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24/05/2026

🎟️ TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!

Ladies — today's the day!

Tickets for the 2026 Life Pharmacy Ladies Luncheon are officially available in-store at Life Pharmacy Matamata

At just $85 per ticket, you're getting:
✔ A glass of bubbles or juice on arrival
✔ Guest speaker Lulu Wilcox
✔ A fabulous fashion parade with Mi Moso Fashion
✔ A beautiful Lunch by Marko's Osteria (previously Osteria)
✔ A wonderful afternoon supporting Pohlen Hospital

📅 19th June · 📍 Civic Centre, Matamata · 🕚 Doors 11am

These will go fast — pop in and grab yours today! 💛

24/05/2026

Women live longer than men. On paper, we “win” longevity. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: many women are living longer, but those years are impacted by cognitive decline, cardiovascular disease, frailty, and loss of independence, especially after menopause. The real question becomes less about lifespan (the number of years we live) and more about healthspan, the number of years we're strong, capable, cognitively sharp, and metabolically resilient. And there’s a gap.

Statistically, women outlive men by several years, but those additional years are often marked by:

​- Loss of muscle and strength
​- Increased visceral fat
​- Accelerated bone loss
​- Rising cardiovascular risk
​- Greater rates of Alzheimer’s disease

Estrogen has wide-reaching protective effects, particularly on blood vessels, brain metabolism, skeletal muscle, and bone turnover. When it declines in perimenopause and menopause, our physiology shifts dramatically. Women’s longevity numbers still look “good,” but they mask functional decline.

And for me, longevity has never meant simply being alive longer. It means preserving the capacity to think clearly, move powerfully, recover well, and remain independent across decades.

​Read more >>> https://bit.ly/3R0ywh4

24/05/2026

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“It’s part of the process”

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