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What do you know about whole body vibration for bone density? Curious? Skeptical? Me too. But with more and more instances of degeneration, chronic illness or long haul preventing the active life that supports bone health, additional means of stimulating both muscle and bone density are always on my mind.  Falls are the second leading cause of unintentional death in the world. Older women are especially at risk due to decreased strength, reaction skills, balance, and low bone density.  Falls result in fracture 31% percent of the time and 95% of hip fractures are the result of falls. For those who’ve had a prior fracture, they are twice as at risk for a future fracture.  Whole body vibration (WBV) was first used by NASA with astronauts as a way to overcome the muscle and bone losses experienced by astronauts in space in the early 60s.  Why the Need for Whole Body Vibration for Bone Density? Let me give a little background on why this is so problematic.  Misinformed from perpetuating outdated information from both doctors and trainers (since 2015 evidence of not only increased safety and viability of high impact and high intensity exercise for osteoporotic postmenopausal women is much more promising than prior goals of stopping or slowing losses)  41% of women over 40 had either osteopenia (>31%) or osteoporosis (>14%) in a 2010 study Said differently, 31% of women over 40 had osteopenia and more than 30% of women over 60 had osteoporosis. The further from menopause (>10 years the increase in prevalence of osteoporosis = 40% compared to just 5 years post menopause at 9%) Whole  body vibration increased BMD by 2% with 5 minutes 3x a week (for 6 mos) in postmenopausal women. In physically restricted individuals it’s an alternative to other exercise. In able-bodied, in combination with resistance training, WBV increases results of both muscle and bone regeneration.  While I wouldn’t advocate only doing whole body vibration for bone density if you’re able to do more, in conjunction with resistance training exercises, impact to your tolerance level, and attention to dietary and gut health, whole body vibration for bone density is an “extra” form of insurance.  It not only improves bone density, but is beneficial to muscle, balance, and healing or regeneration in the case of injury.  “Whole-body vibration therapy is an intentional biomechanical stimulation of the body using various frequencies of vibrations with the motive of health improvement. Ever since its discovery, this therapy has been extensively used in physiotherapeutic measures and the sports industry. For its property of increasing bone mass and density, space agencies use this therapy on astronauts who return to Earth after long-term space missions to regain lost bone and muscle mass. The potential of this therapy to restore bone mass encouraged researchers to look for its scope in the treatment of age-related bone degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis and sarcopenia, as well as in the correction of posture control and gait in geriatrics and post-menopausal women.” Mechanisms of Whole Body Vibration for Bone Density (and more)  affects bone metabolism, muscle function, muscle training, and the endocrine system​ Vibration therapy provides anabolic mechanical signals to the bone and musculotendinous systems It improves blood circulation to the bones, ensuring an improved nutrition supply.  Human adipose-derived stem cell differentiation into osteoblasts is facilitated by vibration therapy  inhibiting excessive osteoclast formation   improves bone health by amplifying gap junctional communication in osteocytes  activate the tonic vibration reflex and induce non-voluntary muscular contraction  activation of previously inactive muscle fibers  enhances the endocrine system's functioning: Growth hormone increases  What questions do you have about WBV for osteoporosis?  References:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3139257/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36793830/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27331044/ https://www.hopkinsarthritis.org/arthritis-info/osteoporosis-info/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6422949/#:~:text=Multiple%20factors%20are%20known%20to,fracture%20%5B18%E2%80%9320%5D. Other Episodes You Might Like:   Exercise for Bone Density Then and Now: https://www.flippingfifty.com/exercise-for-bone-density/ 21 Reasons Weight Training Should Be Mandatory Exercise After 50: https://www.flippingfifty.com/weight-training-should-be-mandatory/

