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Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill: Fat Loss, Hormones & Health for Women Over 40

Natalie Jill

300 episodes

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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If you are new here, Natalie Jill encourage's you to go back and listen from episode one, when this podcast was previously called "Listen UP" for the full transformative experience!

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  1. 506: Is Red Light Therapy Real or Just Hype? What 6,000 Studies (and Your Circadian Rhythm) Reveal with Ari Whitten

    · 1 h 11 min

    Get Ari Whitten's Book here: https://theenergyblueprint.com/referral.html?p=nataliejill&w=RLTBookLaunch What if the most effective anti-aging tool isn't some skincare in your cabinet but is something that has been…

  2. 505: Part Two - Why You Need Estrogen Even If You're "Estrogen Dominant" with Dr. Betty Murray

    · 1 h 19 min

    To work with Dr. Betty and her team go here https://gethormonesnow.com/nataliejill What if the hormone advice you're following is actually making everything worse? In part two of this conversation, Dr. Betty Murray…

  3. 504: Part One - The Real Reason Hormone Replacement Therapy Fails (and How to Fix It) with Dr. Betty Murray

    · 1 h 10 min

    To work with Dr. Betty and her team go here https://gethormonesnow.com/nataliejill What if the hormone replacement therapy you're taking is recycling in your body and creating the exact problems you're trying to…

  4. 503: Why Your Expensive Supplements Aren't Working (The Absorption Crisis in Midlife) with Lindsey Burwell, Founder of The Patch Method

    · 59 min

    You're spending hundreds of dollars every month on high-quality supplements…so why do you still feel exhausted, inflamed, and stuck? The problem isn't the supplements you're buying. It's that your body might only be…

  5. 502: Cardiovascular Disease, Cholesterol And The Not So Popular Opinion On What To Do About It with Dr. Jack Wolfson

    · 1 h 17 min

    Did you know that taking a statin drug for prevention might only buy you 3 extra DAYS of life - while interfering with your hormones, brain function, and cellular energy? Heart disease kills more midlife women than all…

  6. 501: Overactive Bladder, Prolapse and Leakage…Is Our Vagina Aging Well with The Vagina Coach Kim Vopni

    · 58 min

    Did you know that 46% of women completely stop exercising because of pelvic floor problems and most wait nearly 7 years before seeking help? If you've been waking up multiple times every night to pee, crossing your…

  7. 500: What Our Intrusive Worries and Thoughts Are Trying To Tell Us with Dr. Yasmine Saad

    · 50 min

    What if the negative thoughts keeping you awake at 3 AM aren't trying to torture you—but are actually messengers with critical information about what you need most? If you've ever felt consumed by worries about money,…

  8. 499: Anxiety, Depression & Nervous System Regulation for Midlife Women with Dr. Kristine Gravino

    · 52 min

    If you're lying awake with racing thoughts, feeling constant overwhelm, or wondering if your midlife anxiety is "normal" or something more serious, this conversation will change how you think about mental health. Dr.…

  9. 498: The Hidden Connection Between Long COVID, Mold, and Mast Cell Activation with Dr. Tania Dempsey

    · 1 h 09 min

    What if the random symptoms you've been told are "all separate" – the hives, exhaustion, brain fog, and digestive chaos – are actually ALL connected through one dysfunctional system in your body that affects 1 in 5…

  10. 497: The Weight Loss Industry Has Gone Crazy

    · 38 min

    Join Total Body Thrive https://totalbodythrive.com/ and use code PODCAST at checkout to save Did you know that many of those "perfect" fitness transformations flooding your social media feed aren't even real people?…

  11. 496: Reading Glasses, Dry Eyes, and Cataracts – What's Really Happening to Your Eyes with Dr. Rudrani Banik

    · 1 h 07 min

    Can you remember the last time you could read a menu without squinting, holding it at arm's length, or borrowing someone's reading glasses? If you're wondering why your vision suddenly betrayed you in midlife (along…

  12. 495: "I Want To Want Him But I Do Not" - Why Your Intimate Life Feels Like It Has Died and What To Do About It with Susan Bratton

