Fast to Faith: Weight Loss & Hormone Support for Women Over 35 – Details, episodes & analysis

Do you feel like food is controlling your thoughts—and peace feels out of reach?

In this powerful episode, Dr. Tabatha shares the truth about food noise—what it is, where it comes from, and how you can finally break free. If you’re tired of the mental tug-of-war with sugar, cravings, or guilt, this is your turning point.

Learn:

• The 4 hidden root causes of food noise (it's not lack of willpower)
• How gut imbalances and hormone chaos are feeding your cravings
• What to do when you're "hungry" but it’s really your soul that's starving
• A step-by-step plan to reset your mind and body—before the holiday spiral begins

🎄 Want to go deeper and prepare your body and spirit for the season?
Join us for 25 Days of God’s Promises—a $47 Advent Experience where we walk together through Scripture, stillness, fasting, and soul care.

🎁 When you join, you’ll also unlock the Food Noise Detox Guide as your bonus!

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This December, trade food fixation for true fulfillment.
 Let’s step into peace—together.

If today’s episode stirred something in you, don’t just nod — act.

Empowered by Faith is our 5-Day Metabolic Reset designed to help you break the willpower cycle and build safety, structure, and spiritual alignment into your body.

It’s simple. It’s strategic. It works.

This is the doorway into metabolic freedom.

Begin here:
https://ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithlive

We trace Jessica’s path from urgent hysterectomy and constant fatigue to real healing through gut testing, targeted nutrition, progesterone support, and daily Lectio Divina. We share what doctors often miss, how to pace recovery, and why small changes compound.

• why “healthy” eating still triggered inflammation
• how food sensitivity and stool tests guided an anti-inflammatory plan
• the hidden hormone shifts after hysterectomy even with ovaries intact
• practical post-op recovery habits for gut and core
• matching workouts to recovery and learning to rest
• using Lectio Divina to calm the nervous system and build resilience
• turning failure into feedback and one-percent gains
• building support at home and in community
• becoming a Fast of Faith coach to pay it forward

Please join us. Fast of Faith is a movement, it's a sisterhood community, it is everything you need, all packaged into one. It is transformational if you let it be. Like the program works if you work it.

If today’s episode stirred something in you, don’t just nod — act.

Empowered by Faith is our 5-Day Metabolic Reset designed to help you break the willpower cycle and build safety, structure, and spiritual alignment into your body.

It’s simple. It’s strategic. It works.

This is the doorway into metabolic freedom.

Begin here:
https://ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithlive

In this candid episode, Dr. Tabatha opens up about her health journey—how ignoring her gut instincts and the warning signs of stress and poor diet led to a lifetime of autoimmune struggles. From teenage rebellion and traumatic pregnancy experiences to chronic back pain and thyroid disease, she shares how conventional medicine kept her stuck while her faith and functional medicine showed her a better way.

Dr. Tabatha dives into the vital role of gut health, intuition, and hormone balance in healing chronic issues that doctors often overlook. She also reveals how stepping into her faith and truly listening to her body helped her overcome depression, Hashimoto’s disease, and a broken healthcare system. If you’ve been told your symptoms are just part of life, this episode will help you see there’s hope for real healing.

If you liked this episode, watch it on YouTube! 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/1R_6SDYEDh0

Chapters:
0:00 - My Gut Instincts and Early Health Warnings
3:00 - Rebellion, Pregnancy Trauma & the Beginning of Hashimoto’s
7:00 - Trusting Doctors vs. Listening to Intuition
14:00 - Discovering Functional Medicine & Root Cause Healing
20:00 - Healing Gut Health and Hormones Through Faith
26:00 - Putting My Health First and Helping Other Women Heal

If this episode spoke to you, share it with a woman who needs hope and healing. 💛

If today’s episode stirred something in you, don’t just nod — act.

Empowered by Faith is our 5-Day Metabolic Reset designed to help you break the willpower cycle and build safety, structure, and spiritual alignment into your body.

It’s simple. It’s strategic. It works.

This is the doorway into metabolic freedom.

Begin here:
https://ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithlive

Have you ever thought to yourself, “If I just eat a few less calories,” or “Ten more squats is sure to get me to goal,” and then wondered where it all went wrong? Today we are going to talk about it! My guest today is Melissa Vogel, a fitness expert, podcaster, busy mom, and creator of Team Busy to Bomb Fit Mom, and she is going to let us know what the missing link is... and it's not what you think!

You’ll hear:

• How focusing all of your journey on the number of pounds you want to lose isn’t the goal - who is the person at the end of the goal?
• Peeling back the layers of excuses as to why we can’t accomplish our goals until we find the fear…of change - and face it!
• Why you have to build the car before you can enter the race
• How most people are working out wrong
• And more!!

More about Melissa:
Melissa Vogel is a wife, mom, personal trainer, entrepreneur, business owner, actress, fitness coach and instructor, and the creator of Busy to Bomb Fit Mom. She knows what it is like to have a very busy schedule and barely enough time to shower, so she created this program with that in mind. You can also check out her podcast, Busy to Bomb.

