The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health

In part two of this round table talk we answer our listeners and followers question on weight loss , hormones and fitness.  Do hormones such as the estrogen patch and oral progesterone need to be taken forever? I'm 51 and post menopausal.  What is the best exercise regimen to follow as you enter the menopause phase of life, while starting hormone therapy and trying to lose weight - at the same tim...

Join me for an amazing eye opening conversation with menopause expert Dana Lawson and fitness guru Pam Sherman. In part one of this round table talk we discuss why New Year resolutions don't work and what to do instead. The pro's and con's of calorie counting. Should you count your steps and does it help us to lose weight? Best exercise for women as we age. Why you must deal with past traumas in o...

Our environment is loaded with harmful chemicals that act like estrogen in the body. Everyday things like perfume, plastics (even BPA free), flax, lavender, cannabis and much more are acting like estrogen in our body. Both men and women are being affected. In this episode, I talk with Dr, Anthony Jay about estrogenics and how they are making us fat, sick and infertile and what you can do about it!...

Danielle Daem a Sugar Freedom Coach & Speaker who is passionate about helping women reshape their relationship with sugar so they can reclaim control over their health and energy once and for all! Having struggled with sugar addiction herself, she knows exactly how difficult and overwhelming the journey can be. Using her extensive knowledge in nutrition, personal experience, and coaching, Dani hel...

How much fat will you gain if you eat an excess of calories for 1 day all the way up to 30 days?  Is it water weight or actual fat?  How do we navigate the holidays in a way where we enjoy some of our favorite indulgences but NOT gain any weight?  In this episode I will answer all of that and more! Todays podcast is sponsored by Prolon The Fasting Mimicking Diet . Purchase your Prolon Kit today an...

This really is the million-dollar question isn't it? How do I lose weight?   When you have Hashimoto's and/or hypothyroidism, weight gain and then the difficulty losing weight is so frustrating.  It's not as simple as calories in calories out. Or exercise harder (in fact that might be causing weight GAIN). So, what do you do? What food should you eat? Not eat? What type of exercise should you do? ...

Dr. Angela DeRosa, bestselling author of the book, How Your Doctor Is Slowly Killing You: A Woman's Health Survival Guide. She  is a dynamic professional on a mission to change the face of women's health and wellness. She has more than 25 years of experience in the medical field, both on the pharmaceutical side and in clinical practice, and is an internationally recognized authority on women's hor...

Lots of great questions sent in for this Q&A with Karen; Livia Hi Karen! I've been looking all over for info on increasing testosterone. Mine has been incredibly low. I'm 34, not menopausal, been eating keto for years, I've tested when I did carnivore a year ago and again and still low. I eat lots of red meat, liver. Not sure what else to do. DHEA was in "normal" range and so were B vitamins. Is t...

David Raubenheimer is the Leonard P. Ullman Professor of Nutritional Ecology in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, and Nutrition Theme Leader in the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney. Stephen J. Simpson is Academic Director of the Charles Perkins Centre and Professor in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Sydney. David and Stephen are the...

Do you need a reality check when it comes to your weight loss goals and expectations? You may be tempted to set intense health and fitness goals in order to reach your goal weight. However, realistic weight loss goals can be more effective, because they can help you reach your target without becoming discouraged or overwhelmed. In this episode discover what is realistic weight loss goals. What ste...

Matty Landsdown is a scientist, nutritionist and health coach that specializes in weight loss and self confidence for women and busy mother's.  Matty's extensive experience with nutrition led him to uncover the deeper challenge people have with health which isn't about calories or kale, but in fact mindset and behavior change. Having been on his own personal development journey, Matty is now super...

Susan Wadia-Ells PhD Author: Busting Breast Cancer: Five Simple Steps to Keep Breast Cancer Out of Your Body www.bustingbreastcancer.com Susan Wadia-Ells is a long-time cultural change agent. During the 1970's she organized women at Polaroid, creating the first affirmative action program for women within a Fortune 200 corporation, and soon became Polaroid's corporate affirmative action manager and...

Part 2 In the early 1900's estrogen hormone replacement was the most prescribed medication in America! It remained in first or second place for the rest of the century. Until 2002 when the media got a hold of the  results of the Women's Health Initiative study. Doctors around the world were warned not prescribe it and women were told that it was dangerous and shouldn't be on it. But since that tim...

In the early 1900's estrogen hormone replacement was the most prescribed medication in America! It remained in first or second place for the rest of the century. Until 2002 when the media got a hold of the  results of the Women's Health Initiative study. Doctors around the world were warned not prescribe it and women were told that it was dangerous and shouldn't be on it. But since that time there...

Dr. Joseph Antoun is CEO & Chairman of the Board of L-Nutra and Member of the Forbes Business Development Council. He's the former CEO of Health Systems Reform. He completed his studies in Public Policy at Harvard University, in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, and his Doctorate in Medicine and Masters' in Medical and Biological Sciences at Saint Joseph University. In this episode  why t...

I asked my Instagram followers "If You could wave a magic wand and eliminate your biggest struggle around your attempts to lose weight, what would that be? " What is it for you : struggle to control cravings? over eating? dieting confusion? lack of exercise? drinking alcohol? all of the above? In todays episode I coach you on the most popular answers to that question including: Dieting confusion N...

Keto was the most searched diet in 2020, with over 26 million google searches, while Intermittent Fasting was second, with over 11. million searches. But as we head into the last ¼ of 2021 I can safely say that we are now seeing a number of serious faults with ketogenic fasting world. More and more people are running into hormonal issues, weight gain and a ton of weight loss resistance from the ke...

Are you in perimenopause? My guess is you don't know. Most women are not informed about what is happening to their hormones in their 30's, 40's and beyond.  Trust me when I say YOU NEED TO KNOW! This is your body and during this time you can be affected in every way mentally, physically, & spiritually. When you know and understand what is happening to your hormones you can get the help you need to...

In today's episode, Dr. Stasha Gominak discusses the gut microbiome, the benefits of vitamin D in terms of the microbiome, the importance of B vitamins, and how the microbiome affects sleep and chronic insomnia. Find out what you can do to beat your insomnia with Dr. Stasha's ground breaking new protocol! Watch the video interview on YouTube "We repair in deep sleep. Inadequate time spent in deep...

Pam has been a coach for 24+ years, starting as a group exercise instructor and personal trainer.  After struggling with her own weight Pam started strength training in 2014 and has never looked back. In this episode; Pam's history with her own struggles with weight loss Her horrific accident that gave her a light bulb moment about fitness  Why she saw her accident as meant to be Why Pam decided t...

In todays episode I share an interview with ME on the podcast How to Not Get Sick and Die with Matty Lansdown.  In this episode Do you find weight loss is a thing that just DOES NOT work for you? You're not alone and there are a ton of reason why that might be the case, one of the foundational reasons that you may have never considered on a deep level is that of your Hormones and how they're not i...

Dr. Stephen Hussey MS, DC is a Chiropractor and Functional Medicine practitioner. He attained both his Doctorate of Chiropractic and Masters in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States in Portland, OR. He is a health coach, speaker, and the author of two books on health; The Health Evolution: Why Understanding Evolution is the Key to Vibrant Health and Understa...

Pam: 41 year old female with menopausal levels of progesterone but normal estrogen levels. Just started taking bioidentical progesterone. I haven't noticed much difference in quality of life yet. How long does it normally take to notice some positive changes? I'm still gaining about a pound a month without doing anything different to diet or exercise. Will the progesterone help with weight loss as...

Giovanna is a Functional Medicine Practitioner; trained in holistic functional nutrition, homeopathic medicine and health sciences as well as bioenergetic medicine. She is certified with the board of professional Holistic Nutritionists, CAHN-Pro and has been a teaching faculty member of both the Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine and the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. As co-founder of...

Get ready for a deep dive into the beauty & safety of estrogen with Dr. Felice Gersh Dr. Gersh received her medical degree from the USC School of Medicine, and studied Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Kaiser Hospital in Los Angeles. Dr. Felice Gersh is a globally-recognized expert on women's hormones, gut microbiome, and circadian rhythm. She frequently collaborates with numerous research organiza...