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Regan Jones 2:56
I'm your host Regan Jones and welcome to today's show. So this episode is another one that I believe that I mentioned to you at the end of season six that I was getting ready to release it's not been as long in the making in terms of how long I recorded it as last week's glutathione episode. If you haven't listened to that one, please do go back and listen to it. It's very important for us as an aging population. And I hate to say those words, but it's so true to really understand about glutathione and its role as a master antioxidant. But that one had been a couple of years actually recorded. Shelley's episode has been a few years in the making, and you're going to hear us talk about that just in terms of when she first experienced this pulmonary embolism. But this episode has actually not been recorded that long. Alright, so let me tell you a little bit about today's guest Shelley. Rael. Shelly is a fellow Registered Dietitian. That's actually how I know her. She is a private practice dietitian. And she's also a podcaster, author, speaker and consultant. The name of her practice and all of her brands really is real world nutrition. And she explains that as her mission and role being able to help how people can eat in real world settings. She has, as I said a podcast she has a Facebook group a membership program, and you will hear us talk about toward the end of the episode, as always do how you can find her at Shelly rial.com. Alright, so let's jump into my episode with Shelly. I think that you're going to find this story. Very enlightening as to what the risks can be for some of the very, very common medications that many women find themselves taking. So with that, I'll say Shelly, welcome to the show.

Shelley Rael 4:48
Hi, Regan. Thanks for having me.

Regan Jones 4:49
Oh, so good to finally get you on now. People have heard me talk about episodes that have been a long time in the making. This one has been a really a years in the making. We were scheduled to record this interview, actually just right around the same time that I was diagnosed with breast cancer in March, what was that? 2021. So that's, that's been. So as I was telling you, before we started recording the interview, when I went back to start looking at all the different things that I have been considering doing episodes on, I was reminded of you and your story about having a pulmonary embolism, something I know so little about. So, for this interview, I really just want to kind of open the floor up to you and have you tell your impactful story for people because I think that this is something that women really need to know about. So kind of tell me how this all started?

Shelley Rael 5:40
Yeah, well, this was in November of 2020, some at a time where a lot of us may not remember now, but it was a different time in that we weren't. A lot of people weren't seeking out medical care as they usually were. But I'll back up a little bit. I have a family history on my dad's side of blood clots. And I've always been aware of it. And when I fly on planes, I wear compression socks, like they've got fabulous compression socks these days, everyone so and I would take low dose aspirin before I flew because I was always aware that there was a family trait for blood clots. And I'll always thought about your legs or calves, the blood DVT as we call it, the deep vein thrombosis that tends to start in the legs. And that was something I'd always pay attention to. Now, let's talk about November 2020. This was a little over a week before Thanksgiving, on a Tuesday, I had finished eating dinner. And I just remember I had a lot of cruciferous vegetables. So I just assumed that I was uncomfortable because I had gas from these veggies, because it was right in the center of my stomach, or my abdomen right below my sternum. So I just didn't think much about it figure, you know, a day or so later, I'll be better and didn't sleep well that Tuesday night. And just again, figured it was gi related. And Wednesday was doing things, you know, kind of putting my thoughts on the back burner of this being anything serious, although I did make a call to the nurse line. And the first question that is asked is are you experiencing chest pain? And I said, Yeah, cuz it was going to the chest and they said, go to the emergency room right now. And I'm like, No, that kind of chest pain, healthy, not that kind of chest pain. And they wouldn't talk to me further. They said I needed to do this. And being a stubborn person who doesn't like to go to the emergency room because I feel it's something that isn't serious. I didn't go to the emergency room. Now, this is Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday night, I wasn't feeling that great. And even when I can't even remember, I just remember I wasn't feeling good. And I ended up sleeping downstairs and I didn't really sleep. When I say downstairs, it was on the couch, sitting up and didn't really sleep. I had a lot of things going on that Thursday morning, I have delivery expected to deliver as expected, I had a couple of meetings, so I couldn't possibly cancel those to go to the emergency room. So as I walked the dogs both days, I walked the dogs that Thursday morning, and by about noon that day, I could barely breathe. I couldn't take a deep breath. I could very, couldn't really do shallow breaths. And this is where I get admonished. But let me clarify. I did drive myself to the emergency room. It is about three miles from my home.

Shelley Rael 8:46
And a very straight shot. So I do justify, it probably would have been a lot more time to call 911 and have somebody come get me and take me home. You know, I didn't want the drama in the neighborhood either because I'm one of those neighborhoods. Yeah. So this this is a standalone facility near my home. It's an urgent care and emergency room. It's not a hospital that is affiliated with one of the hospitals. And I'll tell you what, when you do say chest pain is no joke that I've always joked about saying, hey, just claim you have chest pain you cut to the front of the line. I was seeing within minutes of walking in the door. And within minutes I was had my blood pressure checked I had leads on my chest. And they did say it wasn't a heart attack. Now, they still of course had to do more things. I got an x ray I had the blood draw and still not quite sure what was going on until a nurse came in and gave me a shot in my stomach which turns out it was Lovenox which is a shot that helps reducing the risk of blood clots. And then I got a CT scan. So I got these very quickly. I think within an hour and as I said November 2020, I was there by myself. My husband was at work. And he had even said, Do you want me to come home from work like, but you can't come in if he was not allowed to come in. So even if he had gotten off of work, what would have been able to do? Nothing. So. So I'd say maybe an hour, it might not have been that long. But when you're in an emergency room, it feels like forever. The doctor comes in and asked me some questions. As if I took any medications. And here's the key for our listeners here is yes, I was taking birth control pills at the time. She said to me, it was a woman, some people have assumed otherwise. She said, What is it 50 year old woman doing taking birth control pills? Well, I'm 51. And I have a six year old grandchild. What do you think? I, the reason, a lot of women take birth control, and I was still capable at that time of becoming pregnant in theory. So that was my last day taking birth control pills. And it's like, she told me I had blood clots in my lungs. And I just burst into tears, because I had an uncle who died at the age of 53, back in 2013, have blood clots in the lungs died. And I was about the same age as him. And it's like you that overwhelming feeling of oh, I don't even know how to describe it. And, as I've said, You say this, and it's not until you experienced you acknowledge that one, like, one acknowledgement of how close you came to being not here anymore. But also I texted a couple people and said, I'm going to be I quickly learned I was going to be admitted to the hospital. And within, I'd say less than 10 minutes, it was probably much quicker. I had people covering work I was going to be doing the next day. Nobody balked at me canceling anything. I had a new clients appointment that afternoon, that person didn't second guess anything. And it was, I mean, the calendar clears when it has to. Yeah, and I mean, that morning, that very morning, I didn't cancel a couple things, because, you know, it was important stuff. Which turns out it wasn't that important. After all, once again, my my husband was calling, wanting, you know, do you want me to come home and like, what, you still can't do anything. And then of course, he took the next day off, because to take care of the dogs and, and and whatever people do when they can't, you know, their hands are tied, they can't do anything. I found out my extended family knew within the hour, thank goodness for text messaging, I was admitted to the hospital. Now that took a little bit of time, I was worried that there would be no beds. Because that was the time where there were no beds, half the hospital I did get admitted to water were COVID patients, and very tight. And so this was about noon is when I drove myself to the urgent care. And by the time I was transferred to our local hospital facility for admission, it was about midnight, two in the morning.

Shelley Rael 13:31
And I'll tell you what, Regan the whole time I was in a lot of pain, chest pain, because those blood clots contribute to a lot of pain. Never ever had anything in my legs that I'm aware of. And I would tell you, there was no signs or symptoms. Other than that

Regan Jones 13:51
I want to ask you, if you if you don't mind me stopping you there. Sure. When you were talking about being admitted, and some of the tests that they ran, and you know, it taking your blood pressure and all these different things. And then the doctor comes in and she says you have these blood clots in your lungs is that they were able to see that through X ray through a CT scan. How are they how do they find those blood clots, specifically

Shelley Rael 14:13
The blood draw, the blood draw that they took the test that they looked at is called a D dimer. And I became a little bit more familiar with it. Through this process. It's not something that dieticians tend to look at when we're in a clinical setting. And it's not a routine check either. Mine was above 13 And I should have done sorry, but 1300 From my recollection, I may be wrong on this. It's like supposed to be less than 300.

