Everything You Didn’t Know About Your Menopause Gut Health (and Need to)
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Your menopause gut health is about to get a booster shot. This episode is ripe with information about probiotics, digestive enzymes, your immune system, food sensitivities and so much more. Stay till the end and I’ll share the digestive enzyme I’ve now been using for 3 months. If you are curious about all the fuss around dairy and gluten and your menopause gut health, this episode will answer some questions! It’s guaranteed to give you some too! My Guest: Steven Wright is a Health Engineer, Functional Medicine Expert, and founder of The Healthy Gut Company — which helps get...
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Love Relationships and The Health & Hormone Connection
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After 50, love relationships take a turn. For women who become more educated and mature their relationship may no longer solve a problem they can’t solve on their own. My respected guest and Flipping 50 returning favorite on love relationships, Dr. John Gray. My Guest: John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, wrote the iconic relationship book, a global bestseller translated into 45 languages. With 20+ books, including Beyond Mars and Venus, he transforms how men and women view relationships, blending communication skills and nutrition for lasting health and romance....
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12 Strength Training Mistakes in Menopause Robbing Your Results
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Most commonly the challenge is gaining lean muscle. Doing all the things but can’t seem to gain muscle? Then tune in and go through this like a check list of 12 strength training mistakes in menopause that could be the reason. It just takes one. But if there are multiple, it’s compounded and in this case, not interest but penalty! Join us at to support your journey avoiding the 12 strength training mistakes in menopause. Overworking Small Muscle Groups [00:02:20] You need fewer of these small muscle group-focused exercises in your routine if you prioritize the major muscles like chest...
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What You Don't Know About Hormone Tests (Wish I'd Known Sooner!)
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In this special episode, you get to join me in a doctor’s appointment and lm tell you… what you don’t know about hormone tests could be the difference in feeling 10x better and aging better too! If you don’t know about hormone tests that there are not only different test, but different ways to interpret them from norms to optimal….if you don’t know that some doctors don’t know all test and couldn’t order them if they did because they don’t know how to interpret them… then you’re in for a treat…. And education! My Guest: Dr. Sharon Stills is a Naturopathic...
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Protect Your Vision in Midlife and Beyond
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Can you improve your eyesight and protect your vision in midlife? Vision health goes far beyond eyesight and the ability to see the golf ball or the small print on the supplement bottle. Aging doesn’t mean dimming sight; it’s possible to preserve and improve vision with the right knowledge and tools. Did you know you can slow the aging effects on your eyes? Stay tuned to learn how to protect your vision in midlife! My Guest: Dr. Bryce Appelbaum is a pioneer in neuro-optometry passionate about unlocking life’s potential through vision. His expertise includes reorganizing the visual brain...
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How to Exercise with High or Low Cortisol in Menopause
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With either high or low cortisol in menopause, the way you exercise has to change. Yet, this is a gap in fitness education for trainers, instructors and coaches who don’t get training specific to women in menopause. So, whether you’re here for yourself or here as a coach or trainer who does now or wants to coach women in midlife and beyond, this episode is for you. In this episode, I talk about the impact of exercise intensity on cortisol and how cortisol is used for the energy to do exercise, cortisol changes that occur in menopause, and what’s really wrong with the way we can...
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Daily Rituals That Regulate Your Nervous System
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Know the daily rituals that regulate your nervous system to calm inflammation and slow the effects of aging! My Guest: Dr. Monisha Bhanote, MD, ABOIM, FCAP, ACCM, is a quintuple board-certified physician and founder of WELLKULÅ. She blends ancient wisdom with mind-body medicine, advocating for #CellCare as self-care. As an international speaker, best-selling author, and wellness expert, she educates on cellular health and nervous system regulation. Dr. Bhanote’s expertise in longevity, Ayurveda, plant-based nutrition, mindfulness, and digestive health shapes her Longevity Retreats and...
