The Chalene Show | Pop Culture, Women's Health, & Fitness

The Gray Divorce Boom, Peptide Legal News & Celebrity Plastic Surgery Regrets - 1319

The Chalene Show | Pop Culture, Women's Health, & Fitness

Show Notes

Gray divorce hit 36%, Danny Glover went public with his Alzheimer's diagnosis, BPC-157 quietly became legal again, a new bill takes aim at menopause discrimination at work, and celebrities are lining up to undo their own plastic surgery. Chalene Johnson breaks down why this is all happening at once. Chalene digs into why Kylie Jenner, Simon Cowell, and Kim Zolciak are all now saying they regret work they once defended, why Emily Simpson and Angie Katsanevas are living out the gray divorce numbers in real time, and why lawmakers like Debbie Dingell are stepping in on menopause discrimination at work. Topics discussed: gray divorce, Real Housewives of Orange County, Emily Simpson, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Angie Katsanevas, Shawn Trujillo, Danny Glover, Alzheimer's, magnesium, BPC-157, Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind, Kylie Jenner, Nicki Minaj, Simon Cowell, Kim Zolciak, Menopausal Workers' Fairness Act, Debbie Dingell

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Connect with me on your fav social platform: Instagram: www.Instagram.com/ChaleneJohnson Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Chalene TikTok: @chaleneOfficial Chapters 00:00:00 — Intro: Day trip to Leigh-on-Sea & visiting Claire Cable 00:02:59 — Vacation fatigue & eating habits abroad 00:06:58 — Sponsor: Organifi collagen 00:08:35 — Peptide news: BPC-157, TB-500 & the FDA advisory vote 00:14:27 — Danny Glover's Alzheimer's diagnosis & the magnesium-dementia study 00:20:04 — Sponsor: BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough 00:22:39 — TV picks: Hulu's squatter show & E!'s Plastic Surgery Rewind 00:27:45 — Sponsor: Midi Health & optimizing hormones 00:30:46 — The "gray divorce" trend & Real Housewives splits 00:46:20 — Divorce financial planning: QDRO & Social Security spousal benefits 00:49:23 — Camp BMore invite 00:50:26 — The Menopausal Workers Fairness Act debate 00:55:08 — Bonafide's State of Menopause study & the placebo-effect angle

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