Vibrant Menopause Podcast

Heather Awad, MD
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Vibrant Menopause Podcast

Weight Loss and Women's Health 

  1. SEP 4

    Ep 127. 5 Blood Sugar Hacks for the Best Menopause Weight Loss Meals

    If you've listened to this podcast before, you'll know that one of the keys to successful weight loss in the menopause transition and beyond is taking control of your insulin and blood sugar levels. More specifically, being mindful of when and what you're eating in order to allow your levels of insulin, our fat storage hormone, to rise in reaction to typical increases in blood sugar, then fall back down when its work is done. There's so much that we could discuss regarding optimizing die...

    10 min

  2. AUG 30

    Ep 126. Balancing Blood Sugar for Weight Loss

    In this week's episode of the Vibrant Menopause Podcast, we'll be exploring some of the myths surrounding keeping your blood sugar "balanced" and how it plays in with weight loss. There are three main myths that we'll get into, and after going through them my hope is that you'll have a solid understanding of how glucose, insulin, and weight loss all work together.Before we dive in, here's a little preview of the myths:Myth #1: Eating frequently keeps your metabolism revved upMyth #2: Eating f...

    21 min

  3. AUG 14

    125. Why Professional Women Find Menopause Weight Loss Difficult

    Menopause and perimenopause are tough. Let's just break it down quickly. After years of relative homeostasis in our bodies, things just start to go a little haywire across most body systems. We see mood changes, skin changes, difficulty sleeping, hot flashes, and then the pièce de résistance for many people... our weight can sneak upwards and aggregate around the middle without changing anything about our diets. Tough!Now just remember, there's light on the other side of the tunnel and e...

    18 min

  4. AUG 7

    124. Change Your Breakfast for Weight Loss

    We've always been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and there are, of course, arguments for why this is or not true, depending on your perspective. But when we're talking about weight loss in menopause and beyond, the foods with which you start your day can have a real impact on how easily you shed those extra pounds, especially those sitting around the waist.So in this episode of the Vibrant Menopause Podcast, we'll talk about why I unequivocally advocate for a savor...

    21 min
  5. 123. Preventative Cardiology with Tracy Paeschke, MD

    AUG 2

    123. Preventative Cardiology with Tracy Paeschke, MD

    There may be some cool medical technology that your primary care doctor isn’t offering you. It could help increase your health span (your healthy years), by telling you what is going on with your heart right now. It might not be offered because you seem “fine,” and it may not be covered by insurance, but it’s not very expensive out-of-pocket for most professional women either. Take the Coronary Artery Calcium Score test, for example. It’s a CT scan to see if you have calcium deposits in ...

    36 min

  6. JUL 24

    122. Which Exercise Will Help with Weight Loss?

    Exercise is the gift that keeps on giving, especially in the midlife transition that we all go through. From weight loss, to overall health, to menopause health, the benefits of starting and maintaining an exercise routine show up in all aspects of our lives and keep us happy and vibrant long into the future. So in this episode of the Vibrant Menopause Podcast, I share what I think are the benefits of exercise that can most profoundly touch the lives of women in menopause and midlife. We...

    25 min
  7. 121. Intimacy at Midlife with Alexandra Stockwell, MD

    JUL 17

    121. Intimacy at Midlife with Alexandra Stockwell, MD

    Did you ever wonder why some long-term relationships stay hot, and some become more like friends or roommates? Did you ever think that once the kids were out and you had more energy that you would have more passionate time with your partner, but it just isn’t going that way? Well, my guest today on the Vibrant Menopause Podcast is here to talk about midlife intimacy for high performance couples.A physician coach and Intimate Marriage Expert, Dr. Alexandra Stockwell is the best-selli...

    42 min

  8. JUL 10

    120. Don't Forget the "Intermittent" in Intermittent Fasting

    Have you ever tried intermittent fasting, lost a few pounds, but then seemingly got stuck on a weight plateau? If you have, don't worry, this story is incredibly common and it usually stems from one thing: we forget to keep the "intermittent" in "intermittent fasting. What I mean by this is that as humans we have a tendency to fall into behavioral patterns, and in turn, our bodies adopt a new homeostasis to accommodate the changes. It's all in the name of keeping us alive!So when somebod...

    9 min
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Weight Loss and Women's Health 

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  • Creator
    Heather Awad, MD
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    125
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2024 Vibrant Menopause Podcast
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