Want to Live Longer? A Female Longevity Expert Says Focus on These 3 Things | Zora Benhamou
Ageing isn’t decline, it’s the beginning of something incredible, and the choices you make today are quietly building the woman you’ll be at 80.
I sat down with gerontologist and biohacker Zora Benhamou, host of the Hack My Age podcast, who has interviewed more than 200 women across 50 countries about how they experience menopause. We got into why so many of us reach for alcohol in perimenopause without realising it’s a short-lived fix for a real hormonal shift, and why removing it changes almost everything. Zora walked me through the three phases of the menopause transition, the levers that protect our long-term health, and why building your 80-year-old self starts decades before you get there.
The big ideasKey Takeaways
- 01Reaching for alcohol in perimenopause is a short-lived fix for a real hormonal shift, and removing it changes almost everything.
- 02Exercise is the biggest longevity lever for women, and alcohol and smoking both damage bone density.
- 03Your 80-year-old self is being built right now, through movement, protecting your bones, protein and taking your health into your own hands.
Jump straight inEpisode Chapters
- What Menopause Looks Like In 50 Countries
- The 3 Stages Of Menopause Explained
- 103 Menopause Symptoms Doctors Never Mention
- Why Women Turn To Alcohol In Perimenopause
- How Quitting Alcohol Transforms Menopause Symptoms
- How To Build Your 80-Year-Old Self Now
- Exercise: The Biggest Longevity Lever For Women
- How Alcohol And Smoking Destroy Bone Density
- What Your DEXA Scan T-Score Really Means
- REMS: A Better Way To Test Bone Health
- How Much Protein Do Women Actually Need?
- The Truth About Fasting For Women Over 50
- How To Silence Food Noise In Your Head
- The Bone Supplement Most Women Get Wrong
- Rapid Fire: Habits, Sleep Hacks And Biohacks
- The One Thing To Start Doing Today
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Meet your guestZora Benhamou
Zora Benhamou is a gerontologist and biohacker on a mission to disrupt menopause stigma and ageist stereotypes. She holds a Master of Gerontology from the University of Southern California, has travelled to over 50 countries interviewing women about their menopause experience, and hosts the Hack My Age podcast.
She is the author of the Longevity Master Plan and the cookbook Eating For Longevity.
Sarah Rusbatch is an accredited Health and Wellbeing Coach and one of Australia’s leading experts on grey area drinking. Her podcast, Stronger, Bolder, Wiser, is the go-to space for women who are questioning their relationship with alcohol, navigating life alcohol-free, or simply curious about what life could look like on the other side of the bottle.
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