The Dr Vonda Show

Dr. Vonda Wright
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The Dr Vonda Show is all about staying strong, resilient, and feeling good as you age. Hosted by orthopedic sports surgeon and women's healthy-aging expert Dr. Vonda Wright, the podcast breaks down how movement, muscle, bone health, and mindset impact your life at every stage. Through real conversations with athletes, doctors, and everyday women, Dr. Vonda shares practical, science-backed advice you can actually use to protect your health and keep doing what you love.

  1. 1d ago

    How Does Zombie Cells Could Accelerate Aging Process? And The 3 Ways To Clear Them | Dr. Vonda Wright | Time Bomb #4

    Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age. Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book Zombie movies are fun but Zombie cells are not. They are inside your body that have reached the end of their natural lifespan and simply refuse to die.  Today I break down the fourth major time bomb of aging: cellular senescence, and how these "zombie cells" quietly accelerate the way you age. These damaged cells actively poison the healthy cells around them, releasing signals that drive chronic inflammation and pull neighboring cells into the same broken state. This accumulation is directly linked to neurodegenerative disease, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, and for women, it speeds up dramatically as estrogen declines through the menopausal transition. The good news is that you have more control than you think. I walk you through exactly how to activate your body's cellular cleanup crew through movement, hormonal optimization, and precision nutrition, so you can stop surrendering to frailty and start building longevity by design. What we cover: - Cellular senescence: what zombie cells are and why they matter - Macroautophagy: your body's natural cellular cleanup process - Aging and cleanup decline: why senescent cells accumulate over time - Noxious cytokines: how zombie cells spread chronic inflammation - Disease links: senescence, neurodegeneration, cardiovascular disease, and cancer - Estrogen and menopause: why senescence rises during the transition - Aerobic exercise: forcing cellular cleanup through movement - Muscle health: your master regulator of cellular hygiene - Senolytic nutrition: fisetin, quercetin, and resveratrol - Hormonal optimization: defending against cellular senescence   🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026 Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November. 👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026   🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age. The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes. This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life. Inside:   Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place This is not another program. This is how you build strength — with direction. 👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/   🦴 Build stronger bones Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife. Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients. Foundational. Not optional. 👉  Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/   🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity. For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork. Her mission is simple: help women age with power. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

  2. 3d ago

    Eugene Teo: Afraid Lifting Will Make You Bulky? What Every Woman Over 50 Gets Wrong | EP#175

    📩 Get Dr. Vonda's insights Want to understand what's happening in your body — and what to do next? Each week, Dr. Vonda shares science-backed guidance on strength, bone health, muscle, and longevity — the same way she speaks to her patients. Clear. Practical. No noise. 👉 Join the newsletter: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=YqJKtR&g=Ww3gx3& Eugene Teo, founder of the Ganbaru Method, talks about why the smartest way to get a midlife woman lifting has nothing to do with lecturing about osteoporosis. We talk about coaching from curiosity, moving beyond strength and hypertrophy into power and speed, adapting every lift to individual anatomy, and structuring cardio for longevity. This is a conversation about doing hard things gently and discovering what your body is still capable of. What we explore: - How curiosity-first coaching dissolves the fear of getting "bulky." - Why osteoporosis and menopause arguments fail, and what builds buy-in. - What separates power training from strength training, and why speed matters. - How to regress and progress lifts for individual anatomy. - How to build power safely with sensitive hips, knees, or impact limits. - What the Ganbaru philosophy teaches about resilience and hard things. - How progression, not pressure, makes people crave more. - How to structure longevity cardio: sprint intervals, zone two, Norwegian 4x4.   About Eugene Teo: Eugene Teo is an Australian strength coach and founder of the Ganbaru Method, a training approach built on curiosity, individualization, and sustainable progress. He has coached over 150,000 people worldwide, and his discovery-based philosophy makes the gym feel like a door opening rather than a rulebook.   Connect with Eugene Teo: Website: www.eugene-teo.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/@coacheugeneteo Facebook: www.facebook.com/@coacheugeneteo Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/coacheugeneteo   Follow Eugene Teo on Instagram for daily insights 👉www.instagram.com/coacheugeneteo   Join Eugene Teo Program: Ganbaru Method and Daily Strong  👉www.ganbarumethod.com   👉https://dailystrong.com    Subscribe to Eugene Teo's substack featuring some key articles around training    👉https://coacheugeneteo.substack.com   Timestamps   00:00 Intro 03:43 Getting an 86-Year-Old Mother Strong  07:21 Osteoporosis vs Bulky: The Real Threat 11:50 Why Curiosity Beats Willpower in the Gym 16:15 Stop Accepting Just Cardio or Hypertrophy 18:32 Power Training: Why Speed Beats Heavy Weight 26:26 Box Jumps, Plyometrics, and Safer Power Moves 29:24 How to Individualize Training for Your Body 32:17 The Ganbaru Method: Persist Through Difficulty 33:55 How to Do Hard Things Without Fear 38:09 How Much Cardio You Actually Need Weekly 42:44 Eat Protein First: Simple Longevity Habits   🧴 OneSkin Target visible aging at the source with OneSkin's clinically proven OS-01 Peptide. 👉 Get 15% off with code DRVONDA at https://oneskin.co/DRVONDA 🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026 Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November. 👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026   🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age. The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes. This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life. Inside:   Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place This is not another program. This is how you build strength — with direction. 👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/   🦴 Build stronger bones Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife. Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients. Foundational. Not optional. 👉  Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/   Read the book Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age. Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book    🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity. For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork. Her mission is simple: help women age with power. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

