Overdoing Exercise in Menopause: The Struggle to Scale Back
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If this is you overdoing exercise in menopause, it’s very possible you might be saying that you love exercise so it’s not you. In this episode I’m going to talk about: Low dopamine receptors Addiction You see it in those recovered from drugs or taking a break from drugs only to become obsessed with exercise. It’s the similar phenomena. They want to feel good. The only time they do feel good might be when they’re at the gym or running depending on the activity of choice. For midlife women, exercise sometimes goes flat. The same exercise they use to do no longer gives that sense of...
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Reverse Biological Age with Dr. Olga Stevko's Methodology
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Reverse biological age with the concept of a secret clock within your body. Imagine it can make you look and feel older or younger than you are. It's like having a magical switch that can change how old your body seems. Believe it or not, our unconscious mind holds a lot of sway over our health and aging process. Hidden emotional traumas play a big role. But here's the exciting part: we have the ability to change how we respond to stress and emotional challenges, effectively hitting the rewind button on aging. It's all about taking control and making small shifts that can lead to big changes...
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Lean Muscle in Menopause: 7 Supplements I Use
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Here are the supplements I use daily for lean muscle in menopause. And it’s made a difference. A big difference. In the recent previous solo episodes on less belly fat, I pointed out that muscle loss is essentially fat gain. My 60th birthday also prompted a mental inventory of well, everything from the major changes in my life and business, and I also looked at my most important moments and happiest memories… and my physical health. So if you didn’t listen to the solo last week about how since 50 I gained 4lbs lean muscle and lost 4% body fat… plus a whole swing to bad and back to good...
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A New WeightLoss Mindset: From Ballerina to Dietitian
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A new weight loss mindset is critical to navigating the shifting sands of midlife. Just eating less or in moderation might not work for us like it used to, and it's important to understand why. Instead of sticking to old ideas, we need to rethink how we approach food and weight loss. Let's talk about the myths that hold us back and discover the truths that can help us move forward. Starting with a new weight loss mindset is key. We can find better ways to take care of our bodies and manage weight. So when the doctor says, "Start with the mindset," believe it. It's true. My Guest: Dr. Ashley...
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I Gained Muscle After 50: How I Lost Fat
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Time Flies: How I Lost Fat and Gained Muscle After 50 In this episode, I'll share how I lost fat and gained muscle after 50 and discuss how I improved my body composition. There's a winning score at the end of this decade, but I was down by some significant points halfway through. Here's how I Caitlin-Clarked the strategy and came out ahead. How I’ve added 4 lbs of lean muscle, lost 4% body fat from 50 to 60 I’ve added 4 lbs of lean muscle and lost 4% body fat this last decade. In between, I gained 12-14, or 13 lbs, of inflammation and also lost that! Before I start, you need to know that...
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How Toxins are Disrupting your Sex, Stress and Thyroid Hormones
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Toxins, like unwelcome party guests, invade our systems, disrupting crucial sex, stress, and thyroid hormones. This reminds us of the damaging effects of toxins and the preventive steps we may utilize to lessen the impact of toxins that could disrupt the hormones in our bodies. It all boils down to equipping ourselves with facts and simple solutions to support our body's natural detoxification processes and improve our sex, stress, thyroid hormones, and overall well-being. My Guest: Dr. Wendy Myers is a Naturopathic doctor and founder of . She is an anti-aging, heavy metal detox, and...
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Less Belly Fat: Muscle Loss is Fat Gain in Menopause
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For Less Belly Fat, Lift Weights: Muscle Loss is Fat Gain in Menopause For less belly fat, the deep visceral type that isn’t just vanity, it’s deadly, lift weights. While yes, High Intensity Interval Training (or HIIT) is notably recognized by science as a means for removing fat, it may have more positive impact on the over-the-top, er muffin top fat. Weight training improves total body fat, abdominal belly fat and improves lean muscle resulting in “re-composition.” The influence of weight training decreases the risk of heart disease associated with waist girth. For women 35 or more...
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Live Longer Regardless of Your Biological Age with Kara Fitzgerald
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Older-shmolder! How taking control of your biological age can help you live longer, better. This episode is going to have something for everyone in your life. From the food you eat and daily habits you have, you will findout how to reverse your old age before it even happens. My Guest Dr. Kara Fitzgerald is an award-winning clinical researcher of biological age reversal using a diet and lifestyle intervention developed in her virtual and in-person Functional Medicine clinic. She is the author of the book, Younger You and Program based on her ground-breaking 8-week clinical study and...
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Muscle Protein Synthesis in Menopause: How to Plan Pre and Post Workout
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If you’re losing tone, can’t seem to get the results you deserve for the time and energy you spend, you can blame it on part on muscle protein synthesis in menopause. What you did that worked isn’t going to. In the dance between muscle protein synthesis and muscle protein breakdown, you’re MPS is stepping out on you. It’s going to take more effort to win this tango. During menopause transition muscle protein breakdown occurs at a faster rate due to lower levels of Estrogen, not to mention testosterone. Estrogen is a natural stimulus for muscle. The problem...
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Restore Hormones to Factory Settings? More Science for bHRT
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Restore before more is the number one tenant of Flipping 50. In this episode we visit the concept that you restore hormones using bHRT. Whether you are or you aren’t. I’d say most women I know in 2024, are open to and already having conversations around hormone replacement. In our 10th year at Flipping 50, we’ve been discussing pros and cons and what happens with body composition, bone density, muscle mass and brain health during menopause. We touch on the anecdotal evidence we have from thousands of participants, and fewer but more intimate, private clients who use or...
info_outlineReady for a better life after 40? It’s never too late. Believe it? Or just hear or say it?
Natalie Matushenko, PCC, CPCC is a leadership coach, best-selling co-author, Ivy League University and top business school graduate and adventurer. Over the past twenty years, she has helped thousands of soulful go-getters make a huge impact in the world while creating lives they love.
Natalie left a high-flying career in international development to pursue her own version of success. She has lived in five countries and has traveled extensively to over 60 countries. Natalie currently splits her time between Colombia, South America and the United States and spends a few months a year traveling the world with her husband and three daughters.
So no doubt this time in our lives has changed yours significantly in regard to travel. Since no one is traveling for the moment, share which of five countries (and which 5?) Is there a favorite?
Questions We Answer in this Episode:
- What led you to create the Extraordinary Life After 40 summit?
- What were some of your biggest nuggets of wisdom from the experts you interviewed for the summit?
- Why is uncovering your passions and living your purpose so important after 50?
- You always say that it's never too late, tell us more about that.
- What holds women back from reaching for an extraordinary life?
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