If you’re a female entrepreneur, you know. You know juggling all the things. And the unique way a woman’s brain is both made for it and it can bring you down with overwhelm!  A woman on a mission to provide one solution at one resort ended up creating a business that 30 years later is still thriving. She’s creating safer exercise environments for folks choosing to travel and stay active, and opportunities for fitness professionals to enjoy a working vacation. For the hotels and resorts she serves, she’s creating less liability and more positive experiences for customers.  This episode will seem a little off the beaten path and more targeted to our health, fitness and wellness professionals at She Means Fitness Business podcast. We do have a special extra episode for you health professionals at She Means Fitness Business coming out tomorrow, but I want you to hear this. It’s an inspiring story of how a business was born and for those of you aspiring to do something that hasn’t been done before… and to go for it, it’s not too late. If you’re away from home, realize there are many resorts now serviced by Fitbodies, Inc. making your fitness on the beaches more safe (and effective).  My Guest: Female entrepreneur, Suzelle Snowden is the founder of Fit Bodies, Inc., the creator of the largest teaching vacation organization in the world. Fit Bodies, Inc. blends the vacation aspirations of exercise professionals with the wellness needs of a luxury resort. Suzelle’s passion is to share fitness with others! With over 35 years in the fitness industry, Suzelle is ACE CPT and GFI with numerous other certifications including Spinning®, Yoga Alliance E-RYT-200, Corefirst and Strong Nation. Questions We Answer in This Episode:  Back in '92 when you began Fit Bodies, Inc., what inspired you? Still thriving in 2023...is a fantastic track record... how is it different now, how was the pandemic and how is it post pandemic? Can you book a vacation with your fitness pros ?  It’s your turn: female entrepreneur or C-suite exec? What’s your biggest challenge regarding juggling business and wellness?  Connect with Suzelle: Website:  https://fitnessprotravel.com/ https://www.fitbodiesinc.com/ On Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzelle_fitbodiesinc/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitbodiesinc Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzellesnowdenfitbodiesinc Resources:  STRONGER 12-week strength training: https://www.flippingfifty.com/getstronger

How much does collagen count toward your protein needs? It’s an excellent question. There are  a couple things to keep in mind with protein. It’s like a prescription med in that if you don’t have enough of it, you don’t get the benefit. You’d never take an Rx med just half now and half later if it is supposed to be taken 3x a day in the full dose.  Likewise with protein. If you don’t get enough for the muscle protein synthesis, that is, the ability to boost an anabolic reaction in the muscle, you may support satiety and blood sugar stabilization but not preserve your lean muscle mass.  Second, all protein is not created equal. Animal protein per calorie has a far higher level of essential amino acids than does plant. All animal protein is not even the same.  And though collagen protein is animal, it’s a lower level than plant. Not all collagen protein is a complete essential amino acid source. But even so, it can be deceptive if you’re thinking, adding that scoop to your coffee covers your protein needs for morning.  So, let’s unpack this in today’s episode and a lesser known fact that a Protein Digestibility-corrected Amino Acid Score could also have an effect on your ability to use what you consume.  Are you in? The Stronger Program is open for enrollment!   Start Now: https://www.flippingfifty.com/getstronger More than 20 strains of collagen have been identified. These 5 are most common in those on the shelves you may be staring at literally or virtually.  Type I – present in bones and muscles Type II – cartilage and bones  Type III – blood vessels (and other “hollow” organs) Type VI – skin  Type V – prime protein in skeletal muscle and corneal stroma Type I represents 90% of total collagen content of the body. How Much Collagen for Best Results May Depend on This PDCAAS (Protein Digestibility-corrected Amino Acid Score), collagen protein lacks one indispensable amino acid (tryptophan) and is therefore categorized as an incomplete protein source. Collagen protein displays a low indispensable amino acid profile, yet as a functional food, collagen is a source of physiologically active peptides and conditionally indispensable amino acids that have the potential to optimize health and address physiological needs posed by aging and exercise.  “36% of collagen peptides can be used as protein substitution in the daily diet while ensuring indispensable amino acid requirements are met. This study suggests that the effective amounts of functional collagen peptides (2.5 to 15 g per day) observed in the literature are below the maximum level of collagen that may be incorporated in the standard American diet.” Numerous Studies on Collagen Have Shown:    ·      improvement in skin elasticity  ·      recovery of lost cartilage tissue  ·      reduced activity-related joint pain   ·      strengthened tendons and ligaments  ·      increased lean body mass in elderly men and premenopausal women  ·      increased bone mineral density in postmenopausal women “These studies have investigated supplementation with doses of 2.5 to 15 g of bioactive collagen peptides over periods of three to 18 months. The benefits are reportedly due to bioactive collagen peptides to upregulate the synthesis of extracellular matrix proteins in various tissues via a stimulatory cell effect while providing the specific amino acid building blocks for body collagens.” Ideally, the amino acid scores (AAS) of a protein or protein mixture should not exceed 1.0, i.e., fulfill 100% of the indispensable amino acid requirements while minimizing excess.  This is due to the fact that the body’s metabolic needs include both indispensable and dispensable amino acids.  As a consequence, if one or more of the indispensable amino acids are present in excess of requirements, the diet becomes limited in dispensable amino acids, thus unbalanced, even though the PDCAAS remains equal to 1.0.  So, How Much Collagen Based on SAD A level as high as 36% of collagen peptides may be used as protein substitution while maintaining the indispensable amino acid balance and the high protein quality score of the standard American diet (PDCAAS equals to 1.0). The PDCAAS calculation of the daily protein mixture contained 36% collagen peptides and 64% mixed proteins from the standard American diet. More Collagen to Consider: Peptides vs Powders Considering the two, peptides are short strings of amino acids – two or three joined together – making them even easier to digest and absorb. For regeneration of connective tissue in joints, ligaments, bone and skin, or gut collagen peptides are what you want.  Without getting too much into “other” subjects here there are also creatine peptides that support muscle strength, recovery, short bursts of power and supports ATP (energy central).  References: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/9/5/193 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6566836/ Resources: STRONGER 12-week program: https://www.flippingfifty.com/getstronger Other Episodes You Might Like:  What to know about CREATINE Supplementation Over 50: https://www.flippingfifty.com/?s=creatine Collagen or Protein Shakes for Lean Muscles After 50?: https://www.flippingfifty.com/?s=collagen Protein Supplements for Muscle Building: What, When & Why to Exercise for Women 40+: https://www.flippingfifty.com/?s=protein  

Today I invite you to listen to a sneak peek of a menopause fitness coaching session from the exclusive STRONGER coaching call library. What questions do women in a 12-week strength training program with varying levels of experience with strength training ask? This is where you find out. The actual coaching session isn’t edited. It occurred on zoom with the option of joining by phone or any device with attendees on camera or not, using chat to ask questions so that sound distractions are minimal.  I’m seriously pulling back the curtain today with this episode. I’m sharing one of the live coaching calls for our Stronger 12-week program for women in menopause. In this particular call I answered questions about:  Exercise form  Hip mobility  Lunges  Progression  Before we dive into this episode, it might help to know that every Saturday the menopause fitness coaching sessions for STRONGER are more action-oriented and held in space so I can not only answer but demonstrate form, technique or offer an alternative to an exercise that isn’t working for someone. What you’re hearing is a Tuesday call so there are some follow up questions based on the Saturday session.  STRONGER’s Menopause Fitness Coaching Sessions  Every week the calls occur Tuesday - Saturday and were purely coaching from our STRONGER 12-week participants. That is, I don’t bring an agenda or content. I suggest Saturdays are dedicated to demonstrations and questions about comfort or improving form. I also do contribute something extra that may be related, I let participants' questions guide the content. It’s about answering your questions in real time.  