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The Retirement Plan No One Talks About: Why Health Matters as Much as Your Super
Mary-Leigh Scheerhoorn Mary-Leigh Scheerhoorn

The Retirement Plan No One Talks About: Why Health Matters as Much as Your Super

We spend decades preparing for retirement, focusing on superannuation balances, investments, and whether we will have enough financially to stop working and enjoy life. But there is another part of retirement planning that is rarely discussed.

Our health.

In this article, I explore why health should be considered a core part of retirement planning, and why building that foundation during midlife may be one of the most important investments we can make for the years ahead.

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The Power of Protein: A New Era for Peri/Menopausal Women
Mary-Leigh Scheerhoorn Mary-Leigh Scheerhoorn

The Power of Protein: A New Era for Peri/Menopausal Women

Remember the days when our mothers religiously followed aerobics routines, believing it was the key to staying slim and healthy? They were told that lifting weights would make them bulky, so they stuck to cardio. Fast forward to today, and many of these women, now in their 70s and 80s, are facing the harsh realities of sarcopenia, osteopenia, and osteoporosis. The very advice meant to keep them fit has left them frail and vulnerable.

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