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Welcome to Midlife Conversations. On this podcast Natalie Jill does what she does best—taking complicated information that is relevant to us (women entering Midlife) NOW, and breaking it down simply with actionable steps you can implement to level up your life in your BEST YEARS to come. I also regularly interview some of the most inspiring people living their best Midlife years. On this show, I cover topics about our shifting hormones, weight struggles, our mood and focus changes, raising teenagers, our relationships, career changes, beauty and more.
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Menopause hits our metabolism, our bones, our brain. What we do not talk about is that it hits the actual biology of our skin too. In the first 5 years of menopause we can lose 30 percent of our collagen. We lose hyaluronic acid. We lose elastin. Our skin does not just get drier. The scaffolding that HOLDS moisture in, falls apart. My guest today calls this the density shift, and this is the education episode midlife women have been waiting for. Dr. Alessandra Zonari is a skin longevity scientist trained in tissue engineering and stem cell biology. She was on the show before to break down senescent cells, the zombie cells that drive skin aging. Today we go deeper. Menopause skin. Why our rich cream stopped working. Why we cannot moisturize our way out of this. And what actually addresses skin at the biology level. If our skin has started feeling unfamiliar, this episode is going to explain WHY and what to do about it. WHAT WE COVER • Why women in their 40s and 50s feel their skin suddenly feels unfamiliar • What is actually happening to skin when estrogen drops • The density shift and the numbers behind it • Why rich creams stopped working after menopause • The bricks and mortar of skin hydration • Skin's natural moisturizing factor and why it declines • Zombie cells and how they collide with menopause • Skin's biological age vs chronological age • What to look for in a peptide that actually works • Where skin longevity fits into HRT, strength training, and sleep TRY ONESKIN'S RICHEST INNOVATION YET Head to https://oneskin.co/NatalieJill and use code NATALIEJILL for 15% off OS-01 RICH CREAM, engineered specifically for menopausal skin. Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube Learn More About Dr. Alessandra Zonari and OneSkin Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/oneskin.co Website ➜ https://shop.oneskin.co/nataliejill Thank you to our show sponsors: SUNLIGHTEN SAUNA: Sleep better. Recover faster. Stress less. Get Sunlighten infrared saunas HERE https://sunlighten.com and use code NATALIEJILL to save up to $1,400! Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com Connect with me on social media! Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Nataliejllfit Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Nataliejillfit For advertising inquiries: https://www.category3.ca/ Disclaimer: Information provided in the Midlife Conversations podcast is for informational purposes only. This information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional. Do not use the information provided in this podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease
Join us for a LIVE interactive fat loss workshop to continue this conversation: https://nataliejillclass.com/ This past week was one of the most challenging weeks of my life. And I found myself doing exactly what I coach women not to do: replaying the same painful event on a loop, unable to eat, work, or think about anything else. In this raw solo episode, I get honest about the imposter syndrome that hit when my own teachings felt out of reach, and I walk you step by step through the simple daily practice I've been using to pull myself forward. You'll learn why repeating a story can actually change how you remember it, the one question that interrupts rumination instantly, and how to feel your emotions fully without letting them run your day. We Go Deep On: Why the mental loop can hurt more than the event itself How retelling a story reshapes your memory of it Why I only confide in one or two people when I'm struggling The one question that stops you from replaying and starts you moving My 15-minute timer trick for feeling it without getting stuck How I use uplifting talks and "music on purpose" to shift my state The gratitude practice that actually works when life feels hard How I envision my ideal day, even in the middle of chaos Want more of how I approach thriving in midlife? Join my free Midlife Reset class on fat loss and nutrition at https://nataliejillclass.com/. I'd love to see you there. Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com Connect with me on social media! Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Nataliejllfit Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Nataliejillfit For advertising inquiries: https://www.category3.ca/ Disclaimer: Information provided in the Midlife Conversations podcast is for informational purposes only. This information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional. Do not use the information provided in this podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before making any changes to your current regimen. Information provided in this podcast and the use of any products or services related to this podcast does not create a client-patient relationship between you and the host of Midlife Conversations or you and any doctor or provider interviewed and featured on this show. Information and statements may have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent ANY disease. Advertising Disclosure: Some episodes of Midlife Conversations may be sponsored by products or services discussed during the show. The