    · 1 h 01 min

    Why does the thought of intimacy make you want to hide under the covers...alone? If you're a midlife woman who's lost that loving feeling, you're not broken (you're just like the rest of us) and we've been playing by…

  13. 494: When Someone You Love Is Addicted and Why They Can't "Just Quit" with Chris Doyle

    · 1 h 13 min

    What if your attempts to help someone with their addiction were actually making things worse? This conversation with addiction intervention specialist Chris Doyle shattered every assumption I had about addiction, from…

  14. 493: She Beat Leukemia By Building Muscle: The Truth About Building Muscle After 50 with Helen Fritsch

    · 46 min

    What happens when a 56-year-old woman who's never lifted weights walks into a gym and decides to compete in bodybuilding, and then were diagnosed with leukemia at 57? Most people would scale back, play it safe, maybe…

  15. 492: Leaky Gut, Histamine Nightmare, and Your Nervous System: The Hidden Connection Making You Sick with The Gut Genie Laura Frontiero

    · 59 min

    Join us for our free masterclass https://midlifeconversations.com/gut Is your gut secretly controlling your brain, sabotaging your weight loss, and destroying your health – all while conventional medicine tells you…

  16. 491: Hidden Nail Salon Dangers, Risks of Gel Nails, and What To Do About It with Lanna Dang

    · 46 min

    Did you know that the paraffin wax from your last pedicure might have been peeled off someone else's feet and reused on yours? Gross, and…the health surprises lurking in the nail salon go FAR beyond that. Lanna Dang,…

  17. 490: When Your Body Won't Calm Down: What I Learned About Histamine, Mast Cells, and the Hidden Cause Behind My Mysterious Reactions

    · 34 min

    You know how they say "what happens in Bali stays in Bali"? Yeah… not so much. Mine came home with me in the form of hives, food reactions, and what I now call my PhD in histamine. In this episode, I'm sharing the…

  18. 489: Histamine Intolerances, Mast Cells, Our Nervous System, and Liver with Dr. Jess Peatross

    · 56 min

    Could your racing thoughts and underlying anxiety be causing your mysterious hives, heart palpitations, and unexplained allergic reactions? After my own shocking hive outbreak following surgery and Bali belly, I dove…

  19. 488: How To Fix Your Finances So You Don't Have To Work Forever with Bret Johnson

    · 58 min

    Is everyone around you planning dream retirements while you're wondering if you'll be working forever? If you're lying awake at night worried about finances, feeling like you're the only one who didn't figure out this…

  20. 487: Zombie Cells: How Cellular Senescence Is Secretly Aging You From Within with Dan Pardi

    · 1 h 12 min

    What if the reason you can't lose weight, feel exhausted, and struggle with inflammation has nothing to do with your diet or exercise routine – but with zombie cells lurking in your body? In this game-changing episode,…

  21. 486: Why Breathwork is the Missing Piece in Your Midlife Wellness Journey with Samantha Skelly

    · 46 min

    What if the secret to calming your nervous system, improving your sleep, and even slowing down aging was as simple as changing how you breathe? Today's conversation with breath work expert Samantha Skelly reveals why…

  22. 485: Perimenopause vs Menopause: Understanding Your Hormone Changes and What Actually Works with Mariza Snyder

    · 1 h 01 min

    You're exhausted, can't sleep, gaining weight despite doing "all the right things," and your doctor hands you an antidepressant or birth control pills. Sound familiar? In this raw and revealing conversation,…

  23. 484: Bali Broke My Gut (and what I learned) with the Gut Genie Laura Frontiero

    · 43 min

    I found out the hard way that Bali Belly is no joke. What started as a bucket-list dream vacation turned into a battle with my gut health that I'm still fighting as we record this. And the kicker - I thought I was…

  24. 483: Why Molecular Hydrogen Changes Everything: From Hormone Detox to Nervous System Regulation with Kashif Khan

    · 58 min

    Join Kash and I live to go deeper on this conversation http://midlifeconversations.com/breathe Could your "bad genetics" for cholesterol actually be a survival advantage you're just using wrong (and actually making…

  25. 482: The Great Medical Insurance Con: Why Telehealth Can Be Your New BFF with Katy Whalen