Regan Jones 14:43
Okay, so they're kind of looking in they're able to see already whatever's going on in your blood with this marker shows I guess either an existence or a propensity for these for blood clots.

Shelley Rael 14:55
Right. The X ray I don't think showed anything but the CT scan did. And the reason I remember it was a CT scan because it's I've had many CT scans in my life for various reasons. And those just take a few minutes for an MRI takes a lot longer. Yeah, very quick, very quick. And it was, I think it was able to confirm the presence of the blood clots. And when she used the plural, I've never got clarification of how many it was. It was multiple. And here's here's another challenging aspect to this right. Again, I had a routine annual checkup, literally the week before, no issues, I, there was nothing, I get my annual checkups because that's what I do. And there was no flags at that time, I had gotten my lab paperwork to have my blood drawn. And because I had gone on Wednesday morning, the day before I was admitted that my blood drawn and I just didn't, because I wasn't feeling that good, because we had to sit out in the parking lot and wait for them to call us and that sort of thing. So I didn't do it beforehand, a week after this happened. So I was in the hospital for two days. And I'll get back back to that in a second. I had my routine blood draw. Nothing was out of nothing showed. So this is really where I just want to tell people, in part that one, chest pain is no joke, obviously. But I was blowing it off as I just needed to have a balance. And I just need to let the gas pass through that sort of thing. And when Tez pain came up, I was only thinking heart related. It wasn't thinking of anything else.

Shelley Rael 16:48
There.

Regan Jones 16:49
And you know, I just want to kind of add, because I know we exchanged about this a little bit via email a couple of years ago, but I think it's important to add here. I think one of the things that Shelly and I share in common is that we kind of went into, you know, our diagnoses our experience, in my case with breast cancer, her case with pulmonary embolism, as healthy people. And so I do think that that is a risk for people who have and my audience is filled with people like this who have really made health for commitment, and you feel like you know, you've kind of done air quotes all the right things. So it probably does feel like in the moment when you're having this chest pain. You know, this is this is not something serious. Or in my case, when, you know, I felt this lump and I thought, Hey, I've been getting all my mammograms. I'm pretty healthy. Like surely this is just some sort of cyst. And yeah, it just really does go to show, we have to take things seriously no matter you know what kind of what you think you are bringing into the situation. Ideally, you're bringing in a healthy body like you did Shelly and you you come out of treatment for it. And you know, you're you're good on the other end. But I like your message to help people understand you this something chest pain can be something other than a heart attack.

Shelley Rael 18:10
Yes, completely. And as I said that very morning, I had walked my dog, it was a little bit slower just because I wasn't feeling good. I was still remaining active as active as we could be when we were told to not do things back in 2020 or, you know, we couldn't access the gym and that sort of thing. But I was still active. Still did my morning walk with the dogs that Thursday morning with discomfort, outside pain and I was exhausted as well having not slept for two days. And in the hospital, they they were going through various things, just checking my heart to confirm that the end was wrong with my heart and nothing was. And I remember even asking when I was transferred from the urgent care emergency department by my house and then transferred to a hospital facility. I had to go through the emergency room there as well. And I asked he said Oh, you'll probably the doctor in the emergency department said you'll have to go on blood thinners and I was like please not Coumadin. Which as anybody who's gone through their dietician training. I remember my internship that was my job at the hospital and doing the Coumadin training. There's plenty of other blood thinners on the market now that don't have the restrictions that some of us may be familiar with. So I was put on blood thinners that day as well. Started with a higher dose initially as is the protocol and had to follow up with a hematologist which the hematologist and oncologist share offices so yeah, like no no, no, I'm not a no I'm not an oncology patient. Don't push me there yet and they have considered it a provoked incident because of the hormonal birth control pills I was on the blood thinner was supposed to be for six months, just the timing of the appointment. So it was closer to seven months. And I'm not on blood thinners anymore. I did stop the birth control that day as as the date the diagnosis occurred. And I'd say I've been fine sense. And it's just something where I do I tend to kind of casually mentioned now in conversation, because I want to educate people inform people about the risks. And I'll tell you the one benefit about this, my husband was so nervous about everything happening, the inside outside of our house was bought out. There was nothing he could do. Yeah, literally had to sit outside to wait for me when I was discharged. Yeah. And I would talk to him and my phone was unbearable. When I was admitted, in the sense of I was grateful that people were calling me and texting me, yet it was exhausting. Time. And after the fact, i i On one hand, I know that it was a significant thing. And again, because I had my uncle who died from it, that it was serious, it is a serious thing. And at the same time, not fully grasping how much I stressed out my family and friends with this with this diagnosis or with this situation, it really scared a lot of people into what you just said, right, again, is that we're healthy if this could happen to Shelly, if this could happen to somebody I know who's active and eat well. What can happen to those who have higher risk or other things because you acknowledge that you have had have had people in your family who experience the same thing.

Regan Jones 22:11
And as I've been very open to say, you know, I had people in my family that had breast cancer and then did the genetics and actually do have a gene deletion related to breast cancer risk. You know, I just I am always reminded that we do especially as dieticians, we do, you know, really hammer home that there is a lot that you can do to overcome your genetics. But at the end of the day, I mean, we also have to acknowledge, like we, we have certain genetics, and sometimes there are things that you can't overcome. And I've kind of adopted the mentality that my genetics didn't necessarily allow, or my lifestyle did not allow for me to completely overcome my cancer risk. But it did allow me to go through chemo and radiation and surgery pretty healthy, I guess, you know, you don't you don't necessarily feel healthy when you're going through chemo, but you know, come through pretty healthy, and then come back out on the other end feeling pretty darn good these days. And so, you know, I would assume similarly for you. Like I was saying earlier, the help that you took into your experience has also helped it's helped you on the on this end of it. I do have another question for you. So when you were in the hospital, I know they gave you the Lovenox injection. What else did they do to treat a pulmonary embolism? That was pretty much it?

Shelley Rael 23:35
Yeah. That's a good question. Because I asked the doctor on like, how long will it take for this to go away. So I was taking the Lovenox is in part a clot buster, but also to prevent new ones, right. So I was given the medication to prevent new ones that my body needed to take time to break down the ones that were existing. And it was still painful. So I was literally still sitting up. I was probably at a 90 degree angle this whole time because it was still painful in my chest and my back to a certain extent. I said, How long will this take for it to go away? And it said, it can take days to weeks for it to go away. So really, the medication is there, just one, the high dose I mentioned for the first week or so it's there to just help break down the existing clot. But I only had the one shot of Lovenox. And then I got the Eliquis was the one I was given at the high dose, like I said for a week, and it's really just a matter of time the body able to just deal with it, so to speak. And I do remember them mentioning that there was some pulmonary necrosis so some tissue death in the lungs. And I even asked them if they weren't sure if it was that or pneumonia that wasn't pneumonia, I suppose that permanent or will that heal as well? And I didn't really get a straight answer on that. So I still don't know. But I don't have I don't have high concerns related to that, because I'm still able to exercise without issue and that sort of thing.

Regan Jones 25:21
And you now, if I understand correctly, you're not on blood thinners now. And you also you said immediately stopped taking birth control?

