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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Apr 8, 2022 • 18min
Can’t Lose Weight? Get Healthy First. Top 10 Stress Busting Strategies
Have you found your hidden food intolerances and lowered your sugar impact, but you’re still struggling to lose weight? The culprit may be chronic stress, which takes a serious toll on your weight, your peace of mind, and your overall health. In this episode, you’ll learn 10 simple, effective ways to beat chronic stress so you lose weight and feel better. You’ll learn my go-to beverage to crush chronic stress, the best exercise to help your body handle stress better, the game changer that helped me manage stress, the most powerful way to start your day that MELTS stress (this is so easy!), plus the #1 thing I did to manage stress when my son was in the hospital after a hit-and-run accident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 6, 2022 • 37min
Reset Your Metabolism to Lose Weight with Dr. Alan Christianson
Dr. Christianson is a NYT bestselling author and top naturopathic physician, and he joins JJ in today's podcast episode to deep dive into the topic of metabolism. Listen as Dr. C explains what metabolic flexibility is and how you can figure out if your metabolism is functioning poorly, plus find out the type of fat that is the most dangerous and how to measure your level of risk. Dr. C also shares why the liver is the key to a healthy metabolism and how The Metabolism Reset Diet can help you repair your liver so your body can effectively use fat for fuel. You can reset your metabolism and lose weight again! Get Dr. Alan Christianson’s free Metabolism Reset Challenge https://metabolismresetdiet.com/challenge.php Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 1, 2022 • 9min
What's a Loaded Smoothie? (+ How to Make One)
Breaking your fast with a loaded smoothie can help you lose weight and it keeps you full, focused, with steady sustained energy for hours. In this episode, you’ll learn how to build the perfect loaded smoothie. JJ explains what makes her smoothies “loaded” to help you lose weight, stop weight regain, and be the best fat burner. She reveals her hack to create perfectly blended smoothies, how to optimize the healthy resistant starch in bananas, plus how to make your smoothie super thick if that’s how you love them. With these tips, you’ll never get bored making delicious, filling, loaded smoothies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 1, 2022 • 22min
Does Intermittent Fasting Sound Painful? Get Results Without Suffering!
Rather than using dieting as a hobby, I want you to see it as a therapeutic tool to be metabolically flexible and lose weight. And intermittent fasting is an amazing tool for fat loss, supporting healthy blood sugar metabolism, gut health, and so much more. In this episode, I take the fear out of fasting and show you how to do intermittent fasting without starving or otherwise feeling awful. You’ll learn about the different types of fasting, what you can have (and can’t have) while you’re fasting, a plan for newbies, how to gradually increase your fasting window, and why snacking is the enemy of weight loss. Plus, I'll reveal how to crush hunger, my hard and fast rule for fasting success, and the best time to exercise. Whether you’re new to intermittent fasting or want to boost your current fasting results for weight loss and more, you won’t want to miss this information-packed episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2022 • 36min
Bone Broth Benefits to Get Slimmer and Younger with Dr. Kellyann Petrucci
One simple healthy shift can be the needle mover to benefit everything else... And that one shift could be bone broth. In this episode of Ask the Health Expert, Dr. Kellyann Petrucci – weight loss expert, natural anti-aging specialist, and author of Dr. Kellyann's Bone Broth Diet (which JJ wrote the forward to) – shows you how to lose weight, turn back the clock, support your gut, and feel better with this “fountain of youth” food. Bone broth goes way, way back… and as a nutrient-dense, satisfying food, it has stood the test of time. Dr. Kellynn explains what bone broth is, why it’s the ideal tool for intermittent fasting, plus how its collagen can help you support weight management, healthy aging, and have glowing skin. Dr. Kellyann also talks about the root of modern-day disease, the amino acid in bone broth that helps you support weight management while maintaining muscle, and the critical key to balancing brain fog, moods, and irritability. Plus, you’ll learn why managing your emotions starts with your gut, how a wellness day can make a big difference in how you look and feel, the antidote to stagnation (to spark up your life), and Dr. Kellyann’s end-of-day stress management technique. Dr. Kellyann’s mission is to help women feel better, look better, and turn back the aging clock… and she has the tools and knowledge to do that. Don’t miss this fun, information-packed, inspiring episode that helps take charge of your health and be the best version of you… all by getting the many benefits of bone broth. Get Dr. Kellyann's FREE Recipe Library https://drkellyann.com/pages/recipe-library Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 23, 2022 • 36min
Flipping 50 with Debra Atkinson
If you're wondering if weight loss is possible after menopause, then you need to listen to this podcast episode! Author and fitness expert Debra Atkinson joins JJ to deep dive into how to look and feel your very best after age 50. Listen as Debra shares her personal story, including how she got in the best shape of her life despite exercising less and going through major life changes. Debra also reveals the biggest exercise mistakes that she sees women making and what types of exercise women in perimenopause and beyond should be doing instead. Plus, find out Debra's top recommendations on how to fuel your body before exercise, as well as the foods you should avoid before working out. And don't miss Debra's amazing freebie that's packed with helpful diet, lifestyle, and exercise tips to help you stay strong and energized at any age! https://www.flippingfifty.com/hotnotbothered/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 18, 2022 • 14min
Can’t Lose Weight? Get Healthy First. Tips for Better Sleep
You may not be able to diet your way to weight loss. In this episode, you’ll learn how sleep could be the missing link to losing weight and feeling better. Just one night of poor sleep can throw your stress hormones out of balance or increase sugar cravings. I’ll reveal the ideal amount of sleep you need to burn fat (hint: quality and quantity matter), why consistency is key, how to use a “power-down hour” to create calm, and my secret weapon for consistently great sleep. You’ll also learn why exercise timing matters, a simple hack to curb before-bed hunger pangs, the stress-sleep connection, and how to use meditation and gratitude for better sleep. When you fix your sleep, you’ll be able to lose weight, stop weight regain, and be the best fat burner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 16, 2022 • 30min
Intermittent Fasting for Females with Cynthia Thurlow
Intermittent fasting has become all the rage for weight loss and better health. But fasting impacts women differently than men. In this episode, Cynthia Thurlow – nurse practitioner and international speaker (her second TEDx talk has over 10 million views) – discusses how women can optimize intermittent fasting, whether you’re cycling or in perimenopause, menopause, or beyond. Cynthia talks about her personal health journey, and how falling into perimenopause in her early 40s changed everything. Intermittent fasting helped her – and subsequently, thousands of patients – lose weight while gaining better mental clarity, energy, sleep, and overall health. Tune in to hear why Cynthia believes women are much more sensitive to things like stress and sleep quality, when you should back off from intermittent fasting, and why variability is the key to fasting success. You’ll also learn who should NOT fast, how to fast during your menstrual cycle, and the sleep-fasting connection. Cynthia also teaches you how to optimize intermittent fasting. She shows how to curb hunger between meals, the difference between dirty and clean fasting, why replacing electrolytes is critical during fasting, and what fasting newbies need to know. Cynthia’s mission is to educate women on the benefits of intermittent fasting and overall holistic health and wellness. Don’t miss this information-packed episode, which will empower you to optimize intermittent fasting so you lose weight and feel better. Get Cynthia’s FREE Intermittent Fasting Quick Start Guide https://cynthiathurlow.ac-page.com/if-quick-start-guide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 11, 2022 • 13min
Can’t Lose Weight? Get Healthy First. 6 Effective Detox Strategies
If you’re struggling to lose weight, detoxification may be the answer. Holding on to too many toxins might stop you from being the best fat burner. In this episode, you’ll learn the “neon sign” that you may be carrying a toxin burden, why eating from the rainbow can support detoxification, the nutrient that acts like a sponge to detoxify, how intermittent fasting can help detoxification and weight loss, and my secret to maximizing your body’s ability to help detoxify. You’ll also learn what foods to swap out, why pairing protein with fiber promotes detoxification, plus more ways to support your body’s detoxifying abilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 9, 2022 • 38min
Create Your Own Customized Eating Plan with Chalene Johnson
Chalene Johnson is a NYT-bestselling author, motivational speaker, and podcast host. After experiencing a host of health issues, Chalene began looking for answers to heal her body. That led her to create the 131 Method – a nutritional program that's turning the diet industry upside down. Listen as Chalene explains why traditional diets don't work and how the 131 Method is different, including why it's key to create your own personalized eating plan. Chalene also shares why we're meant to cycle foods and how her revolutionary approach to nutrition can help you boost your metabolism and lose stubborn weight for good. Plus, you don't want to miss the incredible collection of video recipes that Chalene is giving away for free! Get Chalene Johnson’s free collection of video recipes https://comm.131method.com/cooking-collective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
