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In our last episode in this series, episode 6, Christy Mattoon talked about hydration and the importance of water for energy. Today is about how to dump stress. We’re looking to arrest the energy-robbing thieves you may not know exist. This is not the obvious stressors like a fight you had with someone or the nagging to-do list kind of stress. How do you dump stress you don’t even know is there? Christy covers some concepts in this episode: Every thought creates your future. There are two ways to set up for more energy every day. One is a PM dump. The other is an AM start. This goes back to episode 2 and it’s about asking what you want to feel. It’s about getting into that whole brain state. As you get ready for bed think back through the day. What events happens along each hour, morning, afternoon, and night? Cross your ankles and wrists. You might fall asleep like this or just be at peace while you contemplate the day. You’re about to dump stress by way of desynchronizing your system. In other words you’re able to block negative thoughts and replace them by consciously thinking through them and creating the whole brain state. To dump stress in this way is a passive action. You’re simply thinking it through. You have the power to change your body’s energy with your thoughts. Whatever happened today happened but if you consciously want to keep it from negatively affecting you, it’s possible. You can also begin proactively in the morning to control what you want to happen and how you’ll respond to it today. On the next episode we’re going to discuss almost the opposite of dumping stress: how to stay calm in the storm. When it’s dumping on you, what can you do? Subscribe on iTunesso you can listen while you walk or commute This series has been brought to you by Flipping 50 and my guest Christy Mattoon. Reach out to her at Christy@mindrewire.comto book a 30-minute session with her if you want to go deeper. MindRewire.com Link to prior episodes in this series:  Instant Energy Cross Train Your Brain Affirmations for Energy Stop Energy Sucking Habits Reduce Anxiety Now Boost Energy with Hydration  

It’s easy, economical and imperative that you boost energy with hydration. Your body and every cell in it requires water to function optimally. This is so simple yet, so many struggle with getting enough water in daily. They forget, or got busy, or worry about that creating a need to use a restroom being inconvenient to the busy lives we lead. Today’s episode is about so much more than just hydration for the support of digestion, elimination, and perspiration. We’re diving into more than the need you have to replace lost water from urine, feces, and sweat. Those are there and no less important. But there is more, so much more. Water holds energy Water is a conductor – and not just for electricity You can use your affirmations and pure water Pure filtered water makes a difference Incongruence in the brain and the body blocks energy – optimal hydration helps I’m linking to a previous Flipping 50 episode that I did with Robyn Openshaw about her newest book, Vibe. Recall from Robyn’s podcast that everything is energy. What you eat and drink has an energetic property that can elevate or plummet your own energy. Water is included Christy mentioned Dr. Masuru Emoto’s water experiment. There is proof there that everything is energy. Positive and negative emotions elicited different crystallization in water. What then could your positive and negative thoughts about water you drink have on you? The experiment also tested different types of water: holy water, distilled water, and found dramatic difference between them. Pure filtered water is the best way to boost energy with hydration. It matters.  You have a vibration. Words have a vibration. Water has a vibration. Combine them in a positive way and again without lifting a finger you can raise your energy. Resources mentioned: The Water Experiment video  Coming in part 7 of this energy series: hidden sources of stress that act as energy thieves Subscribe on iTunes so you can listen while you walk or commute This series has been brought to you by Flipping 50 and my guest Christy Mattoon. Reach out to her at Christy@mindrewire.com to book a 30-minute session with her if you want to go deeper. MindRewire.com Link to prior episodes in this series:  Instant Energy Cross Train Your Brain Affirmations for Energy Stop Energy Sucking Habits Reduce Anxiety Now

