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Want to Get Stronger at Any Age? Try the Kettlebell!

Brittany van Schravendijk created KB Fit Britt as a resource to demystify kettlebells and make lifting kettlebells approachable for everyone.

How Women can Fearlessly Face Fifty and Any Age!

Amy Schmidt is a national keynote speaker, moderator, workshop presenter, and panelist. Through countless reinventions, at the age of 49, she knew there was more to do, and she launched her brand and podcast, Fearlessly Facing Fifty.

Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life

In her new book Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life, Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, a top doctor with more than 35 years of experience caring for older people, creates an indispensable guide to the second half of life, describing what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age.

Healthy Nutrition Nudges: MenoMeals: Navigating Menopause with Customized Nutrition

Menopause can be tricky to navigate, from mental to physical symptoms. One of the more natural ways is to eat a whole food, well rounded diet to help manage symptoms. - Chef Abbie Gelman is here to help. Tune in on the first Thursday of each month for tips from Chef Abbie, right here on HER.

The Power of Getting Started on the Path to Achieving Your Goals

In his new book Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change , Dr. Tim Pychyl shares practical and welcoming advice on procrastination and ways to combat it and find motivation.

Here’s Why You’re Having Trouble Ploughing Through That To-Do List

In her new book Procrastination: Procrastination: What It Is, Why It's a Problem, and What You Can Do About It, Fuschia Sirois explains why people procrastinate and provides practical, evidence-based strategies to help you stop delaying, complete your tasks, and fulfill your potential.

Why Anxiety is Good for You, Even Though it Feels Bad

In her new book Future Tense: Why Anxiety is Good For You (Even Though it Feels Bad), Dr. Tracy A. Dennis-Tiwary confronts our pervasive misunderstanding of anxiety and presents a powerful new framework for reimagining and reclaiming anxiety as the advantage it evolved to be.

Healthy Nutrition Nudges: Q is for Quercetin and C is for Tart Cherry

Getting enough nutrients is tough. Today we are talking about two underrated, but very important nutrients: Quercetin and Tart Cherry. Chef Abbie dives in and discusses where to get those nutrients and how to incorporate them in a healthy diet. Tune in on the first Thursday of each month for tips from Chef Abbie, right here on HER.

Cooking a la Heart: Women Cooking Their Way to a Healthy Heart

Amy Myrdal Miller, is an award-winning dietitian, farmer's daughter, public speaker, author, and president of Farmer's Daughter Consulting. Amy is the co-author of Cooking à la Heart: 500 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Help Make Every Meal Heart Healthy.

Debunking Women’s Health, From Fertility to Menopause

In her new book Your Fertile Years, Dr. Joyce Harper explores the journey that women take through young adulthood, fertility, menopause, post-menopause, and how to embrace it fully with your mind and body.

Wise Advice from a Breast Surgeon with Breast Cancer

Breast cancer surgeon and author Dr. Liz O'Riordan discusses her new book "The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer" and shares important facts you need to know.

Healthy Nutrition Nudges: Magnificent Magnesium

Magnesium - it's found in leafy greens, nuts, seeds, and beans, but underrated in importance. 60% of magnesium in the body occurs in the bones, as well as muscles, soft tissues, fluids, blood. Good for the brain and body, including your heart, blood sugar levels, and mood, every single cell in your body actually has magnesium in it and needs it to be able to function. Tune in on the first Thursday of each month for tips from Chef Abbie, right here on HER....

The O Word: How Obesity is Being Redefined

Dr. Fatima Stanford discusses obesity and her book, Facing Overweight and Obesity: A Complete Guide for Children and Adults

The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life

Everyone deserve to have fun. Dr. Mike Rucker shares about his life and discusses his book "The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life."

Meathead: Unraveling the Athletic Brain

If you have a body, you are an athlete. Major Allison Brager, Ph.D., is a neurobiologist with expertise in sleep and circadian rhythms for the US Army. She will discuss the athletic brain and her book "Meathead: Unraveling the Athletic Brain."

Figuring Out What Matters Most in a Woman's Life

Dr. Valerie Tiberius, professor of philosophy and the department chair at the University of Minnesota, discusses her thoughts and inspiration on combining both philosophy and psychology to write her book "What Do You Want Out of Life: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters."

Healthy Nutrition Nudges: The Mediterranean Diet Wins Again

The DASH diet and the Mediterranean diet are two of the most consistently recommended for optimal health and well-being, so why not combine them and get even more benefits? Our beloved Chef Abbie Gelman's book, The Mediterranean DASH Diet Cookbook offers simple recipes that adhere to both diets, helping you lower your blood pressure and maintain good health?without sacrificing flavor or convenience. The Mediterranean DASH Diet Cookbook includes: Friendly diet advice?Discover how this hybrid diet...

Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession

Unpacking Deepak as Bliss Sells...Again

Deepak Chopra’s 30-day Royal Yoga program promises to help us reach ‘the experience of timelessness.’ What does that even mean? In his latest book review for the Wall Street Journal, our guest and writer Bill Heavey explores the life and mantras of America's favorite alternative medicine advocate, Deepak Chopra. Bill & Dr. Pam dive into this review, immortality, mindfulness, and what it all means in this episode. Bill Heavey is an editor-at-large for Field & Stream. His first published a...

