Optimizing our Health and Digestion with BIOptimizers

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill on April 16, 2024

You all have learned by now if you follow me and the podcast that gut health is CRITICAL for our health. I was experiencing a whole bunch of mysterious symptoms that I was just chalking up to “aging badly” in perimenopause and menopause. You’ve heard me talk about gut testing, and getting rid of parasites, and removing toxins – you name it. But I wanted to dive deeper into WHY we need to do certain things like HCL, probiotics, etc. Wade and Matt are the founders of BIOptimizers and I am excited to have them on today to talk about just that! 

Sleep, Longevity, and the ROOT of Disease with Jason Prall

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill on April 9, 2024

As a former engineer, among many other titles, Jason Prall is a sleep expert. Back in 2018 he did an independent research study as a practitioner that led him to create The Human Longevity project – a 9 part film series – that uncovers the true nature of chronic disease. The traditional medical system is simply NOT taught research proven methods to solve a lot of our chronic issues. When it comes to disease, it’s not just what we see on the surface. It’s not always “hormones” or “aging” or “insert whatever here”. There is a WHOLE range of contributing factors that we have to uncover and discover that feed into our equation of “health”. 

Is It SIBO Creating Our Symptoms with Shivan Sarna

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill on March 26, 2024

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is the presence of excessive bacteria in the small intestine and can be the cause of chronic diarrhea and malabsorption – which leads to the potential to suffer with nutritional deficiencies and osteoporosis. What happens is that it harms the migrating motor complex, which is a sweeping motion in the small intestines that sweeps out bacteria and debris. 

Are Using Hormones for Perimenopause and Menopause Helpful or Harmful? with Dr Anna Cabeca

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill on March 19, 2024

The Girlfriend Doctor, Dr. Anna Cabeca, DO, FACOG is back on Midlife Conversations today to talk about hormone replacement for women in perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. There is a lot of controversy around this topic but I am a firm believer in its ability to help us. There IS a right way to do things: from testing properly to following the right order of things. One of the things I LOVE about Dr. Anna Cabeca is that she is in alignment with that and she is SO GOOD at breaking things down in a simple, easy to understand and follow way – telling us only what we need to know and cutting through the information overload. 

Semaglutide, Ozempic, and Mounjaro – Are these the magic Obesity Solution? With Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill on March 12, 2024

GLP-1’s were initially intended to treat Type 2 Diabetes. When Dr. Salas first started using GLP-1’s in her practice for diabetes, her patients were coming back with glucose under control AND had experienced weight loss. Prior to this, you had to tackle these two issues separately – you had to control glucose and find a way to lose weight. These medications are a synthetic hormone that helps to produce more insulin in your pancreas when your blood sugar goes up. They also increase your satiety hormone and decrease your hunger hormone – so you feel less hungry and feel more full.