The Rejuvenating Health Podcast

Rejuvenating Health
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Join Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Lindsey VanSchoyck for a weekly dose of Precision Medicine as she addresses the hot-button topics specific to Women's Health, Fitness and Nutrition, interviews expert guests and hosts round table discussions with the team of dedicated functional health care specialists. 

  1. 1D AGO

    E152 | Why Eight Hours Can Still Leave You Tired

    Share Your Thoughts! You’re doing the “right” things: earlier bedtime, seven to eight hours in bed, maybe even magnesium before sleep. Then morning hits and you still feel tired, puffy, foggy, and stuck in a cycle of caffeine and cravings. We’re calling it out clearly: sleep time isn’t the same as restorative sleep, and if you wake up exhausted, your body is sending a signal you can investigate instead of blaming yourself.  We dig into what actually makes sleep restorative, including why deep sleep and REM sleep matter most for physical recovery, brain function, and hormone regulation. We also explain why alcohol and sedating sleep aids can make you unconscious without letting you cycle through the stages that rebuild energy. From there, we connect sleep quality to weight loss and metabolic health: higher cortisol, disrupted hunger hormones (ghrelin and leptin), reduced insulin sensitivity after even one bad night, and the ripple effects that lead to stubborn fat loss plateaus and stronger carb cravings.  Then we map out the biggest root causes we see: blood sugar dysregulation that triggers the classic 2 a.m. wake-up, flipped cortisol rhythms that show up as wired-but-tired nights, and sleep apnea that’s often missed in women, especially during menopause, even at a normal weight. We also cover thyroid issues, low ferritin and other nutrient deficiencies, and chronic inflammation and gut health patterns that can keep your nervous system on high alert. You’ll leave with practical, doable fixes like protein timing, consistent sleep and wake times, morning sunlight, caffeine cutoffs, a dark cool room, screen boundaries, and simple wind-down routines plus guidance on when to use a CGM, get labs, or request a sleep study.  If you know someone who keeps saying “I sleep but I’m still tired,” share this with them, and if you found it helpful, subscribe, leave a review, and tell us what sleep issue you want us to troubleshoot next. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

    28 min

  2. MAR 19

    E151 | Stop Self-Sabotage In Its Tracks

    Share Your Thoughts! Self-sabotage can look like a weekend spiral, skipping workouts because you “don’t have an hour,” or disappearing the moment things get uncomfortable. But what if none of that means you’re lazy or lacking willpower? We dig into the real reason so many women feel stuck in their health goals even when they know exactly what to do and genuinely want the results.  We talk about self-sabotage as a protective strategy: your brain is scanning for reward and threat, and when stress is high or the outcome feels uncertain, “avoid threat” takes the wheel. That’s when familiar choices win, even if they don’t support weight loss, hormone balance, better sleep, less inflammation, or steady energy. We also get honest about the emotional cost of change: fear of failing again, fear of not maintaining progress, and even fear that feeling better will shift your relationships or identity.  From the clinical and mindset sides, we break down why all-or-nothing thinking and rigid restriction tend to rebound, especially for high-achieving women who use control as a coping strategy. Then we share tools you can use immediately: how to name the exact sentence running in your head, spot the pattern without judgment, identify what threat you’re avoiding, and choose a next-best action that matches your capacity. Expect practical support too: blood sugar basics with protein and fiber, hydration, sleep, and simple stress downshifts like a 10-minute walk.  If this lands with you, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s stuck in the Monday reset loop, and leave us a review so more women can find these tools. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

