The Flipping 50 Show

“Why am I bloated?” It’s a conversation starter for many of the clients and students I’ve worked with. First, this. Midlife gut issues are common, not normal. Ironically, some of the healthy habits you have may be getting in the way of your optimal absorption of nutrients, digestion and or elimination.  In a recent previous episode, Protein Supplements: What, When & Why to Exercise for Women 40+ (...

In spite of so many sources citing the devastating journey through midlife, it’s possible to improve menopause transition fitness. But many of these are learned the hard way by women who have gone through or are currently going through menopause.  You’re seeing more and more influencers… those who sell makeup, who sing, who blog, bake or cook… talk about how they found the weight room. They’ve qui...

I received this question about Protein Supplements for muscle building and want to share the question and the response with you. Lucy’s Question: I am learning so much. I have a question about protein supplements. I have heard collagen, protein powders and creatine mentioned. I take a glutamine supplement for my gut. Any comments on how that might be related to muscle building if at all? GREAT QUE...

Do you have a chiropractor in your midlife tool kit? How do you benefit? Is it something you wonder about? Whether you’re addressing alignment, performance, or pain with hard or soft tissue manipulation this episode may answer some of your questions.  In today’s interview we discuss how you can benefit, how to know you’d benefit, and provide a little empathy if you’re a little fearful. Got osteopo...

Got a bucket list? Today’s guest went up Mt Kilimanjaro, for the second time in January, having had 3 joint replacements at 70.  I feel like I should just stop talking at this point and get you right to the show, so it’s exactly what I’m going to do.  Just this first…  Watch Irv's Mt Kilimanjaro Adventure:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-xNwUEj7J7Dt2mYfYbmPTXvaLFIooYg/view My Guest:  Dr. Irv R...

Today’s episode reads like a Facebook status: Fatigued and want to be fit! So if it feels like you’re married to tired, in a relationship with recovery from exercise, virus, or life, then stay tuned.  If your level of fatigue is squashing hopes of starting and sticking to an exercise routine, my guest and I have some hope - and practical tips - for you.  This episode is all about how to build exer...

My guest today beat breast cancer and wants to share - just 7 weeks after surgery - her story. We record this at the end of March and after appointments in December revealed a problem, her life changed.  We have a real and raw discussion about life, boobs, healing and emotions on this journey. Whether you’re there, were there, you know someone who is, or wonder what it would be like, this is for e...

You potentially  haven’t even thought about Urolithin A yet today! Ha! Well, I hadn’t either. In fact, I want to put an r in the word, it’s so unfamiliar I struggled with it in the interview! But it can have a positive impact on healthy aging and we’re going to tell you just how.  What you have thought about today is your energy. Or you’ve taken it for granted because it’s already great. Nearly 80...

Time for your brain workout. Back in 2008, I was traveling all over the midwest by car to do keynotes on stages for healthcare forums for continuing education. My signature story ended with this statement: “train your brain.” How full circle for me that I’m hosting guest and brain expert Dr Titus Chiu, not for the first time on Flipping50®, and we’re literally talking about how to train your brain...

“I wonder if it’s my thyroid.” Sound familiar?  If you too are wondering,  Is it my thyroid, or adrenals, or it’s stress… and don’t know how you’d know, this is your episode. My guest is a long time resource for our community and a well-respected expert in thyroid, as well as Hashimoto’s.  Are you started?  If not, here’s an easy way to get started. Flipping 50® 5 Day Flip. My Guest:  Dr. Izabella...

For some it’s coffee, for others wine time, and still others, it’s both. If you have less control over how you feel and rely on … anything but your natural energy, the question is… do you want it that way?  This episode asks, whether you choose it or it’s got you.  Feel like it’s wine o’clock or some other wine time affectionately known as? Do your friends, relatives, and trainer expect and know t...

Let’s have the talk, the adrenal fatigue talk. It’s not a new topic but I’ve got a new boss in town to share her story and some solutions. Adrenal fatigue is something many of our community members deal with, or it surfaces while they’re in a program and they haven’t ever stopped to realize that they don’t actually want to continue pushing if they ever want to stop the fatigue. So, real quick, if...

Is your exercise working against your hormones? Could that be making you more tired, or prone to injury? Is your routine limiting your performance results?  It’s widely accepted that exercise is a pillar of good health. For women, though, there’s a gap in exercise recommendations designed based on their unique hormone profile.  In a 2021 British Journal of Sports Medicine study, 86% of exercising...

How do you know if you need a coach vs a trainer or a consultant?  What’s the difference? How do they work? How do I know when I need which?  There’s a difference in what each does. And you may need more than one. Or an expert who has both skills, and (dare I say), not just titles. In this episode, I’ll describe for you what each does, when it may be the best tool for you and how to combine them i...

Feel like you’re aging too fast? Here’s help in this episode. I’ve had this guest on before and it’s not likely the time. If I asked if you’d like a non-pharmaceutical answer to better mood, energy, sex, and to reduce risk of disease - dozens of diseases, and reverse effects of aging you may have now, slow aging as we know it has existed …. You may think I was talking about exercise.  You’d be rig...

Do you know what you want? It’s not easy, especially if you have a lot of choices. Ironic right? But true. I learned this about myself AND learned it about women in general about 30 years ago. Somewhere between 3 and 4 decades ago I began doing the marketing for fitness businesses and creating packages and options for people who were overwhelmed with choice.  There is a difference in the way women...

What should you ask a trainer?  Recently a woman shared her misfortune of attending a fitness class and hurting her knee, and cautioned, “Be careful what fitness class you go to” to other gym-goers. This happens all the time. So this episode takes a moment, and supplies the questions you want to ask before you give up your trust to someone you don’t know in a gym, studio or online.  Unfortunately...

Think after 40 muscle is a thing of the past? Think again!  There was a time when I was a cardio bunny. I dabbled in strength training but spent hours each week, sometimes a day, doing “aerobics.”  We tend to think, because we were told it so often for decades, that aerobic activity is best for fitness. Even though more and more science featuring postmenopausal women shows muscle has the most infl...

Could your house, or your office, use a little decluttering?    Get ready for weight loss in a way you’re not used to hearing me talk about it! You have the ability, through decluttering, to change your mood, and potentially your weight. Could your kitchen counter be reflecting on your resistance to weight loss? Is it a source of comfort, in the way that ice cream is temporarily?  In the episode I...

Caregiving is anything but easy. Even if it’s a labor of love. For many midlife women this is just a chaotic time. Midlife, midlife hormones, midlife career, midlife relationship changes, and aging parents or other loved ones. Maybe a sick or injured child or spouse.  What can you do to take care of your own health when you are consumed by caregiving? We’re diving into it here. When you know sleep...

Weight management after 50. Calories don’t determine whether you store or burn fat; hormones do.  A few ideas for you in this episode. Even if you don’t want to focus on weight loss, you’ll find something in this episode.  My Guest: With us today is Certified Health Coach, fitness expert, and author David Greenwalt. A husband, father, former police officer, gym owner, competitive state-level bodyb...

Bodybuilding for women over 50. No matter who you are, you probably got an image in your head. What was it? I can’t wait to introduce you.  I have 5 guests today. And there’s a video version if you’d like to see them. You might want to. They’re not your grandma but some are grandmas. They’re not what you thought 60 or 70 would look like when you were 20. For one of them… she didn’t know if she’d h...

Most midlife women have gut issues they ignore, accept as normal, or just try to quietly cope with. And they may avoid group exercise or social engagements because of it. If you too are doing either of those or limiting your food intake, avoiding eating instead of finding the root cause of the issue, this is your episode.  To deal with gut issues I have a treat for you in this episode, one of my f...

Your Health Coaches, Group Fitness instructors and personal trainers don’t get this in their basic foundation. Nor do undergrads in exercise science or kinesiology. There’s just too little time.  The “minimum viable information a fitness or health professional needs to enter the field” is not enough for your support of women. Let alone women in menopause, the most significant disruptive period of...

Fasting your way. Exercising your way. Working, loving, living your way. Consider that many women actually compromise doing it their way and yet their entire world revolves around them. Kids, spouse, career positions many women hold are the glue behind an organization. Whether it’s the behind the scenes or you’re the boss running the show, it’s about how well you’re able to do it that matters if i...