Body Smart Podcast

If you've ever wondered if your weight loss struggles or health challenges are to do with your hormones, listen in to today's episode as we are joined by Dr. Paula Briggs, a consultant in sexual reproductive health. 

With decades of experience working in women’s health, Dr. Briggs helped us clear up some of the misconceptions about:

🙃 Menopause and HRT
💗 PCOS and weight struggles 
🫄 Fertility, age and lifestyle choices
🤷‍♀️ What is ‘normal’ when it comes to hormones
💊 Hormonal contraception myths

Plus Paula gave us the lowdown on hormone-balancing supplements and explained exciting new hormonal contraception options which may give you more choice over how you manage your menstrual health! 

00:00 Do women’s problems all come down to hormones? 
03:10 Women with PCOS have to try three times harder
09:20 Tackling the link between obesity and endometrial cancer
12:50 Active decision making around fertility 
16:56 Balancing a career with 4 children
18:55 Is it the right time to have children? 
19:27 All women who don’t want to get pregnant should use contraception
20:55 The benefits of hormones
23:50 Pre-menstrual disorders
25:40 Catastrophising about menopause
32:20 Why the pill is prescribed so easily and early
34:15 Stacey’s experience with endometriosis
38:25 The common fertility issues women experience 
40:00 Unexpected pregnancies in midlife 
41:28 How to ease perimenopause symptoms 
44:30 Hormonal coils
46:10 Has menopause become too complicated? 
47:00 Hormone balancing supplements
48:43 How menopause care is accessed in the UK
50:00 How does lifestyle affect fertility?
56:20 HRT is not always the answer 
58:10 Taking anxiety out of hormones

If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…
✅ Lose 30-60lbs (14-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke 🫀
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁‍♀️

We guarantee we can help you achieve your goals - Results that blow you away in 30 days or your money back 👊

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/podcastapply/ 

💥Connect with us!
📱 Instagram: Jaymie , Stacey & Body Smart Podcast
🎵 TikTok: @bodysmartfitness
🎥 YouTube: BodySmartFitness & BodySmartPodcast

 🙋‍♀️ PS - If you're a busy woman over 30 and want to... 

✅ Lose 5-10lbs (2-5kg) a month📉 
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease & stroke 🫀 
✅ Develop lifelong habits & skills so getting healthy is easy 🙌 
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem to feel like you again 💁‍♀️ 
 🤝 We GUARANTEE you'll hit your weight-loss goal or get your money back 💰 

⭐️1,500+ Five-star reviews on Trustpilot, we are the highest-rated women’s weight-loss company in the world 🌍

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/stacey?el=podcast

Find out when and just how much your weight can fluctuate each month thanks to changes in estrogen and progesterone throughout your menstrual cycle.

Stacey and Jaymie explain why hormonal weight fluctuations occur and what to expect. Plus they discuss how water retention, bloating, cravings and food choices can all be affected by your changing hormones each month.

Understanding the patterns of your own menstrual cycle can make a real difference in maintaining motivation when the scale climbs overnight or you’re stuggling with a weight loss plateau! So listen in to learn why tracking your cycle can be so empowering on a weight loss journey and beyond!

If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…
✅ Lose 30-60lbs (14-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke 🫀
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁‍♀️

We guarantee we can help you achieve your goals - Results that blow you away in 30 days or your money back 👊

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇

https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/podcastapply/

💥Connect with us!
📱 Instagram: Jaymie , Stacey & Body Smart Podcast
🎵 TikTok: @bodysmartfitness
🎥 YouTube: BodySmartFitness & BodySmartPodcast

 🙋‍♀️ PS - If you're a busy woman over 30 and want to... 

✅ Lose 5-10lbs (2-5kg) a month📉 
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease & stroke 🫀 
✅ Develop lifelong habits & skills so getting healthy is easy 🙌 
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem to feel like you again 💁‍♀️ 
 🤝 We GUARANTEE you'll hit your weight-loss goal or get your money back 💰 

⭐️1,500+ Five-star reviews on Trustpilot, we are the highest-rated women’s weight-loss company in the world 🌍

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/stacey?el=podcast

Do you really need to get up at 5 am, jump in an ice bath and meditate every morning to get the most out of your days? 

Join Jaymie and Stacey as they discuss….