Shelley Rael 25:29
Correct. So the blood thinners so that was in November of 2020. And by June of 2021, the hematologist did do more blood work that the D dimer, again, and it was completely normal. And he said, I could just stop. And he still made recommendations that I wear the compression socks in long traveling and even suggested first class. I'm like, if I travel by plane. I think he did kind of roll his eyes at that and acknowledging that it probably was, you know, one of those pie in the sky recommendations. Yeah, I do at home, have a desk my computers on where I can stand and said stand and said, I can move it up and down, no problem. So I tend to be more conscious of whether I'm sitting for long periods. And he suggested that I even car rides, stop and walk every hour. So I don't pay a ton. I mean, I do but don't pay attention to that I don't tend to have long car rides. And I was on a plane trip this weekend, where I was sitting for about two hours, not so much that the flight was two hours, it was just some people on the plane made it difficult and sitting for two hours. Just being more aware. And the birth control pills in the sense of I stopped it. It was managing one not only that I was not going to have another child at that point in my life. It was also managing some other gynecological issues, which it wasn't able to do anymore. And so that led to me having a hysterectomy a little bit later, completely unrelated to the pulmonary embolism. But the birth control had been helping manage some bleeding issues I've been having.

Regan Jones 27:27
And so are you still under the care of the hematologist? Or have you been released from his care?

Shelley Rael 27:32
I was released from his care. Yeah, so less than a year. And when they they said when they classify it as provoked as this is, it's highly likely I'll not need them again. And going back to the leg DVT, or the blood clot in the leg, he said it could have possibly started in the leg. And I just never noticed it. I mean, if I have a charley horse cramp in my leg, I start panicking. And this was even before you know, take some aspirin and that sort of thing. I watch for swelling and that sort of thing. So this is again is one of those where I was blindsided by this because I always just thought it would start in the leg and I would notice it or feel that type of thing when it wasn't. So it did end up being an acute diagnosis for me. So it just a temporary diagnosis, though I will of course listed down the road if I need surgery, or that sort of thing and just remembering like I'm we're going to be traveling to Europe this summer and just be much more conscious of that. sitting for long periods.

Regan Jones 28:43
You mentioned compression socks and then you're talking about your trip to Europe and everything I assume you're going to wear them. Do you have like a specific compression sock that you fly with that you really like and that you would recommend or you just you know, search on Amazon and find whatever is out there.

Shelley Rael 28:58
I just search on Amazon find whatever is out there. There are some that are not as tight. So I got a set that are black and white that are some are striped and have different designs. I have one that are pretty tight. That will probably be the ones that I use that are hot pink Argyle, oh, I honestly don't recall the brand. But I'll just tell you the compression socks that we may think of or remember from hospital settings or you know compression tights of basil are not they're still around, but you can find fabulous designs on Amazon.

Regan Jones 29:35
Okay, that's really good to know. Because I mean, I didn't know I mean, I have a good friend who who has been diagnosed as having a propensity to have blood clots. And so you think about things like that and, you know, cross country flight or across the Atlantic or whatever, and that's something that people need to have at their disposal, you know, something that can sit with them. So Shelly, is there anything else about pulmonary embolism or you know the risk and taking birth control or anything on this whole entire topic that I haven't asked you about that you think people need to be aware of?

Shelley Rael 30:05
I don't think so I just want to just reiterate as much as it may be a pain in the butt to go to the emergency room or the urgent care for something that is gas or reflux or something. Don't Don't. Don't question yourself. I did. And I get, I took myself for waiting two days. And of course, I came out okay on the other end, but there's nothing wrong. And they, the nobody in the healthcare team is going to say, oh, yeah, I can't believe you came in just for gas or something along that line. Don't do what I did and wait.

Regan Jones 30:41
Yeah, yeah, very good advice. And I'm glad that the ending of the story is as positive as it is. So Shelley, I want you to let everybody know where they can find you online because you have a podcast so people can join you on your podcast. And of course, as always, once Shelly details that information, I'll be sure to place a link in all of that, places that she's available in the show notes. So let everybody know where they can find you online, Shelley.

Shelley Rael 31:06
Okay, so my website is Shelly rial.com. Don't worry about spelling it right or wrong, because I own all the binding. And it redirects there, where you can find information that I have about my real world nutrition podcast, it is a short form, just me talking about 10 to 20 minutes about real world nutrition. And I'm on social media, Instagram, shell re L and I have a real world nutrition group on Facebook. Again, if you go to the website, it has links to all of that there. And I do blog twice a week as well. I consider it just a resource library for people to learn more about just all kinds of things, all kinds of things nutrition related.

Regan Jones 31:52
Well, thank you, Shelly, for everything that you're doing in the nutrition world who make it easy and accessible for people. And then thank you so much for sharing your personal story with my audience. I really appreciate it.

Shelley Rael 32:02
Absolutely. Glad to help.

Regan Jones 32:05
Okay, that wraps up my interview with Shelly I'm going to drop in a quick commercial break here. But stay tuned for the odds and ends ending today where we'll be talking about a little pre menopausal, Peri menopausal postmenopausal beauty.

Regan Jones 32:18
Today's broadcast is brought to you by your color guru, your color guru.com is where I went this last year to get my color consultation done. And there's a little bit of comedy. In thinking about having your colors done. I say that in air quotes because many of us as unmillennials, remember back in the days of the 80s doing your color, but let me tell you what your color Guru is doing is so far beyond that. And they're giving you so many tools when you actually have your colors done. And the reason that I say so far beyond that is because back in the day, when we would find out what our colors were, I think it was like four seasons winter, summer, fall and spring. But your color Guru is much more robust than that. For instance, I'm a moonlit summer which is different than a sunlit summer. And one of the things that I love the most about your color guru and the color consultation consultation that I had done is that it comes with a color card, I have both a printed card that I can throw in my purse, so that when I am out shopping, I can pull that part out of my purse and hold it up to anything that I'm looking at to determine Hey, is this one my best colors. I also have the JPEG on my phone. So if I don't have the card with me, I just simply look at my phone and it has been invaluable. It makes shopping so much easier. So if you're interested in having your colors gone, or gifting it to someone else, you can get 10% off of your color guru consultation by simply using the code Regan, which is our E g a n at checkout at your color guru.com. There's a link in the show notes.

