The Easiest Step to Take in Supporting Your Body Through Perimenopause and Beyond

As women transition through perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause, natural collagen production declines, affecting skin elasticity, bone density, and connective tissue integrity. Research suggests that supplementing with specific collagen peptides can provide targeted support in these areas.

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• Skin Health & Wrinkle Reduction – A study found that Verisol® helps stimulate collagen production, leading to improved skin elasticity and a reduction in fine lines and wrinkles.
• Bone Density Support – Another study showed that Fortibone® increased bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. It was also associated with a favorable shift in other bone markers, indicating increased bone formation and reduced bone degradation. 
• Cellulite Appearance & Skin Structure – Even another study showed that ingesting Verisol® over a period of 6 months led to a clear improvement of the skin appearance in women suffering from moderate cellulite. It concluded that Verisol® leads to an improvement in cellulite and has a positive impact on skin health.
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Whole Body Collagen provides these specialized peptides in an easy-to-use, unflavored powder that blends seamlessly into coffee, smoothies, or water. By incorporating collagen into your daily routine, you can help support your skin, bones, and connective tissues through every stage of life. Sign up for an account with my online dispensary and click on the 'Collagen for Perimenopause and Beyond' template for a discount on Whole Body Collagen by Designs for Health.

Looking for a plan more tailored to your needs? Whether you're navigating perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause, a personalized approach, not only to supplements, but to lifestyle and nutrition strategies—can help support your overall well-being. Schedule an initial consultation to learn more!

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Elizabeth Renaut

PT, DPT, Licensed Physical Therapist, University of Maryland, Baltimore

LDN, CNS, Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist, Certified Nutrition Specialist^® 

MHS, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

ADAPT Framework Level One Trained by the Kresser Institute for Functional and Evolutionary Medicine

April 5th Mat Pilates

Christina still has a few spaces left for her April 5th Mat Pilates class at 9 AM

You don't want to miss this rare opportunity for a Saturday morning class with Christina!

After class, stick around and reserve your space with one of the ladies from Trillium health for your screen to find out how well you are doing on your health journey!

Click here to reserve your spot with Christina for Pilates 4/5.

Massage Therapy At One.

If you have been dealing with aches and pains and chalk it up to "arthritis", think again. Often those nagging aches and pains that seem to get better as you move around are actually due to fascial restrictions. One. has two amazing massage therapist that specialize in restoring glide and slide to your fascia to help eliminate those morning pains. We often take better care of our vehicles than our own bodies, consider booking your session with Christian Delgado or Joanna Wahler for the month of April and receive 10% off your services when you mention this post to see how much better you can feel!

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Can You Pass the Old Man Test?

Jeff Cavaliere Shares 5 Exercises to Improve Mobility

Only 14 percent of people over 40 years old can pass this seemingly-simple test.

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Try putting on your socks and shoes while balancing on one leg—all without ever touching the ground. It sounds easy, but if you wobble or lose balance, it could be a sign that your mobility and flexibility need work. In a new video, Jeff Cavaliere, C.S.C.S., shared five exercises to help you improve these key skills, ensuring you stay strong and stable as you age.

The socks and shoes balance test, coined as the "old man test," is one that only 14 percent of people over the age of 40 can successfully complete. Cavaliere says if you can pass the test, you're in a good starting place. 

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How to Hack Your Biology for a Longer, Healthier Life with Gary Brecka

March 12, 2025 Episode 1015  1 hr 35 min

Overview

What if I told you life insurance companies can predict, almost to the month, when you’re going to die? That’s exactly what Gary Brecka, a human biologist and former mortality expert, used to do—until he uncovered something shocking. After years of analyzing blood work and medical records, he realized that the biggest predictors of disease and early death aren’t genetic—they’re modifiable. Now, he’s using that knowledge to help people optimize their health and extend their lifespan. In this episode of The Dr. Hyman Show, we discuss:

• How insurance companies use hidden health data to predict life expectancy with stunning accuracy.

