The Wellness Mama Podcast
The Wellness Mama Podcast is a weekly series covering the topics of holistic health, real food, stress, sleep, fitness, toxins, natural living, DIY, parenting, motherhood, and other health tips to give you actionable solutions to improve your family’s life! Brought to you by Katie Wells of WellnessMama.com
The Wellness Mama Podcast
Midlife is a Superpower: Thriving Through Perimenopause With Dr. Aimee Duffy
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Katie Wells/Dr. Aimee Duffy
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Episode 963
Episode Highlights With Aimee
- Why perimenopause is a misunderstood phase of life and common vs normal
- Commonly overlooked symptoms of perimenopause that are helpful to understand
- How to look at midlife changes as an opportunity rather than a challenge
- Core mindset shifts that can make a massive difference
- Listening to symptoms as messengers of your body working hard to protect you
- Estrogenic things in our environment and how they impact our health in midlife
- Mood based symptoms to pay attention to as indicators of hormone shifts
- The cortisol and progesterone connection
- Her suggestions for midlife lab testing and what to test for
- Why she encourages saliva testing and addressing adrenal health as well
- How MTHFR genes come into play in understanding this phase of life
- Most impactful diet, lifestyle, and other factors to focus on in midlife
Resources Mentioned
- Carolina Integrative Medicine - Website
- Normal Doesn't Have Side Effects - Book
- Dr. Aimee on TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram
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