Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill: Fat Loss, Hormones & Health for Women Over 40

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What if you did absolutely everything right: the hormones, the biohacking, the exercise, the nutrition…and STILL ended up needing hip replacement surgery at 54? That is exactly what happened to gerontologist Zora Benhamou, founder of the Hack My Age podcast, and her story is one of the most important and relevant bone health conversations we have had on this show to date. In this conversation, Zor...

What if the secret to a life that actually feels full has nothing to do with where you are and everything to do with how you show up? With world-class event coordinator and experience designer Jessie Schwartzburg, we unpack why so many midlife women feel like life is flying by and what you can do about it starting today. Jessie has spent decades creating unforgettable moments for high-profile clie...

What if the reason you still feel off (despite trying every diet, supplement, routine, and hormone protocol) is that nobody has ever treated your body as the energy system it actually is? In this conversation, Allison Maslan, who is a classically trained homeopath, founder of Pinnacle Global Network, and a Wall Street Journal bestselling author dives into a conversation that goes far beyond conven...

What if everything the government told you to eat for 30 years was literally backwards? If you're over 45 and you've been confused by decades of conflicting nutrition advice, this conversation is for you. You've been told to eat fat-free and then full-fat. You've been told carbs are evil and then that you need them. The food pyramid told us to load up on bread, pasta, and rice while keeping fat to...

Your CANCER Diagnosis Isn't Your Fault (And Why That Matters): A Stage 4 Cancer Survivor's Truth About Energy and Healing with Maria Kang  What if everything you think you know about cancer and healing is actually backwards? Maria Kang has lived a life that defies conventional narratives. She's the "No Excuses Mom" who challenged the fitness industry…and then she got stage 4 cancer while doing eve...

Get Ari Whitten's Book here:  https://theenergyblueprint.com/referral.html?p=nataliejill&w=RLTBookLaunch   What if the most effective anti-aging tool isn't some skincare in your cabinet but is something that has been scientifically proven for 30 years, studied across 6,000 peer-reviewed research papers, and yet nobody told you about it? What if the reason you haven't heard about it isn't because i...

To work with Dr. Betty and her team go here https://gethormonesnow.com/nataliejill What if the hormone advice you're following is actually making everything worse? In part two of this conversation, Dr. Betty Murray returns to expose the dangerous myths keeping midlife women stuck in hormone chaos. This conversation goes deep into the truth about estrogen dominance versus estrogen deficiency, why y...

To work with Dr. Betty and her team go here https://gethormonesnow.com/nataliejill What if the hormone replacement therapy you're taking is recycling in your body and creating the exact problems you're trying to solve? Most doctors test your hormone levels and prescribe accordingly. But here's what they're missing: it's not just about the hormones you make or the hormones you take – it's about how...

You're spending hundreds of dollars every month on high-quality supplements…so why do you still feel exhausted, inflamed, and stuck? The problem isn't the supplements you're buying. It's that your body might only be absorbing 10-15% of what you're taking. The rest? Literally flushed down the toilet. In this game-changing conversation with integrative health practitioner Lindsey Burwell, we uncover...

Did you know that taking a statin drug for prevention might only buy you 3 extra DAYS of life - while interfering with your hormones, brain function, and cellular energy? Heart disease kills more midlife women than all cancers combined, yet most of us are getting the same five-minute doctor's appointment, the same statin prescription, and the same confusing advice about cholesterol that's been rec...

Did you know that 46% of women completely stop exercising because of pelvic floor problems and most wait nearly 7 years before seeking help? If you've been waking up multiple times every night to pee, crossing your legs when you sneeze, or planning your entire day around bathroom locations, this episode is about to change your life. And no, the answer isn't just "do more Kegels." In this conversat...

What if the negative thoughts keeping you awake at 3 AM aren't trying to torture you—but are actually messengers with critical information about what you need most? If you've ever felt consumed by worries about money, regrets about parenting, or fears about aging, you're not alone. But according to Dr. Yasmine Saad, one of New York's top three psychologists, everything we've been taught about hand...

