Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill
Changing Conversations Around Age, Potential, and Possibility for Women in MIDLIFE
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.
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.
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.
SO MANY women in midlife are navigating challenges like sleep disruptions, anxiety, and lack of mental clarity. While it’s easy to just blame it on being in midlife, it doesn’t have to be the case. I brought Barton Scott on the podcast because he is a pure engineering magician when it comes to optimizing our minerals, elements, and nutrients that are absolutely fundamental to our overall health, well-being, and basic human performance.
Health by CHOCOLATE! Yep, I said it! Chocolate that is good for you! One of the most common questions I get when women begin my fat loss plans is actually “can I still eat chocolate?” (and of course, “can I still drink a glass of wine?!” lol). I always say yes. Truth is, there are SO many health benefits that can come from chocolate (it could actually even pass as a superfood maybe)…as long as you are eating the right kind of chocolate – because there is a lot that can go WRONG with chocolate, too. I had Jonahtan on from my personal favorite chocolate company Living Ratio to tell us all about what we should be looking for in our chocolate.