Never before in history has there been so many cases of anxiety as right now. This episode is all about how to reduce anxiety now. Women are more susceptible than men. Imagine a situation when you experienced anxiety. For many people that would be maybe a public speaking experience, or a presentation with an outcome riding on it. Maybe it was a relationship conflict that resulted in confrontation. Driving in significant traffic can bring on anxiety. Try to put yourself in the place where you experienced anxiety. Change your word association with the feeling you have right now. Go from “I’m nervous” to “I’m excited.” The difference is significant in effect on your energy. Even changing the internal message you have can reduce anxiety now. Notice where anxiety started. (Even as you imagine this and you’re not actually in the moment you can do this). Christy discusses how to reduce anxiety now with: Breath work Recalling that superhero power Catching it so that it can’t build up Conscious breathing can impact the physical body and the brain both to reduce anxiety now. Natural reactions to the state of anxiety are tension and shallow breathing. Catch yourself doing in and use your breath to oxygenate the body fully with deep breathing, slow conscious inhales, a slight hold, and a steady exhale. You can fill the lower lobes of your lungs this way which provides more oxygen both to your brain and to the extremities so that you can relax.  Christy has additional information about how to reduce anxiety now with practices you can use: Morning routine Every hour Nighttime  So that in 21 days it will be gone. If you’ve tried the breathing exercise, drop a comment in the show notes and let us know if you felt an immediate difference. On the next episode in this series: more reasons why water really is the easiest, most economical health practice Subscribe on iTunes so you can listen while you walk or commute This series has been brought to you by Flipping 50 and my guest Christy Mattoon. Reach out to her at Christy@mindrewire.com to book a 30-minute session with her if you want to go deeper. MindRewire.com Links to prior episodes in this series:  Instant Energy Cross Train Your Brain Affirmations for Energy Stop Energy Sucking Habits

Stop your energy sucking habits for a fast track to more energy. While it’s easy to dwell on how to get more energy, some could be just waiting for you when you release the habits that rob you of energy that’s rightfully yours. We’re creatures of habit and we’re easily attracted to instant gratification that soothes us that can often backfire. Today we talk about how to stop energy sucking habits in a way that can both give you instant soothing and energy, andsustainable energy. What we cover in this episode: How to become aware of both what you’re doing and not doing Become aware of the thing and stop Tap into your energy and assess how you feel Assess a different way to do it Find what you want: think it and see it Get into your superhero pose In doing this exercise to stop energy sucking habits you create a different chemical composition in your brain. Part of the reason you can get stuck in a cycle of negative habits is the brain chemistry you currently have is causing you to default. If you’ve ever been injured or needed a physical therapist, you generally have to retrain your brain so your body will move differently. You’ve had a faulty pattern of movement that caused injury or you may find a faulty pattern due to pain. You have physical therapy so you can create a new pattern.  Mentally changing the way you work is possible too. That’s what you’re doing in order to leave an old negative habit behind you and adopt a new positive health habit instead. When you change the way you feel about a habit, you’ll stop energy sucking habits.  Try to substitute a positive behavior for a negative habit you may be trying to stop. Don’t allow a void. For instance, if you know dairy probably doesn’t agree with you but you continue to have creamer every day in your coffee, don’t just stop the creamer add coconut milk or cream instead. If you’re trying to quit coffee, try tea instead. Tie a new habit to an existing one. If you’re trying to floss the obvious time is after you brush. If you’re trying to more consistently do core exercise, at the end of every walk or before every shower do a minute or two of core. Coming up in the next episode: how to reduce your anxiety right now, and a simple practice to start today.  Subscribe on iTunes so you can listen while you walk or commute This series has been brought to you by Flipping 50 and my guest Christy Mattoon. Reach out to her at Christy@mindrewire.com to book a 30-minute session with her if you want to go deeper. MindRewire.com Link to prior episodes in this series: Instant Energy Cross Train Your Brain Affirmations for Energy

