Elegantly Unhinged

June 30, 2026 Elegantly Unhinged Why Muscle Matters More Than the Scale: How Strength Changes Everything After 40 For years, many of us were taught that the key to health was eating less and doing more cardio. But what if we've been focusing on the wrong goal? In this episode, I'm joined by fitness expert Cindy Barbour for a conversation about why strength training becomes one of the mos...

Jun 16, 2026 Elegantly Unhinged Episode 11 Your Body Isn't a Summer Project: Stop Waiting Description: Summer is here, and with it comes a familiar set of messages: Get your summer body. Get back on track. Lose the weight. Do the challenge. Start over Monday. But what if summer doesn't need another diet? In this episode, I'm sharing a personal realization I had while looking at my s...

Your body's protein needs change in midlife—and most of us are under-eating it in all the wrong ways. Here's what the science actually says, and how to fix it without turning every meal into a math problem. 6/1/2026 Elegantly Unhinged How Much Protein Do You Need in Midlife? (More than you think.) If your energy is inconsistent, your recovery feels slower and your metabolism feels like i...

Four weeks of wrecked sleep taught me something I already knew — but needed to feel in my own body all over again: you cannot out-train, out-eat, or out-supplement bad sleep. Not even close. If your energy is tanking, your cravings are loud, your motivation has gone MIA, and you're doing everything right and still feel off — this episode is for you. 5/19/2026 Elegantly Unhinged: Your Metaboli...

May 5, 2026 Elegantly Unhinged Famine With Snacks: The Power of Consistent Eating and Why Your Body Thrives on Rhythm If your energy is unpredictable, your cravings are running the show and nothing seems to be working the way it used to—this episode is for you. Spoiler: It may not be what you're eating, it me be how inconsistently you're eating. And yes, there's a difference. A big...

April 21, 2026 Elegantly Unhinged Ep: 7, Under-Fueling: How This Metabolic Stressor Bites You in the Midlife Ass You think you're eating lightly. Your body thinks it's surviving. This week, we're talking about one of the most overlooked stressors in midlife women's health: under-fueling. Not the dramatic, obvious kind—the sneaky, socially acceptable, "...but I'm being...

April 7, 2026 Elegantly Unhinged Blood Sugar Instability in Midlife (and What It Means for Your Weight and Metabolism) If you've ever wondered why your energy crashes at 2pm, your cravings feel like a personal attack and your midsection seems to be doing whatever it wants despite the fact that you are trying —this episode is for you. In this episode, we're diving into blood sugar stabili...

March 24, 2026 | Elegantly Unhinged | Season 1, Episode 5 Last week, we talked about how the nervous system impacts metabolism. This week, we’re zooming in on one of the most underrated nutrients that supports both: Fiber. But not in the “eat more vegetables” kind of way. In this episode, we’re breaking down how fiber actually works in the body—and why it plays a critical role in: • blood sugar st...

Your Metabolism Isn’t Broken — It’s Stressed If you’ve ever felt like your metabolism suddenly stopped working in your 40s or beyond, you’re not alone. Many women feel like they’re doing all the “right” things—eating well, exercising, trying to get enough protein—and yet energy feels inconsistent, digestion becomes unpredictable and weight gets stubborn. So the natural assumption becomes: My metab...

Heart health isn’t just cholesterol and cardio. It starts upstream—in your nervous system. In this episode, we unpack how stress physiology, sleep disruption and blood sugar instability quietly influence cardiometabolic health—especially in midlife. Full Description: Most conversations about heart health focus on numbers: LDL, HDL, triglycerides, blood pressure. Those matter—but they’re downstream...

A nervous-system-aware look at midlife, slowing down, winter nourishment and why safety—not discipline—is foundational for health, especially in this season. Winter is not a time for punishment. It’s a time for support. In this episode of Elegantly Unhinged , Rima explores what it means to truly winter in midlife—without guilt, fear or the pressure to keep forcing your body to perform. We talk abo...

Why Slowing the F*ck Down Might Be the Most Radical Thing You Do This Year January loves to tell women to push harder, reset faster and overhaul everything. Midlife bodies? Not so much. In this first episode of Elegantly Unhinged , Rima breaks down why slowing the f*ck down may be the most powerful—and productive—thing you do this year. We talk about perimenopause and menopause, nervous system reg...