Debra Atkinson
The Flipping 50 Show
The podcast for women in menopause and beyond who want to change the way they age. Fitness, wellness, and health science put into practical tips you can use today. You still got it, girl!
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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
What Does It Mean to Go "To Fatigue?" Reader Question 28.02.2020 19:13
What does it mean to go to fatigue? That's a recent question- and commonly misunderstood term - from our Flipping 50 community. So I pulled this one to respond to in the first of this short series of Q and A's where I just address a question from you! So if you've got a question about getting to fatigue, getting to sleep, or getting to your optimal energy that I can answer, please share it with me...
What is EMF and Why Should You Be Concerned? 25.02.2020 30:05
What is EMF and Why Should You Be Concerned? You’ve heard about EMFs. You know it’s potentially important. Yet, you’ve got lingering questions on it and how much it could be affecting your health, your weight, brain fog, sleep. Dr. Mercola, is founder of Mercola.com that has been most visited natural health web site for the last 15 years even despite Google censoring him and removing him from the...
5 Proven Perimenopause & Menopause Fitness Strategies 21.02.2020 17:32
5 Proven Perimenopause & Menopause Fitness Strategies Restore Before More Cortisol has been on overdrive for way to long you’ve probably experienced the increase in weight and belly fat. It’s a sure sign for me. Look, last year for the first time I was training for an event – doing something I love – and it was also a stressful time of having to move to get out of the mold that still was not mitig...
The Fast Fix to Better Menopause You’re Overlooking | A Doctor Speaks 18.02.2020 42:09
If I told you a doctor was talking about a better menopause today, what is the first thought that comes to mind? What do you suspect we’re going to talk about? I’d be willing to bet it’s not this conversation. If you’ve been spending 15 minutes in the office when you visit your doctor, feel like you’ve got to have questions written down not to miss the chance… then this will feel completely foreig...
Becoming a Health Coach or Personal Trainer After 50 04.02.2020 26:22
Becoming a Health Coach or Personal Trainer After 50 Is becoming a health coach or personal trainer something you’ve toyed with? Love health? Tired of what you’ve been doing? Looking for a career with meaning and purpose you love? This episode is full of resources and things to consider. I’ll look at both the pros and cons of starting now or getting back into it if it’s something you did “back in...
Exercise and Fasting After 50 | Does It Burn More Fat? 28.01.2020 33:44
Exercise and Fasting After 50 | Does It Burn More Fat? Do exercise and fasting even belong in the same sentence? I’ve got the inside scoop for you in this episode. Is exercise fasted a faster way to weight loss or sabotaging you? Is there a better way to fast? This podcast is brought to you by CBD For Life. It’s become a staple in my routine lately. I’m definitely one of those of us who love to ex...
7 Walking Mistakes that Prevent Weight Loss After 50 23.01.2020 22:12
7 Walking Mistakes that Prevent Weight Loss After 50 Walking mistakes may be keeping you from your best results. Doctors often recommend walking as a best exercise. However, the blanket “walk” advice leaves a lot of information out. You’ve got less room for error after 50, especially if you’re in menopause. If you’ve added a walking program – or plateaued using one – or you're thinking about star...
Men’s Hormone Health | His & Hers After 50 21.01.2020 34:58
Men’s Hormone Health | His & Hers After 50 Lady, you’re an influence for everyone around you. Though there is an abundance of information out there about women’s hormone health and you know we cover it here, there’s less about men’s hormone health. So we’re diving into it in this episode. I am so glad you’re joining me for this episode. It is really at your request that I have brought my guest on...
Do You Live as If Health is Your Wealth? 14.01.2020 49:44
Can you imagine nearly losing it all? What do you think of when I ask that? Did you think of money or you think of health? Imagine you've got these three main components of your life divided: Family and health Assets All your knowledge and skills You had to give one up? Then the next day you had to give me one more which would it be? After nearly losing her life in 2013 and spending almost half a...
Starting Over Better Than Ever Over 50 07.01.2020 29:55
Are you starting over after 50? Whether you choose it or it chooses you, starting over can be the best thing that ever happened. This episode is all about unwelcome changes followed by an exciting ride still unfolding for guest Lisa Hoffman. Lisa answered a call to help demonstrate exercises on a news station in Washington, D.C. That’s how we met. I wanted to share her story with you. If you’re in...
What’s Wrong With Setting Goals (and How to Fix It) 03.01.2020 39:56
Have you ever set a New Year’s Resolution? Or set a weight or a performance goal? If you’ve ever been inspired to or forced to (I taught a health studies course for years, so that is for my students) … and if you’ve ever wondered, why you didn’t follow through or why you quit… then this episode is for you. What’s Wrong With Setting Goals (and How to Fix It) If you’re listening at the start of the...
Dr Joe Mercola on Blood Flow Restriction Training |Flipping 50 Interview 31.12.2019 27:31
Blood flow restriction training is not new to Flipping 50. This may be the third podcast in just a few short months. Yet, today's guest barely needs an intro, he's referred to as a household word by many of my clients and friends. And for good reason. Dr. Mercola, is founder of Mercola.com that has been most visited natural health web site for the last 15 years even despite Google censoring him a...
Are You Bloated? Feeling Fluffy? All About Why Inside 28.12.2019 44:02
Are You Bloated? Feeling Fluffy? All About Why Inside Are you bloated? Feeling fluffy? We’re talking about why today. The ever changing hormone game makes gut health quite a ride. My guest has so many good tips and tidbits that you’ll probably come back to this one! 1:10 CBDforlife.com Sarah Greenfield is a Functional Dietitian and Founder of the Fearless Fig. She is a gut health expert and poop a...
From Sorry Symptoms to Happy Hormones 24.12.2019 34:54
Happy hormones not the way you'd describe right now? This episode is more evidence that others have figured it out and you can too. Nutritional therapist Nicki Williams has changed her life since discovering how to change her own life. Nicki Williams is a qualified Nutritional Therapist, author, speaker and founder of Happy Hormones for Life, helping women over 40 to get back to their absolute bes...
What's the Mediterranean Diet Got That You Need? 21.12.2019 33:02
Is it Mediterranean magic? How would you love to enjoy all of your favorite foods full of flavor and still enjoy good- if not excellent health? The secret is no secret – it’s the Mediterranean diet, and my guest on this episode wrote the book literally on how and why it’s such a winner for heart health, and optimizing weight during menopause and beyond. My Guest: Steven Masley, MD, FAHA, FACN, FAA...
Is Mold the Reason for Your Weight Gain? 17.12.2019 37:56
Is Mold the Reason for Your Weight Gain? In this episode we’re exploring whether mold could be to blame for your weight gain. I don’t know if that’s true for you, but it might be causing my weight gain! I share my backstory from nearly a year ago at the time of this recording when a septic tank back up started a spiral of a full year of health and energy changes. 2:13 CBD for Life Dr. Ann Shippy i...
7 Simple Interval Training Workouts for the Holidays 10.12.2019 14:35
7 Simple Interval Training Workouts for the Holidays This post is all about interval training workouts you can do during the holidays (and busy times any year) and why they work. I’m sharing my Interval Training guide that includes 7 workouts, plus two little travel workouts you can do without equipment in a hotel room or in the guest room before your hosts even wake up. You can overdo a good thin...
How Health Coaching Moves You in the Right Direction Faster 03.12.2019 40:50
Today's episode is pretty much a coaching call with me. Unless you actually have coached or are a coach it's hard to know what to expect and how it works. There's a little dance between asking, listening, suggesting, and providing homework that will give us data. You can't see it all here but you can see how we uncover and I play roles as a fitness expert teaching, as well as asking what's true....
Easy Detox Anytime Including Before Your Holiday Splurge 26.11.2019 31:31
Easy Detox Anytime Including Before Your Holiday Splurge Before we dive into this episode and I roll out the red carpet for my guest I want o read a review from iTunes. Natural easy detox happens daily when you eat and drink the things that makes your body thrive. Heart of electrolytes? Of course, you have! Don't confuse those common exercise electrolyte sources (full of chemicals, sugar, or both...
Imagine Your Life at 75 Then Listen to This 24.11.2019 20:24
What will your life at 75 look like? I hope you haven't skipped the assignment to create a vision of your own life at 75 before you listen. I caught up with Dexter Yeats at Ironman Cozumel 2019. You may remember our interview two years ago when I had the good fortune to meet her at Cozumel Ironman 2016. Days before this year’s race we ran into each other at the hotel and began talking about mindse...
How I Mastered Menopause Metabolism with Exercise 22.11.2019 18:53
How I Mastered Menopause Metabolism with Exercise If menopause metabolism has put pounds on you and or belly fat is an issue no matter what else is going on with weight, this is your read. I’d be willing to bet that most of what you believe – because it’s what you’ve been taught – is part of the problem. In this post I uncover what worked for me, and how I discovered the research that made my “acc...
The Newest Menopause and Aging Resource 19.11.2019 22:39
Looking for a resource for menopause and aging? There’s a new foundation on the block and my guest today is heading it up. My Guest Claire Gill is founder and CEO of the National Menopause Foundation, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a positive change in how people perceive, understand and experience menopause. Claire is a storyteller at heart and has spent her 25+ year career as...
Hormones After Breast Cancer? It's Not What You Think 12.11.2019 40:59
Hormones After Breast Cancer? It's Not What You Think Hormones after breast cancer has always been a rigid no. For most. Not all. My guest today is not only a breast cancer survivor but a doctor and estrogen “think tank” participant. If you or someone you know has or has had breast cancer, this is a must. She's in her 70s and you'd never know it. She's survived cancers and you'd never know it. Li...
How to Change the Way You Age | Bolder is Better 05.11.2019 39:30
Examine Aging Perhaps you've watched your grandparents and parents age. It’s your turn. Ready to change the way you age? Most boomers and 50+ women are and this episode has just the sassy attitude to support you. My guest this episode is someone I am very confident you are familiar with and I’m so excited to have him here. Marc Middleton, Founder and CEO of Bolder Broadcasting and Growing Bolder...
How to Harness the Power of Women’s Hormones 03.11.2019 34:43
How to Harness the Power of Women’s Hormones The more you learn about women's hormones the more you know there is to know. This is an exciting time. As I like to say there's never be a more exciting time to be flipping 50. This is the first in a few episodes this month addressing women's hormones and perhaps flipping your thoughts on your future. Explore your choices, re-examine your current opti...
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