Connect with Melissa:
Melissa’s Website: https://melissavogelfitness.com/
Melissa’s Podcast: https://melissavogelfitness.com/category/podcast/
Melissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsmelissavogel/
Melissa's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissavogelfitness/

If today’s episode stirred something in you, don’t just nod — act.

Empowered by Faith is our 5-Day Metabolic Reset designed to help you break the willpower cycle and build safety, structure, and spiritual alignment into your body.

It’s simple. It’s strategic. It works.

This is the doorway into metabolic freedom.

Begin here:
https://ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithlive

Have you ever wondered how to sync up your cycle? This is the episode you have been waiting for! My guest this week is Dr. Kela Smith, a holistic-integrative fertility and hormone doctor. Together we will discuss how to understand your cycle, optimizing your workouts, diet, fertility, and life after menopause.

You will hear:

• Dr. Kela’s own journey with infertility
• The Hormone PUZZLE
• When it’s time to listen to your body & what your period should be
• What foods, seeds, and minerals are needed during the different phases of your cycle for optimum health
• And so much more!

More about Dr. Kela: 

Dr. Kela Smith is a Holistic-Integrative Fertility and Hormone Doctor. She holds a Ph.D. in Natural and Holistic Medicine as well as Double Board Certification as a Doctor of Natural Medicine (DNM) and Doctor of Humanitarian Medicine (DHM). Dr. Kela is also a Board-Certified Functional Nutritionist (BCFN) and a 5x Board-Certified Health Coach (BCHC). She founded The Hormone Puzzle Society and the Fertility Coach University.

The Hormone Puzzle Society is a health hub for fertility, hormones, and pregnancy and through this platform Dr. Kela and her team work with women/couples coaching them on how to optimize their body/mind/spirit so they can get and stay pregnant, bring home a healthy baby, have an easy postpartum as well as eliminate symptoms of hormone imbalance.

Fertility Coach University is an accredited and certified institute of higher learning for anyone wanting to become a fertility coach.

Dr. Kela has over 25 years of experience in integrative health and has published multiple books on fertility, hormones, and pregnancy as well as seven distinct online courses.

She is also the host of The Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E Podcast, Solving-Infertility Summit, and Healthy Happy Pregnancy Summit.

Connect with Dr. Kela:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kela_healthcoach/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kela.robinson
Website: https://coachkela.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hormonepuzzle

If today’s episode stirred something in you, don’t just nod — act.

Empowered by Faith is our 5-Day Metabolic Reset designed to help you break the willpower cycle and build safety, structure, and spiritual alignment into your body.

It’s simple. It’s strategic. It works.

This is the doorway into metabolic freedom.

Begin here:
https://ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithlive

Over 40 and struggling with your weight? Maybe you're struggling with energy, brain fog, or even bloating. Today, I'm talking about the 3 part masterclass I've created just for YOU! This masterclass will explain why you may be experiencing all of these things and the real solutions to them. 

Interested in joining the masterclass? Click the link below to join!
https://drtabatha.com/secrets-to-successful-weight-loss/

If today’s episode stirred something in you, don’t just nod — act.

Empowered by Faith is our 5-Day Metabolic Reset designed to help you break the willpower cycle and build safety, structure, and spiritual alignment into your body.

It’s simple. It’s strategic. It works.

This is the doorway into metabolic freedom.

Begin here:
https://ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithlive

Are you in the vicious cycle of eating every couple of hours? Did you know that your body is actually made to live a feast famine cycle? Today, I dive into what metabolic flexibility is and how we can achieve this through feast famine cycling!

You’ll hear more about:

• The 3 main types of macros
• One BIG problem with eating every few hours  
• The role insulin resistance can play in your body
• Stop eating this one thing all of the time!
• How to properly use fat stores for energy
• My favorite way for you to lose weight 
• Why carbs are still necessary in your diet
• And more!

If today’s episode stirred something in you, don’t just nod — act.

Empowered by Faith is our 5-Day Metabolic Reset designed to help you break the willpower cycle and build safety, structure, and spiritual alignment into your body.

It’s simple. It’s strategic. It works.

This is the doorway into metabolic freedom.

Begin here:
https://ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithlive

What we have been told about breast cancer by conventional medicine is a LIE! Today we are going to talk about the REAL truth about breast cancer. My guest today is Dr. Jenn Simmons, the first fellowship-trained breast surgeon in Philadelphia, who worked in conventional medicine for many years before turning to functional medicine. Dr. Jenn tells us about her personal history with the disease, beginning with losing her first cousin when she was just 16 years old to her own diagnosis.

You’ll hear more about:

• How conventional medicine handles breast cancer and where they’re getting it wrong
• Debunking myths surrounding breast cancer
• How we should be looking at breast cancer diagnoses and prevention
• And more!

More About Dr. Jenn:
Dr. Jenn spent 20 years as a breast surgeon and leader in cancer care in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until her own bout with illness led her to discover functional medicine.

