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Your underlying reason for weight gain may not be a lack of motivation or discipline. It may not be that you don’t have willpower. It may not be that you’re not exercising enough.  [00:00] While there can be many reasons beyond what you eat that cause weight gain, few of us take a good look at why we eat. It’s there. It’s a stressful time. It looks so good. It’s comforting, even if only momentarily. All potential contributors but there’s one that my guest today has uncovered as the reason for weight gain among many midlife women. And that is emotional eating.  Hormone change too could be a hidden reason for weight gain. But this potentially has followed you all your life. It may be from prior trauma or from unresolved relationships that you’ve resorted to comfort elsewhere. If you’re struggling with food and your relationship with it, this episode will help you.  [03:00] My Guest:  Tricia Nelson lost fifty pounds by identifying and healing the underlying causes of her emotional eating. Tricia has spent over thirty years researching the hidden causes of the addictive personality. Tricia is an Emotional Eating Expert and TEDx speaker, and author of the #1 bestselling book, Heal Your Hunger, 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now. Tricia is the host of the popular podcast, The Heal Your Hunger Show and is a highly regarded speaker. Tricia has been featured on NBC, CBS, KTLA, FOX, and The List. Questions we answer on this podcast: [04:16] Let’s review some of the questions we’ve covered before for our new listeners … and then I’d really love to ask you in this, In what is now a two-year time frame of an emotional roller-coaster, how have your emotional eaters been impacted?  [05:08] What is your journey with emotional eating and how did it lead you to start to Heal Your Hunger? [07:19] How does one know if they are an emotional eater or a food addict? [08:52]Why do you think it is that 98% of all diets fail? [17:20] Is there more to emotional eating than eating too much and eating for emotional reasons? (I will describe the Anatomy of the Emotional Eater). [18:40] How does one differentiate between emotional and physical hunger? [27:29] What are three things you recommend a person do to end emotional eating now? Resources: Quit Sugar Challenge Join Now: https://www.flippingfifty.com/quitsugar Tricia’s Social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealYourHunger Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tricianelson   Other Podcasts You Might like:  Why Menopause Weight loss is So Hard and How Your Brain is Taking Over End Diets, Food Rules, and Emotional Eating

Could your healthy foods cause fat gains or prevent fat loss? Are you possibly experiencing gas, bloating, and diarrhea because of what you’ve known as healthy foods? It turns out yes. There are 4 main categories of foods that are the potential cause of health issues for you. In this episode, we discuss healthy foods could cause fat, how to know, and what to do about it.  [01:10] My Guest:  Sara Banta is the owner of Accelerated Health Products in addition to the host of Accelerated Health Radio and TV. Her goal is to help her clients and listeners to reach their optimal state of health through proper detox supplements, cutting-edge technologies, and modalities. Sara hit rock bottom when Western medicine couldn't give her answers or solutions, she discovered natural solutions that actually worked. As she was healing from Crohn’s disease, hormonal issues, PCOS, IBS, and heavy metal toxicity, she was hit with her 9-year-old son’s diagnosis of leukemia. It was at that moment that she knew she had a bigger calling in life; to open people’s eyes to the world of natural healing. Fast forward to today where she serves her clients and listeners with cutting-edge protocols that combine Scalar frequency-based supplements, Chinese medicine, healing devices, and much more to detox, reset and rebuild their Body, Mind and Spirit. [10:00] Questions we answer in this episode: [10:13] Which healthy foods are the first place to look for potential problems for individuals who are "eating healthy" and exercising along with lifestyle habits? [11:40] What are the four big "health" foods that could be causing chronic disease? [15:41] What are oxalates? Which foods contain them? [17:31] What are the symptoms of oxalate sensitivity or toxicity?   [21:13] If someone is having issues, are they always going to, meaning never able to eat these foods again? and what about lectins? Toxic or not? There is so much goodness in beans. [29:30]The individuals for whom this shows up worst seems to be a vegan or vegetarian, getting protein from beans and legumes and consuming usually more leafy greens than other individuals, more common for them?  [36:00] Is there a way to test for oxalate sensitivity specifically or at this point.. best to test for GI gut bacteria? Sara's Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acceleratedhealthproducts/ Mentioned in this episode: Accelerated Health Products: https://www.flippingfifty.com/accelerated Other episodes you may like: Easy Detox Anytime Including Before Your Holiday Splurge: https://www.flippingfifty.com/wild-detox/ Plant vs Animal Protein for Midlife Women | Ask the Experts: https://www.flippingfifty.com/plant-vs-animal-protein/   Additional Resources: Wonder if your exercise might also be making you fat? Here’s a 10-Day challenge that won’t throw you under the bus. If it’s not open now, it soon will be. You can join the waitlist and decide if when it’s open, it’s a good time for you. You’ll be the first to know Hot Not Bothered 10-Day Challenge: https://www.flippingfifty.com/HNB-challenge

00:00 Could you even define healthy food today? Not many could easily. Given the unique individuality of the gut biome making a healthy food for one, poison for another. On every “healthy food” diet today there is a way to do it “dirty.” 00:20  Keto, vegan, vegetarianism… done using packaged and processed foods without reading the label full of chemicals you’re eating… it’s known as following a “dirty” dietary stream. Alternatively, eating “clean” whole foods you prepare and plan based on the nutrient density of them, most often grown recently requiring water and sunshine has the opposite effect on the body. Remember the famous fit-to-fat-to-fit experiment with Drew Manning? He purposefully gained 40 lbs eating “junk” imitation foods and processed products. That was “dirty” keto. He then reversed it and resumed a clean whole food diet. The rule for healthy food that’s plant-based, is eat more plant foods and less foods made in a plant.  When you’re looking for fast and grocery store aisles that are full of fake foods wearing the label “keto-approved” or “vegan-friendly” it can be hard to remember these are marketing terms. They feel like labels of approval to the unsuspecting consumer trying to make better choices.  Enter my guest for this podcast. Where do we start? Where do we begin making changes ourselves and not perpetuating habits we were taught for future generations? We’ve got some answers in this episode.  03:23 My Guest:  After a decade of teaching holistic health, Lisa Jendza could clearly see a need to gather in the kitchen with like-minded individuals. A new ecosystem is needed that organizes resources from health advocates, food producers, and farmers to influence the shift to conscious consumerism. Freedom Kitchen is a place to gather, to nourish and to love. Lisa Jendza is a business and health coach who has owned a Wellness Spa and co-founded a Commercial Kitchen/Cooking School. A dynamic change agent and business guru, she cut her teeth in the business world with GM and EDS, leaving a successful career with HP after 25 years, in the fast-paced world of IT Consulting to coach others on holistic health modalities.   “Our freedom begins and ends in the kitchen.” -Lisa Jenza, Freedom Kitchen 3:40 Questions we answer on this podcast: Generally speaking, many are confused about what is "healthy food" and it’s no surprise given individual needs and media - how would you put into words the problem with “healthy” today? Let's address the biggest question: what is the BEST way for an individual to choose their best diet? You teach cooking classes to kids; How did that passion for getting kids cooking begin? The name of your summit "fork in the road"? What is the decision/choice to be made? Why the urgency around your message? 28:00 Editor’s Note: Listeners, the Fork in the Road Freedom Kitchen Summit isn’t to be confused with prior guest and Flipping 50 friend Sheree Clark’s Fork in the Road business name. These are two separate entities, though so surprise both have chosen this name and title for the very literal and figurative meanings it has relating to food and life. We apologize for any confusion you may have had.    “No matter where I serve my guests, they seem to like my kitchen best.” -shared by Debra   Connect and attend the Freedom Kitchen Summit:  https://www.flippingfifty.com/freedom-kitchen Lisa’s Social:  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisajendza Facebook: www.facebook.com/freedomkitchenkids Additional Resources:  Stronger: Tone & Define   Tricia Nelson’s Quit Sugar Challenge  