Regan Jones 33:57
One of the things that I noticed not too long after I started taking one of the medications that I take that's a hormone blocker. Related to obviously my hormone receptive breast cancer, who is I noticed one day as I was looking in the mirror with a lot of good natural sunlight in my car that I had developed a tremendous amount of peach fuzz on my cheeks and and chin. I didn't know that it was there. It was kind of shocking to me. I didn't really at the time know what was happening. And then I just reached out to a friend who's about the same age, no medication similarities, but she works in the dermatology space. And she I think basically was like yeah, you don't know that people begin to get peach fives when they start getting older in hormones start changing and obviously my hormones are a little different because of some of the medication that I take. So I asked her peer to peer friend to friend. You know what I do about this or I just let it go. And she was super kind to help me talk through and walk through the opportunity to do Dermaplaning on myself. Now, if you're a member of the Facebook group facebook.com/groups/this unmillennial life, there's a link always in the show notes and on my website, this unmillenniallife.com. If you're in that group, you may have seen a year or two ago that I posted initially about some disposable microplane, Derma planing tools that I use, I used those for a brief period of time, and they worked pretty well. But I recently discovered an even better self administered Dermaplaning tool by Gillette. It's called the Gillette Venus Dermaplaning tool, and you can get it on Amazon for about $15. It comes with one razor and two cartridges, I was able to use one cartridge for gosh, probably a year I would say and then have recently swapped over, it's possible that I should have swapped over to the new replacement a little bit sooner because I noticed as soon as I swapped over, I just it was it worked so much better. And this is super easy to use to dermaplane your face to get that peach fuzz off. So let's talk about the peach fuzz. I'll be honest with you, even though I've never had it, I do know that some people have it their whole lives. And I now notice it on women my age. And what I notice is that when you have a tremendous amount of peach fuzz, it not only in theory doesn't allow for the absorption of your serums and some of your moisturizers as well. Or at least that's my approach to this perception on on how I feel about it. But I also noticed that when people are using tinted skirt, sunscreen or, or foundation or their powder, it's tends to sit on the peach fuzz and just not have as smooth of a look. So I think in knowing that you kind of wonder like, Well, why are people not getting rid of it. And in doing a little bit of looking out online about the conversation, it appears that a lot of women are afraid to Derma plain and get rid of that peach because because they're afraid that it's going to grow back thicker and darker. And this makes total sense if you think about the fact that I'm assuming most of us as women who shave our legs, if you shave your legs, you know, we started off with peach fuzz on our legs and adolescents and then started shaving it and then obviously the hair changes over time. But everything that I've read on this particular topic seems to indicate and I know this is the case for me and I've been Dermaplaning my face now for a couple of years. It does not grow back thick and dark. There are things that can happen postmenopausal as estrogen goes down, and testosterone if it remains high, I believe there are some things that can happen with facial hair as a result, but that appears to be unrelated to Dermaplaning away this peach fuzz. So if you are like me, and are at some point where something has changed, or maybe you've had it your whole life, and you want to stop having this peach fuzz on your face again, I think I have found and my friend that I that I talked to about this, he was really the one that told me about the tools to do your own Dermaplaning we both agree that all of your facial self care regimen seems to work better when you get rid of all that peach fuzz. If you would like to start doing that, I'm going to place a link in the show notes. It is an Amazon affiliate link just briefly so you understand what that means. Sometimes if I post a link and it is to a product on Amazon, your price will stay the same. And I may get a very, very, very small commission as a result. So you do not have to buy off of that link. You can probably go to your local drugstore and purchase one there. But this is the product that I use the Gillette Venus Dermaplaning tool, it says on the box, that it's a facial razor and I think it works just fabulously. And the reason that I'm recommending this went over the less expensive. What I would say are more disposable ones is I feel like this just stayed sharper longer, and it's a little bit heavier weighted. So when you are Dermaplaning on your face, I just think it it works a little bit better and gets a little bit closer. You know the other thing if you aren't aware of Derma planing, even for people who do not have the peach fuzz that I'm talking about Dermaplaning is a tool to kind of get off slough off that like top layer of dead's sales to just overall give your face a little bit brighter and cleaner have a look. Okay, so that is our Beauty Segment odds and ends ending for this particular episode. And a little reminder, if you haven't gone back in the last couple of years and listened to some of the drugstore cleaner beauty episodes that I have released, those have been super popular and I have handouts for for both of those when which is one is an episode of skincare products and the other is on different cosmetics. So I'll go ahead and place a link in the show notes to both of those episodes if you want to go back and listen to those if you've enjoyed this episode or any episode of this unmillennial life let me ask you to do a couple of things. One, be sure to share this episode with a friend you can share it all across social media be sure that you are following this unillennial life on Instagram if you want to be sure that you always get new notifications on Instagram when there are new episodes. My more personal account Regan Jones rd tends to now only have the baking recipes that I'm doing for my new website this baking life. So two different places to find me either if you want dedicated content related to the podcast, Instagram this unmillennial life if you want to also see what I'm baking for my new website this baking life you can follow me at Regan Jones R D, sharing with a friend one of the best things that you can do to help this unmillennial life grow. And the other thing that you can do is to leave a five star review on whatever podcast app you are listening to this podcast on. I often mentioned Apple podcast because that is where the majority of people who listened this podcast listened to it but also know that Spotify which is a wonderful place to listen to this unmillennial life, I love their podcast player as well. You also can leave ratings there and I would appreciate if you would do that. If you want to get in touch with me send me an email Regan at this unmillennial life.com or leave a voicemail. You can do that by going to this unmillennial life.com. That's it for today. Thank you so much for listening, subscribing, downloading and of course sharing with a friend. Hope you have a great week.

BeachBody may sound like the kind of program only the young, supermodel striving types should try. But the ease, affordability and workout-anywhere nature of the program actually make it an ideal choice for many unmillennials. Or at least that's what one fan of the show thinks. Today's show is her story.

In this episode I interview Julie Staley -- a talented entrepreneur, mom and newbie to the BeachBody workout program. While Julie isn't an official BeachBody coach and isn't trying to sell the program, she does believe in it and has had some exciting success with it. In this episode she shared with me: 

• Why she decided to try BeachBody
• Why BeachBody ultimately turned out to be the fitness that "fit" for Julie
• The affordability of BeachBody
• The results she's had since starting BeachBody
• What role the BeachBody shakes did or did not play into Julie's success

 

To close out the show, I'm doing something a little different this week. I'm sharing a portion of another interview I taped with a listener of the show -- Pamela Hernandez. As a personal trainer and fellow unmillennial, Pamela has begun discussing with her clients the idea of embracing a "middle ground manifesto." Based in the notion that there IS middle ground between ninja warrior and couch potato, Pamela's middle ground manifesto is an ideal reminder that age 40+ is the perfect time to seize your health and happiness and realize that you're good enough, you deserve a healthy lifestyle, but you don't have to be perfect.

As always, I'd love to connect with you - the listener - online. Find Me On Instagram, Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, or join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group . I also invite you to submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! And of course, thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review! And if you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

Until next time,

~Regan

 

This week's episode is brought to you the Soyfoods Association of North America. Soy may help prevent or alleviate some of the top health concerns of women, including heart health, osteoporosis, and menopause. Visit www.soyfoods.org for more information.

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Have you ever been affected by something so bad you were willing to give up 25% of the remainder of your life IF you could be cured or find relief? That's exactly how many people living with IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome - feel. Today's show is about their story. 

In this episode I interview Kate Scarlata, MS, RDN -- a former guest of the show and creator of the #IBelieveinyourStory campaign. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• What is IBS?
• How prevalent is the condition?
• The inadequate amount of funding currently allocated for IBS research
• Resources available to support IBS patients

To close out the show, I'm addressing a topic I increasingly find to be of interest to moms with school-age children -- social skills. As I prep for an entire episode dedicated to this topic, I'm sharing the first insights I've gained from an article shared with me by my friend Deanna entitled "How Can I Help My Kids Develop Better Social Skills." As kids spend more time engaging with screens and less time playing with friends navigating social norms can be a challenge. This piece offers some insight into some basic principles we as parents can follow.

If you are living with IBS, I'd love to hear from you and so would Kate. Connect online and tell your story using the #IBelieveinyourStory hashtag. Or Find Me On Instagram, Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group . I also invite you to submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! And of course, thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review! And if you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

Until next time,

~Regan

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If the phrase "home-based fitness" makes you think of DVDs and ellipticals collecting dust in the corner, you haven't met a Peloton owner. The internet-connected spin bike has reached almost cultish status in a very quick time, but is it worth the hype (and price tag)?  

In this episode I interview Kim Nelson -- owner and creative director of Red Chalk Studios, a brand development, marketing and creative agency in Virginia Beach, VA. After years of a traditional gym membership, Kim found herself in need of a change that fit her busy schedule. Peloton was the answer she was looking for. In the episode we discuss:  

• How a Peloton bike is different from a stationary or regular spin bike
• How Peloton as a streaming service keeps things fresh and new for its riders
• What options are available for streaming other than the live Peloton classes
• How spinning in a Peloton class offers metrics that foster competition and personal bests
• The costs associated with purchasing and maintaining a Peloton  
• What Kim thinks about the quality of Peloton, both their products and their communications

To close out the show, I offer a personal invite to listeners to join the This Unmillennial Life Podcast Facebook group to discover other great podcasts and audiobooks to listen to. (I also share that Audible.com is now a sponsor of the show and is currently offering a free book download with a 30-day free trial for listeners of the show who visit http://www.audibletrial.com/unmillennial.) Lastly, I share a personal piece of feedback from listener Inessa on how much she enjoyed The Freezer Meals Episode.

