The Flipping 50 Show

How many times have you shrunk, bit your tongue, instead of having the confidence in midlife to speak your mind? What do you wish you could have said? Stay tuned for this episode My Guest: Andrea Owen is an author, global speaker, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women maximize unshakeable confidence, and master resilience. She is the proud author of two books, which...

What's the right menopause exercise intensity?  Life can be intense right now. This podcast is as the title suggests, about the exercise intensity for optimal aging for women in menopause. It’s not just regurgitating position statements and guidelines written inclusive of all ages and both genders. It takes into account your unique journey, as well as the collective needs of women in menopause kno...

Are you at risk for pre-diabetes? Why your worry about belly fat goes far beyond your bathing suit. My Guest: Dr. Beverly Yates is a diabetes expert and author who has over 27-years experience of working with those who struggle with blood sugar issues related to type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and feel like nothing works for them. She uses her systems engineering background as an MIT electrical e...

Endurance exercise during menopause may be your default exercise... until this episode. If you're a lover of long and slow, you may not want to hear this but need to. My Incredible 2019 Stressors in life – allostatic load Mold Construction/mitigation for 3 months Mold exposure for 5 ½ months Sudden move – in 5-6 weeks of deciding to move, searched, found, signed a new home out of state Hosting a r...

On this episode learn how to resolve fatigue with my special guest and fatigue expert. There isn’t one woman in midlife who hasn’t experienced it on some level. We’ve all got a desire for more energy but when real fatigue strikes, don’t ignore it. My Guest: Evan H. Hirsch, MD, is a World-Renowned Fatigue Expert and is the Founder & CEO of the International Center for Fatigue. Through his best-sell...

Q: Can you offer you thoughts about a vibration platform for menopause women in a podcast or blog. - Susan First response, I asked for context.. so that my response is not selling a tool, but in solving the problem – the reason you want and need a tool. Susan's response:  I am in that critical period you speak of being one year into menopause. I completed your stronger program and I am weight trai...

We unpack a lot in this episode: mindset mastery, emotional mastery, relationship to self, and leadership. We discuss becoming and staying present, creating sustainable results, physical health and the body-mind connection.  My guest and good friend: Kerry Tepedino is a global leader in women’s personal development focusing on mindset mastery, emotional intelligence, and self-love. She supports wo...

What's the exercise influence cortisol has on menopause?  This hot topic is an frequently revisited one. So, you probably haven't heard the last!  00:00 Here's why:  exercise CAN reduce cortisol exercise CAN increase cortisol exercise combines with your current status for overall effect The two-word answer is always, it depends.  It depends on you.  02:13 02:52  To decrease cortisol:  find the gol...

In the ongoing debate between plant vs animal protein there’s really only one thing that matters, your health. Whether mentally or physically or there’s a battle between the two in your body, I’m willing to bet you’ve had this conversation at least internally. Is it right for you is almost always the best question to ask. In this episode we collectively answer why, for midlife women, the question...

Do you really know what total body workouts are? Someone asked, how do I choose my weight when I’m doing a total body exercise and I have an ectomorph upper body and an endomorph lower body?   There’s a lot to break down in this question, and I will. First though, you don’t. It’s not the question you want to be asking. I want to know a midlife woman: Is doing strength training moves to take major...

A healthy home has never been more important than during the pandemic. As you’ve spent more time in it, have you considered how it’s affecting your wellness? My Guest: Jamie Gold is a Mayo Clinic Certified Wellness Coach, wellness design consultant and the author of three books. The latest, published by Simon & Schuster, is Wellness by Design, the first comprehensive consumer guide to the links be...

My knees hurt enough every time I try to restart (my strength training program) and causes me to have to recover and feel discouraged. Any suggestions on how I can try to approach this differently so I can stick with it? This listener question is the topic of this episode. If you've ever said, my knees hurt, you know how limiting it can feel when it comes to exercise. So I cover an array of reason...

If everything you put in is diet, your life and health have been dramatically influenced by so much more than what's on the end of your fork. Today's guest has insight for the Flipping50 community of health influencers - those who impact so many generations.  We know... The best time to begin working on your health in midlife and old age is when you’re young. But hindsight being what it is, you kn...

Healing when it feels impossible is the name of a new book by my guest in this episode. If you've sought medicine and physical changes, and still nothing, you may be overlooking one most important component.  My Guest: Shiroko Sokitch MD is a doctor who cares about you! The owner of Heart-to-Heart Medical Center in Santa Rosa, California, since 1993, Dr. Shiroko is an expert at using many modaliti...

Episode #471 If you aren’t watching (or didn’t watch) the Toyko Olympics you still hardly escaped the highlights. We’ve witnessed history in so many ways. As a 37-year fitness pro involved significantly in contributing to trainers and health coaches’ education since 1998, my thoughts in this post are twofold: what it means to each of us as we age what it means to fitness owners as they try to come...

Maintaining muscle in menopause, let alone gaining it (and the desired muscle tone) can get tricky if you’re unable to lift heavy weight. These 7 not-so-secret secrets will remind you that you have options. However, this isn’t just about svelte arms or those void of bat wings. It’s independence coming down the pike in a decade or two. It’s balance and agility and reaction skills so walking that un...

How do I know if I’m recovered? What if I’m not sore? These two questions are the topic for today’s podcast. Thanks to our listeners many of whom are inside the Facebook Flipping50 Insiders group who contribute questions there. I try to pick the questions that will be beneficial to the majority of our listeners. If you’ve got one, drop it in comments below show notes at flippingfifty.com/podcasts...

Healthy eyes and vision are something you may have taken for granted until they began to wane. If you’ve not only joined the eye-glass carrying or contact-wearing club but may also suffer from migraines or hours in front of a computer, this is for you. My Guest: Dr. Rani Banik is America's Integrative Eye Doctor. She is a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained neuro-ophthalmologist...

We’re talking “clean-eating” and “southern cuisine” today. Does it seem like these two phrases shouldn’t be spoken together? Think again! At Flipping50 we're all about variety, flavor and ditching deprivation. If you're busy looking for what you can have it's so easy and do delicious to feel good you're not missing a thing.  If what you eat has needed a shift in menopause - or sooner - you're goin...

Running low on Vitamin D? What would a Vitamin D deficiency look like?  This episode is all about your energy, (and your metabolism), and whether you might be overlooking a micronutrient insufficiency at the root cause of some signs and symptoms you have. Did you know Vitamin D is not a vitamin but a hormone?  My Guest: Missy Bane is a Functional Diagnostic Practitioner and Holistic Health Coach....

For women over 45 strength training is the absolute most important exercise component. It will continue to be until you take your last breath.  To make this personal, my mother just experienced a hip fracture and the inevitable hip replacement that happens after. Her recovery won't go as smoothly as it did 15 years ago. Why? loss of muscle she has experienced since. That in itself may have led to...

Tired of the same old lame old myths and promises? It’s time for blunt fitness facts as you age. Here’s just the episode to deliver. Loved my chat with Susan Niebergall for this episode of Flipping50. Love it too? Leave your comments below the show notes. I love hearing from you. This episode will also show you it’s never too late to have a second career and pivot in any direction you’re drawn to....

Have you experienced a menopause weight gain? You're not alone of course. In this episode coach Karen shares her story.  Karen is currently our community manager in our Facebook groups. She’s fantastic and this is why. She’s been there not only navigating our programs but coming with a problem to solve and in need of resources both inside and outside Flipping 50. My Guest: Karen Wathen is a retire...

Do you strength training twice a week to muscular fatigue?  Are you able to lift heavy, using weights that cause fatigue within 10 or fewer repetitions?  Are you consuming adequate calories daily?  (If you’re trying to lose weight are you creating no more than a 250-500 kcal deficit with a diet higher in protein than normal to minimize muscle loss?) Are you fueling before and after your intentiona...

Is your waist band tight by afternoon compared to when you put pants on it the morning?  Do you have some handles around the waist and back you never had before? Do you frequently feel fatigue in the lower back at the end of the day?  If you answered yes to one of those questions, stay tuned. This episode is going to give you a little foundation for resolving your menopause belly.  Menopause Belly...