  3. Aug 20

    How to Rebuild Your Mitochondria for More Energy as You Age | Dr. Vonda Wright | Time Bomb #3

    Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age. Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book We feel the fatigue, yet we push through anyway, telling ourselves the exhaustion is just part of getting older. But that midlife tiredness is often something deeper.  Today we talk about the third time bomb of aging,  mitochondrial dysfunction, and why your cellular power plants hold the key to your energy, your metabolism, and your longevity. Here's what most women never hear: when you stop demanding energy from your body, it stops building the engines that create it. Weak, dysfunctional mitochondria pollute your cells and quietly fuel inflammation and insulin resistance. The good news is that you can reverse the trend. I'll show you how to trigger biogenesis and mitophagy through movement, precision nutrition, and hormonal optimization, so you can rebuild your cellular power and stop accepting exhaustion as the price of getting older. What we cover: - Midlife fatigue: why it's a mitochondrial crisis, not just poor sleep - ATP production: how mitochondria fuel your heart, brain, and muscles - Sedentary living: how inactivity stops new mitochondria from forming - Cellular pollution: how weak mitochondria drive inflammation and insulin resistance - Biogenesis and mitophagy: building new engines and clearing damaged ones - Muscle and movement: how aerobic exercise engineers cellular power - Nutrition and supplements: omega-3s, antioxidants, B vitamins, CoQ10, and creatine for ATP - Hormonal optimization: how estrogen and thyroid protect mitochondrial function   🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026 Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November. 👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026   🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age. The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes. This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life. Inside:   Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place This is not another program. This is how you build strength — with direction. 👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/   🦴 Build stronger bones Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife. Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients. Foundational. Not optional. 👉  Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/   🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity. For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork. Her mission is simple: help women age with power. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

  4. Aug 18

    Your Mouth Could Be Aging You Faster: Linked to Dementia, Heart Disease & Tooth Loss | Brynn Maclennan | EP#174

    📩 Get Dr. Vonda's insights Want to understand what's happening in your body — and what to do next? Each week, Dr. Vonda shares science-backed guidance on strength, bone health, muscle, and longevity — the same way she speaks to her patients. Clear. Practical. No noise. 👉 Join the newsletter: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=YqJKtR&g=Ww3gx3& Brynn MacLennan, co-founder and CEO of Slate Flosser, to explore the surprising link between oral health and whole-body wellbeing. The bacteria in your gums don't stay in your gums. They travel to your brain, heart, and gut, shaping your risk for everything from dementia to heart disease. We talk about why bleeding gums are a signal to lean in, not back off, and why the way we've flossed for a hundred years may finally be ready for reinvention. What we explore: - Why oral health is inseparable from whole-body health in midlife. - How perimenopause estrogen changes cause gum dryness, inflammation, and bleeding. - What bleeding gums signal, and why the answer is more flossing, not less. - How plaque hardens into tartar in under 48 hours. - Why gum disease is linked to dementia, heart disease, and pregnancy complications. - How a 3-in-1 flossing approach removes the barriers that make people quit. - Why prevention beats biohacking for lasting health.   About Brynn Maclennan: Brynn MacLennan is the co-founder and CEO of Slate Flosser, a woman-run, dentist-invented oral care brand transforming the way people floss. After seeing firsthand how patients struggled to care for their gums despite their best intentions, she set out to remove the barriers that make flossing feel hard, building a tool designed to make whole-mouth care simple, effective, and easy to stick with.   Connect with Brynn Maclennan: Website: https://slateflosser.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slateflosser/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brynn-maclennan-50a7103 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slateflosser   Timestamps   00:00 Intro 03:31 The Flossing Tool That Replaces String 07:57 What Bleeding Gums Are Really Telling You 10:52 How Gum Disease Is Linked to Dementia 13:21 The Right Way to Floss Your Gums 17:13 What Causes Bad Breath and Tooth Loss 21:08 Why Perimenopause and Pregnancy Wreck Your Gums 26:24 Slate vs Water Flossers: What's Better 28:58 Your Daily Routine and Does Mouthwash Work 33:36 What Biohackers Get Right About Oral Health 37:28 How She Built a Top 2% Kickstarter 42:28 The One Habit That Changes Everything 47:04 Floss Every Day to Protect Your Teeth   🧴 OneSkin Target visible aging at the source with OneSkin's clinically proven OS-01 Peptide. 👉 Get 15% off with code DRVONDA at https://oneskin.co/DRVONDA 🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026 Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November. 👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026   🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age. The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes. This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life. Inside:   Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place This is not another program. This is how you build strength — with direction. 👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/   🦴 Build stronger bones Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife. Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients. Foundational. Not optional. 👉  Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/   Read the book Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age. Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book    🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity. For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork. Her mission is simple: help women age with power. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

  5. Aug 13

    How to Fight Chronic Inflammation As You Age | Time Bomb #2: Inflammaging

    Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age. Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book   There's a heat you can't feel until it's already aging you.   Let's talk about something quietly ticking away inside all of us. In this solo episode I'm getting into inflammaging, the second great time bomb of aging, and what happens when your body's emergency crew never clocks out. Think alarm bells ringing around the clock, sirens that never quiet down.   And here's where it gets personal: perimenopause. That's the wake-up call, the moment declining estrogen strips away one of your most powerful anti-inflammatory shields, and suddenly the fire's raging and no one tells you why.   So I'm not leaving you there. I'll walk you through the real blueprint to put those flames out: how you move, how you eat, your hormones, and how you meet your stress. Because hear me on this one. Longevity doesn't just happen to you. You build it. On purpose. By design. What we cover: - Chronic inflammation vs. acute inflammation: what your body actually needs. - Estrogen decline in perimenopause: losing your anti-inflammatory shield. - Inflammaging effects: joints, heart, brain, and metabolism. - Physical activity and myokines: your systemic fire extinguisher. - Gut microbiome diversity: fueling or fighting inflammation. - Processed sugars and inflammation: what to eat instead. - Hormone optimization: working with a clinician to calm inflammation. - Mindfulness, breathwork, and sleep: lowering inflammatory cytokines.   🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026 Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November. 👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026   🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age. The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes. This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life. Inside:   Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place This is not another program. This is how you build strength — with direction. 👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/   🦴 Build stronger bones Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife. Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients. Foundational. Not optional. 👉  Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/   🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity. For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork. Her mission is simple: help women age with power. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

  6. Aug 11

    Harvard Doctor: Why You're Still Sick Even When Your Blood Tests Are Normal | Dr. Lucy McBride | #173

    📩 Get Dr. Vonda's insights Want to understand what's happening in your body — and what to do next? Each week, Dr. Vonda shares science-backed guidance on strength, bone health, muscle, and longevity — the same way she speaks to her patients. Clear. Practical. No noise. 👉 Join the newsletter: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=YqJKtR&g=Ww3gx3&   I sat down with Dr. Lucy McBride, Harvard and Johns Hopkins-trained internist and author of Beyond the Prescription, to talk about what modern medicine keeps getting wrong and what you can do about it.   What we explore: - Why does the medical system treat patients as a bag of organs, not a whole person. - How the wellness industry mirrors the same prescriptive failures it claims to fix. - The three A's: awareness, acceptance, and agency, and why acceptance is the hardest. - How your "biography behind the biology" gives context no lab test can capture. - Why women are conditioned to tolerate suffering and how it blocks access to menopause care. - The four quadrants of your health ecosystem: Informatics, Inputs, Infrastructure, and Insight. - How brain fog and memory slips are often reversible, not inevitable signs of aging. - How to reclaim your intuition from trackers, gurus, and conflicting health advice.   About Dr. Lucy Mcbride: Dr. Lucy McBride is a board-certified internist and co-founder of the Ackerly McBride Group in Washington, DC, with over 25 years of practicing evidence-based, relationship-centered medicine. She writes the widely-read newsletter Are You Okay?, hosts the podcast Beyond the Prescription, and her debut book with Simon & Schuster publishes August 11, 2026.   Connect with Dr. Lucy Mcbride: Website: https://www.lucymcbride.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlucymcbride 💌 Dr. Lucy Mcbride Newsletter "Are You Ok?" 👉Subscribe at: https://lucymcbride.substack.com/    📖BEYOND THE PRESCRIPTION  👉Grab a copy at: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Beyond-the-Prescription/Lucy-McBride/9781668024386 Timestamps   00:00 Why Medical Information Leaves You More Confused 03:10 How Medicine and Wellness Both Fail the Whole Person 07:52 Why Primary Care Is Dying and What We Lose 09:37 The Three A's Framework: Your Roadmap to Better Health 12:23 Why Acceptance Is the Hardest Step and How It Unlocks Agency 15:49 The Patient Personalities That Work Against Your Health 20:06 The People-Pleaser Who Hides Symptoms to Protect Her Doctor 23:33 Why Women Are Conditioned to Suffer and Denied HRT Evidence 26:37 The Five Steps to Prepare for Any Doctor's Visit 43:39 Why Women in Their 30s Shouldn't Wait for Menopause 46:36 The Reference Man Problem: Why Women Get Misdiagnosed 51:20 Why Labs and Trackers Can't Replace Your Own Intuition 54:28 How Empowered Patients Fix Broken Healthcare Systems   🧴 OneSkin Target visible aging at the source with OneSkin's clinically proven OS-01 Peptide. 👉 Get 15% off with code DRVONDA at https://oneskin.co/DRVONDA 🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026 Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November. 👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026   🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age. The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes. This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life. Inside:   Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place This is not another program. This is how you build strength — with direction. 👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/   🦴 Build stronger bones Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife. Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients. Foundational. Not optional. 👉  Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/   Read the book Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age. Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book    🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity. For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork. Her mission is simple: help women age with power. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

  7. Aug 6

    The New Science of Aging: Your DNA Is Not Your Destiny | Time Bomb #1: DNA

    Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age. Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book   Your DNA is not your destiny. It's the blueprint, but you are the master builder.    In this episode, I unpack the first major time bomb of aging, DNA changes and damage, and the small daily decisions that build an unbreakable lifestyle. We'll talk about telomeres, the protective end caps on your chromosomes, why they shrink faster for women during the menopause transition, and how movement can quite literally make your cells younger.   What we cover: - DNA vs destiny: why 70% of aging is lifestyle, not genes - Gene expression: how one workout shifts over 9,000 genes - Telomeres explained: the protective end caps of your chromosomes - Menopause and telomeres: why estrogen decline speeds cellular aging - Strength training: 90 minutes weekly linked to younger cells - Aerobic exercise: improving telomere length in six months - Longevity shields: nutrition, hormone optimization, and stress management   🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026 Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November. 👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026   🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age. The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes. This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life. Inside:   Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place This is not another program. This is how you build strength — with direction. 👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/   🦴 Build stronger bones Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife. Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients. Foundational. Not optional. 👉  Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/   🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity. For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork. Her mission is simple: help women age with power. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

