The Dr Vonda Show

In this episode of HOT for your HEALTH, Dr Vonda Wright is joined by Leah Jantzen, the Scrappy Athlete. A champion endurance athlete, who ran her first marathon at 42. Leah is now on a mission to empower athletes of every age and ability—and make them realize that most of the limiting factors to performance are the self-defeating beliefs in their own minds.

The creator of Train Your Brain—a system for boosting mental fitness—Leah instructs her clients to clearly see an athletic goal in their mind, then guides them through the process of training their bodies to achieve that goal. You can find Leah and her coaching philosophy on IG @Thescrappyathlete or on her website www.leahjantzen.com

Welcome back to HOT for your Health! In the next episodes Dr Wright is joined by experts to talk about being 40-ish!! and How to make 40 the new 25 only HAPPIER, RICHER, STRONGER & WISER

The 40th birthday is more than a milestone; it's the beginning of an incredibly crucial decade in almost every aspect of our lives.

It's time to get our SH-T together.

We don't want to be 20 again. And we don't think many of our friends do, either! Instead, we want to apply all that hard-earned wisdom to where we are now – contemplating or enjoying our 40s. Some women start thinking about 40 the day after their 35th birthday. For others it sneaks up, lost among work and family and the chaos of life, until….OMG! Here we are.

In this final episode, celebrating life at 40-ish, Dr Vonda Wright is joined by Dr Latifat Akintade, MD. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr Akintade is a financial advisor and teaches us about fiscal health and the 4 steps to Financial Freedom. Money can be one of the biggest stressors in our health and creating a path to financial freedom can serve as a key component of well-being.

Words from Dr. Latifat: Five years ago, I realized I was broke, overwhelmed, and living paycheck to paycheck. I knew zero about money and was too embarrassed to tell anyone. I knew that in order to practice medicine on my terms, I needed to work on my finances. I realized that in order to provide the kind of home and lifestyle we wanted for our kids and build generation wealth, something had to change. By learning the 20% of personal finance that I needed to win 80% of my personal finance, I was able to pay off my student loans within 2 years. After learning and investing in vehicles such as the stock market, diversified real estate investments, we are well on our way to early financial independence.

Welcome back to HOT for your Health! In the next episodes Dr Wright is joined by experts to talk about being 40-ish!! and How to make 40 the new 25 only HAPPIER, RICHER, STRONGER & WISER

The 40th birthday is more than a milestone; it's the beginning of an incredibly crucial decade in almost every aspect of our lives.

It's time to get our SH-T together.

We don't want to be 20 again. And we don't think many of our friends do, either! Instead, we want to apply all that hard-earned wisdom to where we are now – contemplating or enjoying our 40s. Some women start thinking about 40 the day after their 35th birthday. For others it sneaks up, lost among work and family and the chaos of life, until….OMG! Here we are.

In this episode of HOT for your Health Dr Wright is joined by Pediatrician and entrepreneur, Manasa Mantravadi, MD who covers the critical topic of the 40-ish Detox! Dr Mantravadi will touch on how to remove chemical from our environment with specific emphasis on toxins from plastics and her solution to this problem for our families.

Dr. Manasa Mantravadi, a board-certified pediatrician, mom of 3 young kids and an Indian immigrant ... grew up using stainless steel at the dining table. After making the mistake of buying plastic dinnerware - her mother stepped in concerned about the dangers of plastics. Grandma soon replaced the cupboards with traditional Indian steel dishes. 5 years later, the AAP backed grandma's concerns with science, publishing that certain chemicals can interfere with a child's hormones, growth and development. Discussing this policy statement with her fellow pediatrician moms, Dr. Mantravadi quickly realized there were no great options for parents. So, Ahimsa was born – a perfect mix of her love for children, background in medicine and Indian heritage.

Welcome back to HOT for your Health! In the next episodes Dr Wright is joined by experts to talk about being 40-ish!! and How to make 40 the new 25 only HAPPIER, RICHER, STRONGER & WISER

The 40th birthday is more than a milestone; it's the beginning of an incredibly crucial decade in almost every aspect of our lives.

It's time to get our SH-T together.

We don't want to be 20 again. And we don't think many of our friends do, either! Instead, we want to apply all that hard-earned wisdom to where we are now – contemplating or enjoying our 40s. Some women start thinking about 40 the day after their 35th birthday. For others it sneaks up, lost among work and family and the chaos of life, until….OMG! Here we are.

In this episode of HOT for your Health, Dr Wright covers The 40-ish Guide to Body, Brain, Bliss. She covers the health pillars of movement, sleep & rest and smart nutrition and invites the audience to her10 day sugar detox.

Dr Wright is a double boarded orthopedic surgeon, author, speaker and innovator focused on optimizing personal and professional performance at every age from the backyard to the ballfield to the boardroom via building physical and mental hardiness and resilience across the lifespan. She cares for athletes and active people of all ages and skill levels from youth to professional and currently serves as the inaugural Chief of Sports Medicine at the Northside Health System in Atlanta and previously served as the inaugural Medical Director of the 185,000 sqft UMPC Lemieux Sports Complex in Pittsburgh PA, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Dr Wright earned her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, served her residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, including a dedicated research year, at the University of Pittsburgh and completed her training at the Hospital for Special Surgery with a fellowship in Sports and Shoulder surgery.

Dr Wright has written 4 books on topics surrounding active aging and precision longevity, serves as a frequent media expert, created the non-profit, "Womens Health Conversations" which ignited a national conversation on women's health, is the host of the HOT for your Health Podcast and performed award winning research that is reshaping the way we think of aging in this country.