    24 min

  3. MAR 12

    E150 | Histamine Overload In Perimenopause

    Share Your Thoughts! Wine starts making you anxious, your sleep breaks at 2 a.m., your heart races for no clear reason, and suddenly your body feels “reactive” to everything. If you’ve been told it’s just perimenopause, we want to offer a more useful lens: histamine intolerance and mast cell activation can mimic a huge list of midlife hormone symptoms, and they often show up hardest in high-achieving, chronically stressed women. We unpack what histamine actually does beyond seasonal allergies, including how it acts in the brain, the gut, the skin, and the cardiovascular system. We talk through the two key histamine clearance pathways, DAO in the gut and HNMT through methylation, and why perimenopause can expose weak links like gut inflammation, lower stomach acid, SIBO patterns, low B vitamins, and long-term under-fuelling. We also connect the dots between cortisol dysregulation, blood sugar swings, sympathetic overdrive, and why “wired but exhausted” can be a mast cell clue. Then we get into the confusing part: why hormone replacement therapy can make some women feel worse at first. Estrogen can stimulate mast cells to release histamine, which can ramp up anxiety, insomnia, migraines, breast tenderness, and fluid retention when the foundation isn’t stable yet. We share a practical, sane sequence to start stabilizing, including lifestyle moves, gut support, nervous system regulation, and gentle supplement options, so hormones have a better chance of working the way you hoped they would. If this helps you connect your symptoms to a real root cause, subscribe, share with a friend who’s struggling, and leave a five-star review.  What symptom or trigger do you want us to dig into next? If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

    24 min

  4. MAR 5

    E149 | Belief Shapes Biology

    Share Your Thoughts! What if the story you tell about your body is the blueprint your biology follows? We dig into the powerful, measurable ways belief shapes hormones, inflammation, sleep, and body composition - especially during perimenopause and beyond. Rather than preaching toxic positivity, we connect the dots between neuroscience and daily choices: how the brain’s threat detection drives cortisol, why expectation is biologically active, and how identity loops lock in either decline or progress. We unpack research behind motor imagery and visualization, where fMRI scans show that vividly rehearsing movement lights up the motor cortex and nudges performance in the real world. From the famous counterclockwise study to the everyday placebo and nocebo effects, you’ll hear how perceived reality can tilt dopamine, endorphins, immune function, and even pain. Then we get practical with a four-step ritual that turns mindset into physiology: present-tense identity writing, five-sense visualization, emotional amplification, and one immediate action that stacks evidence for change. We also break down midlife hormone dynamics—progesterone’s earlier decline, estrogen’s wild swings, and how chronic stress magnifies hot flashes, belly fat, and sleep disruption. You’ll learn why mindset doesn’t replace labs, HRT, lifting, or protein targets; it primes the terrain so those tools actually work. Expect clear tactics for nervous system regulation, strength training, protein optimization, sunlight for circadian rhythm, and boundary-setting that protects energy and reinforces identity. If you’ve been bracing for the worst, consider this your pivot from defense to offense. Subscribe, leave a five-star review, and share this with a friend who needs a new story.  Then tell us: what identity are you rehearsing tomorrow morning? If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

    26 min

  5. FEB 26

    E148 | Women’s Health Q&A Vol. 1: Hormones, Hair, And Healing

    Share Your Thoughts! We answer your most‑asked questions on midlife health with clear steps you can use now. From supplement timing and electrolytes to birth control, vaginal health, hair loss, lifting, and GLP‑1s, we explain what’s happening in your body and how to respond with confidence. • timing supplements for absorption and fewer conflicts • choosing electrolytes over marketing hype • weighing birth control trade‑offs for adults and teens • understanding vaginal odor as a pH and estrogen issue • finding hair thinning triggers and interventions • deciding if greens powders add value • linking frozen shoulder to estrogen and insulin resistance • reducing autoimmune antibodies with gut repair and lifestyle • prioritizing strength training during menopause • knowing when GLP‑1 microdosing makes sense Send in your questions to be featured in the next Q&A! If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

    40 min

  6. FEB 19

    E147 | When Blame Feels Safe And Change Feels Scary

    Share Your Thoughts! Tired, inflamed, foggy... and your labs still look “fine”? We’ve been there. Today we pull back the curtain on why the brain under chronic stress craves a single villain and how that hunt can keep you stuck when real healing requires layers. As a women’s health nurse practitioner and a mindset coach, we blend clinical insight with nervous system work to explain how allostatic load, disrupted sleep, under-eating, caffeine reliance, people pleasing, and relentless pace stack into the symptoms you feel every day. We dig into the neuroscience of stress. What shifts in the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex do to decision making and emotional regulation, and why those changes push us toward black-and-white answers. You’ll hear candid personal stories about comparative suffering and the hidden costs of minimizing your own experience. Most importantly, we show why even a “perfect” protocol can stall if your body doesn’t feel safe, and how to pair smart labs, nutrition, and hormones with boundaries, breath, and better rest so your physiology finally gets the signal to heal. You’ll leave with practical tools you can use today: a two-column self-audit to identify where you’re abandoning yourself, a symptom translator to uncover what your body is asking for, a 90-second breath practice to downshift your stress response, and a simple seven-day anchor experiment across sleep, blood sugar, nervous system, and boundaries. No shame, no magic bullets—just clear steps to move from blame to agency and build momentum one anchor at a time. If this resonated, share it with a friend stuck in the “what’s wrong with me” loop, then hit follow, leave a quick review, and tell us which anchor you’re testing this week. Your feedback helps more women find the tools and the safety that they need to heal. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

