The Midlife Vitality Project: Where Perimenopause Becomes Your Comeback Story Naturally!

Send us your questions & comments If you have been working with a personalized nutrition plan and are starting to really see improvements in your health and your weight loss, but something still isn't right in the gut department, this episode is for you! In Episode 51 of The Midlife Vitality Project, Joanne Willis takes the conversation deeper than last week's bloodwork foundation, i...

Send us your questions & comments Discover The Magic of a Personalized Nutrition Plan and Why certain "Healthy" Foods Might Not Be on Yours at all! Last week in Episode 49 you heard my client, Helen, ask the question that stopped everything: "Is this the magic? Have I been eating wrong this whole time?" This week Joanne answers it. Fully. Specifically. In a way that will ch...

Send us your questions & comments When Helen opened her personalized Metabolic Balance food list for the first time, she had one reaction: shock - but in a very pleasant way.  Everything she had been eating — every single thing — wasn't on it. And in that moment, she asked the question that changed everything: "Is this the magic? Have I been eating wrong this whole time?" In thi...

Send us your questions & comments The Estrogen Dominance solution that makes all the difference and the new tools to help you thrive! You know her. The woman who barely notices perimenopause.  She did not gain weight. She did not lose her mind to brain fog or anxiety. She just kept glowing, kept going and will emerge (or perhaps she already has) on the other side looking and feeling better tha...

Send us your questions & comments If your gut has not felt like your own since your hormones started shifting, this episode is the one you have been waiting for. Joanne Willis, Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Certified Metabolic Balance® Coach, unpacks one of the most important and most overlooked connections in women's midlife health — the two-way relationship between your gut and y...

Send us your questions & comments If you've been walking into rooms and forgetting why you're there, losing your train of thought mid-sentence, feeling overwhelmed by decisions that used to feel simple, or riding an emotional rollercoaster you don't recognize as yourself, this episode is going to change everything about how you see what's happening to you. Joanne Willis, Re...

Send us your questions & comments If you've ever been told your symptoms are just a result of estrogen and progesterone declining, this episode will change how you see everything. In this episode I unpack one of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed hormone imbalances in midlife women: estrogen dominance.  I will be clearing up the confusion that stops so many women from recognizing it....

Send us your questions & comments This is your May 2026 wrap up episode where I'm going to connect all the dots from the three previous episodes we have covered so far. But before we pull it all together, I want to ask you something. How are you feeling right now, compared to four weeks ago?  If you have been following along and consistently practicing the key action steps I've share...

Send us your questions & comments Everyone is talking about lymphatic drainage right now. You've seen it on TikTok, in magazines, across social media. Women rolling jade tools across their faces, dry brushing before showers, booking lymphatic massage appointments. And honestly? Good. Because the lymphatic system deserves this moment. But this episode goes much deeper than the wellness tre...

Send us your questions & comments You're eating reasonably well. You're trying to move your body. You're getting to bed at a decent hour. And yet something still feels... off. Not sick exactly. Just not right. Achy. Foggy. Puffy. Exhausted in a way that rest doesn't seem to fix. If that sounds familiar — this episode is going to connect a lot of dots for you. Because everyt...

Send us your questions & comments You're doing everything right — going to bed at a reasonable hour, getting seven or eight hours of sleep, putting your phone away — and yet you wake up feeling like you haven't slept at all.  Or maybe you're waking up at 3am wide awake, heart racing, mind spinning, unable to fall back asleep. If this is you, this episode is your wake-up call. In...

Send us your questions & comments Are you gaining weight around the middle, feeling more tired than ever, craving sugar, struggling with digestion, and wondering why nothing seems to work anymore... even though you’re trying harder? If that sounds like you, this episode may be the light-bulb moment you’ve been needing. This week, we’re diving into metabolic syndrome — one of the most overlooke...

Send us your questions & comments Are you wondering if Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro might be your only option now that midlife weight gain feels impossible to shift... or maybe you’re already taking one and quietly wondering what happens next? Maybe you're hearing more about "natural" options that boost GLP-1 activity such as pink gelatin and are curious about those too.  If so,...

