Lamden MD, a retired pediatrician, Yoga Therapist and lover of ballet about how she got involved with yoga in medicine, why “just do yoga” isn’t going to...

Welcome back to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Today Debi talks to Jacqueline (Jack) Perez about the Big Event in her life, her recovery from her fractures and how she continues to live her life out loud. Jack is a Pro-Aging Champion. She promotes normalizing aging for women through curated content and women-driven brands. With over 60 Kuel Category Thought Leaders and 40 women-driven brands, Kuel Life offers women an opportunity to ‘Share, Learn, Shop, and Play with Our Second Act...

Welcome back to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Today Debi talks to spinal surgeon Nick Birch about the Echolight REMS system for bone scans and how it differs from the DEXA scan. In 2018 Nick founded OsteoscanUK with the intention of offering high quality bone health assessments locally, rather than in a hospital setting, using the Echolight REMS system and has carried out over 2200 REMS scans. Listen today as he shares the 10 key nutrients of bone health and why your body build and...

Today on the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast Debi talks to sleep expert Anne Marie Boyhan about why she's obsessed with sleep. As a functional diagnostic nutrition root cause practitioner and sleep science coach, Anne Marie shares why you need to “get under the hood” with functional labs to find out where the imbalances are and why insomnia and other sleep issues aren't just an easy fix. Anne Marie is founder of The Sleep Care Company and the author of The Sleep Journal, a science backed...

Welcome back  to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson. Today in this solo episode, I will look at the critical role diagnosis can have on you initially and how your reaction to it can also have an effect on your bones. Listen as I dive into chronic stress and the different ways stress can affect your overall health as well as your bone health. I hope you'll join me in this episode as I answer the question "Is it all in your head?" Key  Takeaways: [1:16]...

Welcome back  to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson. Today in this solo episode, I share my thoughts on stopping or reversing bone loss and osteoporosis. Join me as I dig into bone metabolism, what you have control over and the large role digestion plays in bone loss. Listen today as I share the large pillars to focus on for overall better health, identifying your dissolving and building factors, finding your loss and finding your stronger bones...

Today on the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast Debi talks to nutritionist, entrepreneur, and founder of Necessary Nutrition, Inc, Robin Allen about her journey as a nutritionist, the power of food and why she is passionate about Vitamin D. Robin has inspired thousands of people to use food and nutrition to build and repair their bodies, and continues to connect others to resources and tools to live a peaceful, health filled life.  As the creator of the Necessary Nutrition brand of Vitamin D3,...

Today on the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast Debi talks to Integrative Women's Health Practitioner Meg Richichi  about menopause and happy and healthy aging. Plus Meg shares how her history with eating disorder started on her on a journey with health and working in the health realm,  Meg helps women overcome a vast range of hormonal imbalances, including PMS, infertility, PMS, weight loss resistance, digestive disorders, anxiety, and depression. In this episode she discusses the importance...

Today on the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast Debi talks to Kate Horsburgh, qualified Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist, Integrative Nutritionist Health Coach and Holistic Chef about the different parts of self care and the physical ways we can take care of ourselves. Plus, removing energy vampires, Kate’s self care tips and preserving your boundaries - and realizing that you need to. Kate helps her clients create their optimal holistic health and is perfectly placed to guide and support them so...

Welcome back  to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson. Is dairy scary? Today in this solo episode, I share my thoughts on dairy and the effects it has on our bodies. Plus the potential for dairy to cause inflammation and how the creation of dairy products in the 21st century can also cause issues for your health. Listen to this episode to learn more about other sources of calcium and the importance for finding that balance inside your body as well as out to...

Did you know that Gluten is known as the silent saboteur of your health? Today on the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast Debi talks to Whitney Morgan, licensed acupuncturist,  Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner,  Primal Health Coach, and  certified Gluten-Free Health Coach, about how gluten can affect every facet of your life including your sleep, micro exposures and cross reactivity, how it's all related, and why you might not be as gluten free as you think you are. Whitney is the...

Welcome to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson. Today in this solo episode, I discuss the critical role digestion has in your bone health and why it is vital to ensure that your body and your digestion are in proper working order in order to get the nutrients you need. Listen to this episode to learn what you should be focusing on when looking at your digestion and how this is more than just what happens  in your body after you eat a meal. Key ...