We were told our whole life to shrink. Eat less. Do more cardio. Stay small. It worked in our 30s. It stopped working in our 40s. And in our 50s it is wrecking us. In this episode I sit down with my friend JJ Virgin, celebrity nutrition and fitness expert and author of the new book The Metabolism Fix. JJ is flipping the whole conversation for women in midlife. Our metabolism did not just slow down. We lost muscle. And once we understand that, everything about how we eat, move, and age changes. We cover why muscle is the metabolic control center, exactly how much protein we need and when, what GLP-1s are doing to our muscle, why the scale has done more harm than good, what to measure instead, and what watching her mom and dad age taught her about the next 30 years of our life. If you have been trying to shrink and it has stopped working, this one is going to change how you think about your body for good. Pre-order The Metabolism Fix and get JJ's body composition analyzer and bonuses: https://www.metabolismfixbook.com WHAT WE COVER • Why our metabolism did not slow, we lost muscle • Stop shrinking, start building • Exactly how much protein midlife women need • Anabolic resistance and why we need MORE protein with age • What GLP-1s are doing to our muscle • Grip strength and what it really predicts • What to measure instead of the scale • What JJ's parents taught her about aging well Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube Learn More About JJ Virgin Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/jj.virgin Website ➜ http://jjvirgin.com/ Grab JJ's Book ➜ https://www.metabolismfixbook.com Thank you to our show sponsors: TIMELINE:Timeline is offering 20% off your order! Go to https://timeline.com/NATALIEJILL Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com Connect with me on social media! Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Nataliejllfit Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Nataliejillfit For advertising inquiries: https://www.category3.ca/ Disclaimer: Information provided in the Midlife Conversations podcast is for informational purposes only. This information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional. Do not use the information provided in this podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before making any changes to your current regimen. Information provided in this podcast and the use of any products or services related to this podcast does n
Learn more about the heart scan that actually sees inside https://www.midlifeconversations.com/heartprevention Heart disease is the number one killer of women. And most heart attacks come from plaque that never shows up on our cholesterol panel, our stress test, or our EKG. Traditional cardiology has been treating us blindly. In this episode, preventive cardiologist Dr. John Osborne walks us through why standard tests miss the disease, what soft plaque actually is (he calls it the lava), why menopause is a massive cardiovascular event, and the modern imaging that finally lets us SEE our arteries and reverse the disease decades before symptoms show up. This is the conversation every midlife woman needs to hear. IN THIS EPISODE • What plaque actually is and why it starts in our teens • Soft plaque vs hard plaque. The killer plaque is the invisible plaque • Why cholesterol, stress tests, and calcium scores miss the real disease • How CCTA with AI changes everything • The ClearCardio white-glove process. Scan. Labs. Consult. 12 months of care • Menopause as a massive cardiovascular event • Why women get missed. Atypical symptoms nobody teaches us • Microvascular disease, Takotsubo, and SCAD • The ONE thing every midlife woman should do this week TIMESTAMPS • 00:00 | What plaque actually is. Soft vs. hard. Why 99% of us have it. • 12:00 | What traditional cardiology misses. Cholesterol. Stress tests. Calcium scores. • 24:00 | The CCTA + AI. The white-glove ClearCardio process. • 36:00 | Menopause and the women's cardiovascular story. • 48:00 | ClearCardio. What to actually do. • 55:00 | The ONE thing this week. Close. Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube Learn More About Dr. John Osborne Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/clearcardio Website ➜ https://www.midlifeconversations.com/heartprevention Thank you to our show sponsors: TIMELINE:Timeline is offering 20% off your order! Go to https://timeline.com/NATALIEJILL BIOTIMIZERS: Most magnesium products give you 1, maybe 2 forms. This one gives you all 7. Save with code NATALIEJILL https://bioptimizers.com/nataliejill Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com Connect with me on social media! Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Nataliejllfit Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Nataliejillfit For advertising inquiries: https://www.category3.ca/ Disclaimer: Information provided in the Midlife Conversations podcast is f
