Maximizing Hormones, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause
Welcome to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause," the podcast that redefines your relationship with fitness, nutrition and hormonal changes.
Hosted by American College of Sports Medicine Practitioner of the Year 2023, women's integrative health and performance expert Louise Valentine, this show empowers you to mitigate impacts of hormone changes without overcomplicating it! Get ready to break through misinformation, ditch ineffective trends, outdated methods and apply what you learn to feel your best, look fit or run strong and injury-free.
Join Louise, her coaches and clients as they share multi award-winning science-backed nutrition, fitness, running and fat loss methods designed for active females age 35 and beyond. Get inspired each week as they share how they've turned their own health and fitness breakdowns into breakthroughs and how they now lead the way in helping women just like you do the same!
Whether you're looking to ditch hormone havoc, break through a setback or want to understand how to lift, train and fuel harmoniously with your changing female physiology, you'll find this podcast insightful and inspiring. No more fighting against your body – we're here to help you harness its natural power to achieve a vibrantly energized, well, fit and active life!
If you're an active female who wants it all, Welcome to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" – Your go-to resource to break through to next-level health, hormones and fitness!
Maximizing Hormones, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause
#62 - Where to Start When Hormone or Autoimmune Blood Work Comes Back Borderline or Abnormal
In this episode, Louise opens up about her personal journey breaking through life-altering health, autoimmune, hormone, fitness and running challenges. She reflects on her recent lab results, celebrating wins like reversing hormone imbalances and managing autoimmune symptoms, while also sharing lessons learned from setbacks, frustrating poor advice, and the dismissal of her symptoms along the way.
Louise, a multi award-winning women's integrative health practitioner, performance scientist and one of the world's leading exercise physiologists, emphasizes the importance of a strategic holistic, food-first approach to improving hormone balance, gut health, metabolism and energy levels. She breaks down how simple strategies—such as writing down meals, incorporating functional foods like Brazil nuts and seeds, and responding properly to our body signals like fatigue, cravings, or inflammation—can drive meaningful change. Rejecting extreme diets, fitness fads and outdated advice, Louise advocates for sustainable, science-backed nutrition, fitness and lifestyle habits that nurture long-term health and vitality in active living.
She also highlights the benefits of her Academy, which equips active women and runners with tools to align nutrition, fitness, mind-body health and running methods with their unique female physiology, empowering us to thrive at any age! This episode is packed with practical tips, relatable struggles, and inspiration for women looking to move beyond quick fixes and embrace lasting wellness. Louise’s transparency and dedication to redefining women’s health, fitness and running make this an episode you won’t want to miss!
Visit https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/ for a free nutrition guide, to book a FREE 30-MINUTE CONSULT & learn about our industry-leading Academy & results for active women & runners age 35 & beyond.
Episode Highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(2:04) Reflections on celebrating progress and reversing hormone imbalances
(5:37) Announcement of targeted coaching program for female runners
(18:43) Setting realistic timelines for health improvements
(29:13) Practical tips for restoring hormone balance and energy
(37:19) The importance of community and support
(44:23) Seed cycling and other nutrition strategies
(54:24) The impact of small lifestyle changes, like post-meal movement
(56:41) Key takeaways on taking charge of your health journey
(1:01:24) Outro
Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Fitness, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for a simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress!
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