Chronic stress is a part of life in 2022. It’s also a big part of midlife life. What’s a woman to do? A woman who is more susceptible to the negative effects of stress? This episode is going to answer that. My guest and good friend Dr Ro is in the house.  My Guest:  Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge is a mental health trailblazer, founder of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health who is on a mission to change the way we view and treat mental health is showing people it's gonna be ok with science-backed tools that improve wellbeing.  She is known for teaching how to calm the brain in order to have a happy family and giving the keys to unlock the brain’s potential. With her trademarked method, BrainBehaviorReset™ has helped thousands address the most challenging conditions such as ADHD, executive functioning, anxiety, OCD, mood, Lyme, and PANS/PANDAS using science-backed holistic therapies. She is an author of three books including her most recent book, It’s Gonna be OK!™ and is a media personality who is featured on dozens of media outlets. 4 Steps to Regulate Your Nervous System: (REPS) Respiration 4-7-8 breath 3x in a row 3 times a dayEnvision Positive TalkS conSistent routine Questions we answer in this episode: What does neuroscience tell us how stress impacts the brain and body? Everyone is so unfocused right now, what role does stress play in this? How does stress compound and lead to mental health issues?  People feel so stuck in a stress cycle, what is one thing people can do right now to reset? You talk about the REPS protocol in managing stress, can you share how it can help people reduce stress? If people have clinical issues such as anxiety, OCD or depression, what do you wish they knew that they don't that can improve their mental health? What is a brain wave ? What are QEGs? "Your brain believes anything you tell it… so it better be good!"- Dr. Ro Connect with Dr. Ro: Get Dr. Ro’s 100 ways to help learn how to manage chronic stress. www.teletherapytoolkitbonus.com Social Media Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DrRoseann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrRoseannCapannaHodge/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroseann/ Promotions: Stronger Tone and Define Castor Oil

Your Menopause Workout vs Your 30-something Workout Your menopause workout is different. But how? Should it be less? Should it be more? Should it be lighter? Should it be more intense?  Yes, yes, yes, and yes.  It depends. I’m going to lean into these words on this episode. And shamelessly I’m going to share some of the recent research that can’t help but set me up to tell you about the Flipping 50 STRONGER program.  You can look and feel as good as you did at 30, as long as you don’t try to exercise like you were 30. –Debra Atkinson First, let’s talk about what a good menopause workout is NOT.  It’s not just having “a convenient workout” to do at home.  It’s not just having a workout led by a 50-something trainer.  And it’s definitely not finding a menopause fitness-labeled class or coach.  It’s understanding the WHAT and the HOW of exercise you’re doing helps you by supporting your right-now goals and your goals for the future. That is understanding which and how exercise has the best ability to both prevent decreasing muscle mass and increase fat burning.  If your goal is bone density, it’s important to unveil how exactly we reach enough stimulus to support bone density and do so without risk of injury.  [Does every exercise have the same ability and positive influence as another? No! Yet, if you read the list of benefits from yoga, bone density appears there. If you read the benefits of walking, bone density is also there. But there are few details for a time-crunched woman about the fact that they only help – up to a point – and then if you’ve been doing them, they don’t help more. Bone density is but one example of the “misleading” or “missing” information when it comes to exercise.  It’s understanding what form and technique changes matter …to you more now than ever (because of the injuries women in midlife are prone to: plantar fasciitis tendonitis hip bursitis IT Band issues neuropathy Those technique tips include: Where your weight should be and where it shouldn’t Cues so that if you feel it “here” you need to make a technique adjustment and you know what it is It’s understanding why what works for young athletic males with high testosterone and growth hormone, eating adequate protein and calories potentially won’t work and could in fact, backfire for a woman who is depleted in hormones compared to her younger self and who is has low energy availability and lower than necessary protein or even water consumption   It’s understanding the value of recovery and that it requires far more time than workouts themselves, yet that’s where the benefits come There should be an agreement that your body’s response to exercise is just data. If it’s not working or it’s working in reverse order, there’s something more going on.  Ask the right questions. Do you need to exercise? Yes. Do you need to strength train? Yes. Is less cardio exercise most related to decreased cortisol and more beneficial and optimal body composition? Yes. Questions for you: Are you strength training? If not, start. Are you doing any HIIT? If not, are you suffering from adrenal stress or are you ready to do HIIT?  Are you prone to injury or illness? Chances are you need to address adrenals or hormonal health.  Do you have gut issues ranging from diarrhea, constipation, gas or bloating? If so, exercise in your sweet spot can help, but can’t do all the heavy lifting. Try eliminating food sensitivities (they’re inflammatory, prohibit nutrient absorption) so you can improve your gut health.  Are you sleeping? If not, are you prioritizing it? Have you tried the things that will naturally improve it sequentially and consistently?  A “Good Menopause Workout” There are many things that will deem your menopause workout a “good one” or not. Within 4 weeks you should begin to see and feel differences in muscles, energy, and even sleep if you need improvement. Your mood, anxiety, or depression will improve. Your blood sugar levels will improve.  STRONGER Tone & Define is open. If you’re seeing or hearing this episode in March 2022, we’re running a contest during these 12-weeks. Simply said, we’re rewarding you even beyond the rewards of gaining strength and bone density benefits. We’re doing a giveaway based on participation, not on inches or pounds or percent body fat changed. I firmly believe we don’t win that way. We get lost that way. You will change more inside than outside during your first 12 weeks of strength training.  If that resonates, or you know a friend, the first week we open, we reward early birds with the best rate. So, join us now, or join the waitlist if you’ve missed this one. I’d love to see you inside soon.  Resources mentioned in this show: Stronger Tone & Define  Other Episodes You May Like:  Top 20 reasons why strength should be mandatory for everyone over 29…  5 Myths About Strength Training: 5 Reasons Now is the Time  

Recently I shared a study about the loss of muscle (sarcopenia) during menopause and since, questions about gaining muscle and strength over 50 have been pouring in. In this Q and A episode I’m answering them. They’re split, about half are about exercise and the other half are about the protein that you seem to know you need. There’s confusion about how to juggle intermittent fasting, getting enough protein, and whether fed or fasted exercise is best for gaining lean muscle. I’ll try to answer many of your questions. I by no means think this is a one-and-done episode that will eliminate any questions! And in fact, like my junior high teacher told me when my hand kept shooting up, questions mean you’re thinking. Statements suggest you think you know it all. So, keep asking and as you read more science, or you’re scrolling Google or social media, you are bound to find conflict.  You can choose to say, “I don’t believe that” or you can choose to establish your own theory/hypothesis based on science and then conduct your own research. You can weigh, measure body fat and lean muscle and see for yourself. You know if you’re sleeping better or worse. You know if you’re energy is higher or lower. You know if you’re getting stronger or not.  From the data your body gives you, you make a shift. So, I’ll share answers here based on the research I’ve shared across books, podcasts, and blogs for years and link to some episodes where you can find more on how to measure and protein needs.  Let’s dive in! 10 Questions About Gaining Muscle and Strength    What is the best frequency for gaining muscle and strength now?   Is there a limit to protein intake?   What is the best routine for gaining lean muscle tissue?   How do we know how much protein we need?   Can collagen support muscle and strength?   Is it possible to build muscle after 60?   I’ve heard you say Whey protein is not optimal, why and what are the other options?  How can I juggle intermittent fasting, resistance training, and protein needs?  Does a high protein diet help burn fat?  When I either can’t eat a meal or get enough protein, in a day are supplements a safe way to add? Gaining muscle and strength after 50 and 60 and beyond are definitely possible. Make one change at a time. It’s often easiest to begin with exercise.   Additional Resources: Stronger: Tone & Define (open limited times a year: check here!) Body Health Essential Amino Acids Want more about gaining muscle and strength?  Other Episodes You May Like Mentioned: How Much Protein Do You Really Need After 50 – Research Update on More 9 Ways to Measure Fat & Body Composition | Best & Worst  

