Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena

By Dr Orlena Kerek weight loss coachAlternative Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement

Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena episodes

August 09, 2022 How Fred Reversed His Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a horrible disease. Unfortunately there's a global epidemic of diabetes and it's on the rise.
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the world.
The good news is that with healthy life style changes it may be possible to reverse type 2 diabetes.
Today I'm chatting to Fred Rutman who shares his story of how he transformed his life and reversed his type 2 diabetes.
I'd like you to listen to this story and feel inspired! If Fred can make changes, so can you.
Resources mentioned:
Am I at Risk of Diabetes Quiz (inside the VIP area): https://www.drorlena.com/offers/izxhw6Bd/checkout
FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthydrorlena
Want to chat to Dr Orlena? Book here: https://bookme.name/drorlena/dr-orlena-chat

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

26 min
August 02, 2022 Why Eating Your Emotions May Lead to Poor Health
Many people eat their emotions from time to time. So what's the big deal?

Today I look at the consequences of emotional eating and how it can lead to weight gain and poor health in the future.

Plus what amazing things happen when you fix your relationship with food!

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

23 min
July 26, 2022 The One Thing You Need to Do Today to Lose Weight and Get Healthy
How do you create a healthy life you love? So you can lose weight for good. Without yo yo dieting.

There is ONE BIG thing you need to do today. Right now this very minute!

Resources Mentioned in Podcast:

Free video: The 5 Steps My Clients Use to Eliminate Emotional Eating, Drop 10-50 Ibs Naturally and Lead a High Energy Life https://www.drorlena.com/offers/izxhw6Bd/checkout

End Emotional Eating Program $27: https://www.drorlena.com/end-emotional-eating

Book a call to find out about the Back to School Special: https://bookme.name/drorlena/back-to-school-special

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

23 min
July 19, 2022Weight Loss and Meal Prep with Dr Orlena
The key to weight loss is to make it easy for yourself to stick to healthy eating and living. One amazing tool to help you do that is meal prepping and planning.

Today I'm having a look at exactly what meal prep is and how you can start to use meal prepping to lose weight and continue to lose weight.

Can meal prep help you lose weight? (And why?)
How much weight can you lose by meal prepping?
What does meal prep mean?
How do you start to meal prep?
To get the free Med Style Diet Handout, sign up for a free "VIP resources" account here. https://www.drorlena.com/offers/izxhw6Bd

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about
27 min
July 12, 2022 How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds with Douglas Noll
Conflict are a huge source of stress in life. Often leading to emotional eating.

Dr Orlena chats to Doug Noll, author of De Escalate, who explains his simple but powerful method to de escalate angry people.

Less anger, more calm, less emotional eating!

Connect with Doug Noll: https://dougnoll.com/podcast/orlena-kerek

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

38 min
July 05, 2022 Say Hello to Tasty Vegan Food with Chef AJ
Vegan cooking may sound a bit intimidating but Chef AJ is here to show us it can be tasty, easy and fun.

Chef AJ shares her inspiring story from "veterinarian to vegetarian" and how she has enjoyed making tasty food her business. Tasty food that also happens to be vegan.

Connect with Chef AJ

https://www.chefaj.com

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

32 min
June 28, 2022Why Can't I Lose Weight with Hypothyroidism? With Dr Matt Chalmers
Why do people with hypothyroidism find it so difficult to lose weight? Dr Orlena chats to Dr Chalmers to find out.

You'll learn:
What hypothyroidism is
What are the common symptoms of hypothyroidism
Steps you can take to lose weight if you have hypothyroidism

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about
21 min
June 21, 2022 End Emotional Eating the Easy Way
Big questions today!
1. What have you done recently that lights you up?
2. Who's responsible for your health and wellness?
3. Do you want to end emotional eating the easy way? (And details of how you can!)

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

18 min
June 14, 2022 How Healthy Living Protects You from Dementia With Dr Michael Kentris Clinical Neurologist
Dr Orlena chats to Dr Michael Kentris clinical neurologist.

We all want to avoid dementia of any type (Alzheimers or vascular dementia).

What can we do to help protect us from dementia later in life?

Dr Kentris talks about simple and healthy changes that will reduce your risk of dementia.

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

22 min
June 07, 2022 Melissa's Type 2 Diabetes Story
Today Melissa Price shares her story of being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.

Are you at Risk of Diabetes?

Take the quiz: https://www.drorlena.com/are-you-at-risk-of-diabetes-quiz

If you'd like to find out about Dr Orlena's program to reverse diabetes please email [email protected]

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

22 min

About Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena

From the publisher's feed

Welcome to Your Journey Back to Vibrant Health

If you're a woman over 40 who feels like her body has stopped cooperating—despite doing everything that used to work—you're in the right…

place.

This podcast is for you if you're juggling aging parents, demanding kids, a stressful career, and the hormonal rollercoaster of menopause that's turned your metabolism upside down. Maybe you're frustrated because the diet and exercise routine that worked in your 30s now feels completely useless. Those shifting hormones aren't just affecting your mood—they're making it harder to lose weight, build muscle, and maintain the energy you once had. You're not broken, and you're definitely not alone.

I know you want more than just to lose weight. You want to feel like yourself again—strong, vibrant, and confident in your own skin. You want the peace of mind that comes with knowing you're truly taking care of your long-term health.

Here's what makes this different: I don't believe in depriving yourself or following someone else's rigid rules. Instead, I'll guide you through my proven 4-pillar system that transforms women's lives from the inside out:

🌱 Nourishing Nutrition - Plant-forward eating that fuels your body (yes, you can still enjoy meat!), focusing on 30g protein per meal, 30g fiber daily, and 30 different plants weekly

💪 Movement That Lights You Up - Exercise you actually enjoy, plus the specific strength and interval training that works with your changing hormones instead of against them

😴 Restorative Sleep - The foundation that makes everything else possible

🧠 Emotional Wellness - Breaking free from stress eating, self-criticism, and the habit of putting everyone else first

Each episode gives you practical, science-backed strategies that acknowledge the reality of your hormonal changes and fit into your real life—not some fantasy version where you have unlimited time, zero responsibilities, and a 25-year-old's metabolism.

We'll tackle the biggest obstacles holding you back: feeling too busy to prioritize yourself, lacking a clear system that works, and turning to food when life gets overwhelming.

My goal? To help you build "oak tree" habits—strong, sustainable practices that become part of who you are, not another thing on your to-do list.

If you're ready to stop fighting your body and start working with it, welcome home. Your most vibrant, confident self is waiting.