Women Need to Stockpile Muscle

Carla DiGirolamo spent most of her career focused on infertility, all the while being an athlete for her entire life outside of work. And it wasn't until recently she figured out a way to mix these 2 passions of hers. She calls it Performance Endocrinology for Women, specializing in maximizing and optimizing performance in women in from reproductive age through menopause. We're learning now more and more in the fitness industry that women's performance is different from men's (of course), and it...

Healthy Nutrition Nudges: Women's New Power: Protein

Usually, it's the bro blogs & podcasts that are talking about protein. But women need protein just as much as the guys! If you want to be fit and take care of yourself, you need to set up the building blocks for that. You could work out all you want, and starve yourself, and you're just not supporting your muscles at ALL. In the first 2023 installment of Healthy Nutrition Nudges, we're talking about natural ways to find protein in our food. Chef Abbie joins us again for this conversation. Sh...

Here's How You Can Stick with Exercise in the New Year

If you're listening to this podcast sitting down, you gotta stand up right now. Today we're talking all about movement and exercise goals in the new year. You've tried to eat well and balance your meals, but sometimes food and diets are not enough. Joining us to teach you how to get movement and exercise in your routine is Dr. Alex McDonald. Dr. Alex McDonald is a Southern California Permanente Medical Group physician specializing in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine. Dr. McDonald is a member ...

Small, Powerful Steps to Healthier Eating in the New Year

Our friend Dr. Felicia Stoler is the whole dang package. She is a registered dietitian nutritionist, and exercise physiologist, as well as the author of Living Skinny in Fat Genes: The Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Feel Great , and host of TLC's Honey We're Killing The Kids! Felicia is an expert in nutrition, fitness, and healthy living, operating her own private practice in New Jersey. She is a professional speaker, brand ambassador, and spokesperson. Our health is priceless and should always ...

From Heels to Flats: Caring for Your Feisty Feet

1 in 10 people will have plantar fascitis sometime in their life. But foot health isn't really something that we women think about on the day-to-day. Ladies, we have so many shoes to keep up with. And a lot of those, you know the ones I'm talking about, the red bottoms, the heels, the stilettos. They can be really killer to your feet! So today we're talking all about finding the right shoes for whatever you're doing, what you should be looking for, and how footwear impacts our feet, with Dr. Ire...

Improv Wisdom for Women: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up

Let’s face it: Life is something we all makeup as we go along. No matter how carefully we formulate a “script,” it is bound to change when we interact with people with scripts of their own. Our guest's book, "Improv Wisdom" shows us how to apply the maxims of improvisational theater to real-life challenges—whether it’s dealing with a demanding boss, a tired child, or one of life’s never-ending surprises. Patricia Ryan Madson distills thirty years of experience into thirteen simple strategies, in...

The Stress Prescription: 7 Days to More Joy and Ease

Are you holding your breath, even just slightly? Are you leaning forward, tensely anticipating the next problem to land in your email inbox? Most of us, without realizing it, hold our breath while we’re at our desks or at work. Take a moment now to lean back in your chair and take a few deep slow breaths. Shallow breathing while we’re responding to emails is just one of the many ways in which we’re unconsciously contributing to the stress response in our bodies. Personal and societal stress add ...

Guaranteed: You’re Not Eating Enough Protein

The title says it all. No matter what you're doing, or how much powder you're drinking, we're still pretty sure you're still not getting all the protein you should be. Stuart Phillips is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. He is also the Director of the Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE) and the McMaster Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Research, and Lab Lead for the Exercise Metabolism Research Group. St...

Life Lessons from the PAMdemic Years: Celebrating 400 Episodes of HER

The most strict parts of the pandemic were just 2 and a half years ago now. The days when we were stuck inside, playgrounds were taped up and we were all hanging out with friends ad loved ones on Zoom. It was a lockdown and it was difficult. For her 400th episode, Dr. Pam reflects on those months indoors, alone and disconnected. She looks back on the upsides and downsides of early quarantine, the importance of resilience, gratitude, and what we can all take away from this crazy time in our colle...

In Praise of Traditional Marital Roles

We love compelling and provocative topics here at the HER Podcast. And boy do we have one for you today! In her recent column for the Wall Street Journal , our guest Erica Komisar praises traditional marital roles, saying "female ambition is fine, but men also need to be men." We dive into what this means in modern times, balancing roles in relationships and how to move forward. Erica Komisar is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, parent coach, and author. With 30 years of experience in pri...

Healthy Nutrition Nudges: Your Microbiome Friends With Benefits

Our repeat offender is back to talk about gut health and what's going on inside your microbiome today. It's a new month, and that means another installment of Healthy Nutrition Nudges with our all-star chef Abbie Gelman. Chef Abbie has been a Registered Dietitian for more than a decade, and a chef for twice as long as that. She is also the author of "The Mediterranean DASH Diet." We'll talk about the best seasonal vegetables to keep your microbiome balanced, beneficial bacteria, and our favorite...