This episode is a peek from week 5. The questions in the first weeks have ranged from:  Protein - how much and how much will we absorb Eating before and after workouts Before strength vs before HIIT or walking  Why certain exercises may not feel good and what to do instead Muscular fatigue  Questions were submitted via the live calls in the chat on Zoom. We’ve had a few questions asked in the Facebook group to be answered on the calls. And there were a few individuals choosing not to use FB and who are on the other side of the world that need to send questions to our support team that made it to the Question list so they can find them in the library.  To see a real example of how we label each call with hints at the content I’ve included a picture (above) of what it looks like when you have this library. The Library is included in this 12-week session of STRONGER. You get all 60 sessions to click to whenever you want them. You’ll always have access to them there in the courses area. (valued at $497) Other Episodes You Might Like:  21 Reasons Strength Training Should Be Mandatory After 50: https://www.flippingfifty.com/weight-training-should-be-mandatory/ Your 30-Something Workout vs Your Menopause Workout: https://www.flippingfifty.com/menopause-workout/ Resources:  STRONGER: Tone & Define - your start, restart, or reset for strength and healthy joints https://www.flippingfifty.com/getstronger Ultimate Assessment 90 Minute coaching: https://www.flippingfifty.com/store/coaching-programs/private-coaching-90-min/ Discovery session (don’t know what, but need support or a quick 20 minutes is all you want?) https://www.flippingfifty.com/wellness-coaching-for-life/   

I’ve got Instagram tips for women! What if we could make social media more midlife friendly for you? What if it was more than a rabbit hole, something that made you feel bad or fill in the blank not ________ enough? What if you were the boss of it? This is such an off topic. Stay with me.  Social media is here to stay. It can be midlife friendly if you know how to use it. Today we talk Instagram, with a woman also flipping 50 who no doubt has our backs. She’s an expert’s expert. That is she trains entrepreneurs and business owners and influencers how to use Instagram better. So I thought, why can’t she also train you? I asked her to share a few tips for using it wisely, for information you do vs the time-waste you don’t.  Sue B is one of us…  and and literally THE GOAT for IG tips so it's going to continue to 'age' for us and more and more of our audience are on Instagram. It’s pretty, it’s quirky, it’s entertaining and it’s becoming more and more like a search engine.  Fitness or Health pro or entrepreneur who wants more business tips for using Instagram? Come over to She Means Fitness Business podcast released just one day after this and we’ve got you. First tip, follow Sue B.  My Guest: Sue B. is an insightful, energetic, and in-demand online marketing educator, influencer speaker, and a no-BS business coach. Sue B. is a popular CreativeLive Instructor and has been named by Huffington Post as one of the “Top 50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs” as well as “The Top 50 Social Media Marketing Influencers” by TopRank Marketing, and “Top Female Business Influencers of 2019” by Fit Small Business. Sue’s blog was ranked as one of the Top 10 social media blogs in 2017 by Social Media Examiner. Whether she’s taking a global stage, or speaking at an industry conference, like Social Media Marketing World, or working one-on-one with her clients, Sue B. is driven to help business owners leverage the power of Instagram to meet (and exceed) their business goals. As a lifelong entrepreneur, Sue B. has over 30 years of business experience. And, with her extensive knowledge and implementation of social media, it is Sue B.’s mission to teach, mentor, and empower others. Questions We Answer in This Episode:  how can listeners USE social media for their own personal benefit  how to search Instagram  how to avoid social media traps (time spend, or marketing vs influencers vs experts) An tips for women in business (or who want to be and their daughters - just touching on this for this podcast) Connect with Sue Zimmerman:  Website:  https://learnwithsbz.com/ Sue B on Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinstagramexpert/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SueBZimmermanEnterprise Other Episodes You Might Like:  3 Menopause Fitness Makeovers: https://www.flippingfifty.com/menopause-fitness-makeovers/ How Does Strength Training Increase Metabolism: https://www.flippingfifty.com/increase-your-metabolism/ Resources:  Flippingfifty Protein:  https://www.flippingfifty.com/protein Pique Matcha: https://www.flippingfifty.com/piquetea STRONGER: https://www.flippingfifty.com/getstronger Pumpkin Pie Smoothie: https://www.flippingfifty.com/pumpkin-pie-smoothie/