🧑‍🔬 The science behind some of these trending habits
😬 What to do if you’re not a morning person!!
⏰ What actually makes a good morning routine
🌜 Why the best morning routines start the night before
🧑‍⚕️ What to do if you work shifts or have nocturnal kids
👯 What Jaymie and Stacey’s morning routines look like

Plus! Why less is sometimes more 😉

If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…

✅ Lose 30-60lbs (14-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke 🫀
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁‍♀️

We guarantee we can help you achieve your goals - Results that blow you away in 30 days or your money back 👊

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/podcastapply/ 

💥Connect with us!
📱 Instagram: Jaymie , Stacey & Body Smart Podcast
🎵 TikTok: @bodysmartfitness
🎥 YouTube: BodySmartFitness & BodySmartPodcast

 🙋‍♀️ PS - If you're a busy woman over 30 and want to... 

✅ Lose 5-10lbs (2-5kg) a month📉 
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease & stroke 🫀 
✅ Develop lifelong habits & skills so getting healthy is easy 🙌 
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem to feel like you again 💁‍♀️ 
 🤝 We GUARANTEE you'll hit your weight-loss goal or get your money back 💰 

⭐️1,500+ Five-star reviews on Trustpilot, we are the highest-rated women’s weight-loss company in the world 🌍

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/stacey?el=podcast

Elise-Rose Stanier joins Jaymie and Stacey to share her inspiring fitness journey: overcoming gym-anxiety, strict diets and binge eating to lose an incredible 87lb (39kg) and go from a size 18 to a size 8.

Elise explains how she shifted to realistic goal setting and a more sustainable approach to weight loss. She shares real life examples of the small tweaks and healthy lifestyle changes she made, like reducing soda and chocolate… which led to her remarkable transformation.

Stacey and Elise also discuss the feelings of frustration and failure Elise had experienced on multiple crash diets before she decided to play the long game and make this more of a lifestyle change than a diet.

If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…
✅ Lose 30-60lbs (14-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke 🫀
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁‍♀️

We guarantee we can help you achieve your goals - Results that blow you away in 30 days or your money back 👊

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇

https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/podcastapply/

💥Connect with us!
📱 Instagram: Jaymie , Stacey & Body Smart Podcast
🎵 TikTok: @bodysmartfitness
🎥 YouTube: BodySmartFitness & BodySmartPodcast

 🙋‍♀️ PS - If you're a busy woman over 30 and want to... 

✅ Lose 5-10lbs (2-5kg) a month📉 
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease & stroke 🫀 
✅ Develop lifelong habits & skills so getting healthy is easy 🙌 
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem to feel like you again 💁‍♀️ 
 🤝 We GUARANTEE you'll hit your weight-loss goal or get your money back 💰 

⭐️1,500+ Five-star reviews on Trustpilot, we are the highest-rated women’s weight-loss company in the world 🌍

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/stacey?el=podcast

Award-winning nutritionist and high-performance coach, Ben Coomber joins Jaymie and Stacey this week to #CutTheBS on supplements and share his thoughts on “How to Live an Awesome Life” (incidentally this is the name of his book) 😉

We can all agree there is a LOT of BS out there when it comes to supplements… but as a respected evidence-based nutritionist and CEO of Awesome Supplements; Ben is someone we can rely on to put the record straight. 

So whether you’ve got questions about collagen or creatine, weight loss meds or whey protein, magnesium or multivitamins… listen in, to find out: 

💊 The lowdown on supplements - do you really need them? 
🤔 What kind of protein to opt for - can vegan really be as good as whey? 
🤯 Where to start if getting healthy feels overwhelming
👪 How to give kids the best start in life with appropriate nutrition

PLUS Ben spills the beans on the most underrated and overrated supplements out there so you can spend your money wisely! 

Guest Details: Ben Coomber - Nutritionist and author
Website: https://www.bencoomber.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bencoomber/

If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…

✅ Lose 30-60lbs (14-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke 🫀
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁‍♀️

We guarantee we can help you achieve your goals - Results that blow you away in 30 days or your money back 👊

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇

https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/podcastapply/

💥Connect with us!

📱 Instagram: Jaymie , Stacey & Body Smart Podcast
🎵 TikTok: @‌bodysmartfitness
🎥 YouTube: BodySmartFitness & BodySmartPodcast

 🙋‍♀️ PS - If you're a busy woman over 30 and want to... 

✅ Lose 5-10lbs (2-5kg) a month📉 
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease & stroke 🫀 
✅ Develop lifelong habits & skills so getting healthy is easy 🙌 
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem to feel like you again 💁‍♀️ 
 🤝 We GUARANTEE you'll hit your weight-loss goal or get your money back 💰 

⭐️1,500+ Five-star reviews on Trustpilot, we are the highest-rated women’s weight-loss company in the world 🌍

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/stacey?el=podcast

Are oats bad for you? The answer from Jaymie and Stacey is a resounding no… listen in to find out why, as they #CutTheBS on oat myths around blood sugar, insulin, nutrient absorption and more.