 

If you've tried a Peloton and Liked OR Disliked it, I'd love to hear from you! You can always Find Me On Instagram, Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group OR submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! And of course, thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review! And if you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

Until next time,

~Regan

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Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

Surely you've seen the ads in your Facebook feed. You know the ones -- the lady in the unassuming panties with a caption along the lines of "underwear for women who have periods." Those are Thinx panties and today's podcast gives a real-life recap of what it's like to buy, wear and wash them.

In this episode I interview Carla Birnberg -- an author, blogger and online content creator, who tried Thinx for herself and quickly realized that someone else in her home might benefit even more from the panties than her, her daughter. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Why she decided to give Thinx panties a try
• How much they cost
• How they worked
• The laundering process
• How she uses them now
• How they've helped her daughter

To close out the show, I share feedback from another listener of the show who didn't find Thinx to be the answer to easy periods that they claim to be. I also end the show with a startling look at the risk of a popular social media channel many parents assume is "okay" for their kids -- Musical.ly.

If you've tried Thinx or if you have strong feelings about what apps kids should/should not be allowed access to, I'd love to hear from you! You can always Find Me On Instagram, Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group OR submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! And of course, thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review! And if you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

Until next time,

~Regan

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If you've ever found yourself at 4 pm staring in your 'fridge wondering What's for dinner tonight, today's episode is the podcast you never knew you needed. Featuring one woman's well planned and expertly executed batch cooking system, we're covering a new way to maximize output in the kitchen (and into your freezer) and minimize the stress of weekly dinner prep.

In this episode I interview Mickela Mitchell -- a fellow registered dietitian and mom to two year-round athletes. Inspired by a post on Mickela's personal Facebook account, I knew immediately I wanted to learn more about how she cooks enough food at one time to get her family through three month's worth of freezer meals. In this episode we discuss how freezer meals help her: 

• Save time
• Save money
• Reduce decision fatigue

Mickela also shares how she chooses which recipes to freeze, her tips for storing recipes properly in the freezer and why she thinks actually adding your meal plan to your calendar is a crucial step in the process.

To close out the show, I share how I've started implementing batch cooking and freezer meals in my own home, including the following two recipes that I easily assemble after I've done a portion of batch cooking:

Quick and Easy Gluten Free Lasagna

Chicken Florentine Lasagna

How to Improve Store-bought Alfredo Sauce  

I'm also sharing a quick clip from fan of the show, Megan, who has her own helpful take on freezer meal prep.

If these recommendations resonate with you OR if you have your own meal prep strategy you think other listeners of the show would benefit from, I'd love to hear from you! You can always Find Me On Instagram, Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group OR submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! And of course, thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review! And if you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

Until next time,

~Regan

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This week’s episode is sponsored by @V8 — visit v8drinksome.com/ for more information and a coupon for $1.50 off any V8 100% vegetable juice.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

If a friend told you her aging mother had found a new salve that eased arthritis pain in her hands, you'd be happy for her, right? What if you noticed a co-worker missing fewer days from work after trying a new migraine prevention protocol - a good thing, no? What if both of them told you the treatment involved cannabis or "medical marijuana"? Do you feel the same?

Setting aside the political nature of marijuana legalization for recreational use, today's podcast focuses on all the ways compounds derived from the cannabis plant may offer health benefits and alternative treatments for a variety of illnesses.  

In today's show I interview long-time friend and colleague Janice Bissex who is also a Holistic Cannabis Practitioner. After watching her aging father suffer the side-effects of treatment for pain management late in his life, Janice began researching cannabis treatment as an alternative. Seeing first hand the benefits, she broadened her career to include education about cannabis as a therapy and is now helping clients for whom the current medical landscape has failed to provide adequate relief. In this episode we discuss: 

• The important - and often overlooked - distinction between smoking pot to get high versus the isolation of specific cannabanoid compounds that offer health benefits and symptom relief, most of which are not associated with the psychotropic effects of marijuana
• The myriad of health benefits and treatment options for specific disease states that various cannabis derived compounds are used to treat
• Why people who've "tried it" using an edible and had a bad experience need to understand the metabolic challenges edibles pose and how alternative forms of deliveries - including salves, tinctures, gel caps, etc. - offer safer and more consistent dosing
• The importance of reaching out to a qualified practitioner and not simply relying on dispensary personal for help finding the right products, varieties of cannabis, etc.
• How medical cannabis is proving to be a safe and effective alternative to opioids and actually reducing opioid use in the states for which it is legal

As a cautionary part of this segment, we also acknowledge the reality that marijuana at present is still considered illegal on the federal level. Listeners who are interested in approaching its use as a medical treatment should be aware of the medical marijuana laws governing their state and of course, the policies that apply to them as an employee in their current job.

To close out the show, I re-visit one of my favorite segments -- If I Had A VCR I'd Tape This -- with a look at three programs I recommend for Amazon Prime Video subscribers: Orphan Black, Catastrophe and The Americans.

If these recommendations or this podcast in general resonates with you, I'd love to hear from you! You can either Find Me On Instagram or  Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group OR submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! And of course, thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review! And if you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

Until next time,

~Regan

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Feeling sluggish and tired may seem like a run of the mill complaint for unmillennials working long days and having sleepless nights. But what if it's more than just routine fatigue? What if there's a problem with your thyroid?

Today's podcast answers the call from a listener of the show who requested an episode on thyroid health. Featuring two dietitians who are experts in thyroid treatment and culinary nutrition, the show covers everything from why thyroid issues seem to plague women after childbirth to why experts recommend elimination diets to get to the root cause of some thyroid issues. In my first interview, I speak with Lisa Markley, co-author of The Thyroid Cookbook (<- affiliate link). We discuss: 

• Lisa's history of being diagnosed with Hashimoto's
• The role that the thyroid gland plays in our overall health and metabolism
• What "red flags" women might look out for that signal a thyroid issue
• The challenges women often face in getting their medical doctor to treat thyroid conditions
• The importance of being your own healthcare advocate if you suspect a thyroid problem
• Lisa's favorite recipes from her cookbook

Before closing out this segment, I also share what my dietitian friend, Danielle Omar, shared with me about the protocol she uses in her practice to help women detect what foods may be at the root cause of their underlying inflammation related to hypothyroidism.

To close out the show, I take a timely look at one of my favorite beauty products/routines for this time of year as the weather warms -- self-tan. I provide insights shared to me via Facebook and specifically recommend the following products (some of these links may be affiliate links):

• Jergen’s Natural Glow Wet Skin Moisturizer

• Tan Physics

• Rodan+Fields Self-Tan Mousse

• St Tropez Application Mitt 

• St Tropez Mousse

• St Tropez for Face 

• Versa Spa

• Mystic Tan

• Maximist Lite Spray Tan (for home)

If you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

And as always, you can either  Find me on Instagram or Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group OR submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! Today's podcast truly is a chat between friends. Please tell a friend about the podcast so she can listen in, too! 

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

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This week’s episode is sponsored by @V8 — visit v8drinksome.com/ for more information and a coupon for $1.50 off any V8 100% vegetable juice.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

With one out of every 68 children in the U.S. having an Autism Spectrum Disorder, the likelihood is high that you and your children know a family who has received this diagnosis. And while you may know some things about the suspected causes and some of the current research around Autism, how much do you really know about supporting these families, being a better friend or simply being more considerate with your actions and words?

Today's podcast features friend of the show, Deanna Segrave-Daly. Outside of her title as registered dietitian and food blogger, Deanna is "Mia's Mom." Mia was diagnosed with autism before age 3 and for me, learning about her struggles and successes has actually taught me a number of things about being a better parent to my own children. In this episode we discuss: 

• How to explain Autism to your children 
• Why finding commonality is a concept that resonates with children 
• How "social stories" can be valuable for all children suffering from anxiety over certain situations
• The "what to say and what not to say" to parents of children living with Autism
• Deanna's recommendation for fave Facebook accounts to follow: Diary of a Mom and Special Books by Special Kids

To close out the show, I briefly address the quirky phenomenon that is "internet feedback" or more specifically, the propensity of people to leave negative feedback and not positive feedback. I offer a small plea to listeners of this and other podcasts to please, leave a review if you can. Your feedback is important and valued (and a real pick-me-up when it's positive)! 