Could you use affirmations for energy? Could it really be that easy? Have you ever tried affirmations? By now you’ve likely had someone suggest positive affirmations to you, or you already use them. Do they work? That’s our topic today. First things first, though! Have you identified your “what you want statement” and written it down? Share it in the show notes (yesterday’s episode). It reinforces your awareness, your commitment, and by writing it you get more clear on exactly what “it” is. The spoiler alert for this episode is that you do want to say yes to affirmations for energy. Christy dives into what makes an affirmation work and why they may have failed you in the past. Here’s what we cover in this episode: Why didn’t my affirmation work? How to put your affirmations on steroids (make affirmations work!) Affirmations for energy boosting remind you of who you are. Here’s the kicker, you’re already using affirmations whether you consciously think you are or not. Every thought you have every day is an affirmation. If you’re telling yourself something negative that is an affirmation. If you’re dwelling on your body in ways that shift you into negative thinking that is an affirmation blocking your ability to reach the place you really want. So affirmations for energy is in part like retraining the brain (part 2 of this series) for a more positive outcome.  If a belief you have right now limits your ability to create the things you say you want. There’s a behavior change that has to happen in order to stop habits that interfere with your ability to move more, eat optimally for your body, and willingness to explore different strategies that you hadn’t considered until now. Before behavior, thoughts must change. If you’re internal message is counter to the new, you’ve got an obstacle. But affirmations for energy put you in a place where it’s easier to go against a bit of resistance to change. With more energy you’re stronger. And you can create affirmations for energy – and strength – simply: “I am strong.” That’s the example Christy gives on the show. Say it any time, but pair it in combination with weight training or tackling a new physical challenge you’re trying to overcome. Feel what it does when you say it. Like it’s impossible to feel bad when you smile because it’s incongruent with the posture, when you say I am strong, your body will assume that energy Best affirmations are short, simple, and to the point. Make it stronger Put this together with the whole brain state from part two of this series. Cross your wrists, ankles, do a yoga pose (pretzel) with legs, ankles, and arms crossed. Dara Tores said, “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast,” to keep herself focused on the important details of swimming her own race as she competed as a 40-something beside teenagers in the Olympics. Create an affirmation of your own. Add it (or them) to the show notes. Coming up next time: There are things robbing you of energy that you can easily reclaim. Subscribe on iTunes so you can listen while you walk or commute. Episodes in this series: Instant Energy Retrain Your Brain This series has been brought to you by Flipping 50 and my guest Christy Mattoon. Reach out to her at Christy@mindrewire.comto book a 30-minute session with her if you want to go deeper. MindRewire.com  

If you can retrain your brain to think differently, you can feel differently, instantly. Christy Mattoon, Mindrewire expert, is sharing tips not only for more energy in part two of the summer energy series, but for better health habit adoption and dumping default habits just because they’ve been a pattern for so long. Change is hard. However, Christy’s solutions today may help you approach change easier than ever.  In today’s Flipping 50 summer energy series episode: What it a whole brain state Why it is so effective in healing, removing stress, and treating trauma How can you (physically) exercise to feel a whole brain difference In this episode of the summer energy series we cover: How can you retrain your brain for energy Why it’s not just the brain We’ve had the focus in the wrong area The Gut and Energy Production of neurons Gut health promotes brain health Best way to train the brain is to clean out the gut Spoiler alert! This is the exercise for getting into whole brain state. (You may recognize these techniques in your exercise classes – good warm ups use these techniques- or from yoga poses- or from exercises you may have been taught as a speaker or actor to do prior to going on stage. You’re always “on” too, so they can help you retrain your brain and they require no additional effort or true exercise to do.  Resource Christy mentioned: Rob Williams video Psychology of Change Pay attention to these two bullets: Perception defines behavior. Perception defines genes. You’ve got homework! In the notes for this show add your “What you want statement.” You’ve got to identify it, instead of focusing on what you don’t want in order to attract it. This is going to be important tomorrow! Coming in part three tomorrow: Your energy is higher, you’re feeling good- what more could you do to sustain or elevate your energy levels? Is there anything to the practice of affirmations? Link to episode 1 of the summer energy series: Instant Energy Subscribe on iTunes so you can listen while you walk or commute: This series has been brought to you by Flipping 50 and my guest Christy Mattoon. Reach out to her at Christy@mindrewire.com to book a 30-minute session with her if you want to go deeper. MindRewire.com

This episode is all about how to feel better fast. We get energy from food, exercise, and from our thoughts. If you self-sabotage, though you have good intentions – or you truly want something and you’re following science-proven steps but not getting there - you may even be gaining or holding weight when you’ve tested, and trained and tracked but you’re stuck… or you simply want to pull everything you can into the light of summer to boost your energy and drop your stress level… then tune in here daily for the next 10 days. We’re releasing a short special segment every day so you can boost your energy and feel better fast.  Feel better fast for instant energy with this short episode and exercise from Christy Mattoon. What is energy?        The science of ATP and mitochondria vs.Vibration of energy you feel Ask, can I feel it?How do you feel? What is a low energy vs. high  The exercise Christy uses for instant energy: First, develop awareness: What do you want to change? What are you doing now? Next: What do you want to do about it? What actions do you want to change? Write it down. Make a decision about what you want to keep, and what you want to change. Imagine yourself more powerful: Who is your superhero? What’s your posture when you physically feel your superpowers? Get instant energy: Assuming a different posture, a powerful stance gives you an instant shot of oxytocin, serotonin, and dopamine – all feel good hormones – that provide instant energy. This posturing exercise works with athletes and performance. Swimmers using a superhero posture image hold their chest open and core strong making them better able to maintain a form in the water that enhances ability to go faster with less energy. It can work with you too for coping with every day stressors. Coming up tomorrow in this series: we know what energy is- and that we can feel it- we’re exploring how can you use it to feel better and train it into your system.

Pain-free exercise would be my hope for everyone. You know you need to exercise. You have a desire to exercise – and definitely to feel better. If you’ve got chronic pain, this is your episode. You don’t have to be an athlete for exercise to make you better: better at preventing disease, enjoying a full life pursuing your goals and passions without limits; a better mom, partner, friend, employee or boss, just, better. My guest today is a returning guest here to talk about pain and the brain. Dr. Joe Tatta, DPT teaches you how to retrain your brain and body so you can live the joy-filled and pain-free life you deserve. He is a doctor of physical therapy, functional nutritionist, integrative pain expert and #1 bestselling author of Heal Your Pain Now.  He is known for integrating neuroscience, nutrition, psychology and movement into simple treatments for lasting pain relief. Dr. Joe’s mission is to quickly and compassionately heal your pain and reverse the global pain epidemic. We’ve been talking about pain in the past month if you listen live, because it’s been Arthritis Awareness month. I’ve addressed this and it’s no accident it’s summer when so many of us are inspired to move more but not all of us can move as much as we’d like to… chronic pain is a reality for many of us. As someone flipping 50, you may be juggling the needs of hormones and your chronic pain – or caring for loved ones who are. Today’s episode covers how we can do more pain-free exercise, and really, just do more... of what we love. Questions for the pain-free exercise interview: What does the brain have to do with pain? What does emotion have to do with pain? What if you’re scared to exercise? Are there exercises to avoid? Key points from this episode: The importance of your reaction to a warning or contraindication about exercise Why when you feel danger you’re more likely to be susceptible to pain What sleep deprivation has to do with pain 3 Questions that help you know if sleep disruption may be contributing to pain My favorite “pain-free exercise” quotes from Joe: “Slow and steady wins the race” “You can still be sore and safe”  MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE: The natural solution most successful in treating depression and anxiety among: Cognitive therapies Antidepressants Anti-anxiety meds Is… __________________. (Don’t miss this!) Free Gift: DR. JOE'S PAIN-FREE LIVING GUIDE

