Dr. Natasha Trentacosta: Building a Body That Lasts - The Orthopedic Secrets to Lifelong Strength and Mobility

Dr. Karen Litzy is joined by Dr. Natasha Trentacosta, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, Angel City FC team physician, and director of the Cedars-Sinai Women's Sports Health and Movement Center. Together, they look beyond skincare and explore how movement, strength training, and injury prevention can help preserve mobility and independence as we age. They discuss progressive strength training, bone health across the lifespan, youth sports specialization, ACL injury prevention, and the need for more research focused on female athletes.

In this episode ·       Why healthy aging means preserving strength, balance, bone density, and mobility—not just living longer

·       How to begin strength training and why progressive loading matters

·       Why bone health is shaped early in life, with peak bone density reached around age 30

·       How overtraining and inadequate recovery can contribute to stress injuries in young athletes

·       Why year-round single-sport specialization may increase injury risk

·       What is known—and still uncertain—about hormones and ACL injuries

·       How warm-ups and prevention programs can help reduce knee injury risk

·       Why it's a misconception that running causes knee arthritis

Timestamps 00:00 — Rethinking anti-aging: joints, bones, and movement

02:23 — Longevity versus quality of life

04:20 — Movement as medicine