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Resources for Your Nutrient-Dense Menopause Diet:

Join the Hot, Not Bothered! Challenge to learn why timing matters and why what works for others is not working for you.

Don’t know where to start? Book your Discovery Call with Debra. Leave this session with insight into exactly what to do right now to make small changes, smart decisions about your exercise time and energy.

My Guest:

James Barry’s 20 years in the culinary field started as a private chef cooking for celebrities such as Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Gerard Butler, Mariska Hargitay, Barbra Streisand, and John Cusack. James is CEO & Founder of the organ-based, superfood seasoning, Pluck. It's the first of its kind and an amazingly easy and delicious way for people to get organ meats into their diet.

James co-authored recipes for Margaret Floyd’s Eat Naked and Dr. Alejandro Junger’s Clean 7, and authored The Naked Foods Cookbook. He is the host of the podcast, Everyday Ancestral.

Questions We Answer in This Episode:

This episode is sponsored by Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist.

Become a health & fitness coach who finally speaks midlife women’s language.

Learn how to design workouts that balance hormones that actually get results for women in menopause.

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When is it too late for bone density improvement? When do you have to resign to the fact you’re just going to maintain - and that’s significant?

But the truth is… so many things can follow you. For me it may have been late teens early 20s I was very thin. Active, fit, running and lifting too… but extremely thin and not eating well.

That’s a key time for bone building: essentially we still have time to “bank” bone until we’re 30. But without consuming enough or absorbing enough nutrients that support bone density, that could have followed me.

You and I didn’t test our bones at 30 to know if we even reached an ideal peak. So it will be a mystery to us exactly why we may have osteopenia or osteoporosis in spite of a very healthy lifestyle of truly doing all the things.
There are 4 specific types of exercise that actually build bone, and running alone isn't one of them.

Join me Monday, October 20th at 4pm Pacific - we'll go through - move through- all 4 components, plus I'll answer your questions live.

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More Like This - Acute vs Chronic Stress Effects on Cortisol in Menopause and Beyond

Resources:

Stress Nation book by Justin Hai reveals how cortisol — the misunderstood Master Hormone — is at the center of it all.

Join the Hot, Not Bothered! Challenge to learn why timing matters and why what works for others is not working for you.

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Cortisol is truly the missing link in the conversation about wellness, health, fitness, fatness, sleeplessness, and the optimal body composition

We're going to take a look at how cortisol follows a natural rhythm, and what light exposure, movement, and food timing have to do with getting your energy and focus back. We’ll talk about why most health trends are focused on sleep and hormones, especially in menopause.

If you’re struggling about cortisol or want the science-backed information, this episode is for you. Know why cortisol is the missing link.

My Guest:

Justin Hai is the co-founder of several award-winning wellness companies, including Alastin Skincare (acquired by Galderma), GLO Pharmaceuticals, and Rebalance Health. With a background in industrial design and an MBA from Pepperdine, Justin blends creative vision with real science—holding multiple U.S. patents and has presented to NASA and the Pentagon. He is also a featured expert in the upcoming Amazon Prime documentary sHEALed and a passionate advocate for redefining wellness through the lens of hormonal balance, sleep science, and stress mastery.

Questions We Answer in This Episode:

06:00- How did you get so deeply interested in studying cortisol?

07:36 - Why is cortisol high in 2025?

12:17 - What is the value of the double blind IRB (independent review board) studies?

14:24 - What’s changed in the last 30 years that’s spiking our cortisol now? 

23:43 - Tell us about Cushing’s.

27:23 - How does social media affect hormones?

30:59 - What are the rebalanced lozenges and how do they work?

34:13 - What’s the difference between menopause and adropause?

This episode is sponsored by Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist.

Become a health & fitness coach and l how to design workouts that balance hormones that actually get results for women in menopause.

Quick Poll! 💪 I’d love to know where you’re at.
Head to the Show Notes and answer the poll.

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Join the Hot, Not Bothered! Challenge for your best start, restart or reset in or after menopause with 10 Days of coaching, short workouts, and clarity on how to exercise optimally.

Join Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist® to become a coach!

This will shock you—80% of women aren’t doing the minimum for metabolic health— and it’s destroying their metabolisms.

Why does this matter so much more in menopause?
We don’t like to be vulnerable.

In this episode, I’ll walk you through the science, bust the biggest exercise myths keeping women stuck, and share how to stop destroying women’s metabolisms with a plan that actually works.

