Most women don’t start thinking about their bones until a doctor mentions a scan, or a diagnosis, or a number that doesn’t mean much without context. By then, the conversation feels urgent and behind at the same time.

Here’s what that conversation rarely includes: bone loss in perimenopause often begins years before menopause is official, it happens quietly, and the window to do something meaningful about it is earlier than most women know.

What makes this harder is that the guidance women do receive tends to come from one direction at a time — a clinical visit here, a fitness recommendation there — without anyone connecting the pieces. The biology of what’s happening in your bones, the clinical markers worth tracking, and the nourishing practices that support remineralization from the inside out rarely end up in the same room.

This conversation brings together three specialists who each hold a different part of the picture:

What You Will Gain

• An understanding of how bone remodeling works and why estrogen loss shifts the balance between bone formation and breakdown — including what that means practically for women in perimenopause and menopause
• Clarity on what labs and scans to ask for, including the DEXA scan and T scores, and how to have a more informed conversation with your provider
• Awareness of the risk factors most women aren’t told to consider — including family history, medications that affect bone density, and other factors that rarely come up in a standard appointment
• Insight into root causes beyond hormones: how thyroid function, gut health, inflammatory markers, and cortisol all play a role in bone density
• Guidance on what to know if you’re on a GLP-1 and trying to protect both muscle and bone during the weight loss process
• Practical direction on strength training as a non-negotiable in midlife — and how to start where you are, with the time and equipment you have
• An introduction to nutritive herbs and nourishing infusions that support remineralization, including specific herbs, how they work, and how to prepare them
• A practice rooted in the wise woman herbal tradition to support your relationship with your body through this transition

Meet the Speakers

Adam Gray (Gray Method Online Health and Fitness) walks through the biology of bone remodeling — how bones respond to load and stress, why estrogen loss accelerates breakdown, and why strength training is one of the most evidence-backed things a midlife woman can do for her skeleton. His focus is practical: what’s actually happening at the cellular level, and what to do about it.

Sarah Weaver, NP (Entourage Health) covers the clinical side: what to ask for, what to track, and the risk factors most women are never told to consider — including family history, thyroid function, gut health, cortisol, and inflammatory markers. She’ll also address what women on GLP-1s need to know about protecting muscle and bone during weight loss.

Genessa Zickefoose (The Mother Hive) brings a clinical herbalist’s lens — nutritive herbs, nourishing infusions, and a wise woman tradition approach to remineralization that works alongside clinical care, not instead of it. She’ll introduce specific herbs that support bone health, how to prepare them, and a practice rooted in that tradition.

Who This is For

Women in perimenopause, menopause, or post menopause who:

• Have been told their bone density is low — or haven’t been told anything at all — and want to understand what’s actually going on
• Aren’t sure what to ask for at their next appointment or whether they should even be concerned
• Suspect something deeper is contributing but haven’t been able to get clear answers
• Want an integrated picture that includes the clinical, the physical, and the holistic — not just one piece of the puzzle
• Are ready to stop waiting for someone to connect the dots for them 

Recording available to all who register.