If you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

And as always, you can either  Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group OR submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! Today's podcast truly is a chat between friends. Please tell a friend about the podcast so she can listen in, too! 

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

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The Jetsons told us growing up that the future of our car experience was up in the air, literally. And while that day may be coming, in the year 2018 the biggest change we've seen in how people get from place to place has to be the overwhelming popularity of ride-sharing apps, like Uber. 

Today's podcast features Uber Chronicles author, Jessie Newburn. Jessie started driving for Uber after a period of professional set-backs just to get some momentum going in the right direction. What the experience has offered her is a whole new perspective on the unique social opportunity inviting someone unknown into your car offers. In this episode we discuss: 

• The basics behind "What Uber Is"
• Why she first became a driver
• Why she first decided to write a book about her experiences as an Uber driver
• The Pros/Cons of the Uber rating system
• Tips on how to be a better Uber rider

To close out the show, I briefly address the reality that Uber - like other ride sharing services and taxis for that matter - does still pose some safety risk, so users should be knowledgable of those before they sign up. I share safety tips that I follow and the ones that Uber recommends on its site.  

If you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

And as always, you can either  Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group OR submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! This is the podcast feels like a chat between friends. Please tell a friend about the podcast so she can listen in, too! 

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

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This week’s episode is sponsored by @V8 — visit v8drinksome.com/ for more information and a coupon for $1.50 off any V8 100% vegetable juice

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

As unmillennials, choosing a "protein powder" used to mean choosing between vanilla or chocolate Carnation Instant Breakfast powder. But walk down the supplement aisle of your local supermarket and you may wonder if you're actually in a bodybuilder's kitchen. Mega-jars of protein powders have gone mainstream, but do you really know if any of these powders are for you, what benefits they offer or how to choose one?

Today's podcast features frequent show contributor, Dr. Chris Mohr, a nationally-known nutrition and fitness expert who has been helping women understand the importance of protein in their diets for years. Today he's back with me to discuss: 

• Current protein recommendations for women per meal
• Benefits of consuming recommended amounts of protein per meal
• How protein powders fit into these protein recommendations
• The differences between various protein powders -- including whey, casein, soy, pea protein and more
• A clarification about soy myths and reassurance that soy protein powders can be a healthful option for individuals who want an alternative to milk-based protein (I also offer a disclaimer that while the research Chris shares is not sponsor-related, he and I both attended a sponsored conference recently where this research was presented. Our attendance was partially sponsored to attend this conference.)

To close out the show, I share a quick recap of a New York Times article I shared recently in the This Unmillennial Life Facebook group on the naming recommendations of the next generation behind millennials. And lastly, I preview a discussion happening in the group about all the different "millennialisms" we DON'T care for (spoiler: "AF" and "Adulting" are hot button no-no's in the unmillennial world).

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Aging bodies are subjected to more and more oxidative damage, and yet our master antioxidant, glutathione, decreases as we age. Today’s guest details what we can do about it.

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If your skin doesn’t know whether to breakout or wrinkle if you’re caught between planning the third grade class party and researching retirement plans or if you want to work out but the idea of CrossFit makes your 40 Something knees a you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to This Unmillennial Life.

I’m your host Regan Jones and welcome to today’s show. So this is an episode that has been in the making for many, many months actually recorded it in the spring of 2022. Thinking that I would release it in early 2023. Things got shifted. And my plan as you know was to continue releasing episodes in the spring of 2023. And last week’s episode detailed how all of that got sidelined. So I am thrilled to be able to release this episode to you today because I think as you listen to today’s guest and this topic of glutathione, which may sound somewhat dry to you as a nutrition related topic, I think you’re going to hear though for those of us who are, you know, increasingly an aging population and are increasingly subjected to all kinds of environmental toxins, sun exposure, various assaults on our body, you’re going to hear about why glutathione as a powerful antioxidant is so important. Okay, so I’m not going to go any more into detail about glutathione itself, but I am going to tell you about today’s guest joining me in today’s episode is Dr. Nayan Patel. He is a sought after pharmacist health expert, and really a key thought leader in this industry. He has published a book that you’ll hear us talk about in the episode, the glutathione, revolution, fight disease, slow aging and increase energy. And it is a result of 11 years of clinical research on glutathione. He’s a highly sought after global authority on the critical role that glutathione and other any oxidants play in the body. And I am honored to have him on the show delightful gentlemen, really appreciate his time. And I’m so glad to finally get this episode out to you as the audience. And with that, I’ll say Dr. Patel, welcome to the show.

Happy to be here. Regan.

It’s great to have you for a particular topic that honestly I had not anticipated covering glutathione is a nutrient. I don’t know nutrients, maybe not the best word you can correct me when you went in just a minute. But it’s something that I’ve known about for a while because I have used it from a supplement standpoint. But when your team got in touch with me, and let me know about the work that you’re doing and educating people on the need for glutathione, I was really excited about it. Because this is a you know, it’s a scientific subject that we want to be able to break down and easy to understand terms for people. And I know that you are on a mission to do that and are able to do that. So you know if you will just kind of open it up for us. I’ve already told my audience a little bit about you. So open it up for us, and just kind of let people understand what glutathione is, you know how it functions in the body?

Absolutely. So glutathione its chemical, it’s a protein. It is the most abundant protein produced in human bodies. And the reason we’re talking about this today and not 100 years ago when it was first discovered, is because for the very first time, we have the ability to make a difference. And even though our body produces on a daily basis, the need for glutathione has far exceeded what a body can produce. And this has to do with all the modern day vices that we have that we cannot get rid of it. So, so in a nutshell, it’s a protein. But it is defined by the function it does. So even though it’s a protein molecule, the function often it can it is the master antioxidant, it can be a massive detoxifier. It’s an enzyme. It can. It can it has, it has different names based on the functions it does in our body. So different names because it does multiple different things. And you said a term there that I’ve heard before in relation to glutathione. I’d love for you to just expand on that a little bit. It’s the master antioxidant. Yes. So the one of the functions of glutathione is to reduce oxidative damage. Well, that’s oxidative stress it I mean, the simple term is, you’re exposed to sunlight every day, and the sun exposure increases our free radicals in your under your skin. And you can see that by your skin getting burned or singling discolored. And it’s a it’s a visual thing that you see every day that supercharged electron molecules in our body needs to be neutralized. And think about it that your body has over 3000 chemical reactions happening every day. And the byproducts of the reaction is also producing reactive oxygen species. And those molecules have to be neutralized by body. And we take things for granted because abide does so so efficiently. But just imagine if it doesn’t do that part. And so glutathione takes electron neutralizes the molecule and keeps the body clean and safe at all times. I think what Dr. Patel just said, For listeners that are paying attention, one of the things that he just mentioned, I think is really important to underscore is this notion of these, you know, 3000 plus reactions that are happening in the body. So just by virtue of being alive, we are, you know, having all of these reactions that are taking place, that can be oxidative, and that oxidative process can be damaging, it’s so funny, because I think sometimes we hear about different ways to reduce oxidative stress or to reduce stress in the body, but we can’t forget that just a part of being alive and the metabolism that goes along, just even in digesting your food, you know, it’s just going to it’s going to produce some of that. So that’s, that was one thing that I wanted to draw out so that people didn’t miss. So you know, when we hear all of that, I guess then sometimes in the the dietitian slash food community will often hear people say, you know, food first. And we can get what we need from foods. So unpack for us a little bit about glutathione in relation to your diet and dietary sources, and your body’s ability or inability to produce it because that I think, is the big key area, that people that may have heard about it as an antioxidant. Maybe they don’t know that full story. You absolutely right. And it’s I’m a pharmacist by trade, but I’m one of the farmers of the other side that doesn’t like medication. So if I can get every single thing from from foods and plant based diet, or whatever diet that you choose to have, I’m all for it. So to produce glutathione, you need three amino acids, which is glutamine, glycine, and cysteine. You need to enzymes and a catalyst like Selenium to produce glutathione. So from your diet, you can get all those amino acids from from your diet, for example, you can get cysteine, which is the most needed in our diet, which is which is kind of hard to get all the time. It comes from whey isolate a whey protein can give you cysteine is one of those molecules, combine that with glutamine and glycine and all of a sudden, you can make in your body can produce glutathione now the body has the ability to produce a lot of glutathione for us. But as I said earlier, as we age, ability sort of decreases as we age, but our needs in fact never decreases. And as we age our our needs are actually increasing.