Send us your questions & comments If you feel like you’re constantly thinking about food… snacking throughout the day… or like once you start eating, it’s hard to stop… This episode is for you. Especially if you’ve ever thought: “Why can’t I just control this?” Because here’s the truth… It’s not about willpower. In this episode, I’m breaking down why cravings can feel so intense and constant i...

Send us your questions & comments If you’ve been eating healthy… cutting back… trying to “be good" and yet your belly fat just won’t budge — this episode is for you. Especially if the weight feels like it’s settling right around your middle… your clothes aren’t fitting the same… and you’re starting to wonder, “What am I doing wrong?” In this episode, I’m breaking down why this is happenin...

Send us your questions & comments What if the survival habits that got you through the pandemic are now putting your long-term health at risk?  That's exactly what happened to my client Christine. Like so many of us, she leaned into comfort foods, wine, and whatever got her through those stressful times. But six years later, at 50, those habits had caught up with her — and her recent bloo...

Send us your questions & comments In this episode, Joanne shares a real-life client case study to explain why energy can actually dip when you first start eating healthier — and why that doesn’t mean something is going wrong.  Using the real life story of “Chris,” a client navigating fatigue, cravings, blood sugar crashes, poor sleep, and prediabetes, Joanne walks through what she calls the re...

Send us your questions & comments If you’ve been feeling exhausted, flat, and not quite like yourself lately and maybe even noticing that it’s starting to show in your face, your skin, and your energy levels… This episode is going to connect some important dots. Because while midlife hormone changes absolutely play a role, they’re often not the full story. In this conversation, we’re diving in...

Send us your questions & comments Many women in midlife start to notice changes in their appearance that seem to happen almost overnight — dull skin, dark circles, sagging around the jawline, deeper wrinkles, thinning hair, or hair that simply loses its shine and vitality. It can feel frustrating, confusing, and even a little alarming when the reflection in the mirror suddenly looks more tired...

Send us your questions & comments Feeling constantly exhausted in midlife — even when you’re trying to eat well, sleep more, and take care of yourself? Many women in their 40s and 50s assume their fatigue must simply be a normal part of perimenopause or hormonal changes. But while fluctuating estrogen and progesterone can certainly influence energy levels, they’re rarely the whole story. In th...

Send us your questions & comments How many supplements are sitting in your cupboard right now? Magnesium for sleep? Fish oil for your heart? Berberine for blood sugar? Maybe something for cholesterol? Perhaps something to help you lose weight?  With rising cholesterol, shifting blood sugar, and blood pressure often creeping up for women in midlife, it’s tempting to believe the right supplement...

Send us your questions & comments Have you recently been told your cholesterol is “a little high” — even though you’ve never had an issue before? For many women, midlife is the first time LDL rises, triglycerides creep up, or HDL drops. And that can feel unsettling. In this episode, we unpack what cholesterol actually is, why it shifts during perimenopause and menopause, and how it connects to...

Send us your questions & comments For many women, midlife is the first time we start to pay attention to our heart health - not because something is “wrong,” but because the body is changing — hormonally, metabolically, and nutritionally — and symptoms start popping up alerting us to the fact that the body systems that once compensated for nutrition deficiencies so easily, now need more suppor...

Send us your questions & comments If you are a woman in midlife and have recently been told you’re prediabetic or have Type 2 diabetes , this episode is for you. That moment can feel heavy and confusing - and often comes with the quiet fear that a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes will now define your future health and will require you to rely on medication for life to manage it.  In today’s episod...

Send us your questions & comments Have you ever been told your blood sugar is “normal,” yet your body doesn’t feel right? Or maybe you’ve recently been told you’re prediabetic or have type 2 diabetes, and you’re feeling scared, overwhelmed, or worried about what this means for your future. If either of those situations sounds familiar, this episode is for you. In this conversation, we unpack w...