Inspired Wellness

What if “your labs look normal” isn’t the end of the conversation — but the beginning of a better one? So many women in midlife are exhausted, foggy, gaining weight, and struggling to sleep, only to be told everything looks fine. Standard bloodwork simply wasn’t designed to explain how YOUR body clears estrogen, handles stress, metabolizes caffeine, detoxifies, or ages.

In this episode of the Inspired Wellness Podcast, Michelle sits down with Danelle Sarvas, Epigenetics Health Coach and founder of (epi)Genetic Edge, a precision-wellness platform that helps people understand how their daily choices influence the expression of their DNA.

Danelle shares the burnout story behind her business — years of feeling depleted and dismissed until genetic insight finally explained why generic health advice wasn’t working for her. From there, she breaks down what epigenetics actually is (and why your genes are a blueprint, not a destiny), what a thorough genetic analysis looks like across more than 1,900 markers, and how genetic tendencies around methylation, histamine, hormone clearance, and detox pathways can make perimenopause feel far less confusing.

The conversation also explores two of (epi)Genetic Edge’s newer reports: Age Like a Badass, a deeper look at inflammation, brain cognition, biological aging, and personalized longevity strategies — and the Peptides report, which helps clients understand whether a peptide therapy actually aligns with their own genetics, detox capacity, recovery needs, and mitochondrial health before they ever start one.

Building on Episode 47 with Becca Roses, this conversation goes deeper into how personalized data can simplify — rather than complicate — your health decisions, and why the foundations still come first.

Go back and listen to the interview with Becca here: Episode 47 | Epigenetics Explained

If you’ve ever been told your labs are normal while feeling anything but, this episode will change how you think about what’s possible.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

✓ What epigenetics is — and why your genes are a blueprint, not a destiny

✓ Why “normal” bloodwork can miss methylation, histamine, detox, and micronutrient issues

✓ How genetic insight explains why generic wellness advice fails so many women

✓ What a real, layered genetic analysis looks like vs. an AI-generated PDF report

✓ How hormone clearance and detox pathways affect perimenopause symptoms

✓ Caffeine metabolism, vitamin D, and histamine sensitivity — and what to do about them

✓ Inside the Age Like a Badass report: inflammation, cognition, and biological aging

✓ Why your genetics matter BEFORE you start a peptide protocol

✓ Where to start if you’re curious about testing but not ready yet

✓ Why personalized wellness is shaping the future of healthcare

Who This Episode Is For

This episode is perfect for you if you are:

• Navigating perimenopause or menopause and feeling like nothing works anymore

• Tired of being told your labs are “normal”

• Curious about genetic or epigenetic testing but unsure where to begin

• Considering peptide therapy and wanting to make an informed decision

• Focused on healthspan and longevity, not just anti-aging

• Looking for science-informed, personalized wellness strategies

About Danelle Sarvas

Danelle Sarvas is an Epigenetics Health Coach, educator, and founder of (epi)Genetic Edge, where she helps clients translate genetic insights into personalized strategies for nutrition, hormones, detoxification, sleep, metabolism, and long-term vitality. After years of burnout and “normal” labs that didn’t match how she felt, she left corporate America to help others stop guessing and start understanding their own biology. She keeps her client roster intentionally small, personally reviewing each client’s report across more than 1,900 genetic markers alongside their family history, symptoms, and goals. This fall she begins naturopath studies at the College of Naturopath in London with an emphasis on holistic nutrition and herbal medicine. She lives in Chicago with her Australian Labradoodle, Harley.

Connect with Danelle

Website: epi-geneticedge.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @epigenetic_edge

LinkedIn: (epi)Genetic Edge

HSA/FSA funds accepted for services with approved process verified.

Special Offer for Inspired Wellness Listeners

$200 off Danelle’s Signature Blueprint package.

Mention the Inspired Wellness Podcast when you book.

Book a free consultation: epi-geneticedge.com

Listen Next

If you missed it, go back and listen to:

Episode 47: Epigenetics Explained — How Your Genes Influence Hormones, Stress & Midlife Health with Becca Roses

Episode 55: Peptides 101

This episode builds on those basics and goes deeper into advanced reporting, longevity pathways, and peptide compatibility.

Show Notes

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Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.

For years, women have been told that weight loss is simple: eat fewer calories, burn more calories, and try harder.