To get the new Progressive overload program: https://strength4midlife.com/ Lift heavy. Build muscle. Progressive overload. We hear it everywhere in midlife, and most of us are left with more questions than answers. In this solo episode I am giving you the education. WHY building muscle matters more in midlife than any other point in our lives, what lift heavy is really supposed to mean, why progressive overload is not gym jargon it is actually the whole point, the basic ground rules a beginner needs before she picks up a single weight, and how to eat so any of it actually works. We cover protein, creatine, aminos, whey protein powder, breakfast, and the reason your body seems to have quietly changed the rules on you. This is not a workout on a podcast. This is the information you need before you ever start one. If you are new, coming back after years away, or you have been doing the same workout for months wondering why nothing is changing, this is for you. We Go Deep On: • Why lift heavy is a headline, not a plan • What muscle actually does for us in midlife, beyond looking good • Sarcopenia, estrogen, and why bones and muscle decline together • Why strength training protects your future independence • Why heavy is a feeling, not a number • What progressive overload actually means, in plain language • The nine basics every beginner needs before she picks up a weight • Why full body beats split routines for beginners • Why rest is part of the work • The warm-up piece nobody teaches, and why your glutes matter • Why doing too much too soon is the number one mistake • Anabolic resistance and why the rules changed in midlife • How much protein for building muscle, and how to hit it • Where breakfast usually breaks down and how to fix it • Whey, protein powder, and the honest truth about it • Aminos, and when they actually help • Creatine, and why it may be the most important supplement for midlife women • What to actually do this week Timestamps • 00:00 Why this conversation even needs to happen • 05:00 Why muscle matters so much more in midlife • 12:00 Why lift heavy is incomplete advice • 18:00 The basics nobody tells beginners • 27:00 You cannot build muscle out of nothing: protein, creatine, aminos, whey • 42:00 What to actually do this week Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube Episode Links: The Overload Method with 5 free bonus guides: https://strength4midlife.com/ Free Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com Thank you to our show sponsors: TIMELINE:Timeline is offering 20% off your order! Go to https://timeline.com/NATALIEJILL KION: Kion is offering 20% off your order! Go to https://getkion.com/nataliejill Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com Connect with me on social media! Instagram: <a href= "https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.instagram.com
Save on your Sugarproof Tea HERE: https://looseleafteamarket.com/products/sugarproof-tea?bg_ref=DlV8B9hf7K Your skin is aging faster than it should, and it might have nothing to do with your skincare routine. This week I'm sitting down with herbalist Kita Centella, author of Sugar Can F*ck Itself, to talk about the one thing quietly accelerating aging in midlife women that almost no one is checking for: sugar. We go deep on how sugar breaks down collagen at the cellular level, why it hits harder once estrogen starts to decline, and why your "healthy" breakfast might be doing more damage than you realize. This one might change how you look at your next glass of orange juice. We Go Deep On: How sugar breaks down collagen and accelerates visible skin aging Why estrogen decline makes the effects of sugar on skin even worse The inflammation connection between sugar and premature aging Where added sugar hides in foods marketed as "healthy" Why artificial sweeteners don't solve the problem either The herb that temporarily blocks your ability to taste sweetness Simple swaps that support aging from the inside out Why estrogen decline changes how your body processes sugar after 45 The brain science behind why sugar cravings feel impossible to control Where sugar hides in "healthy" foods like yogurt, dressings, and granola Why artificial sweeteners and even natural sugar substitutes keep cravings going Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube Episode Links: Sugarproof Tea https://looseleafteamarket.com/products/sugarproof-tea?bg_ref=DlV8B9hf7K Learn More About Kita Centella Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/looseleafteamarket Website ➜ https://looseleafteamarket.com/products/sugarproof-tea?bg_ref=DlV8B9hf7K Book ➜ https://looseleafteamarket.com/products/sugar-can-f-ck-itself-book-become-sugar-proof-for-life Thank you to our show sponsors: TIMELINE:Timeline is offering 20% off your order! Go to https://timeline.com/NATALIEJILL SUNLIGHTEN: Sleep better. Recover faster. Stress less. Get Sunlighten infrared saunas HERE https://sunlighten.com and use code NATALIEJILL to save BIG! LEELA QUANTUM: Get 10% off your first Leela Quantum order with the code NatalieJill at checkout at https://midlifeconversations.com/leela Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: <a href= "https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__theflatbellyguide.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=BbvhBR2hLYPaelE6QSro9uxa4aU7Qm-3CTfQ2_tOAio&m=cKlkoKrwlsh9ZZHJp2vILFAy06-0irwXrDEVOWak-_ydEzPzVjbUxee4nFFhQjru&s=MMP3S9RfvZDaG2yB3kffC8NIj3
