Fit Mother Project Podcast

ou’ve been cutting back on sugar. You’ve read the labels. You’ve swapped this for that. And it still feels like your body is working against you. Here’s something that doesn’t get talked about enough in the weight loss conversation. Added sugar doesn’t just add calories — it changes how your body stores fat, how it handles insulin, how your liver functions, how your blood vessels age, and how your...

In Episode 214 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, I sit down with author, international speaker and spiritual teacher Luke Storey for one of the deepest conversations we’ve had on this show. One that has nothing to do with macros, and everything to do with why your health keeps stalling anyway. Here’s the question that opens the episode. What if the thing you reach for at nine o’clock at night — t...

In Episode 213 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Amie Hornaman — known online as the Thyroid Fixer — for a conversation that will feel uncomfortably familiar to a lot of women over 40. You've been gaining weight that won't budge. You're tired in a way sleep doesn't fix. Your hair is thinning, your nails are breaking, you're cold all the time, and you're counting the hairs in t...

In the final episode of the Blind Spots series on the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi covers one of the most important parts of healthy aging: … Your eyes. He starts with something strange. Right now, each of your eyes has a literal blind spot, where the optic nerve exits and there are no photoreceptors at all. You've never noticed it because your brain quietly fills in the gap. T...

In Episode 211 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, I continue the Blind Spots series with an organ most women never think about until something goes wrong: ... The kidneys. I start with one question. "When did your doctor last test your urine for protein?" For most women the answer is never, or not in years. Yet this cheap, simple test gives the earliest warning of kidney damage, and it gets missed...

In Episode 210 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi shines a light on the most underestimated organ in your body: your liver. Most of us file it under "processes alcohol and medications" and move on — but your liver is the central processing plant for your blood sugar, cholesterol, hormones, digestion, and detoxification. ... And because it has no pain fibers, it never sends you...

In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi continues the "Blind Spots" series by unpacking one of the most overlooked aspects of healthy aging: ... Your hearing. If you've ever come home from a dinner out feeling completely wiped out — not because the food or company was bad, but because you spent the whole night straining to catch every word — this episode is for you. Dr. A explains why...

In this episode of the Blind Spots series on the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi pulls back the curtain on one of the most overlooked systems in a woman's body: the lymphatic system. He opens with a deeply personal story — standing in the Vatican with swollen, painful armpits, feeling foggy and "backed up" — and uses it to explain exactly what happens when your body's drainage sys...

In this episode of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, I'm kicking off a brand-new series I'm calling Blind Spots — parts of your health that genuinely matter but almost never get talked about. First up: your feet. I open with the true story of Abebe Bikila, the unknown Ethiopian runner who won Olympic gold in the 1960 Rome marathon running completely barefoot — then I break down why that's possible,...

In this special episode of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, I'm stepping outside my usual role as your health educator to celebrate a milestone — 15 years since I started Fit Father Project, hundreds of episodes recorded, and thousands of videos produced for our community. So instead of talking nutrition or training today, I wanted to share something different: 10 lessons I've learned over the last...

To celebrate almost 300 episodes on our Fit Father Project podcast, I wanted to do something a little different. No guest this week — just me, sharing the most powerful lessons I've learned over the last 15 years building this community and coaching thousands of women (and men) through their health transformations. This episode is part one of a two-part series. Today, I'm walking you through 10 le...

In this episode of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi sits down with women's health and intimacy expert Maraya Brown for a rich, honest conversation about the difference between a life that's merely fine and a life that's truly spectacular . If you're a busy mom who feels like you're holding it all together but privately exhausted, irritable, or disconnected from yourself, this e...

In Episode 203 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi sits down with Dylan Gemelli — a coach known for his work in longevity, hormone health, and the responsible use of peptides — for a conversation that goes far deeper than protocols and supplements. This is a conversation about what actually holds a woman's health together when life gets loud: accountability, nervous system regu...

In Episode 202 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi sits down with clinical nutrition practitioner and Chief Science Officer of Berkeley Life, Cathy Eason, to explore one of the most overlooked molecules in women's health after 40: nitric oxide. By the time you hit midlife, your body has already lost up to half of its ability to produce this essential signalling molecule — and m...

In Episode 201 of the FMP Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi shares a compelling case for why reconnecting with the natural world may be one of the most powerful and overlooked things you can do for your health. We are the most nature-disconnected generation in human history, with most of us spending 90% of our time indoors, and that separation has real consequences for our bodies, our moods, and our e...

In Episode 200 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi celebrates a major milestone with two of Fit Mother's most inspiring longtime members, Leanne and Velvet. Together, they reflect on their journeys from low energy, yo-yo habits, and self-doubt to strength, confidence, and deep community connection. This honest, heartfelt conversation reveals what it truly means to transform you...

In Episode 199 of the FMP Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi sits down with Caroline Alan, founder of Beam Minerals and author of the new book The Mineral Reset: An Essential Guide to Replenishing Your Body and Restoring Your Health . Caroline shares her deeply personal story of health collapse of flatlined adrenals, chronic brain fog, sleepless nights, and autoimmune struggles, and how full-spectrum p...

In Episode 198 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi takes a deep dive into one of the most pressing and underappreciated health threats of our time: microplastics and nanoplastics. Most of us know that single-use plastic bottles are not ideal, but this episode goes far beyond the obvious. Dr. A breaks down the science of how plastic particles are now showing up in human blood, b...

In Episode 197 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi sits down with Fit Mother member Meredith Payne, for an honest, inspiring conversation about what real transformation looks like over the course of a year. Meredith came into the program as a supportive partner, joining alongside her Fit Father boyfriend, and ended up being the one who took the bull by the horns and changed her...

In Episode 196 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi sits down with board-certified cardiac surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia for a deep, myth-busting conversation on the real root causes of heart disease. Dr. Ovadia has operated on thousands of patients, transformed his own health by losing nearly 100 pounds, and now dedicates his work to keeping people off the operating table entirely....

Episode 195 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi shares a powerful distinction: there is a big difference between simply exercising and truly training your body for longevity. For women over 40, that distinction matters more than ever. This episode explores why muscle plays a central role in metabolic health, blood sugar control, insulin sensitivity, mitochondrial energy, joint...

In this episode of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Episode 194, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi introduces a fresh and important perspective on exercise after 40. He explains that while strength training and cardio are essential, they are not the whole story. To stay youthful, capable, and resilient, women also need to preserve speed. This episode explores the connection between the nervous system, rapid for...

In Episode 193 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi unpacks a powerful nutrition principle that many women have never been taught: healthy eating is not just about calories and macros. There is another major layer found in whole plant foods called polyphenols, and these compounds may play a key role in healthy aging, inflammation balance, metabolism, circulation, and brain healt...

In this episode of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi explores what is happening inside the body during seasonal allergy season and why histamine can make spring feel draining, inflamed, and frustrating. This is Episode 192, and it is a practical, research-backed conversation on pollen, mast cells, histamine release, and what women can do to calm the allergic response naturally....

In Episode 191 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi welcomes Maraya Brown, of the Women’s Vibrancy Code, for a rich and refreshing conversation about what true female vitality really looks like. Maraya shares her perspective on helping women become more energized, embodied, confident, and connected to themselves, their relationships, and their sense of purpose. Together, they ex...