And so there is a disconnect from what a body can produce from our from the regular diet to to what our body actually needs and it shows up in the aging process.

It can literally dampen the aging process to the point where you can still enjoy what you do at the age of 25, even though you’re 55 today. And that’s a goal I have for all my clients if possible. Yeah, that’s a that’s a good goal. And then those of us that are listening at the 45 plus range, who were thinking, I wish I wish I had started this earlier. The message still is though it’s not too late, right? It’s never too late. What would it tell you about the planting a tree? The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, or picks best is today? Yeah, that’s such a good analogy. I actually saw that analogy. I saw that saying this week. So I’ve seen it before. But you’re right. That’s such a good. That’s such a good analogy. Okay. So I think that’s a really compelling case for why supplementation is important. But I’m speaking here completely without enough knowledge to expand on myself, which is why I’m glad that I have you on my understanding is it’s not as easy as just going to, you know, the pharmacy shelf and popping a pill for glutathione. Is that correct? In terms of a delivery system, like we think of other supplements as being something you just pop the pill out of a bottle. But that’s not really the case with glutathione, is it? It’s not and it is really hard to understand, because it’s at a chemical structure, it’s a protein. Protein molecules are not easily digestible by humans, because what what a body does is when you consume proteins, you’ll break it down into various amino acids. That’s what we do, right? Everybody eats protein, the bottom would break it down to a various amino acids. So if we take a protein like glutathione, in a capsule forms, it doesn’t matter how you mask and you can mask into just a regular capsules, or there’s some technologies out there that does make into liposomal forms of glutathione, which is supposed to protect it from degradation. But all the technologies that’s out there, the body will break it down into various amino acids. And then the body has to take those amino acids and try to make glutathione. Again,
it’s so it doesn’t make sense for us to take a product, the buyer is going to break it down, and then he’s going to use the parts to make it again.

So the so the on the other side, on the medical side, I have been training a lot of physician that have been using Bluetooth and for intravenous therapy. And so that was another option that was available for all these years for the intravenous therapy of glutathione. By glutathione is a such a large molecule that once it gets on what’s it produced intracellularly inside your red blood cells, in basically unfolded cells outside the red blood cells, and they can can never go back in there. So that means if we take an IV or intravenous form of glutathione, it never enters your blood cells, it stays in your blood in the plant, the blood is plasma, which is water base and cell, which is the red blood cells. And it stays in the plasma only. And that was a shocker to the medical community for the first time because Wait a second, I’ve injected this strain to the bloodstream, but it’s not available to the body. And is no it’s not available to the body. And so we have a technology that we developed 13 years ago, that that we’ve been studying for the last 13 years. And we just basically figured all those things out as to how to stabilize fluid outside the human body, how to deliver to the human body and improve your red blood cells. Because the glutathione in the red blood cells is the only way to see the results that you’re going to experience by taking glutathione Okay, so tell us about this technology. Okay? So technology is it’s two parts. If the gluten molecule it smells it has a sulfur odor, because teen has a has a has a group on that one that smells like sulfur. So the first key was for us to protect the sulfur group or the Theil group is what they call them. So it doesn’t get oxidized. So that was that was my first patent. And the second patent was we took the protein molecule and sort of twisted it to to bring down the particle size. So it can it can it can go through your skin into your blood. So it’s a two part technology that we have. And so we use that technology to not just to stabilize the glutathione but also to deliver and if you’re working with the
Physician, you can literally measure your blood cells level within the first hour of applying this glutathione topically on your skin. Okay, so that’s really important because my question was going to be when you said, you know, you apply it to your skin and then it gets in your blood, I thought, well, isn’t the issue though, when you were giving it intravenously that the molecule still didn’t, the glutathione molecule still didn’t get into the red blood, what cell but you’re saying that you all have been able to verify that it did actually get into blood cells, red blood cells, that was a pattern that we received
upon topical applications of glutathione. Interesting, because the liposomal product, I’m be honest, that’s the one I’ve taken. So I’m a little disappointed to hear, like, that’s probably not helped me much.

You’re set, you’re that you’re saying as a delivery system is is not providing benefit. There was a study that in 2010, at Texas University, and they took kids and they were with with spectrum disorder, and they will, they will also include the thigh on. And of course, they measured the liposomal form of glutathione, because the kids at that time didn’t want to take shots.

And so they did a study, and they found out was 100% of the patients do not increase a red blood cells levels of glutathione.

Not even one had increased in there. And the conclusion was that the body breaks down into various amino acids. And amino acids will eventually increase the glutathione level in the body. But not the red blood cells were not been improved with the glutathione levels. So that was the conclusion of the study. But that was like in 2010. Okay, so there’s there’s no benefit. If the asking a question, you’re not stating one. But it’s not stating a fact there’s no benefit. When the glutathione is outside of the red blood cell, it has to be within the red blood cell where everything’s happening for there to be benefit. Is that what you’re saying? So the benefits, though the benefits are there both ends. But if not in the red blood cells, it only stays in the body for about 14 to 15 minutes.

So it doesn’t stay for too long. So even the intravenous push the doctors will give you at the doctor’s offices. It is out of his system in 14 to 15 minutes.

And so I would a crusade Why don’t you educate the physicians as well. And the physicians that have no idea that this this was true, and so they had to find out. And that study was done in 1991. And that was those 30 plus years ago, the study was done. And so but the thing is, we had no other technologies to at least give a chance to increase the glutathione levels correctly. And when we first discovered it, we didn’t right away release the product for sale, we studied for almost 11 to 12 years before we decided, hey, now we have enough information that we will be able to can we can able to tell the patients how to use a product and before able to release the product. I wrote a book on it just to make sure that everybody has this information that I have learned over the last 12 years. First, tell us a little bit about that book, the global revolution. That’s the name of the book. And it’s truly a revelation for me and my family. Because it’s it’s given me a chance to touch everybody’s life by improved not just by improved glutathione levels. But the what I see on the other end, the benefits of what happens when you raise glutathione levels. A book is all about stories that I have heard from my patients over the last five years, a lot of science behind it. And everything that’s in the book is fully referenced. So if as a physician who picks up the book, if this if they if they see a staple in the book, they can very well go to the back of the book and look a reference that where this thing is coming from. I do give a 14 day jumpstart programs. So if somebody is young in the early 30s, they can literally boost glutathione levels by just by diet with within for the first 14 days. If under the age of 40 Plus, unfortunately, diet may not cut it by itself and you might need supplementation.