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Midlife Strength Training Myths Busted with Jennifer Kirsch
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Pay attention! If you’re hearing “lift heavy” shouted from the roof tops and feel the fear of injury or simply inability to comply…. THIS IS YOUR EPISODE! Consider your midlife strength training myths busted. Strength training should be non-negotiable for midlife women, yet still believe in long-existing myths related to them. By the end of this episode, you will identify and consider any current midlife strength training myths busted! My Guest: Jennifer Kirsch is a personal trainer and nutrition coach specializing in helping women 50+ build strength, confidence, and consistency...
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True Core Confidence: Revolutionizing Pelvic Floor Fitness After 40
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Tune in to this episode as we redefine core strength. It's time to break the silence and take charge. Pelvic Floor Fitness After 40 is a game-changer. Questions We Answer in This Episode: What is the pelvic floor, and why is it essential for overall health, especially as we age? What is the Cooch Ball, and how does it differ from traditional pelvic floor exercises? What are common myths about pelvic floor health you'd like to debunk? How does pelvic floor fitness relate to core strength, and why is this connection important? Are pelvic floor issues inevitable with age? What can women do to...
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It’s Not Too Late to Overcome Gut Issues in Midlife
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To overcome gut issues in midlife, start with understanding how your gut health impacts every part of your well-being. Conditions like SIBO, or Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, can feel overwhelming, but they don’t have to define your quality of life. If you’ve ever wondered how to overcome gut issues and feel your best, this episode holds the answers. My Guest: Shivan Sarna is the author of the Amazon Bestseller Healing SIBO, a TV host, and the creator of the SIBO SOS® Summits and Community, the Digestion SOS™ documentary series, the Gut & Microbiome Rescue Summit, the Liver...
info_outlineHow to Harness the Power of Women’s Hormones
The more you learn about women's hormones the more you know there is to know. This is an exciting time. As I like to say there's never be a more exciting time to be flipping 50. This is the first in a few episodes this month addressing women's hormones and perhaps flipping your thoughts on your future.
Explore your choices, re-examine your current options, and combine lifestyle habits for the optimal aging you want, need, and deserve.
I brought on one of the top women's hormone doctors and renowned speakers to share her insights with you.
My Guest:
A committed trailblazer, Felice L. Gersh, M.D., works in integrative and holistic medicine, creating new paradigms in women's healthcare.
Dr. Gersh is a renowned international speaker on topics of women's health, exercise, nutrition, fasting, and essential oils. She has a special passion for educating all on the complexities of women’s metabolic and hormonal health throughout their life spans.
She has received numerous awards, including being named Physician of Excellence in Orange County 12 years in a row, a Super Doctor of Southern California multiple times, and a TopDoc. She was recognized for her excellence as an attending surgeon at USC Keck School of Medicine by the OB/GYN Department, and was elected into the prestigious medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha. She is the Medical Director for the Integrative Medical Group of Irvine, where she leads her team of dedicated holistic practitioners.
I took advantage of this opportunity to ask Dr Gersh about women's hormones research, her advice for staying healthy as you age, and her involvement in the Women's Hormone Network.
Questions we answered on this episode:
- How can hormones help women to stay well after menopause?
- What other options can women take to stay healthy?
- As for the upcoming hormone conference and how it can be beneficial for all women and doctors to attend?
- Can you tell us about your research with the Women’s Hormone Network?
- You’re speaking at a conference just around the corner. Can you share some details about your sessions?
- Hormones and Diet PCOS
- Hormones & Heart Health
- Physiologic Hormone Restoration
Get Connected:
Learn about Women's Hormone Network events
Dr. Gersh’s office: Integrative Medical Group of Irvine
Dr. Gersh Book: PCOS SOS
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Don't miss the next Flipping 50 episode with my friend Dr Lindsey Berkson when you'll hear how women's hormones post cancer are keeping her not only alive but thriving in her 70's.(and you would NEVER know it by a picture) Is it time for a rethink about cancer and hormone replacement?
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