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 Get ready to break through misinformation, ditch ineffective trends, outdated methods and apply what you learn to feel your best, look fit or run strong and injury-free.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
#97 - Dopamine Seeking, Food Decisions & Protecting Mental Health as Hormones Change
What if some of the foods and workouts you’ve been relying on are actually making perimenopause harder? In this episode, Louise, one of the world’s leading health, fitness and performance experts for everyday female runners, gets real about the connection between dopamine seeking, food choices, and protecting your mental health as hormones change. You’ll hear why waiting for low hormone labs to tell you that you're in perimenopause is too late, and why learning to listen to your body’s early signals and warning signs matters most.
This conversation sheds light on how low hormone levels and perimenopause mechanisms of action affect mental health, nutrient timing, nutrient absorption, recovery, and even how you should approach training. You’ll discover why high-intensity exercise can backfire and why some women need to abstain from certain foods instead of trying to “moderate.” Enjoy candid real life examples of how genetic predispositions and environmental triggers like family traditions and old memories can spark cravings, mood swings, depression, frustrating performance decline and even fat gain!
Most importantly, you’ll walk away with practical insights to protect your mental health, maximize brain health and mood, make peace with your body, and build a lifestyle that supports achieving your goals instead of fighting them.
This is about self-love, awareness, and applying the best female-specific strategies specific to YOUR unique body and goals to thrive in a season that often feels overwhelming, but doesn’t have to be!
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Episode Highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(6:13) Hormone shifts and nutrient timing
(7:09) Training pitfalls and exercise misalignment
(10:17) The stress tipping point and community support
(16:15) Running journey, self-belief, and family influence
(22:08) Dopamine seeking, cravings, and food memories
(27:02) How food triggers dopamine and cravings
(33:03) Knowing yourself: Abstainer vs moderator
(37:30) Cycle timing, mood dips, and food impact
(45:45) Naming dopamine seeking and accountability
(52:45) Practical takeaways and self-love as core
(57:26) Outro
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