I’m everything but clutter free.  I sit at my desk (aka the dining room table) and can count 5 piles of unique content, just reduced from 6 because I have one sitting behind me on the chair to toss. I’m not proud of this and I know the direct correlation between inability to focus and the mess I see. But it happens in some kind of effort to keep it top-of-mind so I get to it next.  Thanks for not asking how well this is going. Apparently 55% of us are stressed by the clutter in our homes. Assuming now that this is also work for many of us this includes the office. Yet, over 94% of us (from a survey from organise my house) say a clutter-free home is important to us.  Clutter also contributes to cortisol, which in turn contributes to weight gain or weight loss resistance. A 2015 study showed 77% of individuals with cluttered homes were also overweight. Other studies have shown sleeping in a messy room isn’t as restful. So, it’s not just a way of being. Cleaning up your environment may actually improve your physical health.  So which comes first: the clutter or the cortisol, the happy or the organized?  My Guest: Tracy McCubbin is a decluttering expert and the author of Making Space, Clutter Free and her latest book Make Space for Happiness. Tracy looks at the root of our clutter to find the real cause and ways to get real solutions. As the CEO of dClutterfly, she has helped thousands of clients clear the clutter in their lives to create space for positive life changes. Questions We Answer in this Episode: Do you have personal experience with clutter?  What about the correlation between clutter & cortisol levels? How is stress directly affected by your clutter? How does a cluttered kitchen lead to bad eating habits? Can clutter affect a good night’s sleep?  Can you share a few stories?  What if he’s a mess and she’s a neat freak? Does this ever come up?  Connect with Tracy: https://www.dclutterfly.com/ On Social: https://www.instagram.com/tracy_mccubbin/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tracymccubbin Other Episodes You Might Like:  Getting Lighter Redefined: https://www.flippingfifty.com/decluttering/ Got Clutter? https://www.flippingfifty.com/less-clutter/ Resources:  Make Space for Happiness  5 Day Flip (I’ve organized 5 simple, short days for you): https://www.flippingfifty.com/5dayflip

The chronic pain of tight upper back and neck and mid back combined with desire to gain strength and muscle through lifting weights may just be creating a vicious cycle. Could you be not over exercising, but under aware of your posture, over amplifying poor postural habits by your lifting and making things worse.  Recently, three individuals on the same day, made me aware that lifting heavier caused acute tension and resulted in headaches either immediately or later after the workout. We reviewed posture. Chronically, forward head hang was a common denominator, either as static posture or in movement or working.  When you take something already imbalance and add weight to it, only one thing can happen, a further imbalance. At some point the body will cry uncle.  My guest today will make this crystal clear for you and, for me.  If this is you, the duration of our episode is not enough to resolve your problem. It’s enough to make you fully aware of why massages and shoulder rubs and Theraguns haven’t done the trick for you. There’s another free resource we talk about at the end of the podcast so you can get more help.  My Guest:  Dr. Yoni Whitten is an expert in the art and science of permanent pain resolution. In addition to his hands-on work with patients over the last 15 years, Dr. Whitten has spent years researching and studying with experts in manual medicine, functional neurology and rehabilitation. Through his practice he has developed a revolutionary approach to chronic pain. Now, the system that Dr. Whitten developed has been codified and is available to chronic pain sufferers around the world. The Pain Fix Protocol, blends the latest scientific research with essential concepts from the fields of natural movement, evolutionary health, nutrition, structural hygiene, self-care and human performance.  Questions We Answer in this Episode:  Headaches are too common among our women - what are common causes? Are upper back and neck pain related to headaches?  Rounded upper back or kyphosis  What’s the cause for mid back tightness or pain - rhomboid area  What are your thoughts about hanging or foam rolling?  What’s the first step in fixing upper back and neck pain… permanently? Masterclass to Resolve Chronic Pain: https://www.flippingfifty.com/stoppain  On Social: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKl53eAW7ZRiG-mkKlytHg