So why does it feel so much harder for some of us than it does for others?

In this episode, Michelle challenges the oversimplified “calories in, calories out” advice that has left generations of women blaming themselves for their hunger, cravings, and weight struggles.

Yes, calories matter—but your body is not a calculator. Hunger, fullness, hormones, sleep, stress, muscle mass, food quality, dieting history, medications, and blood-sugar fluctuations can all influence how your body responds to food and restriction.

Michelle also shares her personal experience of watching naturally thin friends effortlessly push away their plates while she was still hungry—and wondering what was wrong with her.

Spoiler: Struggling with hunger doesn’t mean you lack discipline.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What “calories in, calories out” gets right—and what it completely leaves out
• Why two meals with the same calories can affect your hunger very differently
• How chronic dieting and calorie restriction can influence appetite and energy expenditure
• What GLP-1 medications reveal about the biology of hunger and food noise
• Why protein, fiber, nourishing fats, sleep, stress, and muscle matter
• How to build meals that leave you nourished and satisfied
• The mindset shift that helped Michelle stop treating hunger like a personal failure
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The goal isn’t to find the fewest calories you can tolerate. It’s to build meals and habits that help you feel nourished, satisfied, strong, and able to make supportive choices without constantly fighting your body.

Your body needs support—not punishment.

If this episode makes you think of another woman who has spent years blaming herself for struggling with food or weight, please share it with her. And don’t forget to follow the show so you never miss an episode!

Connect with Michelle

Questions or topic requests? Email Michelle to be part of the conversation!

Email: [email protected]

Ready for personalized support? Schedule a free discovery call:

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Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Do not discontinue or change a prescription medication, including a proton pump inhibitor, without consulting your prescribing healthcare professional.

If you’re experiencing chronic acid reflux, heartburn or GERD, you may have been told that your body is simply producing too much stomach acid. But what if the real issue isn’t how much acid you have—but why it’s escaping the stomach in the first place?

In this episode of Inspired Wellness Podcast, Michelle and Tabitha sit down with Allison Jordan, a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, founder of Better Belly Therapies and host of the top 1% globally ranked Better Belly Podcast.

Allison explains why acid reflux may sometimes be connected to low stomach acid and explores the underlying factors that can make digestive symptoms more common in midlife. The conversation covers possible contributors such as mineral imbalances, H. pylori, slowed gut motility, stress, fascial adhesions, mold exposure and the hormonal changes associated with perimenopause and menopause.

They also discuss proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs: how they reduce stomach-acid production, why they may offer necessary symptom relief and why long-term digestive healing requires looking beyond symptom suppression to understand what is driving the reflux.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What is actually happening in the body during acid reflux
• The differences among acid reflux, heartburn and GERD
• Why reflux symptoms can occur even when stomach acid is low
• Why digestive issues may become more noticeable during perimenopause and menopause
• How zinc, copper and stomach acid production may be connected
• The potential roles of H. pylori, stress, mold exposure and slow motility
• What PPIs do and why you should not discontinue them without appropriate medical guidance
• How low stomach acid can affect nutrient digestion and absorption
• How the at-home baking-soda test is sometimes used to gather non-diagnostic information about stomach-acid levels
• Why testing, proper sequencing and a personalized root-cause approach matter

Most importantly, this conversation offers hope: chronic reflux does not necessarily have to become something you simply accept as a permanent part of getting older.

Resources Mentioned

Learn more about Allison’s Gut Healer System:

betterbellytherapies.com/blueprint

Access Allison’s guide with instructions for the at-home baking-soda test:

betterbellytherapies.com/constipation

Explore Allison’s free mold-education resources:

betterbellytherapies.com/mold

Connect with Allison Jordan

 Listen to the Better Belly Podcast:

Search for Better Belly Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.

 Follow Better Belly Therapies on Instagram:

@BetterBellyTherapies

 Learn more about working with Allison:

betterbellytherapies.com

Connect with Michelle

 Questions or topic requests? Email Michelle to be part of the conversation!

Email: [email protected]

 Schedule a free discovery call:

theinspiredwellnesscoach.com

 Follow Michelle on Instagram & Facebook:

@TheInspiredWellnessCoach

 Shop Michelle’s online supplement dispensary and save 10% on professional-quality supplement brands:

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Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Do not discontinue or change a prescription medication, including a proton pump inhibitor, without consulting your prescribing healthcare professional.