Do you know how to detoxify your gut? Today on the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast Debi talks to Chelsie Ward, a  fellow FDN practitioner, registered nurse and spiritual healer, about  the importance of functional testing, her personal experience with digestive issues, and why she now works with others to improve their gut health  Chelsie works with driven women who are tired of trying to figure out digestive issues and hormone imbalances on their own and supports them with a personalized...

Welcome back to the  Her Story: Osteoporosis series of the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Join us as we dive into the world of bone health with women with a diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia sharing experiences, insights, and strategies for leading a stronger life and taking control of their bone health. Today Debi discusses her story and  journey with bone health before and after her hip replacement and osteopenia diagnosis. She also talks about the inspiration behind the Her Story...

Welcome back to the  Her Story: Osteoporosis series of the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Join us as we dive into the world of bone health with women with a diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia sharing experiences, insights, and strategies for leading a stronger life and taking control of their bone health. Today Debi talks to Joy Skolnik, a happy, productive, relatively healthy, soon to be 90 year old, whose career in the medical field spanned over 60 years in various positions...

Welcome to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson.  Today in this solo episode, I discuss the seven root causes of bone loss, how they each contribute to loss and what you need to do to support bone building.  Listen to this episode to learn more about how the immune system and gut health are connected to bone loss and bone building, the importance of maintaining the internal pH of your body and how to qualify your success without a new DEXA scan. Key ...

Welcome back to the  Her Story: Osteoporosis series of the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Join us as we dive into the world of bone health with women with a diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia sharing experiences, insights, and strategies for leading a stronger life and taking control of their bone health. Today Debi talks to Carolyn Cohen, Functional Medicine Health Coach and host of the Wellness While Walking podcast about her healthy journey, how her children helped inspired her...

Welcome to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson. In this episode I will be talking about the validity of scientific research, potential red flags to look out for when reading a study and the personal bias that we all may have.  Key  Takeaways: [2:46] What are the variables? [4:12] What is the lens you're looking at? [5:39] It's never definitive [7:01] Most studies done on men [8:34] Saying we don’t really know [13:09] We really don’t know a lot [15:41] How...

Welcome to the first episode in the Her Story: Osteoporosis series of the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Join us as we dive into the world of bone health with women with a diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia sharing experiences, insights, and strategies for leading a stronger life and taking control of their bone health. Today Debi talks to Sue Edgley, a Therapist & Healer, who worked at the National Health Services in the UK for 12 years about her journey with osteoporosis, her...

Welcome to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson. In this episode I will be talking about how practicing yoga will help with osteoporosis, two things that build stronger bones, important aspects of bone health and the biggest things to focus on when it comes to bone health. Key  Takeaways: [1:44] The word yoga [2:28] Yoga therapy [5:00] Staying safe during yoga [5:17] Why yoga is the answer for healthy ageing [6:03] Biggest things to focus on when it comes to...

Welcome to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson. In this episode I will be talking about the role stress plays in bone loss, tips on managing stress, what can happen if stress is not managed and the importance of living in the present moment. Key  Takeaways: [1:21] If you don’t manage stress [3:19] What does stress mean [6:12] Why most metabolic diseases are in women [7:17] One big tip [9:19] Living in the present moment ]11:28] The on-switches of of bone...

Do you know the effect of posture on bone health? Today on the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast Debi talks to Dr. Chad Moreau about postural awareness and how it is related to bone health. Dr. Chad is recognized as a leader in both the sports chiropractic therapy and fitness training fields. He has over 2 decades of experience in the Los Angeles area working with athletes and every day people that have the athletic mind-set.  In this episode Debi and Dr. Chad talk about the importance of the...

Have you experienced Restless Leg Syndrome? Today on the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast Debi welcomes back Dr. Loren Fishman to discuss Restless Leg Syndrome. Dr. Fishman has used Yoga as a treatment for women in their 60’s who have reversed bone loss without medication or nutritional intervention.  In this episode Dr. Fishman and Debi talk about some of the reasons why Restless Leg Syndrome may occur and the ways you can help it stop including a cure Dr Fishman has used on many...