If you're lying awake with racing thoughts, feeling constant overwhelm, or wondering if your midlife anxiety is "normal" or something more serious, this conversation will change how you think about mental health. Dr. Kristine Gravino, a psychologist specializing in midlife women, reveals why one out of two women struggle with anxiety and depression during this phase and it's directly connected to...

What if the random symptoms you've been told are "all separate" – the hives, exhaustion, brain fog, and digestive chaos – are actually ALL connected through one dysfunctional system in your body that affects 1 in 5 people? When Dr. Tania Dempsey left traditional medicine after being told she wouldn't get bonuses for patients with cholesterol over 200, she discovered something revolutionary: condit...

Join Total Body Thrive https://totalbodythrive.com/ and use code PODCAST at checkout to save  Did you know that many of those "perfect" fitness transformations flooding your social media feed aren't even real people? They're computer-generated robots designed to make you feel inadequate about your body. Why is everyone suddenly afraid of vegetables? Why are influencers celebrating their hair falli...

Can you remember the last time you could read a menu without squinting, holding it at arm's length, or borrowing someone's reading glasses? If you're wondering why your vision suddenly betrayed you in midlife (along with everything else changing in your body) this episode delivers answers you won't get at your typical eye exam. Dr. Rudrani Banik, a neuro-ophthalmologist with 20+ years of experienc...

Why does the thought of intimacy make you want to hide under the covers...alone? If you're a midlife woman who's lost that loving feeling, you're not broken (you're just like the rest of us) and we've been playing by the wrong rules. In this conversation, intimacy expert Susan Bratton exposes the truth about female arousal that nobody taught us (especially not those s3x-ed classes back in the day)...

What if your attempts to help someone with their addiction were actually making things worse? This conversation with addiction intervention specialist Chris Doyle shattered every assumption I had about addiction, from why some people can't stop after their first drink to why taking away privileges might be the worst thing you can do. We explore the complexities of addiction and its impact on famil...

What happens when a 56-year-old woman who's never lifted weights walks into a gym and decides to compete in bodybuilding, and then were diagnosed with leukemia at 57? Most people would scale back, play it safe, maybe give up entirely. But Helen Fritsch did the opposite – she doubled down on building muscle. Helen never entered a weight room until her late 50s - she thought it was "for boys only."...

Join us for our free masterclass https://midlifeconversations.com/gut   Is your gut secretly controlling your brain, sabotaging your weight loss, and destroying your health – all while conventional medicine tells you it's "just stress"? After diving deep into the research on histamine, mast cells, and the gut-brain connection (and texting Laura Frontiero approximately a million questions), I disco...

Did you know that the paraffin wax from your last pedicure might have been peeled off someone else's feet and reused on yours? Gross, and…the health surprises lurking in the nail salon go FAR beyond that.  Lanna Dang, owner of Pampr'd Soul in Scottsdale, completely transformed how I think about nail salons. Growing up inside her parents' nail salon, Lanna witnessed practices that would make your s...

You know how they say "what happens in Bali stays in Bali"? Yeah… not so much. Mine came home with me in the form of hives, food reactions, and what I now call my PhD in histamine. In this episode, I'm sharing the wild story of how a little post-Bali "food poisoning" turned into a full-blown case of histamine intolerance and mast cell activation syndrome. Think: red blotches, racing heart, and me...

Could your racing thoughts and underlying anxiety be causing your mysterious hives, heart palpitations, and unexplained allergic reactions? After my own shocking hive outbreak following surgery and Bali belly, I dove deep into the world of histamine and mast cells. Dr. Jessica Peatross, the MD who's become known as the "surgeon of figuring out what's really going on," reveals why your nervous syst...

Is everyone around you planning dream retirements while you're wondering if you'll be working forever? If you're lying awake at night worried about finances, feeling like you're the only one who didn't figure out this money thing, you're not alone, and this episode is your wake-up call + your action plan rolled into one. I invited my friend, an accomplished investor and financial savvy expert, Bre...