Does your energy disappear by mid-afternoon—especially now that school, sports, work, and fall activities are back in full swing?

You may not need more discipline, another cup of coffee, or a complete wellness overhaul. You may simply be using energy faster than your body can restore it.

In this first short solo episode of Inspired Wellness, Michelle shares three sneaky energy zappers that commonly leave busy women feeling exhausted, foggy, irritable, and dependent on caffeine to make it through the day. More importantly, she offers simple, realistic ways to support steadier energy without a restrictive diet, complicated morning routine, or extra hour in your schedule.

Michelle also shares a big update about the future of Inspired Wellness, including Tabitha’s exciting next chapter, the podcast’s new release schedule, and the additional ways Michelle will be supporting women through personalized coaching, private wellness workshops, mineral testing, and a new bite-sized newsletter.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why treating sleep and recovery as an afterthought can drain your energy
• How to choose one simple “recovery anchor” that helps your body slow down
• Why relying on coffee until you’re ravenous can contribute to blood sugar spikes, crashes, brain fog, and cravings
• How to build a protein-forward first meal with at least 25 grams of protein
• Why a planned “mini meal” may serve you better than another cup of coffee
• How trying to fix everything at once creates even more physical and mental exhaustion
• The one question that can make your week feel 10% more supportive
• What to expect from Inspired Wellness as the podcast enters its next chapter

Your simple energy reset:

1. Choose one recovery anchor.
2. Make your first meal protein-forward.
3. Pick one supportive habit you can realistically repeat this week.

You don’t need a total life overhaul. You need a few supportive habits that still work when life gets busy.

Resources and links:

• Learn more about Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis: Episode 57: Why You Still Feel Off in Your 40s (Even When You’re Doing Everything Right) + How HTMA Testing Can Help
• Want Michelle’s Protein Cheat Sheet? Email [email protected] and put “Protein Cheat Sheet” in the subject line.
• Interested in The Inspired Wellness Method, a Midlife Mineral Blueprint assessment, or a private Fall Energy Reset workshop in the DFW area? Email [email protected].
• Learn more or schedule a free discovery call at TheInspiredWellnessCoach.com.
• Follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook: @TheInspiredWellnessCoach

Connect with Michelle

 Questions or topic requests? Email Michelle to be part of the conversation!

Email: [email protected]

 Schedule a free discovery call:

theinspiredwellnesscoach.com

 Follow Michelle on Instagram & Facebook:

@TheInspiredWellnessCoach

 Shop Michelle's online supplement dispensary and save 10% on professional-quality supplement brands:

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Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.

Are you constantly taking care of everyone else while telling yourself you’ll slow down and recover eventually?

For many busy women—especially during perimenopause and menopause—recovery is the first thing pushed aside. But recovery isn’t lazy, indulgent, or limited to professional athletes. It’s an important part of supporting your energy, stress response, physical performance, and overall well-being.

In this episode, Michelle is joined by Ashley Memmolo, General Manager of Pause Studio Southlake, and Hannah Womack, an experienced ER nurse and IV nurse at Pause. Together, they break down several popular wellness and recovery therapies, including infrared sauna, cold plunge, contrast therapy, float therapy, red light therapy, cryotherapy, compression therapy, IV vitamin therapy, vitamin shots, and NAD+.

You’ll learn what each modality involves, what it may help support, and how to decide where to begin—without turning recovery into one more overwhelming item on your to-do list.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why recovery is important even if you aren’t an athlete
• How chronic busyness can leave women running on empty
• The physical and mental benefits of intentional recovery
• How infrared sauna and cold plunge work together in contrast therapy
• Why cold exposure may support resilience, circulation, and inflammation
• What it’s really like to experience float therapy
• How sensory deprivation may encourage relaxation, clarity, and creativity
• How red light therapy supports cellular energy, skin health, and recovery
• What to expect during whole-body cryotherapy
• How compression therapy may support circulation and lymphatic flow
• The difference between IV vitamin therapy and oral supplementation
• How IV drips, vitamin injections, and NAD+ therapy may be personalized
• How to build recovery into a busy schedule using realistic, sustainable steps

The biggest takeaway? You don’t need to overhaul your entire routine. Your version of recovery might be a three-minute cryotherapy session, ten minutes of red light therapy, or one restorative float each month. The goal is to start with something that genuinely fits your life.

