SmplyFit Wellness Doriana Parkin

In this episode I talk about why it can be difficult to lose weight in menopause & what other factors seem to work against women during this transition. But the good news is that there are steps you can take to offset some of these issues and make your transition as easy as possible, including managing your weight.

In this episode I have the privilege of speaking with Beth Wilkas Feraco who is not only a trainer and nutrition coach, but a business owner, podcaster, sober warrior, and purveyor of the F-Bomb:). She shares her story, her motivation, and of course, some tips to help you on your fitness and nutrition journey.

There is a plethora of (dis)information out there when it comes to nutrition and a lot of it is around “natural” health. In this episode I talk about the supplements that actually can benefit most people and that you may want to consider taking *speak to your doctor before starting any supplements as this is not to be used as medical advice

In this episode I discuss cholesterol and heart disease. Seeing as how heart disease in among the top killers in North America, we need to understand our risk factors, which ones we can control, and how. Learn about how we acquire cholesterol and what we can do to manage it in this episode

Dr.Adrian Chavez, PhD, joins me in this episode to discuss the gut, the gut microbiome, and helps us discern fact versus fiction when it comes to our gut health. He provides some practical tips that we can employ in our daily lives to help our digestive system feel its best. He can be found on Instagram at dr.adrian.chavez and he also has a podcast, called the Nutrition Science Podcast where he dives more in-depth into the science behind nutrition topics.

In this episode, I’m speaking with Jennifer Gibb, owner of JL move. She has a background in nutrition and culinary studies, which helps her to meet her clients where they are at along there, nutrition, and fitness journey. You can reach her at jlmove on Instagram for more information.