    · 56 min

    Get 50% off comprehensive labs + clinician consults https://joiandblokes.com/NATALIEJILL Are you being medically gaslighted while your insurance company profits from your pain? This conversation with Katy Whalen,…

  26. 481: Stop Settling for 'Good Enough': The Vision Method for Making Midlife Your Launchpad, Not Your Limitation with Pinnacle Global Network Founder and My BFF Allison Maslan

    · 1 h 01 min

    To get a free scale session with Allison's company Pinnacle Global Network go to http://midlifeconversations.com/scale What if you are able to craft the exact vision of what you want for your life, despite any…

  27. 480: Why Your Body Keeps the Score: The Biology Behind Chronic Pain and Autoimmune Issues with Dr. Aimie Apigian

    · 57 min

    Did you know that by the time you reach midlife, your nervous system has been storing trauma responses for decades - even if you can't identify a single "traumatic" event? What if the chronic back pain, autoimmune…

  28. 479: The Neuroscience of Chronic Pain: Why Your Brain Gets Better at Creating Pain (And How to Teach It to Stop) with Ashleigh Di Lello

    · 1 h 09 min

    What if the chronic pain that's been ruling your life isn't actually about physical damage—but about your brain trying to protect you from threats it perceives based on your entire life history? Ashleigh Di Lello…

  29. 478: The Truth About Hormone Replacement Therapy: Why the Middle Ground Matters Most with Dr. Anna Cabeca

    · 1 h 01 min

    Join us on our FREE hormone education session at http://midlifeconversations.com/magic Could hormone replacement therapy actually cause cancer if your body can't detox properly? This conversation isn't about joining…

  30. 477: From Hormone Fear to Hormone Pressure: HRT Isn't Black and White for Midlife Women

    · 48 min

    Join us on our FREE hormone education session at http://midlifeconversations.com/magic What if everything you've been told about hormone replacement therapy is only HALF the story? In this raw, personal episode,…

  31. 476: Hair Loss, Hair Thinning, and Fun Solutions with Ensemble Hair Founder Jessica Hallock

    · 47 min

    Why is your forehead becoming a "five-head" in midlife and what can you actually do about it? Let's dive in. In this episode, I revisit one of my audience's favorite topics: hair care, especially as we navigate…

  32. 475: The Biggest Loser Trainer Reveals What Really Happened Behind the Scenes (It's Not What You Think) with Kim Lyons

    · 1 h 11 min

    Did the reality TV show Biggest Loser permanently damage contestants' metabolisms, or is that just another excuse we tell ourselves? In this episode, we dive into the behind-the-scenes world of The Biggest Loser with…

  33. 474: Why I Chose Disc Replacement Over Spinal Fusion + 5 Weeks Post-Surgery Reality Check with Dr. Jared Ament

    · 1 h 13 min

    Five weeks ago, I could barely sit without pain. Bending over to brush my teeth required a strategic plan involving core activation and glute squeezing. Sneezing meant grabbing onto furniture for dear life. Today? I'm…

  34. 473: Midlife Health Secrets: From Autoimmune to Fitness Overhauls

    · 58 min

    Today, we turned the mics around and I am being interviewed! Helen Fritsch, an accomplished author, host of the Age is Irrelevant podcast, flight attendant, and competitive athlete living her best life in her…

  35. 472: Transform How You Handle Crisis in Midlife When Life Throws You Curveballs with Pardis Mahdavi

    · 43 min

    Imagine being literally exiled from your homeland for telling the truth. Dr. Pardis Mahdavi's story will stop you in your tracks. From witnessing Iran's underground sexual revolution to being kicked out of the country…

  36. 471: Bioregenerative Therapy, Fillers, Facelifts, and "Natural" Skincare in Midlife with Dr. Kay Durairaj

    · 1 h 01 min

    Could your skincare routine be aging you faster? What if everything you've been told about "natural" beauty is actually damaging your skin? If you've ever wondered why some women seem to age backwards while others…

  37. 470: Complete Guide to Hormone Replacement Therapy: Separating Facts from Fiction with Dr. Betty Murray