Connect with Pause Studio Southlake

Learn more, explore the available services, or schedule an appointment with Pause Studio Southlake:

• Website: Pause Studio Southlake
• Instagram: Instagram
• Facebook: Facebook
• Location: Southlake, Texas
• Ashley’s email address: [email protected]

Mentioned: NAD Episode

Connect with Michelle

 Questions or topic requests? Email Michelle to be part of the conversation!

Email: [email protected]

 Schedule a free discovery call:

theinspiredwellnesscoach.com

 Follow Michelle on Instagram & Facebook:

@TheInspiredWellnessCoach

 Shop Michelle's online supplement dispensary and save 10% on professional-quality supplement brands:

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Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.

Do you ever feel like you’re busy from the moment you wake up until the moment you go to bed—but still aren’t getting to the things that matter most?

You can be highly organized, have a color-coded calendar and make detailed to-do lists…and still be completely overscheduled.

In this episode, Michelle sits down with time management coach, keynote speaker and It’s About Time podcast host Anna Dearmon Kornick to discuss practical time-management strategies for busy women and working moms. Anna shares the simple 30-minute weekly planning habit that can help you spot scheduling conflicts, reduce your mental load and create a more realistic plan for the week ahead.

You’ll learn why an unfinished to-do list usually isn’t a planner problem, how to distinguish poor organization from genuine overscheduling and why your digital calendar may be one of the best tools for making the school year feel more manageable.

Anna also walks through her four Time Management Personality Types—the Mover and Shaker, Optimist, Firecracker and Architect—and explains why the same productivity system won’t work for everyone.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why feeling overwhelmed isn’t always caused by poor time management
• The difference between being organized and being overscheduled
• How to complete a 30-minute weekly planning session
• What to include when planning the week ahead
• How to identify scheduling conflicts before they become emergencies
• Why drive time, transition time and “forgetting buffers” belong on your calendar
• How to plan meals and workouts around the week you’re actually having
• Why sharing calendar events can reduce the mental load
• How time blocking reveals what can realistically fit into your day
• The four Time Management Personality Types
• Why buffer blocks and chaos blocks can keep interruptions from derailing your schedule
• How better planning can protect your sleep, movement, nutrition and other healthy habits

This conversation is an important reminder that time management isn’t about squeezing more into an already full day. It’s about creating enough clarity and breathing room to make sure the things that matter most—including your health—don’t keep getting whatever time is left over.

About Anna Dearmon Kornick

Anna Dearmon Kornick is a highly sought-after time management coach, keynote speaker, host of the top-ranked It’s About Time podcast and founder of the It’s About Time Academy. She is also the author of Time Management Essentials.

Through her personality-driven approach to time management, Anna helps busy professionals and business owners overcome overwhelm, spend their time on what matters most and create rhythms that work in real life.

Mentioned: Episode 37: FASTer Way to Fat Loss

Connect with Anna

• Visit Anna’s website
• Take Anna’s Time Type Quiz
• Listen to the It’s About Time podcast
• Follow Anna on Instagram

Connect with Michelle

 Questions or topic requests? Email Michelle to be part of the conversation!

Email: [email protected]

Schedule a free discovery call with Michelle: theinspiredwellnesscoach.com

Follow Michelle on Instagram & Facebook: @TheInspiredWellnessCoach

Check out my online supplement dispensary for 10% off quality supplement brands here!

[email protected]

Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.

Are fatigue, stubborn weight changes, thinning hair, brain fog, mood swings, sleep disruption, or hot flashes simply an unavoidable part of perimenopause—or could your body be telling you something more?

In the final episode of the Inspired Wellness Method Summer Series, Michelle & Tab explore the powerful connection between hormones, minerals, and common midlife symptoms. Hormonal changes are a normal part of perimenopause and menopause, but hormones don’t operate in isolation. Sleep, stress, blood sugar, nutrition, movement, digestion, and mineral balance all influence how your body produces, converts, and responds to hormones.

Michelle explains why women can have “normal” bloodwork and still feel anything but normal—and why minerals such as magnesium, zinc, copper, calcium, sodium, and potassium can play an important role in energy production, thyroid and adrenal support, insulin signaling, estrogen metabolism, muscle function, and nervous-system regulation.

You’ll also learn about Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA), how it differs from standard blood testing, and how mineral patterns and ratios may offer additional insight into stress physiology, metabolic function, and your body’s mineral balance over time.

In this episode, Michelle and Tabitha discuss:

• Why hormones and minerals are deeply connected
• Common signs of hormone or mineral imbalance in midlife
• Why perimenopause symptoms can change from month to month
• Why “normal” hormone labs may not tell the whole story
• How chronic stress can affect hormones and mineral balance
• The role minerals play in energy, metabolism, thyroid function, and adrenal health
• What HTMA testing measures—and what it cannot diagnose
• Why mineral ratios may matter more than a single mineral result
• Which blood tests women may want to discuss with their healthcare providers
• Why supplements should be personalized instead of chosen from generic recommendations
• How the six foundations of health work together
• The official introduction of The Inspired Wellness Method™, Michelle’s new eight-week, one-on-one coaching experience for busy women in midlife

 The biggest takeaway from this entire series: Your body is not broken. It has been communicating with you all along.

Rather than chasing each symptom separately or adding another restrictive plan, Michelle encourages women to support the foundations first—sleep, stress, blood sugar, nutrition, and movement—and then personalize the process based on their individual hormone and mineral picture.

Tests Mentioned in This Episode

Talk with your qualified healthcare provider about whether the following may be appropriate for you:

• Fasting insulin
• Fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1C
• A comprehensive thyroid evaluation, which may include TSH, free T3, free T4, and thyroid antibodies
• Sex hormones such as estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, and DHEA-S
• Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, or HTMA, as an educational tool for evaluating mineral patterns and ratios

Work With Michelle

The Inspired Wellness Method™ is an eight-week, one-on-one coaching experience designed to help busy women in midlife stop fighting their bodies and start working with them.

Together, you’ll build a realistic wellness foundation around sleep, stress, blood sugar, nutrition, movement, hormones, and minerals—without restrictive diets, complicated tracking, or an all-or-nothing plan you can’t maintain.

For an even more personalized look at your mineral patterns, ask Michelle about adding the Midlife Mineral Blueprint, which includes Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis.

Schedule a free 20-minute discovery call at The Inspired Wellness Coach, or email Michelle at [email protected].

Follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook: @TheInspiredWellnessCoach

If this episode helped you better understand what your body may be communicating, follow the show and share it with another woman who has been told that her labs are normal—even though she still doesn’t feel like herself.

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Always discuss symptoms, testing, medications, hormone therapy, and supplementation with a qualified healthcare professional.

You've been told your whole life that the answer is simple:

 Work harder.

 Burn more calories.

 Push yourself.

But what if that's exactly what's keeping you exhausted, frustrated, and stuck?

In this episode of our Inspired Wellness Method™ Summer Series, Michelle explains why movement in midlife requires a completely different approach than it did in your 20s and 30s.

If you've been exercising consistently but still struggle with weight gain, fatigue, poor recovery, or stubborn body composition changes, this episode may completely change the way you think about fitness.

You'll learn why exercise isn't just about burning calories anymore—it's about building the healthiest version of yourself for the decades ahead.

In this episode you'll learn:

• Why working out harder isn't always better during perimenopause
• The connection between cortisol, exercise, and weight gain
• Why strength training becomes essential after 40
• How movement improves insulin sensitivity and blood sugar balance
• The role exercise plays in protecting bone density
• Why muscle is one of the strongest predictors of longevity
• Signs your current workout routine may actually be working against you
• How walking can dramatically improve metabolic health
• Why recovery is just as important as the workout itself
• Simple ways to create a sustainable movement routine that actually fits your life

Michelle also shares her own journey of shifting away from punishing workouts toward movement that supports energy, hormones, metabolism, and long-term health.

If you've ever wondered why the workouts that used to work no longer do, this episode is for you.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Inspired Wellness Method™ Summer Series
• Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) updates
• Strength training for women over 40
• Walking after meals for blood sugar regulation
• Sarcopenia and muscle loss in midlife
• Bone density and menopause
• Recovery and nervous system health

Connect with Michelle

 Questions or topic requests? Email Michelle to be part of the conversation!

Email: [email protected]

 Schedule a free discovery call:

theinspiredwellnesscoach.com

 Follow Michelle on Instagram & Facebook:

@TheInspiredWellnessCoach

 Shop Michelle's online supplement dispensary and save 10% on professional-quality supplement brands:

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Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.

You eat pretty healthy.

So why are you still exhausted… struggling to lose weight… dealing with brain fog… or wondering why your hair seems thinner than it used to be?

The answer may not be how much you're eating—it may be what your body is actually getting.

In this fourth episode of our Inspired Wellness Method Summer Reset Series, Michelle breaks down one of the biggest misconceptions in women's health:

Nutrition isn't about dieting. It's about giving your body the raw materials it needs to thrive.

You'll learn why many women in their 40s and 50s are unintentionally undernourished—even when they're trying to "eat healthy"—and how a few simple changes can dramatically improve your energy, hormones, metabolism, mood, and overall health.

In this episode you'll learn:

 Why eating "healthy" isn't always enough in midlife

 Why protein becomes more important after 40

 How healthy fats support estrogen, progesterone, and hormone production

 Why carbohydrates aren't the enemy

 The difference between macronutrients and micronutrients

 Common nutrient deficiencies in women (magnesium, vitamin D, B vitamins, iron, zinc)

 Signs your body may be asking for more nutrition

 Easy ways to increase nutrient density without dieting

 Simple strategies you can start using today

If you're tired of restrictive diets and conflicting nutrition advice, this episode will help you build a healthier relationship with food while supporting your changing body.

Resources Mentioned

• Free 20-minute Discovery Call

• The Inspired Wellness Method™

• Follow Michelle on Instagram & Facebook: @TheInspiredWellnessCoach

• Website:

TheInspiredWellnessCoach.com

Connect with Michelle

 Questions or topic requests? Email Michelle to be part of the conversation!

Email: [email protected]

 Schedule a free discovery call:

theinspiredwellnesscoach.com

 Follow Michelle on Instagram & Facebook:

@TheInspiredWellnessCoach

 Shop Michelle's online supplement dispensary and save 10% on professional-quality supplement brands:

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Disclaimer

The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, supplements, medications, or health routine.

Do you crash every afternoon around 2 or 3 PM? Wake up at 3 AM for no apparent reason? Struggle with stubborn belly fat despite eating well and exercising?

It may not be a lack of willpower—it could be your blood sugar.

In Episode 3 of The Inspired Wellness Method™ Summer Reset Series, Michelle explains why blood sugar regulation is one of the biggest missing pieces for women navigating perimenopause and midlife.

Even if you've never been told you have blood sugar issues—or diabetes—blood sugar affects nearly every aspect of your health, including:

• Energy levels
• Hormone balance
• Weight loss
• Belly fat
• Sleep quality
• Stress resilience
• Brain fog
• Cravings
• Long-term metabolic health

Michelle breaks down the science in a simple, practical way and shares easy habits that can dramatically improve blood sugar without restrictive diets or calorie counting.

In this episode you'll learn:

Why blood sugar changes during perimenopause

✅ The difference between glucose, insulin, insulin sensitivity, and insulin resistance

✅ Why fasting insulin may be one of the most important lab markers you've never had checked

✅ The connection between blood sugar, cortisol, sleep, and stress

✅ Why you wake up at 3 AM

✅ Why belly fat becomes more stubborn after 40

✅ The best order to eat your food for better blood sugar control

✅ Why protein and fiber matter at every meal

✅ How a 10-minute walk after eating can improve blood sugar

✅ Why eating all day may be working against your metabolism

✅ Small, realistic habits that create lasting metabolic health

✅ Whether your goal is more energy, fewer cravings, better sleep, balanced hormones, or healthy aging, stabilizing blood sugar is one of the most powerful places to start.

Resources Mentioned

• Stelo Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM)
• Oura Ring
• Research from Jessie Inchauspé ("The Glucose Goddess")
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• Connect with Michelle
•  Questions or topic requests? Email Michelle to be part of the conversation!
• Email: [email protected]
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•  Schedule a free discovery call:
• theinspiredwellnesscoach.com
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•  Follow Michelle on Instagram & Facebook:
• @TheInspiredWellnessCoach
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•  Shop Michelle's online supplement dispensary and save 10% on professional-quality supplement brands:
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• Disclaimer
• The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, supplements, medications, or health routine.