Menopause Made Easy with Tanya

Enjoy this first episode in the series to ⭐️Dissolve Your Cellulite ⭐️ What is Cellulite?? ⭐️What are you eating? ⭐️What are you putting on your skin? ⭐️What are you breathing in and OUT? ⭐️Time to Balance your Hormones ⭐️Let's Let go of THIS I mention a lot of products that I enjoy using and so do my family, friends and clients. Thank you for using my affiliate links!! Living Libations...

The power of making little decisions helps to keep us moving forward. We get a reward - a dopamine hit - from accomplishing little things and this keeps us moving in the direction we want. Many of us use the "all or nothing" or "perfection" stinking thinking and we make our steps too big and this results in feelings of failure or not being good enough and can leave us feeling d...

In today's podcast we talk about how inflammation can affect body fat and your inability to lose belly fat. I share stories of how I was stuck in the flight/fight stage which is known as the sympathetic nervous system and how I used my roller to put me in the rest/digest/heal stage, known as the parasympathetic nervous system. What is inflammation and the 4 ways it can affect body fat. I share...

Women are 2/3's more likely to get dementia and Alzheimer's than men, so this is an important topic to dive into and we will be exploring more of this in the Vibrant Living Membership in June. Nancy and I had so much fun doing our live podcast cuddled up close to the mic in my office after our personal training session. We chat about Nancy's journey with exercise, alcohol and how her m...

My client thought she was bad, undisciplined, weak, lacked willpower....NOPE, it was the week before her period and she was craving more carbs than normal -which is normal!!! Her hormones were running the show and willpower will not win against hormones! I asked her if she ate this before the pasta. She kind of did but mostly ate everything together. Making this one simple shift can reduce the cha...

Jill is the author of the newly published book, 90 Days to Spark Your Beauty.  As a postmenopausal women she shares what she wished she had of known before menopause and wants to help postmenopausal women redefine their beauty, value and worthiness. How do we define beauty? What 5 minutes can do. How do we nourish our souls? Why estrogen is important to know about before losing your cycle and what...

It's not a lack of willpower that caused me to eat 14 cookies but rather my environment and my hormones.  Whilst away in Puerto Rico, I dove into eating cookies but as you will find out in this episode, it really was affected by my hormones and environment.  Once upon a time, I would have thought there was something wrong with me and berated myself, but knowing what I know, I don't feel th...

To be honest, I didn't know what to call this podcast because Meredith and I touch upon so many great topics!! Why is your liver so imporant to your overall physical and emotional well-being? What can you add to your diet to cleanse your liver? When we feel anger, deep down we are scared - what can we do? When we consciously love ourselves, we become more calm Creating Boundaries Self-care vs...

Action packed tips on how to love your cravings and lean into making changes that will positively affect your health and happiness. We cover thirst, sleep, diet, environment and emotions Resources mentioned #17 It's not willpower, it's dopamine #24 Stages of Change Pick up free guide 5 Hacks to Cut Cravings ⁠https://www.vibrantlivingwithtanya.com/5-Hacks-to-Cut-Cravings⁠   Pick up your cop...

Alisa is one of my favourite people to listen to!!  In today's episode we discuss Systemic acne and how Alisa discovered the root causes to heal her skin and improve her health The importance of micronutrition The biggest complaints she hears from women over 40 in her nutrition practice and shares 4 tips to alleviate these issues Deep dive into flight/fight and how it depletes us and what we c...

 I used to think we had to CRUSH our cravings and felt that was too negative and left me feeling yucky! Our cravings are gifts and they can tell us alot about what is going on in our mind and body. Today, in part 3 of 5 of the Sugar and Craving mini-series, I discuss what cravings are and the first craving hack and actionable tips. Action Steps:  Pick up free guide 5 Hacks to Cut Cravings ⁠https:/...

You are never too old to start a new adventure. Laura came to me in Feb 2021 wanting to lose weight after trying everything else and not only did she lose physical weight, but also mental weight. Laura went from feeling stiff in the mornings getting out of bed to moving with ease. She took some courageous steps and left her job to follow a new adventure that was more in alignment with her heart&#3...

