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, running and performance expert Louise Valentine, this show empowers you to mitigate impacts of hormone changes without overcomplicating it or needing endless supplements, diets or medications!
Get ready to break through misinformation, ditch outdated male-based methods and apply what you learn to feel your best, level up a fit toned physique and run strong, energized and injury-free at ANY age!
Louise and her clients share how they achieve previously thought "impossible" results, driven by Louise's multi award-winning science-backed nutrition, fitness, running and fat loss methods designed for ambitious everyday runners age 35 and beyond. Get inspired each week as they share how they've turned their own health, hormone and fitness breakdowns into breakthroughs and how they now lead the way in empowering women just like you do the same!
Whether you're looking to ditch hormone havoc, optimize natural hormone production, break through a setback, or you 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 – Louise is here to help you harness its fierce natural power to achieve a vibrantly energized, well, fit and active life!
If you're a wellness-minded active female who loves to run and 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
#126 - Examples How I Help Clients Go Off Most Supplements By Session One
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What if the real answer is not more supplements, but a better understanding of what your female body actually needs?
In this episode, Louise Valentine, one of the world’s leading women's integrative health, fitness, and performance experts, challenges the idea that women in perimenopause need a growing list of pills, powders, and quick fixes just to feel normal again.
She explains why so many active women are stuck in a reactive cycle with supplements, medications, and restrictive strategies, when the deeper issue is often a lack of female-specific education around hormones, stress, fueling, training, and recovery.
One of the biggest takeaways is that supporting the body through whole foods, smart nutrient timing, balanced training, blood sugar stability, and lower daily stress can often do more than chasing the latest wellness trend. Louise also breaks down how underfueling, fasted training, too much caffeine, and overexercising can quietly make symptoms worse, especially for runners and high-performing women in this season of life.
This episode is helpful for women who want a simpler, more sustainable way to improve energy, body composition, hormones, fitness, and athletic performance without feeling dependent on endless supplements. It is a strong reminder that proactive habits usually beat reactive fixes.
RESOURCES + LINKS
Learn & level up with my free nutrition guide & award-winning 1:1 Badass Breakthrough Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/
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Episode Highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(02:57) Why more supplements are not the answer
(04:17) Whole foods and hormone support first
(06:31) A client example of supplement overload
(10:20) When glutathione helps and when it does not
(18:10) Reactive supplements versus proactive health habits
(22:00) Natural ways to support hormone production
(28:01) How to support GLP 1 naturally
(31:45) Why fasted training can backfire
(42:46) Proactive health always wins in perimenopause
(44:29) Outro
Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for our simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress!
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