In 2017 she was diagnosed with Graves Disease, an autoimmune disease of the thyroid. She was told she needed to have surgery, radiation and chemotherapy - all treatments she’d recommended to women all day every day without reservation. But when the words were coming at her, she knew those methods weren’t the right treatments for her, and she began a quest and journey to heal herself.

She discovered functional medicine and knew that continuing to be a surgeon was not living in integrity, because, as a surgeon, she was not really changing the trajectory of someone’s life. She knew that cutting out tumors, while life-saving in the short-term, was not the real solution.

In 2019, she left her esteemed surgical position and founded Real Health MD with the mission to help women with breast cancer truly heal. Since then, she has supported thousands of women burdened by breast cancer.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Dr. Jenn’s Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/home
Dr. Jenn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
Dr. Jenn's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx_fzdw4ps8eSa1JPRrIsIw

Want to Live Your Breast Life? Get it here: https://realhealthmd.kartra.com/page/thriving

If today’s episode stirred something in you, don’t just nod — act.

Empowered by Faith is our 5-Day Metabolic Reset designed to help you break the willpower cycle and build safety, structure, and spiritual alignment into your body.

It’s simple. It’s strategic. It works.

This is the doorway into metabolic freedom.

Begin here:
https://ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithlive

Are you ready to work on your gut yet? I am so excited to have two amazing guests on the podcast today, Marc Washington, Founder/CEO of Supergut, and Dr. Chris Damman, Chief Medical Officer at SuperGut. They are talking about why gut health is so important to them and for us!

You’ll hear:

• The importance of functional foods (that you actually want to eat!), gut microbiome, and malnourishment in the U.S.
• Resistant starch - what is it and what do we do with it
• The truth about carbohydrates and fiber
• And more!

Marc Washington is Founder & CEO of Supergut, the gut health nutrition brand.
Marc created Supergut in honor of his late sister, Monica, who suffered from diabetes and other chronic health issues. His aspiration is to empower people with great control over their health through evidence-based nutritional products that actually taste good. The mission at Supergut is to harness the power of the gut microbiome to empower everyone to reclaim and sustain control over their bodies. As a Black founder, he is passionate about Supergut being part of the solution to help address the vast health disparities affecting Black and Brown communities.

After graduating from Princeton and Harvard Business School, Marc ran large & successful health-focused companies where he learned about fine-tuning nutrition to achieve health goals. But it wasn't until he researched the science of the gut microbiome that he realized we could develop products that TRULY transform lives. 

Dr. Chris Damman is a board-certified Gastroenterologist and Clinical Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Washington, and spent the last five years leading the gut health, microbiome and functional food initiative at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Chris has a passion for evidence-based approaches to food & gut microbe interventions in the promotion of health and the treatment of disease.

Connect with Marc and Dr. Chris:

Supergut Website: https://supergut.com/

If today’s episode stirred something in you, don’t just nod — act.

Empowered by Faith is our 5-Day Metabolic Reset designed to help you break the willpower cycle and build safety, structure, and spiritual alignment into your body.

It’s simple. It’s strategic. It works.

This is the doorway into metabolic freedom.

Begin here:
https://ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithlive

Have you ever considered that your mood swings, flare ups, or whatever other health issue you might be having, could be tied to your gut health?  Today, Dr. Vincent Pedre joins me to talk about his new book, The GutSMART Protocol, and how improving your gut health can improve your overall health!
 
We talk more on:
 

• The gut brain connection 
• Shifting your language around food 
• What health issues inflammation in the gut has been tied too
• What’s the best diet for YOU!
• Knowing the type of gut health you have (take Dr. Pedre’s quiz!)
• Dr. Pedre’s coffee filter analogy 
• And more!

More about Dr. Pedre:

Dr. Vincent Pedre is the Medical Director of Pedre Integrative Health and Founder of Dr. Pedre Wellness, CEO/Founder of Happy Gut Life LLC, has worked as a nutraceutical consultant and spokesperson for NatureMD, and is a Functional Medicine-Certified Practitioner with a concierge practice in New York City since 2004. He believes the gut is the gateway to excellent wellness. His newest book, The GutSMART Protocol — featuring a 14-day personalized gut-healing plan based on the GutSMART Quiz — is the culmination of years of research and clinical experience as a functional gut health expert.

Connect with Dr. Pedre: 

• Free Chapter from The GutSMART Protocol -www.gutsmartprotocol.com/gift
• Pre-Order Link - https://www.amazon.com/GutSMART-Protocol-Revitalize-Personalized-Gut-Healing/dp/163774255X
• Instagram - instagram.com/drpedre
• LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/vincent-pedre-m-d-3319405b
• TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@drpedre
• Pre-Order Link - https://www.amazon.com/GutSMART-Protocol-Revitalize-Personalized-Gut-Healing/dp/163774255X
• Website - https://gutsmartprotocol.com/

If today’s episode stirred something in you, don’t just nod — act.

Empowered by Faith is our 5-Day Metabolic Reset designed to help you break the willpower cycle and build safety, structure, and spiritual alignment into your body.

It’s simple. It’s strategic. It works.

This is the doorway into metabolic freedom.

Begin here:
https://ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithlive