Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo Melissa Grelo

It's an uncomfortable truth: Canada is not immune from racism, nor is our healthcare system. If you have to interact with the healthcare system, will you get the care you need? Will you get the care you deserve regardless of your age, your race, your gender or the language you speak? Will your elderly parents get the care they need and deserve? Family physician and preventive medicine specialist Dr. Onye Nnorum breaks down systemic racism in medicine and how it can impact all of us. She also discusses solutions to improve the system so that we can all feel safe and heard by our healthcare practitioners. Find more from Dr. Nnorom on Instagram at @Dr.O.Nnorom (https://www.instagram.com/dr.o.nnorom/?hl=en).Episode supported by @lovemyiris (https://www.instagram.com/lovemy.iris/) / www.LoveMyIris.com (https://www.lovemyiris.com/).Use discount code: MELISSA20 for a 20% discount at checkout. When you think skincare, don't forget down there!(Show expert is not affiliated with this product.) Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo (https://www.instagram.com/melissagrelo/?hl=en) and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG (https://www.instagram.com/agingpowerfullywithmg/?hl=en), or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com (https://www.agingpowerfullywithmelissagrelo.com/). Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo (https://www.youtube.com/user/MelissaGrelo). Producer: Melissa Grelo. Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner.

Have you sneezed or coughed and had a little pee accident? Are you suffering from urinary incontinence? Has sex ever been painful for you? These are just some of the symptoms of genitourinary syndrome. Up to 80% of menopausal women can suffer from it. It is caused by low estrogen levels in the tissues of the urinary tract and the female genital tract. Why is understanding pelvic floor health important? Well, urinary incontinence is one of the top reasons women are admitted to long-term care homes and it can have drastic effects on mental, social and physical health. On this episode of the show, physiotherapist and researcher Dr. Sinead Dufour and Erin Craven, CEO of UROSPOT - clinics that focus on pelvic healthcare for women and men - discuss the vital importance of understanding and treating the pelvic floor for overall health. Find out more about Urospot at Urospot.com (https://urospot.com/). Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo (https://www.instagram.com/melissagrelo/?hl=en) and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG (https://www.instagram.com/agingpowerfullywithmg/?hl=en), or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com (https://www.agingpowerfullywithmelissagrelo.com/). Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo (https://www.youtube.com/user/MelissaGrelo). Producer: Melissa Grelo. Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner.

You think you know everything about the Queen of Canadian media? Think again. Marilyn Denis shares stories that you've never heard before. She shares what it was like breaking barriers as one of the first high profile women in Canadian radio and then launching one of the most successful daytime talk shows of all time. How did she navigate gender bias in the industry, becoming a new mom, losing her sister, divorce, being a single mother, criticisms about her looks, plastic surgery and going through menopause in front of Canada? How did she stay strong and grounded while bringing joy and information into Canadian households for decades? Marilyn shares her personal, behind-the-scenes stories with candor, humour and humility and leaves us with a framework that can inspire us all to age powerfully. Episode supported by @lovemy.iris (https://www.instagram.com/lovemy.iris/).It's time to take care of down there with IRIS - daily care products made with clean ingredients for a hydrated vulva. Check out their best sellers: the vulva moisturizer and the personal lubricant. Don’t feel shy about being dry. Check out LOVEMYIRIS.COM (http://lovemyiris.com/). Use discount code MELISSA20 for a 20% discount at checkout. Find Marilyn Denis on Instagram at @MarilynDenis (https://www.instagram.com/marilyndenis/?hl=en).Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo (https://www.instagram.com/melissagrelo/?hl=en) and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG (https://www.instagram.com/agingpowerfullywithmg/?hl=en), or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com (https://www.agingpowerfullywithmelissagrelo.com/). Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo (https://www.youtube.com/user/MelissaGrelo). Producer: Melissa Grelo. Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner.

Supplements have been around for a long time with controversy among many doctors and researchers, but these days, there is an explosion of Menopause Supplements. Are they effective or just snake oil? How are they actually manufactured? How much money is actually being made? Can you automatically trust a doctor who is selling a supplement? Dr. Jen Gunter takes on the supplement industry and uncovers just how easy and dubious supplement manufacturing really is. She also discusses the latest update on how long you can safely be on menopause hormone therapy. Finally, while hormone therapy is in, has Gen Z decided that the birth control pill is out? What's behind the latest social media trend of saying no to The Pill by the younger generation of women? Is it bad for your health or just dangerous propaganda? These questions and more are answered by the internet's favourite myth-busting OB/GYN, Dr. Jen Gunter. Find Dr. Jen Gunter on her website DrJenGunter.com (https://drjengunter.com/) or on Instagram @DrJenGunter (https://www.instagram.com/drjengunter/?hl=en). You can also find her best-selling books at your favorite retailer: The Vagina Bible, The Menopause Manifesto and Blood. Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo (https://www.instagram.com/melissagrelo/?hl=en) and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG (https://www.instagram.com/agingpowerfullywithmg/?hl=en), or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com (https://www.agingpowerfullywithmelissagrelo.com/). Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo (https://www.youtube.com/user/MelissaGrelo). Producer: Melissa Grelo. Technical Producer and Editor: Drew Garner. 

Some women want children, some don't, some can't. Hollywood may have us believing that women can give birth at almost any age, but is that true? Fertility physician and specialist, Dr. Kaajal Abrol (@kaajalabrolmd (https://www.instagram.com/kaajalabrolmd/?hl=en), @fertilitydoctalkpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/fertilitydoctalkpodcast/)) breaks it all down and so much more. For those who are thinking of children, what do we need to know about fertility as we age? Are infertility rates increasing in Canada and around the world? What about egg freezing? What's the best age to do this? How does it work? Is infertility hereditary? What lifestyle and environmental factors can affect female and male fertility? What role does stress play? How do you find a fertility clinic and when should you seek care? What medications and treatments are available to improve your chances of conception and pregnancy and how much do they cost each? If you're thinking about having a child, want to have a child, have someone in your life that is thinking of having a child now or in the future, this is the episode to help prepare as best as you can. Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo (https://www.instagram.com/melissagrelo/?hl=en) and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG (https://www.instagram.com/agingpowerfullywithmg/?hl=en), on YouTube @MelissaGrelo (https://www.youtube.com/user/MelissaGrelo), or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com (https://www.agingpowerfullywithmelissagrelo.com/). Producer: Melissa Grelo. Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner.

If Joan can do it, so can you! At the age of 70 and after battling numerous health issues, Joan MacDonald did a complete 180 and got super fit! With the help of her daughter, fitness coach Michelle MacDonald, Joan is now in the best health of her life at the age of 78! She proves that it's never too late to put yourself first and age powerfully! Listen to how she did it and how you can do it too! You can find Joan on Instagram @TrainWithJoan (https://www.instagram.com/trainwithjoan/?hl=en), and find Michelle on Instagram @TheWonderWomenOfficial (https://www.instagram.com/thewonderwomenofficial/). Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo (https://www.instagram.com/melissagrelo/?hl=en) and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG (https://www.instagram.com/agingpowerfullywithmg/?hl=en), on YouTube @MelissaGrelo (https://www.youtube.com/user/MelissaGrelo), or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com (https://www.agingpowerfullywithmelissagrelo.com/). Producer: Melissa Grelo. Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner.