The Michele Broad Show

(Diet and exercise for the four phases of cycle to balance the hormones) Ladies, do you suffer from PMS because your hormones are going haywire? Have you tried different ways to cope with these symptoms but did you know there's a way to 'optimize your life' during your menstrual cycle? Did you know there is a healthy way of 'hacking' your PMS symptoms and period pains which also improves your over...

With each decade comes different hormonal changes and imbalances. In today's show we are exploring these changes and why they occur and things that you can do to help yourself prepare for what is coming no matter whether you are in your 30's or 40's or 50's. Send me a DM on the gram  @wellwomennetwork Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don'...

Today's episode was a replay of a facebook live office hour that I did this week in my facebook group: Well Women 360. I asked the community on facebook and instagram to leave women's health questions that they would like me to answer and I would answer them during the live. I hope you enjoy it! Send me a DM on the gram  @wellwomennetwork Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I want to...

From Episode 167 we learned that we can control our fulfillment, however, being unfulfilled seems to be the new normal. So many of us have our faces stuck in our phones that they've lost the ability to enjoy our lives. Don't let that be you. "So, what do I do?" you may be asking. Well, you make use of the chemicals, hormones, and neurotransmitters in your brain. These natural substances work toget...

Ladies, stress is an evil demon. No one is immune to its effects and everyone will suffer different symptoms as a result of being stressed out. One absolute fact: Stress will affect your mood, your job performance, your relationships, and your health if you don't create a proactive plan for dealing with this evil.   So many of us busy working women consider a stress-filled life normal and that we...

Progesterone is one of your female hormones that is produced by the ovary, placenta and adrenal glands. This hormone is mainly secreted by the corpus luteum after ovulation. It plays a very  important role in your menstrual cycle and in the early stages of pregnancy. Several things can cause a progesterone deficiency in your body and on today's podcast I will be sharing 4 of the those causes. Now...

When spring arrives, a lot of us often want to reset our body and life.  I want to encourage you to start or revamp this new healthier lifestyle, with either beginning or dusting off your current morning routine. The way your morning goes can make all the difference in your energy, focus, and mindset throughout the rest of the day. In today's episode we will look at how to do this by incorporating...

From an early age, we're led to believe that nothing is more satisfying than finding happiness. But happiness is so elusive and intangible. Plus, happiness is different for everyone, so how do you know when you find it? And is there something out there that can make you feel even better than happiness? Yes! It's called having a sense of fulfillment. Yet, what is that exactly, and how do you get it...

When it comes to health and wellness, it typically embodies physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral wellness. This is what makes up your "health" and overall wellbeing. With emotional wellness, it is all about your emotions, feelings, and many of your thoughts.   This includes how you handle your emotions after various events in your life and your ability to bounce back from challenges, as wel...

Ladies, you can start taking action and improve your digestive health today. Last week we talked all about the importance of good digestive health. What good digestive health looks like and doesn't look like. We talked about the most common digestive issues and what are things that you can do to help with them. And today I wanted to follow that episode and talk to you about 14 tips that can help y...

It's easy to take your digestion for granted. You eat, you digest, and you go on with your day. However, everything that you do impacts your digestion. And conversely, everything that you eat and how you digest it impacts your life. In Today's show we are going to explore the importance of having a healthy digestive system and what that looks like. We also look at the top most common digestive pro...

Cortisol is known as the stress hormone, and that may bring negative connotations to mind.  However, cortisol is not all bad. It plays an important role in our bodily functions, aside from being part of a stress response. When cortisol is ever-present due to persistent and chronic stress, it causes damaging health problems.   Today we are going to take a look at how cortisol works and when stress...

There are some hormones that strongly affect your mood and feelings, aside from also playing crucial roles in various other bodily functions.  Serotonin is one of those hormones that makes you feel happy, stabilizes your mood, helps to promote our sense of well-being, and can help with weight loss.   In today's episode we are exploring this dual functioning chemical that plays such a vital role in...

Ladies, your body goes through countless processes, day in and day out. Whatever you feel, emotionally and physically, your hormones have a part in it. Your hormones help regulate your body temperature, heart rate, metabolism, sleep cycles, reproductive cycles, and growth and development.   However, with all the essential roles these chemicals play, they can also get out of balance. Too little or...

The body is fascinating, especially when we think of all the processes happening inside, that we don't even know about or consciously control. You might know that you have hormones that can affect your mood, but did you know that there are many different hormones that trigger different and specific functions in your body?   I talk a lot about hormones, but I don't usually mention the glands that p...

When it comes to working on our wellness journey's, all of us have different blind spots. These are basically aspects of ourselves that we aren't fully aware of. They could be personality, traits, feelings, or actions. These blind spots can really put a damper on your health and wellness efforts. That is why it is so important to become fully aware of them. In today's episode we'll take a look at...

I don't know about you but I have to work on good posture all the time. I'm tall and I know I have a bad habit of slouching. I try to sit on the edge of my chair most of the day to help remind me to sit straighter and if I do lean back I try to push my rear all the way to the back of the chair and arch my back. It's silly I know but it helps me to remember. I also often find myself telling my pati...

The other day I was sitting and having lunch with some girlfriends and one of my friends friends who has some health issues asked how can you manifest health when you don't feel healthy or when you have an illness. My answer to her was short but I wanted to come here on the podcast and expand on the topic with ya'll.  We address these questions in today's episode Does manifesting mean you ignore y...

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Creating new habits isn't easy. Some habits are easier to form than others and everyone creates habits at different speeds. In today's short episode I wanted to give you six simple hacks that will make it a little easier. Use them until you've internalized the new habit and don't need them anymore. We talk about: Why scheduling them is important How making them public is a great way to keep us on...

I was sitting with a group of friends recently and one of them asked, "Do any of you have find that it gets harder to make decisions toward the end of the day?" Sometimes when I get home, I'm too tired to figure out what to have for dinner or what to watch on TV. We all nodded yes practically at the same time. They all looked at me and said, "You're the medical person, is something wrong with our...

I had heard Marcy talk several times before on different podcasts, but the last time I heard her talk she left me amening everything she was saying. I was out walking and I practically ran the rest of the way home and DM'd her on instagram asking if she would come and have a conversation with me on my podcast and to my utter delight she said, yes!. Her utter conviction to helping women better thei...

Let's talk about forming new habits. We all have times in our lives where we intentionally want to change our behavior for the better and create new habits for ourselves. This could be getting in the habit of eating healthier and drinking more water. Or it could be moving more and taking the dog for a daily walk. Or it could be work related, or spiritual, or… There are so many areas in our lives t...

Today's episode is a year end round up of all the best things that we talked about this year and what we will be looking at bringing to you in the New Year. From Our family to yours the WWN team wishes you the Happiest of Holidays- See y'all in 2022 Episodes mentioned in today's podcast: Not necessarily in order mentioned in the podcast 148: Ease the holiday stress with mindfulness 141: Blank page...

Whether you are trying to lose weight or simply avoid weight gain, the holidays can be a real struggle. So many of the parties, activities, and traditions involve food, and usually not healthy food. This may make it feel as if avoiding weight gain is a complete lost cause as you try to get through Christmas or Hanukkah and then New Years. Many Of my 1:1 clients have been asking and wondering the s...