Remember: You still got it, girl. You just need to train like you know it.

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If you are stuck, low on energy, whether physical or mojo, do this everyday in menopause.
Warning: this episode comes with homework. 

If nothing changes, nothing changes. If you feel stuck something will have to shift. You can wait for life to happen or you can create it. 

Know what you can do every day in menopause to get back into your flow.

My Guest:

Christy Whitman is a transformational leader and spiritual guide who helps individuals transform their lives through quantum energy mastery. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All and Taming Your Alpha Bitch and international bestsellers The Desire Factor and Quantum Success. Her seventh book, The Flow Factor: How to Master Your Energy and Enter a State of Flow is due out September 2025. 

Christy teaches the Law of Attraction, manifestation, energy mastery, and soul blending through virtual and live personal development classes, meditations, and private sessions to help clients feel more aligned with the Divine Design of love, support, well-being, abundance, and success.

Connect with Christy:

Questions We Answer in This Episode:

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Join the Hot, Not Bothered! Challenge for your best start, restart or reset in or after menopause with 10 Days of coaching, short workouts, and clarity on how to exercise optimally.

Get your lean, clean Flipping 50 Protein Powders to maintain muscle and support metabolism.

The creatine I keep in my own routine—JJ Virgin’s creatine in capsules or powder.

My secret to a glow and a good sweat? The Sunlighten Sauna—my go-to for infrared sauna.

Join Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist® to become a coach!

I’m a fitness professional in every possible way but I still say, “I’ve had a fitness plateau.”

If you feel this way too, this episode is for you.
Know how I overcome it.

Need to learn more about how to change those habits to support changes that occur midlife and beyond? Two options for you: 

DIY: Watch this Exercise Planning video + pdf 

DFY: Join the 10-Day Metabolism Reset (Hot, Not Bothered) Challenge 

What To Do Next When I’ve Had a Fitness Plateau

A Week of Complete Change And No Lifting

A Week, Month, or Quarter of Change in Lifting Methodology

Greater Frequency, Shorter Workouts

Add A “Chaser” of Cardio and/or Sauna After Workouts

New Protocols 

Tune in now for the step-by-step resets to know exactly what to do next when you’ve had a fitness plateau.

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Are you doing all the right things but aren’t working in menopause? What is it beyond exercise, hormones and supplements?

I was at a women’s retreat in a sound healing. During the session, I experienced tears and came back to the circle after realizing I thought of my biological father during that session. I hadn’t thought about him over the years much at all.

Is that stored trauma? Is stored trauma something we all deal with on some level? Is it something that could be limiting our ability to reach a physical health or fitness goal. Is it related to what is blocking our ability to lose weight, to heal our gut, or on a bigger level is it putting us at risk for more serious health issues?

We’re unpacking all of this today. If all the right things aren’t working in menopause, it may go beyond hormones and gut health. 

My Guest:

Dr. Aimie Apigian is a leading expert in trauma, attachment, and biology, and the founder of the Biology of Trauma™. She integrates her medical expertise with specialized training in trauma therapy to address the biological patterns that maintain chronic health conditions. Through her programs and upcoming book "The Biology of Trauma: How the Body Experiences and Holds Pain, Fear and Overwhelm and How to Heal," Dr. Aimie helps people understand why common health issues persist despite perfect nutrition and lifestyle changes, and provides practical tools for complete healing at the cellular level.

Connect with Dr. Aimie:

Questions We Answer in This Episode:

[00:06:22] Do we have to remember something traumatic for it to actually have happened to us?

[00:07:57] Are both physical and emotional traumas the same in the way they manifest in the body? What is trauma?

[00:14:32] Many women in midlife experience unexplained weight gain, fatigue, or hormone issues despite 'doing everything right.' Are you saying past trauma is contributing to these challenges?

[00:22:53] Is there a "too late" when it comes to healing the body from these early experiences? What does stored trauma look like inside the body physiologically?

[00:28:41] What are the steps to address trauma impacting body composition for women in midlife — like belly fat that "won’t budge" despite good habits?

[00:33:25] How do you help strong, independent women recognize that “pushing through” might sometimes be prolonging unresolved trauma patterns in the body?

[00:35:13] What attachment patterns from childhood can affect our health into adulthood?

[00:41:04] If you could tell every 50-something woman one thing about the link between her past experiences and her future vitality, what would it be?

