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StrongHer Collective
StrongHer Collective Podcast is all about women’s strength. Hosted by personal trainer, yoga teacher, and research-loving hype girl Morganne Aaberg, this podcast is all about redefining fitness for women by shifting the focus from shrinking to strengthening.
Each episode dives into evidence-based conversations on resistance training, fitness myths, mindset, and more—all through the lens of empowering women to live vibrant, independent, adventurous lives. Whether you're picking up weights for the first time or deep in your strength journey, you'll find support, science, and a whole lot of encouragement here.
This is your space to challenge old narratives, embrace your power, and build a body that supports the life you want to live. Strength belongs to every woman—and in the StrongHer Collective, we lift each other up.
StrongHer Collective
Supplement Safety: What Every Woman Should Know in an Under-Regulated Market
Supplements line the shelves of every health store and flood our social media feeds with promises of fat loss, energy, and better performance. But how safe are they really? In this episode, we break down how dietary supplements are regulated in the U.S., noting important difference in consumer protections with supplements vs. drugs.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:43 What I'm reading right now! Let's Get Physical by Danielle Friedman
7:30 FDA's treatment of Drugs vs. Supplement
12:40 The story of Ephedra
Resources
- FDA's Statement on the ban of Ephedra (2004)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Integrative Medicine ingredient database - you can look up an ingredient here to see what it does, what scientific data backs it up, etc.
- Case study of ephedra psychosis caused by a weight loss supplement
- 2015 New England Journal of Medicine emergency room visits due to dietary supplements
- NSF 3rd party testing
- US Anti Doping Agency high risk supplement list
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