Well Beyond 40
JJ Virgin
Well Beyond 40 with JJ Virgin is the podcast for women who want to age powerfully and enjoy the best chapter of their lives. It’s YOUR turn now to focus on nutrition, wellness, fitness, mindfulness, and beauty. Refuel your body. Reignite your wellness. Renew your passion. Fall (back) in love with your life, and discover what it means to age powerfully. Every information-packed episode combines cutting-edge science, pearls of wisdom from JJ’s four decades as a health and wellness leader and the world’s leading experts on weight loss, metabolism, menopause, life transitions and much more. We dive deep into topics like cultivating mindfulness, building strong relationships and setting boundaries, and choosing health…in a nutshell, how we can AGE POWERFULLY into this second half of our lives. At Well Beyond 40, we empower women in their 40s, 50s, 60, 70s (and beyond!) to defy stereotypes and say, “It's my time now. It's my turn now. It’s my opportunity to step into my best life!” For four decades, JJ Virgin has helped people lose weight and stop weight regain by eliminating hidden food intolerances and lowering their sugar impact. As a triple-board certified nutrition expert and Fitness Hall of Famer, JJ helps you stay fired up and focused on being your healthiest rockstar self. In addition to hosting Well Beyond 40, JJ is a prominent TV and media personality. She was co-host of TLC’s Freaky Eaters and the on-camera nutritionist for Weight Loss Challenges on Dr. Phil. Over the years, JJ has made numerous appearances on PBS, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, Access Hollywood, and the TODAY Show. She also speaks regularly and has shared the stage with notables including Seth Godin, Lisa Nichols, Gary Vaynerchuk, Mark Hyman, Dan Buettner, and Mary Morrissey. JJ is the author of 4 New York Times bestsellers: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, The Sugar Impact Diet, and The Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. JJ is also the author of Warrior Mom: 7 Secrets to Bold, Brave Resilience. She regularly writes for major blogs and other publications including mindbodygreen and Medium. Visit jjvirgin.com for hundreds of free recipes and resources, plus state-of-the-art programs, products, and plenty of support to help you rev up your metabolism, reignite your wellness, and step powerfully into the second half of your life. Love the Podcast? Here’s what to do: Make My Day & Share Your Thoughts! - Subscribe to the podcast & leave me a review - Text a screenshot to 813-565-2627 - Expect a personal reply because your voice is so important to me. Join 55,000+ followers who make this podcast thrive.
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May 13, 2022 • 17min
The Surprising Habit Helping People Live Long Healthy Lives
The Blue Zones® are the 5 places throughout the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives. They share similar habits: People in those 5 areas manage stress well, eat a mostly plant-based diet, and stay active and lean into their senior years. I discovered a simple Blue Zones® secret that you can implement to get healthier and live longer. Here, I’ll show you how Blue Zones® folks move more (hint: it doesn’t involve hours in the gym), why the number of calories you burn on the treadmill isn’t accurate, the NEAT way to burn calories (and why this is a game-changer), how fidgeting might be the secret to burning more calories, plus easy ways to move more throughout your day for longevity and living healthier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 11, 2022 • 38min
Reset Your Stress with Dr. Doni WIlson
Does it feel like your stress levels dialed up a few notches during the past few years? If you’re wondering how to get out of stress mode and calm anxiety, you won’t want to miss my interview with resident stress expert, Dr. Doni Wilson. Dr. Doni is a naturopathic doctor, certified professional midwife, certified nutrition specialist, and author of Master Your Stress, Reset Your Health: The Personalized Program to Calm Anxiety, Boost Energy, and Beat Burnout. One thing she’s discovered in her practice: Everything comes back to stress. If you haven’t learned how to manage stress, you're not going to be able to heal your metabolism, lose weight, have great energy, and feel your best. Here, you’ll learn why balancing stress hormones is not a one-size-fits-all solution, the critical key that makes all the difference in your recovery, Dr. Doni’s definition of self-care (and how to implement it right now), and why stress recovery happens in 3 phases. For more than 20 years, Dr. Doni has helped thousands of patients overcome health challenges, achieve wellness, and move from stress and anxiety to thriving and doing what they love with ease. Here, she teaches us why implementing daily self-care and making small incremental changes are critical to getting you closer to managing stress, calming anxiety, and creating balance. You won’t want to miss this empowering, information-packed episode. Get Dr. Doni’s FREE 7-day Stress Reset http://doctordoni.com/Stress-Reset Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 6, 2022 • 17min
3 Common Keto Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
Eat fat to burn fat… What could be more enticing? Ketogenic diets or “going keto” can help you lose weight and offer so many other benefits, but you want to make sure you’re not making these 3 common mistakes. You’ll learn why with keto foods, too much of a good thing can become a bad thing, the cycling trick that makes your body a multi-fuel burner (and lets you eat more carbs and variety on keto!), how metabolic flexibility can maximize your miles on keto, and how to break your sugar addiction without going cold turkey. Whether you’re a keto newbie or feel like you’re stuck on your plan, these strategies can help you break your plateau, choose the right keto foods, and get the most out of your keto plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 4, 2022 • 36min
The Truth About Intermittent Fasting & Wine with Melanie Avalon
Melanie Avalon is an actress, certified holistic nutritionist, and wine specialist. As she became involved in the entertainment industry, she tried all different types of fad diets in an attempt to lose weight before discovering the benefits of intermittent fasting and the Paleo diet. Listen as Melanie explains what intermittent fasting is and how it can help you jumpstart fat burning again, plus find out about the health benefits of wine and how moderate wine consumption can be a part of a healthy diet and lifestyle plan. You can lose weight and feel great with intermittent fasting, the Paleo diet, and wine! Get Melanie Avalon’s free How to Find Out Your Perfect Intermittent Fasting protocol, plus free recipes from her book What When Wine https://melanieavalon.com/jj-virgin-freemium/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 29, 2022 • 21min
4 Surefire Ways to Boost Your Metabolism
You can’t talk about weight loss and better health without discussing metabolism. Here, you’ll learn my top 4 ways to get and keep your metabolism at peak performance. I’ll share with you the #1 food to rev up your metabolism, a favorite spice that can help raise your body temperature and promotes normal appetite, how muscle supports a healthy metabolism, and the critical measurement to improve insulin sensitivity. Whatever your health goals – including weight loss, stopping weight regain, fixing leaky gut and other gut issues, and having steady energy levels – optimizing metabolism is key… and I’ll show you how here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 27, 2022 • 51min
Genius Foods for Health & Wellness with Max Lugavere
Did you know that 60% of the calories we consume come from packaged, processed foods that provide no satiety effect? As a result, we overeat those foods - and the repercussions are grim. Research shows that 1 in 2 adults by the year 2030 could be overweight or obese. And almost 9 in 10 adults have at least some degree of metabolic syndrome. In this conversation with Max Lugavere, you’ll learn why the solution lies at the end of our forks. Max – a health and science journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and host of the podcast The Genius Life – talks about how we ended up here… and how to get ourselves out of this metabolic mess. Max shares with JJ the shocking diagnosis that pushed him to dive deep for health and wellness solutions. Along the way, he learned the connection between blood sugar and dementia, why brain health doesn’t get the recognition it deserves (and the disastrous consequences), what makes us overeat sugary, processed foods (it’s not a lack of willpower!), and why the calories-in-calories-out model has been a dismal failure. Whether you want to lose weight, support brain health, or look and feel your best (or all of the above!), you won’t want to miss this information-packed episode. Tune in and take notes. You’ll quickly see why JJ calls this one of her top 10 interviews. Get Max’s free e-book to celebrate the release of Genius Kitchen http://jjvirgin.com/geniuskitchen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 22, 2022 • 12min
Can’t Lose Weight? Get Healthy First. Simple Tips to Boost Your Thyroid Health
If your thyroid isn’t working optimally, weight loss can easily slow down and your overall health takes a big hit. Here, JJ reveals the many clues of a sluggish thyroid (including a weird one you might not suspect!). You’ll learn what it means if your weight fluctuates, why your thyroid holds the key to burning fat and having great energy, how Hashimoto’s prevents the thyroid from making and releasing enough thyroid hormone, and why hypothyroidism can get overlooked or misdiagnosed. JJ also reveals what foods to eat and avoid for thyroid health, the stress-thyroid connection, why testing TSH alone won’t give you a complete picture (and what to look for instead), and the truth about goitrogens and iodine for people with thyroid issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 20, 2022 • 27min
Optimize the Circadian Rhythm of Your Fat Cells with Dr. Fiona McCulloch
Dr. Fiona McCulloch joins JJ on today’s episode. She is a naturopathic doctor and founder of White Lotus Integrative Medicine in Toronto, Canada. Her book, 8 Steps To Reverse Your PCOS, offers methods for the natural treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Dr Fiona and JJ discuss how circadian rhythm affects the fat cells in our bodies. Fat cells produce hormones, break down chemicals and inform the brain on energy stores. When we learn the most efficient time to eat, not only can we optimize our metabolism, but our bodies are also able to function much easier! Get Dr. Fiona’s free Food Insulin Demand List https://drfionand.com/food-insulin-demand/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 15, 2022 • 15min
Can’t Lose Weight? Get Healthy First. Over-Exercising Could Be Doing More Harm Than Good
When you want to lose weight, you probably think of diet and exercise, right? But working out too much might be stalling fat loss! Exercise has so many benefits, but it may not help you lose as much weight as you think. Here, you’ll learn why over-exercise spikes stress hormones (leading to a cascade of problems), the FIRST thing you should do to get more exercise (hint: it’s not going to the gym!), and the best workout for your metabolic buck (and you can do this in under 10 minutes total). I’ll also reveal the most important aspect of exercise to get all of its benefits (many people aren’t doing this!), how to recover smartly, and how I exercised LESS to get much better results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 13, 2022 • 43min
Balance Your Hormones Around Menopause to Lose Weight + Feel Better with Dr. Anna Cabeca
As a woman who is approaching or is in menopause, have you resigned yourself to the idea that you’ll never again feel that oomph that you once felt? Well, I have great news: No matter what your age or current condition, Dr. Anna Cabeca can help you lose weight, stop weight regain, break weight loss plateaus, and reclaim your energy and vitality! Today, I talk with Dr. Anna about how to break weight loss plateaus, balance your hormones around menopause, and feel better fast. Dr. Anna is an OB-GYN and Women's Health Expert, but her followers call her “The Girlfriend Doctor”. You’ll learn why menopausal symptoms can show up as early as your mid-30s… and the warning signals to look for. Dr. Anna reveals what she didn’t learn in her residency about hysterectomies that you need to know, plus the big question you want to ask before critical surgeries. Dr. Anna also provides 5 game-changing eating plans that have helped thousands of her patients break through weight loss plateaus and eliminate menopausal symptoms… including the plan that helped one woman lose 11 pounds in 6 days! Don’t miss this fun, informative, actionable episode with one of my dearest and most respected friends. Get Dr. Anna’s Keto-Green for Menopause Recipe Book https://book.menupausebook.com/menupauserecipeoptin?rfsn=5508182.bf7f74 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
