Stress plays a much bigger role in reclaiming health than most women realize.

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Notes:

2:30: Why I suggest most women do the opposite of what the diet and fitness industry has told them to do in the initial stages of a health transformation.

4:00: Why health is a much bigger equation than calories in/calories out.

5:00: How hormonal chaos can disrupt everything!

6:20: Optimizing health really comes down to this.

7:00: Stress redefined.

8:00: How stress can be a really good thing!

9:40: When good stress goes bad.

13:00: What you MUST do before you ask your body to handle something like aggressive exercise or calorie cutting.

13:50: Tips for controlling your total stress load.

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