    · 59 min

    In this episode, Dr. Betty Murray, PhD in integrative and functional nutrition, reveals the shocking truth about HRT that could change how you approach midlife health forever. After working with tens of thousands of…

  38. 469: Pain Addiction is Real: How Your Brain Keeps You Stuck and What Will Set You Free with Scotty Scheller

    · 46 min

    Did you know that chronic pain can become as addictive as any drug, trapping your brain in cycles that make healing nearly impossible? In this episode, I share my recent experience of dealing with unexpected all…

  39. 468: Why Your Genes Are Sabotaging Your Health and How to Fix It with Kashif Khan

    · 58 min

    If you've ever wondered why your body seems to backfire against every diet and exercise plan that works for everyone else, this episode will blow your mind. We're diving deep into the genetic factors that explain why…

  40. 467: 14 Surgeries Later... My Back (and Boobs) Story

    · 52 min

    In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain (and maybe the hospital gown) on something I rarely go into detail about... my long, complicated, sometimes comical history with fourteen surgeries. Yep, 14. From having a…

  41. 466: Shredded at 50 Trading Wine for Weights with Alicia Erickson

    · 1 h 03 min

    What if everything you've been told about aging is wrong - and your best body is actually waiting for you after 50? In this game-changing episode, I sit down with an incredible woman, Alicia Erickson, who shattered…

  42. 465: Traditional Chinese Medicine's Approach to Menopause (Far Beyond Hormone Replacement) with Dr. Chris Motley

    · 58 min

    Are you being told that your menopause symptoms are "just part of aging" when there might actually be hidden "hose kinks" and infections causing your exhaustion, brain fog, and hot flashes? What if your persistent…

  43. 464: The Midlife Fat Loss Shortcuts That Actually Work (No Salad Licking Required)

    · 35 min

    What if everything you've been told about fat loss shortcuts is actually keeping you stuck? I'm sharing the unfiltered truth about why motivation, stricter eating, and working out harder actually backfire in midlife -…

  44. 463: Breaking Free from Grief: A Doctor's Journey from Devastating Loss to Helping Others Heal with Dr. Cristi Bundukamara

    · 1 h 07 min

    What if everything you've been told about healing after loss or trauma and the 5 stages of grief are wrong? Dr. B shares her incredible journey from devastating loss to becoming a beacon of hope for others. After…

  45. 462: Fix Your Sleep in Midlife: 7 Science-Backed Solutions That Actually Work

    · 18 min

    Want to fix your sleep because you're sick of lying awake at 3 AM even though you've tried what seems like everything? You're doing everything "right" - eating clean, exercising, avoiding screens before bed, drinking…

  46. 461: High Cholesterol and What ACTUALLY Causes Heart Attacks with Cardiologist Dr. Joel Kahn

    · 1 h 22 min

    Did you know that heart disease kills more midlife women than cancer, yet, most doctors aren't testing correctly? Heart disease is super close and personal to me. It's how I lost my dad when he was just 49…so it really…

  47. 460: My Back Pain Journey, and Why I'm Having Disc Replacement Surgery

    · 22 min

    After 20 years of living with degenerative disc disease, 13 surgeries, and waking up in pain most mornings, I reveal the raw truth about what it's really like to navigate chronic pain while trying to maintain an…

  48. 459: The Truth About Dental Toxins Destroying Your Health with Dr. Michelle Jorgensen

    · 56 min

    Is your dentist unknowingly poisoning you and destroying your health? That's the shocking question Dr. Michelle Jorgensen had to face when mysterious illness nearly ended her dental career at just 35 years old. After a…

  49. 458: Why Hair Loss Happens in Midlife and What We Can Do! I tried OS-01 HAIR with Carolina Reis Oliveira

    · 43 min

    Did you know that 50% of your hair disappears before you even notice it's thinning – AND – it might not just be because of hormones? Groundbreaking research reveals the real culprit: "zombie cells" accumulating in your…

  50. 457: Sympathetic vs Parasympathetic: The Nervous System Battle in Your Body with Sachin Patel

    · 59 min

    What if the free solution to your stress, anxiety, and increased cortisol has been right under your nose this whole time? Most women in midlife accept stress, poor sleep, and declining energy as inevitable parts of…

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