Welcome to the Sugar and Cravings 5-Part mini-series.  This is part 2 and today we are diving into what sugar does to you mentally and physically. Today we discuss: How we crave pleasure and sugar is a quick hit for that What happens in our brain and our hormones when we eat sugar Why we want to keep our blood sugar levels stable Action items for you to follow   Referenced podcast episodes #6 3-5p...

Love talking to real women and hearing about their journeys.   Today we dive into..... How Kelli is dealing with stress What her menopausal journey is like How she is accepting aging And finally, we have a great chat about the magic of medicinal mushrooms. Kelli Saunders is a Wellness Entrepreneur in Kenora, Ontario.  She has been a fitness leader for 33 years teaching all styles of cardio and res...

Welcome to the Sugar and Cravings 5-Part mini-series.    This first episode will cover “what exactly is sugar”and “what’s the problem with sugar” and give you an actionable step to work on until the next episode.   Which of the 10 questions did you answer yes to? Basic review of carbs and how they affect you. How sugar sneaks into your diet. How to slowly get those added sugars out.   Referenced e...

My first male guest and what a BLAST we had talking about our un-diet approach to losing weight (if needed) and getting healthier using a neuroscience approach. Packed full of very useful tips to help you eliminate cravings and stop overeating. About 20 years ago Michael gained a lot of weight.  Tried every diet; failed every diet.  Like all dieters, he had to endure the deprivation, the constant...

As Alison mentioned, when she read the stages of change in my book, Cookie Dough in the Dark, that understanding the stages helped her to see where she was in the process and what steps she needed to take next. Today we cover the 5 stages of change from the Transtheoretical Method by Prochaska, DiClemente and Norcross and I give you examples in each stage of where I was and what I did so you can s...

Tara experienced infertility in her late 20's and shares her journey through this experience and how it has played out for her menopausal journey. She used to be a hair dresser and we dive into why she changed careers, what she did during her career to decrease chemical exposure and how she is keeping herself healthy in her 40's. We discuss estrogen dominance, chemicals and how they affect...

Self care reduces cortisol and very simply shifts us into rest, digest, heal mode to care for ourselves and our hormones. This ends the 5 part mini series from the FB lives I did in my FB grup - Move Eat Live Better There is power in the small shifts we make!!

Here is the 4th episode in the mini-series "Back to the Basics". Are you getting enough of this in your diet and how to increase it. Go low and slow!! The gut’s bacteria, the microbiome, affects estrogen levels and how that estrogen is used by your body. If the gut is not able to eliminate estrogen waste products detoxed by the liver, it’s sent back into the bloodstream where it can do h...

Here is the 3rd episode in the mini-series "Back to the Basics". Don't get distracted by shining stars (listen to episode #1) and get back to what really matters which is nailing the basics - listen to #18 & #19. Today we dive into movement vs exercise (taken from my FB Live) and how it's important to nail this basic movement during your day and why. Have you picked up my fre...

Here is the 2nd episode in the mini-series "Back to the Basics". In Episode #18 you learned about your sex hormones what you can and cannot control when it comes to weight loss / maintenance after the age of 35.   Today we are discussing a basic habit (taken from a FB live) that you can control when it comes to making food choices to support your weight & health goals. Have you picke...

Here is the first episode in the mini-series "Back to the Basics". Whether you are peri/meno/post menopause, there are things you can control and things you cannot when it comes to weight / fat loss / maintenance.  Here is a brief, simplified lesson (from a FB live that I did) on how your sex hormones are affecting other hormones and as a result affect your weight. Focus on the basics wh...

Why does the whole bag of chips disappear when I only intended to have one bowl? How am I already at the bottom on the ice cream tub? Sure, I'll have another glass of wine! Our brain loves seeking pleasure and the old tactics of willpower, deprivation and restriction will not work long term, but learning about dopamine and how to derive pleasure from other things can help us to stop overeating (ov...

Join Margaret Dietrich, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist & owner of NutriHelpers and Tanya as we dive into gut health!! We discuss: 1. Past is Catching Up to Us – the Menopause Zone 2. Don’t Lose Faith 3. Restrictive Diets 4. Gut Health is at the Root 5. Microbiomes 6. What is Good Gut Health 7. What Can I Do Today? 8. Basic, but Powerful 9. 7 Simple Steps to Better Digestion 10. Consistency...