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Petra Bagust
Presenter, Podcaster, Chaplain
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Oesteoporosis - a kōrero on bone health
Published on
August 7, 2024
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Podcast - A kōrero on bone health
Petra Bagust, a well-known broadcaster and media personality in New Zealand, brings her vibrant curiosity and thoughtful insights to her podcast Grey Areas.
If you have a spare 10 minutes then we highly recommend you listen to this podcast - A kōrero on bone health. Petra talks to Christine Gill, the Executive Director of Osteoporosis New Zealand. After graduating from Massey University with a BSC (Biochem), Christine started her career as a member of the Connective Tissue Research Group, Department of Surgery, at Auckland University’s School of Medicine.
Christine takes us through the fascinating life cycle of our bones, from birth to menopause and beyond. She explains the process of bone turnover, clarifies the often misunderstood condition of osteoporosis, and emphasizes the importance of achieving maximum bone strength by age 30. Additionally, Christine discusses the numerous factors that can affect our bone health throughout our lives.
So the key takeaway... it’s never too early or too late to start caring for your bones!
About Grey Areas
Broadcaster Petra Bagust brings us an honest and raw podcast about growing up and going grey, in Aotearoa New Zealand. Focusing on breaking the "getting old' mould she looks at how to grow old well.
She interviews a group of wonderful wāhine, and the odd beaut bloke, shares her wisdom and discovers along the way. She climbs into some topics that just aren't so clear-cut, maybe are a little chewy, a little crunchy… it is all part of the ageing journey.