The Optimal Body 345 | Female Nutrition and Training from Puberty to Menopause
#womenarenotsmallmen Wondering how to optimize your nutrition & training as a female? Lost a period? Struggling to figure out nutrition and exercise around menopause? Dr. Stacy Sims dives deep into hormones, nutritional, and training considerations during the menstruating phase of life, perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause. Dr. Stacy explains Amenorrhea, nutritional considerations during and post-exercise, and how eating times affect hormones and recovery. Dr. Stacy deciphers nutrition and training considerations throughout the different phases of the menstrual cycle and her top recommendations to getting your period back. Then, Dr. Stacy dives into the fad trends women should avoid, and research generalizability and transferability to women. She discusses the world of menopause and how hormonal changes affect physiological metrics like heart rate, respiratory rate, sleep, lean muscle mass, bone density, mood, and overall health. In spite of these physiological metrics, Dr. Stacy addresses optimizing recovery before, during, and after menopause. Finally, she provides a brief scope into the current research she is undergoing with WHOOP. Learn about nutrition and training from puberty to menopause.
Vital Proteins Discount:
We know that while our bodies collagen production slows as we age, our need for it only grows as our bodies become less efficient. By providing nourishing collagen and promoting our production of collagen, Vital Proteins helps people feel better and live fuller lives through HIGH-QUALITY nutrition products. Use code ‘OPTIMAL15‘ at checkout and get your very own Collagen supplement at a discounted price by clicking here!
Join Our Move 2 Improve Challenge
Combine strength and HIIT with our deep core work and mobility to understand how you can begin moving optimally for YOU! Curated for EVERYONE with modifications or progressions, especially if you're pregnant or want to build back that strength post-partum - DocJen has got you! Let's focus on that top-end Strength & Power to build strong healthy joints in less than 30 minutes a day! We've got educational webinars from different health specialists and the ability to win prizes as well! From now until the 3rd of March, you can receive a discount along with an exclusive bonus for you as our podcast listener by plugging in 'OPTIMAL10" Join Us Here!
What You Will Learn in This Interview with Dr. Stacy Sims:
3:48 - Dr. Stacy’s Passion
5:25 - Why may your menstrual period stop?
10:35 - Eating for exercise.
15:00 - Eating with your cycle.
18:00 - How to get your period back.
22:00 - Are low-carb diets bad for women?
24:45 - Menopause: can you fast?
27:00 - Repercussions of male-only data
28:32 - Trends to stay away from.
32:00 - Perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause.
34:50 - Training with menopause.
42:00 - How do you define high intensity for you?
47:00 - Learn more with Dr. Stacy
To learn more about this episode and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://jen.health/podcast/345
Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show!
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.