Why strong bones save lives, with Kate Muir

With 50% of women over the age of 50 expected to get a fracture due to osteoporosis, women's health expert and campaigner Kate Muir joins Liz to ask why our bone health isn't getting airtime.Kate and Liz discuss how our hormones can help to protect our bones, why we need to include bone flexibility in conversations about density, plus why midlife women especially need to lift weights.The episode also covers the cost of osteoporosis on the NHS, how ethnicity impacts the onset of menopause, and lifestyle factors that may impact younger woman's bones in later life.Links mentioned in the episode:Follow Kate Muir on InstagramFollow Dr Vonda Wright on InstagramThe Royal Osteoporosis websiteA Better Second Half by Liz EarleEmail us your questions at podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com  or leave a voicemail, text, WhatsApp message or WhatsApp voicenote our number - 07518 471846 for the chance to be featured on the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show, the podcast helping all women have a better second half. I’m Liz Earle and, with so many of us living longer than ever before, I’m on a mission to help women thrive in later life by investing in our health and wellbeing today. This means picking up good habits in our 20s and 30s, navigating the changes that come in our 40s and 50s and fortifying our bodies with everything we need to stay fit, flexible, sharp and energised in our 60s, 70s and beyond.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.