Common Reasons For Low Energy & How To Boost Energy In Women Over 50

On this podcast, Faraz Khan and Zora Benhamou discuss how to boost energy in women over 50.

Zora Benhamou is a gerontologist, podcaster, and biohacker on a mission to challenge many health paradigms about women over 50. She is an international speaker on aging and longevity, specializing in relieving fatigue in peri- and post-menopausal women.

Zora is 52 years old, is a digital nomad, traveled to over 50 countries, lived in 8, and speaks 6 languages. She founded the website HackMyAge.com, the Hack My Age podcast, and is the author of the Longevity Master Plan and cookbook Eating For Longevity.

Zora received a Master of Gerontology at the prestigious University of Southern California and a BA at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a certified sports nutrition coach, completed the Menopause for Athletes program by Dr. Stacy Sims, and is a certified Oxygen Advantage Advanced Instructor on breathwork.

Zora’s Background

Was an expat lived in Brazil and Indonesia
After children left the house, they started the nomad lifestyle
Finished the gerontology program from USC this May

What Is a Gerontologist?

A gerontologist studies aging from a biological, psychological and sociological perspective
Study older adults and the whole life course before birth to death
Study how that influences aging, study how we age, why we age
Zora wants to improve the last 30 years of lifespan
Zora wants to disrupt aging stereotypes

What Happens To People Mentally As They Age?

Zora got her wake up call when her mother died of breast cancer at age 57
Her dad died 10 years later of heart disease
AIR model created by Paul Nash: acquisition, internalization and reinforcement
Children as young as age 6 develop ageist stereotypes when they see their parents and grandparents
Reinforce it by talking about aging and joking about it

What Are Key Findings From Zora’s Travels and Learning About Gerontology?

80% of people Zora interviewed believed that faith was the cause of their longevity

What Are Some Issues That We Don’t Cover In The Biohacking Community

People need to be more aware of good, positive relationships
They are very important for longevity
Focus on nurturing your network
Cut out toxic friends from your life
You are the average of your 5 friends

What’s Changing In A Woman’s Body After Menopause?

Most women have no idea about their cycle and the hormone changes during the month
Many women are 4 different women in one month
In perimenopause, women’s hormones are changing
Many women can experience Brain fog, mood changes, weight gain

Is Thyroid A Problem For Women?

Zora encourages women to look at thyroid if they have lower energy
Stress also causes a hit in thyroid hormones
Thyroid can cause weight gain, low energy and hair thinning

How To Preserve And Increase Energy For Women Over 50?

Make sure to test your hormones, they’re very important
Nutrition and exercise really helps
Stop being around toxic people
Zora helps people find the root cause of the problem

How Is Biohacking For Women Over 50 Different From Men Or Younger Women?

Some biohacks don’t work on older women
Most research was done on men before the 1970’s
So most studies are based on men, we need more research for women
We also need research on older adults
Zora encourages women to try biohacks, but measure the data to determine if those work for them