Ep. 159: A Woman’s Guide to Preventive Health
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As we approach International Women’s Day, Eat Move Think begins a two-week look at wellness specifically for females. This week, Medcan senior medical advisor, and bestselling author of The New Woman’s Guide to Healthy Aging, Dr. Vivien Brown, provides an overview on all things preventive health, touching on everything from telomeres to stress, and the importance of self-education to promote brain health. If you’re a woman, it’s an inspiring—and empowering—way to focus on your own wellness. And men can listen to learn about what’s best for their partners or loved ones!
LINKS
A great first step toward gaining a handle on a woman’s overall health is Medcan’s Annual Health Assessment. Contact a dedicated Customer Service Specialist at 416.350.3621 or by emailing bookingteam@medcan.com.
Learn more about Dr. Brown’s experience and passion for women’s health issues, preventive healthcare and healthy aging here.
Check out her book, The New Woman’s Guide to Healthy Aging, or follow her on Twitter for regular tips and tricks to optimize your wellness.
Visit the Women’s Brain Health Initiative, where Dr. Brown is medical advisor.
Learn more about the MIND diet in episode 127 of Eat Move Think.
For more on the latest alcohol guidance for woman and men, check out EMT 158: Explaining Canada’s New Alcohol Guidelines.
Check out some of the research Dr. Brown mentioned in this episode:
Accelerated telomere shortening in response to life stress, co-authored by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn
Clarifying Vaginal Atrophy’s Impact on Sex and Relationships (CLOSER) survey, co-authored by Dr. Vivien Brown
INSIGHTS
What is the most important thing to know about maintaining a healthy body weight as a woman? [3:48]
Which diet could best help women slow cognitive decline and reduce their risk of heart disease or diabetes? [5:58]
Get Dr. Brown’s tips for fitting exercise into your already busy schedule—she does it every day! [12:21]
Just how much sleep do women need, and what happens to our brains and bodies if we don’t get enough? [15:48]
Chronic stress can not only affect a woman’s body and age her prematurely. Hear Dr. Brown’s tips on ways to manage stress. [20:00]
Why do menopause symptoms so often go unreported, especially at the workplace? [23:44]
The importance of getting immunized for things like HPV—particularly in the young. Plus: Learn how you can keep track of your family’s immunizations. [26:02]
Learn why getting enough vitamin D and calcium can help prevent falls— the most likely health event to happen in a woman’s life. [28:16]
Hear Dr. Vivien Brown’s answers to two audience questions:
I’ve read in some places that a standard glass of wine is four ounces. Others say it’s five ounces. Which is it? With the new guidelines, that one ounce matters! [30:25]
How much water do I really need to be drinking every day? [32:35]
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