    28 min

  7. FEB 12

    E146 | "Over Fueled, Under Nourished": Reverse Dieting, Made Understandable

    Share Your Thoughts! What if eating more is the missing step between you and sustainable fat loss? We dive into reverse dieting with a clear, no-drama roadmap for restoring metabolism, calming a stressed nervous system, and rebuilding the muscle that keeps your engine running. If you’ve been living on 1200 to 1500 calories and still feel stuck, this conversation reframes the problem: your body isn’t failing... it’s adapting to protect you. We break down what reverse dieting is and what it’s not: a structured, gradual increase in calories aimed at hormone health, thyroid conversion, and energy availability, not a free-for-all or a bulk. You’ll hear the science behind metabolic adaptation, why leptin drops and ghrelin rises during chronic restriction, how cortisol drives muscle breakdown, and why menstrual cycles and thyroid markers often go sideways when fuel is too low. We talk practicals too, how to raise calories by roughly 10 percent every 7 to 10 days, why protein and fiber lead the way, and which biofeedback signs prove your plan is working: deeper sleep, fewer cravings, better lifts, and steadier moods. We also get real about timelines and expectations. The first four weeks can feel messy as glycogen and water rebalance. By weeks five to eight, strength and energy return. Around eight to twelve weeks, many can hold a higher maintenance and consider a brief, smart deficit without relapsing into extremes. Most importantly, we explore the mindset shifts that unlock consistency... moving from punishment to nourishment, control to collaboration, and urgency to patience... so you can build a bigger caloric buffer and stop white-knuckling your health. Ready to trade short-term restriction for long-term freedom? Press play, then subscribe, share with a friend who’s stuck in diet limbo, and leave a quick review to help more women find a saner path to metabolic health. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

    27 min

  8. FEB 5

    E145 | What Did Oprah Say!?: Genes, Willpower, And The Weight Debate

    Share Your Thoughts! A headline and a clip can warp the story. We tackle the genetics-and-obesity debate with clear science, zero shame, and practical steps you can use today. With Coach Laken back on board and Lindsey guiding the conversation, we break down what heritability really means, how FTO and MC4R variants affect hunger and satiety, and why environment determines whether those genes whisper or shout. If you’ve ever wondered why willpower feels weak against cravings, you’ll hear how dopamine, leptin, and insulin shape your choices long before you think about dessert. We dig into the rise of obesity since 1980 and connect the dots to ultra-processed foods, delivery-on-demand convenience, and endocrine disruptors that nudge fat cells to multiply. Then we move from diagnosis to direction. Learn how protein targets, fiber-rich meals, resistance training, and consistent sleep blunt genetic risk and quiet “food noise.” We also address insulin resistance—the silent saboteur that stalls fat loss—and explain why testing fasting insulin can reset expectations and keep you from quitting too soon. Along the way, we highlight the role of muscle in long-term metabolic health and share a client story that proves predisposed isn’t predestined. Medication has a place, and we say it plainly: GLP‑1s can help. But without strength training and protein, you risk losing lean mass and undermining your metabolism. Think of meds as scaffolding, not the house. What wins over time are the basics done well: quality nutrition, smart training, better sleep, and stress that’s managed instead of ignored.  Ready to reclaim control from your genes and your feed? Hit play, subscribe for more science you can use, and leave us a note to tell us which lever you’ll pull first. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

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Join Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Lindsey VanSchoyck for a weekly dose of Precision Medicine as she addresses the hot-button topics specific to Women's Health, Fitness and Nutrition, interviews expert guests and hosts round table discussions with the team of dedicated functional health care specialists. 

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  • Creator
    Rejuvenating Health
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    159
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    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Rejuvenating Health Podcast
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