If the recent podcast episodes about walking didn’t inspire you to take a walk this episode might. My guest and her husband decided one day to go for a walk. Ninety-eight days later they’re still married, possibly more fit and have things to share about what it was like to learn to adjust and adapt along the way.  If camping isn’t your thing, you’ll like this too as its an inspiring way for a non-backpacker to consider an adventure.  Guest: KATHY ELKIND is a writer, long-distance walker, and speaker who shares her love of walking adventures. Along with her husband, Elkind has walked the GR5, the Andalusian Coast-to-Coast Walk in Southern Spain, and parts of the Cammino Materano in Italy. She lives with her husband and walking partner in the Mad River Valley of Vermont. To Walk It Is to See It is her first memoir. In 2018, Kathy Elkind and her husband decided to take a grown-up “gap year” in Europe and walk the 1,400-mile Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) across The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. At 57, Kathy has chosen comfort over hardship: Unlike the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Coast Trail, the GR5 winds from village to village instead of campsite to campsite. She and Jim get to indulge in warm beds and delicious regional food every night and croissants in the mornings. The GR5 is not all comfort. Walking day after day for ninety-eight days bring sickness, accommodation struggles, language barriers, and storm-shrouded mountains in the Alps. Meanwhile, Kathy finds herself reflecting on difficult topics—primarily, her struggles with dyslexia, overeating, and shame. But she also finds that the walking becomes a moving meditation and the beauty of the landscape heals; she begins to discover her own wise strength; and as the days unfold, she comes to the gratifying realization that a long marriage is like a long trail: there are ups and downs and it takes hard work to keep going, but the beauty along the way is staggering. Written with raw honesty and compassion, and rich with dazzling scenery, To Walk It Is To See It will inspire you to lace up your walking shoes and discover your own path. Questions We Answer in This Episode:  What made you decide to take on such a daunting adventure, despite being in what you describe as the “last third of your life?"  Why do you suggest older adults should consider taking a gap year? What things did your long journey bring into focus?  How did you adjust when needed or did you find reasons to change plans?  . What became important for your personal definition of eating well while on vacation (some would not call walking 1400 miles a vacation)? You open the book with a scene standing in a river naked, and many women would find the idea of standing in broad daylight even with their partner of 27 years, naked, a little precarious or embarrassing. How did the 1400-mile walk change your body esteem, if it did, or were you always so confident? I sincerely hope you’ve taken a walk while you listened to this one.  Connect with Kathy Elkind: Website: https://www.kathyelkind.com/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/KathyElkindauthor Instagram: www.instagram.com/kathyelkind/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kathyelkind6282 Resource:  Hot Not Bothered: http://flippingfifty.com/hnb-challenge Flippingfifty Protein:  https://www.flippingfifty.com/protein Never Be the Same - Marc Leblanc  Other Episodes You Might Like:  21 Answers to Walking Questions: https://www.flippingfifty.com/walking-tips- Benefits of Walking: https://www.flippingfifty.com/Walking Tips  

Ask any woman what she wants and it just might be better sleep in menopause. Ask her what her biggest challenges are and she might say belly fat or energy but often the underlying reason is poor sleep whether she knows it or not.  Dr Michael Breus contributed an expert opinion in the sleep chapter of You Still Got It, Girl! The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women. He was responsible for leading me to what’s become not only a group of colleagues but friends  My Guest: Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., is a double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have taken and passed the Sleep Medicine Boards without going to Medical School. Dr. Breus is the author of four books with the newest book (2021) Energize! Go from dragging Ass to kicking it in 30 days, adds the concepts of Movement (not exercise), and Intermittent-Fasting to his already famous Sleep Chronotypes. And it was recently named one of the top books of 2021 by The Today Show. In his 3rd book (2017) The Power of When, which is a groundbreaking biohacking book proving that there is a perfect time to do everything, based on your biological chronotype (early bird or night owl). Dr. Breus gives the reader the exact time to have sex, run a mile, eat a cheeseburger, buy, sell, ask your boss for a raise and much more based on over 200 research studies. He is an expert resource for most major publications doing more than 400 interviews per year (Oprah, Dr. Oz, The Doctors, NY Times, Wall Street Journal etc.-list available). Dr. Breus has been in private practice for 23 years and recently relocated to and was named the Top Sleep Doctor of Los Angelos, By Readers Digest. Questions We Answer in This Episode:  Your book Energize! Included the concept of movement (not exercise).. And given Flipping 50 is all about LESS Exercise, More Movement I already love that.. Tell me more about how you came to include the distinction of movement vs exercise  How can listeners pick the best mattress? What is a Chronotype and why is it important? Better sleep in menopause is possible. Some women have very little issues. We all want to be her. But if you’re not, keep trying. Take the right steps and you’ll get there! We’ve seen and heard improved sleep… and reduced night sweats and hot flashes within a week of starting programs. Connect with Dr. Michael Breus:  Website: https://sleepdoctor.com/ On Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesleepdoctor/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesleepdoctor/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesleepdoctor/?viewAsMember=true Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesleepdoctor/ Other Episodes You Might Like:  Sleep Through Menopause Without Medication: https://www.flippingfifty.com/sleep-through-menopause/ Resources:  Chronoquiz: https://www.chronoquiz.com Business Scorecard: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/scorecard Flipping 50 Protein:  https://www.flippingfifty.com/protein STRONGER: https://www.flippingfifty.com/getstronger  

Which hormones matter most for your health during and after menopause? I’m asked far too often about unique individual hormones. This week it was testosterone and DHEA. Both I wrote about in You Still Got It, Girl! Yet, you don’t want to just look at individual hormones without looking at the whole picture of your signs, symptoms, basically your subjective measures and your objective measures of muscle mass, bone density, strength changes, sleep number (to some extent) and even Heart Rate Variability. I brought the hormone mistress (she doesn’t know I’m calling her that!) on this episode and we talk about something spontaneously that I hadn’t intended to ask but decided I needed to and that was about her concern for the vast array of information coming from Google and social media influencers who don’t necessarily stay in their scope and who are most concerned with the attention and followers than the accuracy of information.  Need a start to exercise this fall? Try the 5 Day Flip. It’s free. One workout a day for 5 days. Less than 20 minutes a day. For more support in real time: the 10-Day Hot, Not Bothered Challenge (limited time offer) My Guest:  Dr. Sharon Stills is a Naturopathic Medical Doctor who helps perimenopausal and menopausal women to pause and evaluate life so they can live the second act of their story stronger, healthier, and sexier while aging backwards. Using her 20+ years of experience and extensive training and background in European Biological Medicine, pro-aging therapies, and Bio-identical Hormone Replacement, she has successfully helped thousands of women transition gently through the different stages of their lives with all natural methods. Dr. Stills is passionate about spreading the word about her signature RED Hot Sexy Meno(pause) Program – the philosophy she developed for you to Reinvent your Health, Explore your Spirit and Discover YOUR Sexy so that you, too, can create and live the life you desire and deserve! She founded and ran one of the largest and most successful naturopathic clinics in the country for a decade and is the host of The Science Of Self Healing podcast.  Questions We Answer in this Episode: What are the current biggest myths about menopause? What do women need to know about this hormonal transition? What do you think about the more open communication about menopause on social media? Are listeners gaining or losing from the content you’re seeing?  Which hormones matter most? Is great sex still an option? (and could it be better?)  For more information on which hormones and why they’re important… Mastering the Menopause Transition Summit:  https://www.flippingfifty.com/pause On Social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drSharonStills Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsharonstills