The Flipping 50 Show

   Mid-life Weight Loss Success is soooo possible! If you’re in midlife not loving your weight, energy, or your life it’s never too late. My guest today is proof. She shares her own midlife weight loss success and how it spiraled into a new career path. Beate Probst is the founder & CEO of Be-At-Ease Solutions and she helps women reverse their body’s aging process with the help of real nutrition,...

5 Mindset Shifts for Better Fitness in Menopause Mindset shifts are a must if you’re pursuing better fitness during menopause or after. You had socialization and conditioning that influenced you heavily at a time when, well, you were easily influenced. You potentially buried yourself between then and now under the business of life. My students and clients tell me that they were busy in their caree...

5 Simple Steps that Balance Your Hormones You’re going to want to grab their new book. I’ll just say it straight up! Dr. Brooke Kalanick joins me to talk about her new book, steps that balance your hormones, and a title that is just badass!  About Dr. Brooke: A licensed Naturopathic (ND) and Functional Medicine doctor, Dr. Brooke attended Seattle, Washington’s Bastyr University, where she earned a...

Is your core challenging? It's time for a core challenge!  The what, why and how of core exercise after 50 (or at any age) is the topic of this short episode.  This really isn't an episode as much as it's an INVITATION. If you're on track for core exercise and you "get it" great! If you need some support, join the core challenge by sending me your best email and I'll give you the access to the fre...

Essential Oils for Weight Loss: Is It Too Good to Be True? The essential oils for weight loss? Sounds too good to be true, right? To all my essential oil lovers listening, this is for you! To those not yet indoctrinated into essential oils for weight loss, overall health, avoiding toxins and the list goes on, this is for you too! And I’ve got a fantastic guest for delivering this message.  The aut...

Why your food struggles can be a blessing in disguise Food struggles are a reality for most people at some point in their lives. Women traditionally have spent more time in the kitchen, planning if not preparing food. And their givers. Often pleasers squelching the way they really feel to be “acceptable.” Can you relate? Have you had food struggles? Too little, too much, emotional eating, dieting,...

Get your pet to sleep ... so you can! Got aging pets that keep you awake at night? Are they keeping you from getting the sleep your hormone needs? If hormone heaven for you is evasive right now thanks to four-legged loves, this episode is for you! Dr. Ruth Says: All Dogs go to Hormone Heaven  It’s not like you can kick them out so you can get the good night’s sleep a girl’s hormones need. Aging, s...

7 Expert SLEEP TIPS for Good Nights and Great Days In this episode I rounded up 7 expert friends and asked them to share their best sleep tips. Many of them gave not only advice they give clients or patients, but what they personally do to be the high-functioning movers and shakers in functional health & wellness that they are. Sleep is the #1 most important hormone balancing habit you can have. T...

"When You Want To Want Sex, But You Don’t.” Get ready for a shame-free straight talk about a hot topic in midlife. One either talked about or the elephant in the room. When you want to want sex you want my guest today. She’s not bashful or shy about her approach. So if you’re squeamish talking about it, hearing about it, or you’ve got kids in the room, grab your headset, girlfriend. Susan Bratton...

In the fitness and health space we occupy here at Flipping 50 how to manage your money is not a common topic. It is however a common stressor. In that way, its relevant. So often obstacles to reaching fitness goals are not tied to physical limitations or to knowledge alone but often to the stressors – we’ve recently talked about relationships – (I link to that show) – and to money. If you’re stres...

8 Crazy Truths About Healthy Weight Loss and Hormones Your healthy weight may not be the number in your head. If you’ve been attached to a number on the scale, been attached to the scale period, you’re potential for self-sabotage is high. This post is all about how the days of “eat less, exercise more” have caught up to you and how your metabolism has suffered. I’ll share the common mistakes, the...

Brain Makeover: The Reboot Your Brain Event Do you need to reboot your brain? What if the secret to cravings, brain fog, burn out was more than exercise and dieting? If you've been completely in the physical, a shift to above the shoulders may be in order.  Leah Lund is a Neuro Nutrient Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Rapid Transformation Therapist and Health Coach. She founded One Whole Health to help...

  Natural Remedies for Hormone Health and Optimal Weight When you want to feel better and want natural remedies that support your body’s ability to heal itself, look no further. This episode has a wealth of tips for food, living, and using essential oils- a favorite health remedy topic for Flipping 50 listeners. My guest, SABRINA ANN ZIELINSKI is a certified group fitness and martial arts instruct...

Do You Have Leptin Resitance?  Leptin resistance, less referred to than insulin resistance, often exists in overweight and obese women and interferes with ability to lose weight. Do you fail to lose weight even when you diet and exercise? Are you 20 or more pounds overweight? Are you highly stressed? Are you sleep deprived? and... Do you couch-compensate?  If you do your run, walk, zumba, do you s...

Hormone balancing doesn't have to rely on bio-identical hormones. You don't have to wonder if you can afford functional doctor or bio-identical hormones, or supplements. You first need to understand how to exercise - and support it with habits including eating the right foods at the right time. Hormone balancing gets its foundation in the habits you do daily.  Hormone balancing will be a struggle...

Natural solutions for a sexy younger you... doesn't that sound yummy? My guest today is all about the Flipping 50 lifestyle. It's as if she co-wrote You Still Got It, Girl! because she totally repeats our mantra: eat more, exercise less, and sleep yourself skinny... you'll love her!  Robin Nielsen is a Functional Clinical Nutritionist, and Hormone Expert, with over 15 years of clinical experience....

Solid and stable relationships are foundational to self care –whether we’re talking with a significant other or friendships – that’s where our conversation started.  Eighteen year-old Stanley Padgett married his seventeen-year-old high school sweetheart in what easily could have been another divorce statistic. Another couple who naively wed too young and couldn't make it work.   While they enjoyed...

You don’t have time to workout? I don’t have time to work out. Really? This post is not going to sit well with you potentially. So read this next couple sentences carefully. If you’re content to complain about not having time or energy to workout and you truly think that on summer break or once you retire, or that it must be easier for someone who doesn’t live where you live or work the kind of jo...

Don't miss this special broadcast answering questions about the STRONGER I and II programs. Recorded this last day of the 50% off rate, I don't want you to miss out if it's perfect for you and want to be sure you don't register if it's wrong for you right now.  https://www.flippingfifty.com/getstronger  https://www.flippingfifty.com/getevenstronger  Registration is open until April 15 but the rate...

Menopause Fitness: Menopause is Not a Sickness  How do you modify your fitness to reflect a menopause fitness routine that will make you better not tired? This episode is about identifying what signs and symptoms are telling you.  This episode is brought to you by STRONGER series of strength training for women. The first and ONLY existing hormone balancing strength training programs for women in p...

Exercise for Cellulite Reduction Solutions First things first: cellulite reduction and this conversation is not about perfection! It IS about confidence though. Not feeling your best can rock your confidence and who needs that!? Cottage cheese. Dimples. Whatever you call it, no one wants to see it. Do cellulite reduction solutions actually work? Do they have to hurt? Are results temporary or perma...

  10 Studies: Protein Intake and Strength Training After 50 Protein intake and strength training together are your dynamic duo for aging and loving it. ~Debra Atkinson 1) Protein was the determining factor when high or low carbohydrate intake didn’t have an impact on successful aging. “Successful” was determined by an integrated rating of social, physical, and mental performance. 2) In a 2018 revi...

Join me as I read from the You Still Got It, Girl! The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women. From preface, to forward and introduction I share words of Dr. Pamela Peeke, PEW scholar and my own for you to enjoy, share, and get inspired about a new direction for yourself right now.  The book, and the course (which I shamelessly tease- and offer you special incentive to get in on using code: 50fitness)...

Are You Ready to Reset Your Hormones Naturally Using Essential Oils?  Gimmicky diets, dangerous supplements, juice fasts, extreme boot camps… are you done, yet?  How do other women seemingly have energy, and the body, while you struggle? My guest on this episode has some natural - not crazy - solutions you can pair with your Flipping 50 foundation of “eat more, exercise less” that will help. While...

Do you have New Year’s Goals? New Year’s best intentions have already fallen by the wayside for 80% of people. Part of the reason for that is the myth that a habit takes 3 weeks and you’re home free. I’m not sure if many of the 21-Day challenges tease you based on that premise or not. I’ve been writing about this myth of the 3-week habit change since 1987. It’s a lie. Like rumors that flew around...