Midlife anxiety is a real thing. During the pandemic, it’s more likely that more of us have experienced it. Whether for you midlife anxiety is new, it’s something you’ve always dealt with or it’s not you but someone you love, this episode has something for you. We’ve all been through the pandemic, essentially, together apart. So we share some common denominators that could have triggered anxiety at the onset of the pandemic, at the point where we’re re-entering the world, and numerous opportunities between. This interview episode is being released as we near the two-year anniversary of the lockdowns and quarantines.  We did so with purpose and hope it serves you in some way. It is time to normalize mental health issues and talk openly about them. Did you know? Protein .. Flipping50 protein powder supports anxiety. My Guest:  Abbe Greenberg, MCIS, and Maggie Sarachek, MSW are trained counselors, mental health advocates, researchers, educators, writers, and long-time anxiety sufferers. In 2017, they launched their online community which now includes more than 200,000 people in 200+ countries and territories. Together the Anxiety Sisters write an award-winning blog and host a monthly podcast (The Spin Cycle). Having learned to live happily with anxiety, they spend their time coaching anxiety sufferers and conducting workshops and retreats all over the U.S. Their new book, The Anxiety Sisters’ Survival Guide, was published by Penguin Random House in September 2021. Questions we answer in this interview: How did you become known as the Anxiety Sisters?  What is a Spin Kit? What was your personal anxiety journey?  What is Shrinking World Syndrome (SWS)?   How does Social connection and its effect relate to your mental health?  How has the pandemic specifically had an impact on anxiety, and of course the social connections we have? What are the recent studies since 2020 showing? Is there a demographic most impacted? For our listeners how can we relate that to them?   Connect with Anxietysisters:  Website Social media: Facebook Instagram Other Episodes You May Like:  Importance of Strength Training for the Midlife Woman | #516 5 Benefits of Strength Training After 50   Additional Resources:  STRONGER Tone & Define                 

What do menopause and immunity have in common? This episode examines menopause and immunity to help you optimize your response in these times. Hormones and immunity are so closely linked. Since April 2020 I’ve been sharing with you that if you’re focused on one, you win with the other two.    “Moderation is an emotional excuse to eat foods that are not good for you.” My Guest:  Dr. Patrick Flynn, DC is the founder of The Wellness Way Clinics. In his youth, he experienced a series of events that led him to discover immune and neurological issues. This discovery prompted Dr. Flynn to begin his health journey, define his life purpose, and initiate the pursuit of his education. It ultimately led him to his dynamic career, where he has created a totally different approach to healthcare.  He’s got a long list of education institutions including Palmer College of Chiropractic, National Health Sciences, and the Harvard Medical School HMX fundamentals online certificate program in immunology, where he honed his focus on hormones and the immune system.  Dr. Flynn is the bestselling author of the book, I Disagree. His wildly popular public seminar, The Hormone Connection, has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people. He has trained thousands of doctors and his network is now comprised of over 80 clinics around the world.    If your ovaries no longer make hormones, your adrenals are weak and tired, your body will produce more fat to produce hormones.    Questions we answer on this podcast: Is there a correlation between menopause & low immunity? What can women in menopause do to help their immune function optimally? Does age have to dictate how well your immune system works? How can the loss of hormones affect the immune system? What are your recommendations for women to help their hormones and their immune system? What are examples of a woman not taking care of her hormones?  What are the fastest ways to trash your immune system?    “Hormone conversion happens within the liver”   There you have it, the connection between menopause and immunity and some mic-drop moments we can’t put in print here. Be sure you listen not just read this one!  Connect with Patrick: Website Join him on Social:   Professional Facebook   Company Facebook  Instagram YouTube  Additional Resources: Stronger Tone & Define

