Opt to Thrive
Opt to Thrive is a health and wellness podcast designed to support, educate, inspire, empower and motivate midlife women to live their healthiest, happiest most fulfilled lives. Motivated by her own life experiences and the punch in the face that was the midlife transition, Dr Corina Sims created Opt to Thrive.
Dr Sims is a rural GP Obstetrician with a passion for connecting with and empowering other women to be the best version of themselves. Disappointed with the plethora of contradictory information targeted at perimenopausal and menopausal women and recognising the gap in medicine that has been identified GLOBALLY in managing women going through it she strives to bring evidence based information to those who are searching for the answers.
Listen in every week where on one week you’ll find either a short and sweet episode designed to uplift, inspire and give helpful tips to manage your mind and a longer episode the next created to educate and inform.
Opt to Thrive
To Supplement or Not to Supplement? That, is the Question
Are supplements a health essential or just marketing hype? In this episode of Opt to Thrive, we uncover the facts about vitamins, minerals, and sports supplements—what’s beneficial, what’s unnecessary, and what might be harmful. Learn how to navigate misleading labels, the risks of buying online, and the key nutrients midlife women actually need, like calcium, vitamin D, magnesium, and B vitamins. Plus, we reveal the hidden dangers of vitamin and mineral toxicity and why more isn’t always better.
If you’re confused about whether to take supplements or how to choose the right ones, this episode is for you!
Resources:
Sun exposure for vitamin D guidelines
https://www.assc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Sun-Exposure-Summit-PositionStatement_V1.9.pdf
Calcium calculator
https://www.osteoporosis.foundation/educational-hub/topic/calcium-calculator
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