• The biggest factors that shorten lifespan—and why most of them are within our control.

• Why vitamin deficiencies, especially vitamin D, are quietly fueling chronic disease.

• How the right biohacking tools, like red light therapy and oxygen optimization, can reverse aging.

• What you can do today to take control of your health and longevity.

This conversation will change the way you think about your own health. A must watch for anyone interested in simple things you can do to improve your health

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The ninetysomethings who revolutionized how we think about strength training

One simple exercise proved older adults can build and retain muscle – and caused a paradigm shift in science

Michael Joseph Gross

Tue 11 Mar 2025 12.00 EDT

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n 1988, 712 people lived at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged, a Boston nursing home affectionately named “Hebrew rehab” by its residents and staff. The residents’ average age was 88, and three-quarters of them were women. Every resident had multiple medical conditions. Almost half required help to engage in the essential activities of daily life: getting out of bed, going to the bathroom, bathing, walking, eating. But they were survivors. Some had survived the Holocaust. Others fled the Cossacks. They all lived through the Great Depression.

Of the 10 residents Fiatarone chose for the first study – six women and four men – eight had a history of falls. Seven used canes or walkers to get around. Most were on at least four medications. Most had at least four chronic diseases. The most common diseases in this group were osteoarthritis, coronary artery disease, hypertension and osteoporosis.

Their workout program would be simple. It would consist of one exercise. The exercise was the knee extension. Picture someone sitting on the edge of a straight-backed chair. She contracts her quadriceps to extend her knees, lifting her lower legs. At the top of the motion, both legs extend straight out from her lap. Then she bends her knees to lower her shins and feet back down. The lift comprising that whole movement, up and down, is called the knee extension.

Two things make the knee extension a good exercise for 90-year-olds. You can do it sitting down, and it strengthens muscles that help you stand up.

These people were dedicated, and they got stronger. The smallest strength gain was 61%. The largest was 374%. The average gain was 174%. The average increase in walking speed as measured by tandem gait was almost 50%. The magnitude of improvements for men and women were the same. Their muscles had not only grown stronger, but also bigger. In 1990, the Journal of the American Medical Association published results of Fiatarone’s study, a paper now widely considered to mark the start of a paradigm shift in scientific understanding of muscle, strength and ageing. The 90-year-olds’ muscles grew by almost the same amount that a younger person’s muscles would grow in response to a similar lifting program.

From birth, through the typical course of growth, most people build muscle up to a peak at the age of 30 or so. Then comes decline, when people lose muscle at a rate of at least 3-5% per decade.

By the time we are older, in our 60s and 70s, the rate of loss can accelerate to roughly 1% a year, or 10% a decade. General physical activity does not prevent age-related loss of muscle, but with progressive resistance training, the losses can be slowed, or even substantially reversed.

Even in the short time of Fiatarone’s eight-week study at Hebrew rehab, when older people’s muscles changed, their lives changed.

The Hebrew rehab strength-training study had extensive practical implications. Its philosophical implications were at least as far-reaching. What happened at Hebrew rehab upended the traditional story of ageing. The cliché of inevitable decline – as age increases, function wanes – turned out to be false. What happened in Dorothy Tishler’s legs suggested nothing less than a new way of considering the course of human life. The cliche that it’s never too late turned out to be true. Even into oldest age, even in dire situations, every person has some power to change how time changes the body. Especially if you have help, and knowledge.

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Giving Back

Check out this weeks needs from the Good Neighbors Group:

For Hope For All

We’re in need of the following kitchen items

• vegetable peeler
• measuring spoons
• measuring cups
• tongs
• pizza cutter
• large spoon
• slotted spoon

• meat fork
• rubber spatula
• ladle
• whisk
• ice cream scoop
• pasta server
• handheld can opener

If possible, PLEASE DROP ITEMS OFF DIRECTLY TO HOPE for All (122 Roesler Rd, Glen Burnie). If you need a local drop off in Severna Park, let us know.