Have you experienced the power of walking? Amid the dozens of exercise options, trends, and fads have you forgotten the potential power of walking for transformation? This Flipping 50 episode will remind you. You may not know, I owe my fitness career to a walking habit the summer between high school graduation and my freshman year in college. I walked daily with my mom that summer until I began dipping my toe into jogging. It was easy and effortless to walk just a little further each week and it changed my life. Our first walks were up to the Methodist church and back. Then it was to the cemetery, and then around as the weeks passed. I hope you love this episode as much as I remember fondly the power of walking those streets of my small town beside my mom.  Dami Roelse is certified life coach, writer and retired mental health provider. Born in Holland, Dami has traveled the world extensively, lived on different continents and has learned to use her travel as inspiration for living. Dami uses long distance hiking and backpacking as a means to deepen her connection with nature and the universe. Aside from trekking in the Himalayas and Morocco, walking and hiking in Europe, Dami has hiked more than 1500 miles of the Pacific Crest trail in the last 5 years. Dami writes about the benefits of walking, hiking and backpacking for women50plus. Her book, "Walking Gone Wild, How to lose your age on the trail,” explores and explains walking, hiking, and backpacking as a means to re-invigorating life for women as they age. Interlaced with stories of real women who have built confidence through walking, it presents a new model of aging with vitality, grace, and a deepened connection to life. At age 71 Dami continues to go out for treks on the trail. She guides women50plus to hike and backpack to their ability, gain confidence and a new connection with living. Dami blogs about transformational travel and hiking experiences on her website http://www.transformation-travel.com. She is a regular contributor for Sixty and Me and TheTrek magazine. Questions we cover in this episode: Why take up long distance hiking? What age is too old for distance hiking? Why did life coaching appeal to you? Why the power of walking and not some other form of exercise? What can women gain by taking up the walking life? Where Dami walked? What’s a trip like for her? What distinguishes a walk, a hike, and a trek? Connect with Dami and learn more about the book: http://www.Transformation-travel.com Facebook: WalkingWomen50plus Twitter: @dami97520 and Instagram: @walkingwoman50plus. Dami also hosts a Facebook group for women50+ interested in walking, hiking, and backpacking.  Is it time for you to discover or rediscover the power of walking? Do you walk? Would you like some support? We do a monthly challenge inside the Flipping 50 Cafe membership to connect you with other women who have the same goal. 

Healthy foods are not all created equal for every body. You’re healthy foods could be sabotaging your good health. Flipping 50 guest today has an answer for finding your personal best foods right now, and later, for a lifestyle of good eating when you’re done with diets and ready to feel good all the time. Active women with hormone fluctuations are no strangers to digestive issues or seemingly sudden weight gain. Exercise becomes less effective and you stop thriving if you’re not absorbing the right nutrients and digesting well. Everywhere you look there’s a new diet. There’s a friend, relative, or co-worker sharing what she’s doing. There’s no lack of short-term, short-cuts that end up being dead-ends. A temporary change in diet canhelp your gut heal and Teri Cochrane is here to talk about it. She goes wild with us and shares the concepts that are in her new Wildatarian Diet book. Teri is an internationally known health expert specializing in complex and chronic conditions, as well as bringing elite performers to their highest potential. She recently authored the Amazon #1 New Release book “The Wildataraian Diet: Living as Nature Intended”. Teri’s thriving practice is based in the Metro D.C. area. Questions Teri and I discussed today: What is the Wildatarian diet? What makes it unique?  The big 3: protein, sulfur, fat and what a problem with absorption might look like How can the Wildatarian lifestyle help women over the age of 50 feel and look younger?  How can certain "healthy" foods hurt you?  Could kale, cabbage, and broccoli are king of healthy foods be keeping you from feeling younger? Could you be sulfur sensitive? You need protein, but what hidden things in certain proteins are sabotaging health? Fat is good for our brains, tendons, and hormones. What if you aren’t processing “healthy” fats? How you can go wild (and younger, more energetic) right now Ready to find your best healthy foods?  Take the quiz and get a free Chapter of the book and 5 Wild Recipes at https://tericochrane.com/wildatarian-type-quiz/ Follow Teri: @tericochranebeyondnutrition @wildatarian Additional Gut Health Flipping 50 episodes:  7 expert tips on gut health