  8. Aug 4

    The Vagina Coach Kim Vopni: How to Stop Leaking & Stay Strong | #172

    📩 Get Dr. Vonda's insights Want to understand what's happening in your body — and what to do next? Each week, Dr. Vonda shares science-backed guidance on strength, bone health, muscle, and longevity — the same way she speaks to her patients. Clear. Practical. No noise. 👉 Join the newsletter: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=YqJKtR&g=Ww3gx3&   Kim Vopni, "The Vagina Coach" and creator of the Buff Muff Method, breaks down why the pelvic floor isn't just a Kegel muscle, it's a full system of skeletal muscle, connective tissue, and nerve supply that needs training, not just squeezing.   What we explore: - Pelvic floor anatomy: layered skeletal muscle and load-bearing function - Core breath technique: syncing breath with squats and resistance training - Tight vs. weak pelvic floor: why tension isn't strength - Bladder irritants and hydration: caffeine, alcohol, and urgency triggers - Pelvic floor physical therapy: why annual checkups matter, symptoms or not - Incontinence, prolapse, and pelvic pain: the three symptom buckets - Vaginal estrogen and pelvic floor training: combined menopause protocol   About Kim Vopni: Kim Vopni is known as The Vagina Coach.  She is a certified personal trainer, a menopause support practitioner, a published author, and CEO of a global pelvic health company that is helping women ditch the incontinence pads, lift without fear and stop planning their life around the bathroom. She shares information and education through her various social media platforms and her podcast Between Two Lips.  Kim also trains other fitness and movement professionals in her Pelvic Floor Fitness Pro course.   Connect with Kim Vopni: Website: https://www.vaginacoach.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KimVopniTheVaginaCoach/videos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vaginacoach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-vopni/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VagCoach/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vaginacoach Get a copy of Kim Vopni's  book, read it and then pay it forward to another woman in her life 👉https://www.vaginacoach.com/books Join Kim Vopni's Program, The Buff Muff Method 👉https://www.buffmuff.com   Timestamps   00:00 Intro 05:05 What Your Pelvic Floor Actually Is 07:36 The Real Cost of Staying Silent and Bearing the Load 13:06 What to Do If You're Leaking Now 18:15 How to Use Core Breath When Lifting 25:03 How to Actually Build the Habit 28:12 Bladder Irritants and the Hydration Myth 32:41 Why Constipation Wrecks Your Pelvic Floor 35:01 Why You Shouldn't Wait for Symptoms 39:08 Why Tight Doesn't Mean Strong 43:02 Trigger Points and How to Release Them 48:55 3 Symptom Types: Leaking, Prolapse, Pain 56:30 Why Lifters Need Pelvic Floor Care   🧴 OneSkin Target visible aging at the source with OneSkin's clinically proven OS-01 Peptide. 👉 Get 15% off with code DRVONDA at https://oneskin.co/DRVONDA 🎤 Women's Health Conversations 2026 Three days of world-class speakers, wellness activations, and 1,000+ women choosing themselves. Join us this November. 👉 Grab your spot: https://theunbreakablelifestyle.com/whc-2026   🧠 Start your Unbreakable journey Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age. The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes. This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life. Inside:   Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place This is not another program. This is how you build strength — with direction. 👉 Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/   🦴 Build stronger bones Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife. Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients. Foundational. Not optional. 👉  Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/   Read the book Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age. Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book    🧬 About Dr. Vonda Wright Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity. For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork. Her mission is simple: help women age with power. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Vonda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/ Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374 Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/

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The Dr Vonda Show is all about staying strong, resilient, and feeling good as you age. Hosted by orthopedic sports surgeon and women's healthy-aging expert Dr. Vonda Wright, the podcast breaks down how movement, muscle, bone health, and mindset impact your life at every stage. Through real conversations with athletes, doctors, and everyday women, Dr. Vonda shares practical, science-backed advice you can actually use to protect your health and keep doing what you love.

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    Dr. Vonda Wright
  • Years Active
    2026
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    100
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    © Vonda Wright MD DBA- VMD Global Media, LLC
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