Need a perfection detox? Or have you shed that skin already? No matter where you are, this message resonates with women over 50. Even younger women are tired of being tired in pursuit of something they know they can never have, be, or enjoy.    My Guest: On this episode shares her wisdom in perfection detox. Petra is an Author, Speaker, DJ, Performance Coach, Podcast Host, and more recently a Digital Nomad.  In August 2019, Petra released her first book, The Perfection Detox which was recently translated into French and Spanish, and Arabic. She has over thirty years of experience in the fitness industry, with best selling workout videos, a television show, and has been honored to receive some of the most prestigious accolades in that arena,  Petra is a two-time cancer survivor and is passionate about waking people up to the precious gift of time. Her current work is helping women in transition look at their future through the lens of possibility, so they create the life of their dreams versus leaving their life with regret.  She will be traveling for the next two years as she writes her second book and thinks that maybe in her sixties she will settle down and become a grown-up.  Looking to clean up your skincare… and love the way it feels? Click here for my favorite. Annmarie Skincare    Questions we answer in this episode:   You were known as a fitness expert for over three decades, what was your catalyst for pivoting into your newer career as an author and speaker?  In December of 2020, you sold most of your belongings and became a “Digital Nomad.” What prompted this and what have you learned so far?  Where are you now in your travels?  Your first book was released in 2019 by DaCapo Press, called The Perfection Detox: Tame Your Inner Critic, Live Bravely and Unleash Your Joy - what prompted you to write that book? You are now writing your second book: What is it called and what is it about? Connect with Petra: Website She’s social:  InstagramFacebook Podcast YouTube Additional Resources:  Fit-U (For losing 20 or more pounds in menopause or beyond)      

This episode is all about Intermittent fasting for women in midlife. I’ve got one of the most globally recognized experts with me talking about the what’s the whys and the whens… as well as the when not to’s.  If you’ve dabbled, you’ve shunned it, you’ve been tempted… chances are you still have some questions. We’ll answer many here in our discussion.  My Guest: Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, CEO, and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project, and international speaker, with over 10 million views for her second TEDx talk (Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique). With over 20 years of experience in health and wellness, Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and nutritional health and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, Medium, Entrepreneur, and The Megyn Kelly Show. She was listed in Yahoo Finance as one of the, “21 Founders Changing the Way We do Business.” Cynthia hosts the Everyday Wellness podcast, considered one of "21 Podcasts To Expand Your Mind in 2021” by Business Insider. Her mission is to educate women on the benefits of intermittent fasting and overall holistic health and wellness, so they feel empowered to live their most optimal lives.    “88.2% of the population is metabolically inflexible” - Cynthia Thurlow   Questions we answer in this podcast:  Tell me about the Lifestage differences with cycling, non-cycling, perimenopause/menopause? What are the Benefits of Fasting for women? What is  Metabolic flexibility? Please say a bit more about the Role of met flex for Insulin Resistance, Pre-diabetes - which impacts so many women in midlife Signs that Intermittent fasting is not working for you? And what might possible solutions to that be?  There you have it, answers to intermittent fasting for women’s health questions you may have had or may not have known to ask. For more information on intermittent fasting for women, you can get the book and enjoy 45 days of guided, step-by-step instruction and seriously delicious recipes.  “Not sleeping well is a sign Intermittent Fasting may not be working for you” - Cynthia Thurlow  Get the Book: Book Pre-order Cynthia’s new book will be published on March 15, 2022. You can pre-order for bonuses before that date! Connect with Cynthia: Website She’s Social: Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Additional Resources:  Fit U