Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Hosted by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau · Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4.8from 1,529 ratings
- 530
- Episodes
- 65
- Transcribed
- 1,529
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2006
- First episode
- 920K
- YouTube views
About Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Celebrating 20 years! Practical, joyful, real-world inspiration for living sustainably, healthfully, and compassionately—for humankind, animalkind, and the ecosystems we all depend on. Tools, tips, stories, and resources on plant-based eating, wellness, wildlife, biodiversity, conservation, zero-waste living, travel, animals, history, etymology, and so much more hosted by author Colleen Patrick-Goudreau since 2006. www.colleenpatrickgoudreau.com (https://www.colleenpatrickgoudreau.com/s/food-for-thought?utm_medium=podcast)
- Publisher
- Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
- Category
- health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Mar 2006
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
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Bone Health at Every Age (Part 3: The Hormone Connection)
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And one of the important functions of estrogen is to keep excessive bone breakdown in check. And when estrogen levels decline during menopause, bone breakdown accelerates. The osteoclasts become more active, so there's more breakdown. And the bone formation, the osteoblasts, can't keep up. which means that during the years surrounding menopause, women can experience a much more rapid decline in bone density than they did during earlier childhood. And remember, I said that bone breakdown starts happening in our 30s. So that's not estrogen-related. It's not menopause-related. It's age-related. It's age-appropriate. […]
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- 920,266
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- 4.8 / 5
- 1,447 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 82 ratings
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- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
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