For Charting Careers

With spring upon us, Charting Careers is in need of the following items to help their after school activities for kids.

• flip flops
• crocks
• water shoes
• jump ropes

• sports equipment
• kites
• fishing rods
• a parachute

Severna Park Drop Off Location

Did you know: Tuesday Community Pantry 



Anne Arundel County Public Library offers so much more than books. Among the other many resources and services the library has: a community pantry. On the first Tuesday of the month 6–7 PM (as well as the first Saturday of the month 10 AM–noon), Discoveries: The Library at the Mall has a community pantry where anyone who needs help attaining basic baby and/or hygiene supplies can come get what they need. Thinks diapers, wipes, pads, tampons, and more. Want to donate? The library makes it easy to make online donations via wishlists at Amazon and Target.

Spring 2025 GreenScape will be held Saturday, April 26th! 

GreenScape is a city and community partnership investment in beautification, clean-up, and planting in public spaces throughout the City of Annapolis. GreenScape was founded through the efforts of former Mayor Ellen Moyer and the Annapolis Recreation and Parks Advisory Board. Since 1991, hundreds of projects have been initiated and adopted by individuals, community groups, and neighborhood associations.

SOFO will be hosting small groups along Forest drive from 9-noon on Saturday, April 26th. Interested in learning more or helping out? Register to participate online, or learn more.

Annapolis Book Festival

The Annapolis Book Festival is free to attend and open to all!

Every year thousands of people enjoy this community Festival that celebrates the beauty, power, passion, and excitement of the written word.

The Festival is celebrating its 22nd year, bringing nationally renowned authors to the community to discuss their books and the craft of writing and featuring a day filled with children's activities, live music, food, and a huge used book sale.



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The Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show

The Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show returns to Annapolis every April to showcase new and brokerage boats including catamarans, monohulls, family cruisers, daysailers, and inflatables. 

While climbing aboard the great line-up of sailboats is the major draw, there is so much more to see. Guests are invited to meet with boating clubs and charter companies, shop gear and equipment, and ring in the new season with fellow sailors and marine professionals. With live entertainment, seminars, and a festive tasting tent, the fun lasts all day. As the show winds down, guests may visit the wide variety of restaurants, shops and bars just a few steps from the show gates.

April 25-27, 2025

City Dock, Annapolis, MD

• Friday, April 25
• 10:00am – 6:00pm
• Saturday, April 26
• 10:00am – 6:00pm
• Sunday, April 27
• 10:00am – 5:00pm

General Admission ~ $20

$20 at Gate (Limited onsite box office available)

Children under 12 are free

Click here for details.

More Happenings

Virtual Lecture – The William Paca House: 250 Years of an Annapolis Landmark

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Location: Zoom Virtual Lecture

Time: 7:00 pm (EDT)

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Profs & Pints: The shores of Tripoli

April 8, 2025

Graduate Hotel

Time:5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

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MLK Parade Annapolis

April 12th 12 pm-2pm

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The Annapolis Cup - St. John’s vs. USNA Croquet Match

April 5, 2025

Price:Tickets go on sale on March 3, 2025. No Ticket Sales at the Door.

Time:10:30 AM to 6:00 PM

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THE Annapolis Opera VOCAL COMPETITION

Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 3 PM

Maryland Hall | 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD

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Visit Monticello with Historic Annapolis

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Location: Motorcoach departs from Maryland Hall, 801 Chase Street, Annapolis

Time: 8:00 am (EDT) - 7:00 pm (EDT)

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Walk for the Woods 2025 Crownsville

April 26 @ 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

Free

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Did You Know?

The Vagus Nerve Means Wandering in Latin for a Reason

Literally controls our nervous system from our brain to our diaphragm to our gut, this is why breathing using your diaphragm is so important for lowering blood pressure and reducing anxiety. Try exhaling through your nose for 6 seconds throughout your day.