Do you crave chocolate almost every single day? There's a real reason for that, and it might be the same reason your magnesium isn't actually working. If we are in midlife and we have ever been told to 'just add magnesium,' this episode is for us. Because here is what almost nobody explains. There is not just one magnesium. There are seven different forms. And every form does a completely different job in our body. Most of us are taking one form. Usually the cheapest one. Usually the one that does almost nothing for the symptoms we are actually trying to fix. Then we wonder why magnesium 'is not working.' Wade Lightheart is back on the show. He is the co-founder of BiOptimizers (the company behind Masszymes), a three-time Canadian national natural bodybuilding champion, and one of the world's leading authorities on natural nutrition and supplementation. Today we walk through every single form of magnesium, what each one does in a midlife woman's body, and why one capsule with all seven became the missing piece in my own routine. This is the foundation underneath every other midlife thing we are already doing. The HRT. The protein. The lifting. The sleep work. None of it lands the way it should without this mineral in place. WE GO DEEP ON: • Why 'just add magnesium' is incomplete advice • Why midlife women are running on a magnesium deficit and do not know it • The 7 forms of magnesium and what each one actually does • Sleep, cramps, anxiety, mood, bones, energy, recovery: which form does what • Why magnesium taurate is one of the most under-discussed forms for women's hearts • How estrogen, cortisol, and stomach acid affect our magnesium in midlife • Why one capsule with all 7 forms (Magnesium Breakthrough) became my switch • What women feel in the first night, the first week, the first three months TIMESTAMPS • 00:00 | Why everyone is saying just add magnesium (and what nobody is explaining) • 08:00 | The 7 forms one by one (sleep, heart, muscle, energy, absorption) • 28:00 | Why one form is not enough. The Magnesium Breakthrough reveal. • 38:00 | Who this is for and how to take it • 48:00 | One thing to do this week. Close. Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube Episode Links: https://bioptimizers.com/nataliejill http://bioptimizers.com/nataliejill?product=masszymes http://bioptimizers.com/nataliejill?product=mag-caps http://bioptimizers.com/nataliejill?product=mag-drink http://bioptimizers.com/nataliejill?product=sleep Learn More About Wade Lightheart Instagram ➜ http://instagram.com/bioptimizers Website ➜ http://bioptimizers.com/nataliejill?product=mag-drink Thank you to our show sponsors: TIMELINE:Timeline is offering 20% off your order! Go to https://timeline.com/NATALIEJILL QUANTUM UPGRADE: Try Quantum Upgrade completely free for 15 days—no credit card required. Use code NATALIEJILL at checkout on https://quantumupgrade.io/start Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: <a href= "https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ageopti
Did you know you swallow about six cups of your own saliva every single day, and that saliva could be quietly feeding disease throughout your entire body? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Elmira Shojai and Lora Hooper, two women working at the cutting edge of something almost nobody in traditional dentistry ever talks about: your oral microbiome. I did a consult with them on my own mouth, and even though I feel amazing and have done so much work to clean up my health, my results shocked me. We go deep on why the mouth is the second largest microbiome in your body, why traditional dentistry cleans and fills without ever asking why the problem keeps coming back, and why killing every bit of bacteria with harsh mouthwash might actually be making things worse instead of better. If you've done everything right and still feel like your body is working against you, this conversation might hold the missing piece. 🦷Special offer for you on your own oral testing kit: https://get.theurbanmonk.com/oral#why-it-matters We Go Deep On: Why the oral microbiome is the second largest microbiome in the body, and why almost nobody tests it How swallowing your own saliva can reinfect your gut with harmful bacteria Why traditional dentistry fixes symptoms but ignores root cause The real reason killing 99.9% of bacteria in your mouth can backfire The three primary ways oral dysbiosis develops (imprinting, over-sterilizing, mouth breathing) The truth about root canals, and what actually determines if one becomes a problem Natalie's own root canal story and what her MPO bloodwork revealed The overlooked connection between oral bacteria and leaky gut Why plaque in the mouth can show up as plaque in the heart, brain, or joints What real testing and treatment for oral dysbiosis actually looks like, and why antibiotics alone don't work Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube Learn More About Elmira Shojai and Lora Hooper Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/lorahooper17 and https://www.instagram.com/egederi Website ➜ https://get.theurbanmonk.com/oral#why-it-matters Thank you to our show sponsors: TIMELINE:Timeline is offering 20% off your order! Go to https://timeline.com/NATALIEJILL LEELA: Get 10% off your first Leela Quantum order with the code NatalieJill at checkout at https://midlifeconversations.com/leela Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com Connect with me on social media! <p d
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Welcome to Midlife Conversations. On this podcast Natalie Jill does what she does best—taking complicated information that is relevant to us (women entering Midlife) NOW, and breaking it down simply with actionable steps you can implement to level up your life in your BEST YEARS to come. I also regularly interview some of the most inspiring people living their best Midlife years. On this show, I cover topics about our shifting hormones, weight struggles, our mood and focus changes, raising teenagers, our relationships, career changes, beauty and more.
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