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Use Flipping 50 Scorecard & Guide to measure what matters with an easy at-home self-assessment test you can do in minutes.

Join the Hot, Not Bothered! Challenge for your best start, restart or reset in or after menopause with 10 Days of coaching, short workouts, and clarity on how to exercise optimally.

Are you burning belly fat or burning out? Get the Menopause Fitness Guide to High-Intensity Interval Trainingto help you lose more fat and stay on track!

In this episode I’m sharing how to improve your menopause fitness at home and simple measures of fitness with no equipment. Know what kind of difference improving them could make on your fitness, fatness or longevity. 

While I say no-equipment, you do need a way to monitor time and heart rate. Though the old-fashioned way works, seeing a digital reading may be easier!

How to Measure and Why it Matters:

Recovery Heart Rate (cardiovascular)

Single Leg Standing Balance (balance/stability)

Shoulder Reach (mobility) 

Sit to Stand test (power)

Mile walk (cardiovascular- and to a lesser extent mobility) 

Tune in and press play, as I walk you through on how to measure and improve your menopause fitness at home.. right now!

For the full description of more tests to collect more information about yourself, a set of videos so you can see and hear test test set up, and interpretation charts to know where you stand, grab the free Longevity Fitness Scorecard.

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• Join the Hot, Not Bothered! Challenge to learn why timing matters and why what works for others is not working for you.
• Use Flipping 50 Scorecard & Guide to measure what matters with easy at-home self-assessment test you can do in minutes.

• Don’t know where to start? Book your Discovery Call with Debra. Leave this session with insight into exactly what to do right now to make small changes, smart decisions about your exercise time and energy.

Scrolling through social media, it can be a challenge to understand the truth about muscle and menopause. 

This episode evidence-based menopause fitness programming on how to build muscle in menopause, why you’re losing muscle in menopause, whether hormone therapy prevents muscle loss, and what research exists on menopause muscle research. 

We answer questions by someone who isn’t just “doing his research,” but has and continues to conduct studies to find the truth about muscle and menopause.

My Guest:

Dr. Stuart Phillips is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and a member of the School of Medicine at McMaster University. He is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. Dr. Phillips' work centers on the interaction of exercise/physical activity, aging, and nutrition in skeletal muscle and body composition. Dr. Phillips is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the American College of Sports Medicine and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

Connect with Dr. Stuart:

• Instagram - @mackinprof

Questions We Answer in This Episode:

• [00:10:18] Does lifting heavier or lighter weights work best for women in menopause?

• [00:16:34] When do women reach adrenal fatigue?     

• [00:19:39] Does use of Hormone Therapy prevent or mitigate muscle loss during menopause?

• [00:21:55] Do women lose more muscle during menopause than expected based on age?                 

• [00:24:22] How is Zone 2 exercise specifically beneficial for women, in menopause or otherwise? 

• [00:29:00] Are weighted vests useful for women, in perimenopause or otherwise?

• [00:42:20] What is the best timing for protein intake?

• [00:48:10] What's true about pre-exercise vs. post-exercise nutrition for women and supporting their goals? What are your thoughts on women who are under-eating and are training?

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Resources:

• Join the Hot, Not Bothered! Challenge for your best start, restart or reset in or after menopause with 10 Days of coaching, short workouts, and clarity on how to exercise optimally.

Date night for this couple is riding tandem on a bike for 80 days. 

Even “uncoupled” and singles will enjoy this episode of inspiration. Disclaimer, you’re going to want to dream bigger, take a risk, believe in yourself and have adventures after listening to this episode. 

We’ve got some ideas for you! Check out the 2026 women’s retreats here.

This episode is about more than riding tandem with your partner. Prepare to be inspired. 

My Guest:

Lady JB Owen is an internationally bestselling author, award-winning businesswoman, celebrated humanitarian, coveted speaker, trainer, and legacy mentor.

She’s been recognized by Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Apple News for her mission-driven work in publishing and impact. 

Peter Giesin is the co-founder and CTO at Ignite Publishing, Software Evangelist for Aspiring Authors, Author, and Adventurer.

He merges technology with storytelling to empower aspiring authors worldwide. Peter is ambitiously set on a personal goal: to live to 125 years old. He has an unwavering passion for exploring the far limits of living a long and vital life.

Connect with Lady JB & Peter:

• Website - Ignite

Questions We Answer in This Episode: