Muscle Loss, Joint Pain & the Menopot: WTF Is Happening Inside Me? Part 1 of 3
The Luminescence Podcast with Schuyler GrantShow Notes
Aches, pains, and that mysterious menopause pooch. Is it just aging, or is something else happening in your body?
In this episode of the Luminescence Podcast, Schuyler Grant sits down with Dr. Somi Javaid, Dr. Sarah de la Torre, and Elena Brower to get into what's actually happening musculoskeletally during perimenopause and menopause — muscle loss, joint pain, shifting metabolism, and why the workouts that used to work have stopped working.
They discuss:
What the musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause actually is — why everything suddenly hurts, and why this collection of symptoms doesn't get talked about enough
Why muscle is your most important glucose sink as hormones shift — and how protecting it changes your entire metabolic picture
The difference between visceral and subcutaneous fat, and why where you gain weight matters more than the number on the scale for heart health
The surprising connections between perimenopause, fibromyalgia, and chronically misdiagnosed pain — including why frozen shoulder peaks in midlife
How modern yoga is adapting to support strength and functional movement — and why flexibility without stability can be problematic
For any woman who's noticed her body changing and wants to understand what's actually happening beneath the surface.
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