Learn why your blood sugar spikes after a bowl of oats and whether you should be worried about this.

Stacey explains how traditional cooking methods can minimise the effects of anti-nutrients in oats, like phytic acid, on nutrient absorption and your gut health. Hello overnight oats!

Plus they delve into different oat products like oatmeal, instant oats, and oat milk to help you build a healthy breakfast that will keep you full, using oats as a base.

If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…
✅ Lose 30-60lbs (14-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke 🫀
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁‍♀️

We guarantee we can help you achieve your goals - Results that blow you away in 30 days or your money back 👊

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇

https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/podcastapply/

💥Connect with us!
📱 Instagram: Jaymie , Stacey & Body Smart Podcast
🎵 TikTok: @bodysmartfitness
🎥 YouTube: BodySmartFitness & BodySmartPodcast

 🙋‍♀️ PS - If you're a busy woman over 30 and want to... 

✅ Lose 5-10lbs (2-5kg) a month📉 
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease & stroke 🫀 
✅ Develop lifelong habits & skills so getting healthy is easy 🙌 
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem to feel like you again 💁‍♀️ 
 🤝 We GUARANTEE you'll hit your weight-loss goal or get your money back 💰 

⭐️1,500+ Five-star reviews on Trustpilot, we are the highest-rated women’s weight-loss company in the world 🌍

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/stacey?el=podcast

Have you ever wondered if there is anything behind the bold claims made about visualisation? 

Or maybe you’ve never even heard of “mental rehearsal” as a legit, science-backed technique (rather than something you subconsciously do when you’re worried about something 😜) 

Today’s guest, Maya Raichoora, is one of the UK’s leading experts in visualisation and is here to #CutTheBS for you and explain: 

🏋️‍♀️ The difference between affirmations, manifestation and visualisation 
🧠 The power of neuroplasticity to rewire your brain
💪 Why mental health is something we need to work at
🤔 The 5 types of visualisation - and how to use each one
📆 How to incorporate mental fitness training into your routine

Plus, Maya leads a real-time visualisation where you can literally feel the power of this practice yourself!

Guest Info:
Website: https://mayaraichoora.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maya.mental.fitness/ 

00:00 What if it is possible?
04:17 Visualisation or manifestation
07:20 Your brain doesn’t know the difference
08:59 What it takes to change your beliefs
15:28 ‘I had beliefs in my life that ruined me’
22:35 The beliefs women have
26:00 How to quiet negative thoughts
30:00 What makes us want to change? 
33:30 Does happiness exist?
42:45 Direction matters more than speed
45:34 The goal setting techniques of high performers
51:10 Working out what we actually want
55:25 The importance of being alone
01:06:41 Mental fitness & visualisation explained
01:29:50 Cutting the BS about visualisation

If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…
✅ Lose 30-60lbs (14-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke 🫀
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁‍♀️

We guarantee we can help you achieve your goals - Results that blow you away in 30 days or your money back 👊

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/podcastapply/ 

💥Connect with us!
📱 Instagram: Jaymie , Stacey & Body Smart Podcast
🎵 TikTok: @bodysmartfitness
🎥 YouTube: BodySmartFitness & BodySmartPodcast

 🙋‍♀️ PS - If you're a busy woman over 30 and want to... 

✅ Lose 5-10lbs (2-5kg) a month📉 
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease & stroke 🫀 
✅ Develop lifelong habits & skills so getting healthy is easy 🙌 
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem to feel like you again 💁‍♀️ 
 🤝 We GUARANTEE you'll hit your weight-loss goal or get your money back 💰 

⭐️1,500+ Five-star reviews on Trustpilot, we are the highest-rated women’s weight-loss company in the world 🌍

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/stacey?el=podcast

Do you need to cut down on fruit to lose weight? If you’re confused about what ‘healthy eating’ even looks like these days, join Jaymie and Stacey as they debunk the sugar myths and misconceptions around fruit.

Jaymie and Stacey explain the different types of sugars and how your body uses them - comparing the natural sugars in bananas, to table sugar or high fructose corn syrup, to help you understand what a balanced diet actually looks like.

They explain the nutritional science and give realistic advice to manage your calorie intake and maximise your health. Discover how the vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber from fruit actually make this a GREAT choice for weight management.

If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…
✅ Lose 30-60lbs (14-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke 🫀
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁‍♀️

We guarantee we can help you achieve your goals - Results that blow you away in 30 days or your money back 👊

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇

https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/podcastapply/

💥Connect with us!
📱 Instagram: Jaymie , Stacey & Body Smart Podcast
🎵 TikTok: @bodysmartfitness
🎥 YouTube: BodySmartFitness & BodySmartPodcast

 🙋‍♀️ PS - If you're a busy woman over 30 and want to... 

✅ Lose 5-10lbs (2-5kg) a month📉 
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease & stroke 🫀 
✅ Develop lifelong habits & skills so getting healthy is easy 🙌 
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem to feel like you again 💁‍♀️ 
 🤝 We GUARANTEE you'll hit your weight-loss goal or get your money back 💰 

⭐️1,500+ Five-star reviews on Trustpilot, we are the highest-rated women’s weight-loss company in the world 🌍

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/stacey?el=podcast

If you have a history of struggling with your weight, the scales can be laden with emotion. One little number can change the course of your whole day. 

Well, Jaymie and Stacey are here to help you stop the crazy power the scale seems to have over you! As well as exploring why our goal weight feels like it means so much, they explain:

🩸Just how much your weight can vary throughout your menstrual cycle
🍣How different foods can cause the scales to go wild
😴The impact of sleep and stress on weight fluctuations
📉How to know if what you’re doing is working… and what to do if its not! 

Plus, nobody wants to weigh themselves daily forever. So find out just how long you need to keep weighing yourself once you reach your goal (you might be surprised!) 

00:00 Don’t throw away ‘the sad step’ 
02:08 Our emotional relationship with the scale
06:27 Water retention explained
12:43 Fluctuations are normal
14:05 The best way to weigh
15:51 Where does your weight goal come from
22:10 Your weight is just a data point
24:00 Why daily is better than weekly
30:38 How your period affects the scales
36:00 What’s your body doing when your weight goes up?
39:03 How alcohol shows up on the scales
41:27 How sleep impacts your weight
44:57 The scales can help motivation
48:05 Get your free infographic
48:30 Do you know what you need to do?
49:29 What happens when you reach your goal?

If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…
✅ Lose 30-60lbs (14-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁‍♀️

We guarantee we can help you achieve your goals - Results that blow you away in 30 days or your money back 👊

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots
https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/podcastapply/ 

💥Connect with us!
📱 Instagram: Jaymie , Stacey & Body Smart Podcast
🎵 TikTok: @bodysmartfitness
🎥 YouTube: BodySmartFitness & BodySmartPodcast

 🙋‍♀️ PS - If you're a busy woman over 30 and want to... 

✅ Lose 5-10lbs (2-5kg) a month📉 
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease & stroke 🫀 
✅ Develop lifelong habits & skills so getting healthy is easy 🙌 
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem to feel like you again 💁‍♀️ 
 🤝 We GUARANTEE you'll hit your weight-loss goal or get your money back 💰 

⭐️1,500+ Five-star reviews on Trustpilot, we are the highest-rated women’s weight-loss company in the world 🌍

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/stacey?el=podcast

If you struggle to get the recommended 7-9hrs of sleep, this is a must listen - Stacey and Jaymie explore the science behind sleep and find out why when it comes to sleep, we adults are not so different to overgrown toddlers!

Discover the links between sleep, health and obesity; and why healthy sleep habits are so vital when it comes to managing your mood, improving productivity and even finding more time in your day!

If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…
✅ Lose 30-60lbs (14-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke 🫀
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁‍♀️

We guarantee we can help you achieve your goals - Results that blow you away in 30 days or your money back 👊

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇

https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/podcastapply/ 

💥Connect with us!

📱 Instagram: Jaymie , Stacey & Body Smart Podcast

🎵 TikTok: @bodysmartfitness

🎥 YouTube: BodySmartFitness & BodySmartPodcast

 🙋‍♀️ PS - If you're a busy woman over 30 and want to... 

✅ Lose 5-10lbs (2-5kg) a month📉 
✅ Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease & stroke 🫀 
✅ Develop lifelong habits & skills so getting healthy is easy 🙌 
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem to feel like you again 💁‍♀️ 
 🤝 We GUARANTEE you'll hit your weight-loss goal or get your money back 💰 

⭐️1,500+ Five-star reviews on Trustpilot, we are the highest-rated women’s weight-loss company in the world 🌍

Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇https://www.bodysmartfitness.com/stacey?el=podcast