But again, as I say it’s never too late. My my dad who’s who’s 86 years old today was my patient number one for almost eight years. And if you see him today, he is the envy of all his friend groups because because he still walks three to six miles per day he does gardening he does he does whatever he wants to do. He travels the world by himself. alone, and my password 20 years ago, so he’s single. But he’s he travels the world by himself. And he lives by himself to when he travels abroad. And this independence at this age gives me hope that I can take anybody, any person at any age, and help them feel better. That’s a very encouraging story and happy birthday to your father. That’s, that’s wonderful, wonderful to hear. And I know people listening to this podcast, likely have parents approaching that same age. And you know, of course, very, very encouraging to hear the book, is it available Amazon where you know, every bookstore, tell people how they can get the book. Yeah, the book is available, either print copy, they do have a Kindle or electronic copy. They do have an audio book as well. So they have audible as well. They can pick up at the free read bookstores, we have it on my website as well, if it’s not available, subsidized print copy goes out pretty fast. And so I usually bought it bought a big stock of it. So I can also make sure the consumer has that book available at the print copy. So I do have them on my website as well. But you can get it from Amazon for sure. That’s the common place to get all the books. I have two more questions for you. The first one being and I always like to cover this with any any new supplement or dietary recommendation anything is just to cover if there are any risks associated with I guess, both glutathione supplementation on a general leather level, but then also the delivery system that that you developed. So I mean, that’s a great question, because you want to make sure that in medicine, firstly, do no harm when it comes to glutathione. And in fact, all the price is in that in the product that I make the literal product that I make all the products all the ingredients has actually a grand status by FDA, which is generally regarded as safe when it’s consumed orally. Of course, FDA does not look at it when you’re given topically. So we cannot say that hey, just because the chemical itself has a great set of standards by FDA when consumed orally, that is going to be safe when you take it topically. So even though we don’t have any proven studies that that hey, this is completely safe. We know one thing for fact that the ingredients are absolutely safe to use on anybody. That’s the current FDA of course, but being said that we do notice that glutathione is when we are raising the levels in the human body at a at a at a at a generally good pace, we want to see is is the dose going to be effective. So the reason we took us 12 years recent product because as we were studying to find out what those How much do I actually give you can you just take any amount you want. And the answer is you can take any amount you want but then it will be cost prohibitive. So we went on a crusade to find out and say what’s the most cost effective dose I can give you to see the best benefit. And so we have we found out that four sprays of the glitter which which gives about 100 milligrams was was absolutely enough to to raise anybody’s glutathione levels. And at that pace, we are not see any any concerns at all. Now of course a lot of people are toxic within and if they are if they have a lot of toxicity that we may have to ask them to start at a lower dose a little bit just because if one is too toxic, then they can get this approach either reactions type which is the rash on the body. If that happens, I mean it just the body is is trying to detoxify pretty fast you just have to go start immediately but you know if you’re if your body if you think the body is not super clean, but start low and then slowly gradually go up. Okay wonderful, wonderful information and then the really just clarification about the product was going to be my my my next question.

How do people learn more about this product purchase the product unpack that just a little bit. So right now, the private is only available through my website which is oral wellness.com au R o wellness.com. We will take the same exact technology and we have infused into a skincare line as well because imagine I can give you glutathione in your skincare regimen. All of a sudden, your your your face is never covered and it has the most exposure due to pollution and sunlight, everything else. So we have a skincare website as well, which is our a skincare.com, which is the same technology to create those products too. But I’m more than the wellness side because that’s what I see my most of my items. And then we do have

hundreds of physicians, they do carry them in the office as well. Because we do work with, with the with integrative medicine medicine physicians, but if not, the listeners can go to the website. And just order from there directly. Wonderful. And I will of course, as I do with every episode, be sure to place a link in the show notes to both the orawellness.com site and the ARO skincare website that Dr. Patel mentioned. Dr. Patel, is there anything about glutathione? Or the product, the process anything that I haven’t asked you that you think people need to know, the most common questions that I get asked that the answer needs to be revealed? Is glutathione. First of all, is there an overdose, you asked me about overdose, can I overdose on glutathione, as well as do I take it on daily basis, and so on and so forth. So let me just elaborate more about those kinds of things is, first of all, if the glutathione is increased in your red blood cells, it is generally there for about six to 12 hours maximum. Okay, so take it in twice a day is what we recommend, because it’s in another body all the time. Now, there’s one thing that we do know off of is, is, if it’s so hard for your body to make glutathione, the body is going to have a capacity to recycle the glutathione that has already been oxidized. And so keep in mind, when we say that Vitamin C is an antioxidant, all Vitamin C is doing is is helping the oxidized glutathione revive again. And so and so the body has the ability to recycle glutathione. So whatever you take from external sources, keep in mind, the body will work if it gets oxidized glutathione the body will recycle itself again over time. So if you miss a day, a few days here and there not to sweat, because the body already has a reserve that it will recycle recycling itself. And so that is something that most of the physicians may not know either, is there any advantage benefit, I guess, and supplementation of additional vitamin C, along with a glutathione product. So the glittery product that we produce also has a vitamin C in there. Okay, I’m a pharmacist by trade. So whatever your body needs, if I can put it inside the product, I’m gonna give it to you. Yeah, I hate taking more pills and more medicines
I just don’t like it, it gets to be a lot. I can say that the older that we get and the more that we add to our regimen it can it can get to be a lot. Well, Dr. Patel, this has just been very enlightening. A lot of really good information that I did not know, and I’m sure our listeners did not as well, if you will just recap again for them so that they’ve heard it more than once, where they can learn more about, about the product about glutathione. Just any information that you can point them in the direction for them to learn more. Absolutely. So the best, the best place would be my website, or wellness.com au R o wellness.com. On there, I do have I do have a blogger, right. I tried to on a once a week basis. So please subscribe to that. And I’ll try to get as much information out as possible in a timely manner.

You can get the book, the book has a lot of great information. And it’s a good reference to have it too. And

it’s something that I strongly urge to give to your parents give to somebody who likes to read because gift of health, health is the biggest gift we can ever give to anybody. And I’ve said I have so many friends telling me last Christmas that first time I had tears in my eyes because I was spreading good health amongst my family by giving your book away. So that’s something that I I want to make sure that everybody has the opportunity to to give good health to people. No, I love that sentiment that just really makes a lot of sense to me touches my heart and resonates with me. So I love that the gift of good health. It has been a pleasure interviewing to you today. Thank you so much for joining me. Thank you for having me. Appreciate that.

Okay, that wraps up my interview. I will as I said Be sure to place a link in the show notes to not only Dr. Patel’s book, the glutathione revolution which I have a copy of myself and let me tell you it covers so many topics that I think if you are interested in health and wellness and longevity. I think you will really find this book to be chock full of good information. I’ll place a link in the show notes to the book. But I will also place a link to both the website where you can purchase the gluteal glutathione delivery system. It’s a spray I have it I’ve been using it honestly i i tell you the honest truth here. I have been using it since the very day that I did this episode, I immediately ordered some actually I should say, the first bottle Dr. Patel was kind enough to give to me to let me try it. And I have been a consumer a purchaser of it as a customer since then. And that’s been many, many months ago. So I use it every day, just as he has directed, it does have a bit of a sulfur smell to it. I don’t know if you picked up on that in the episode. But he did acknowledge that the I believe it’s the glutamine
component of literal glutathione has a bit of a sulfur smell to it. So it’s not overwhelming and it’s not anything that’s exceptionally off putting but just know that that is a little bit of what you smell when you use the spray. So I will place a link in the show notes to the spray and then also place a link in the show notes to the skincare glutathione based products that Dr. Patel offers. Okay, I’m gonna take a quick commercial break. But then as always, I will be back for an odds and ends ending of the show.

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Since we’re on the subject of books that are chock full of good information, and given some of the things that I have shared with you over the last year or so about my journey with that being diagnosed with breast cancer, my increasingly openness to talk to you about my Christian faith, I want to tell you about a book that I recently finished that I am highly, highly recommending to you specifically, if you are ever diagnosed with cancer, or any type of major illness that you may go through. If you know someone who is it is a wonderful read that very honestly, I don’t know when I was in active treatment that I was prepared to read because very honestly, especially with chemo, you learn about chemo, chemo brain and it’s very real, like the ability to just sit and focus and really kind of absorb some more difficult complex topics. I just did not find myself in a position to do that. But having that behind me in some ways, I mean, cancer never leaves you as a as a as a topic. Really. I don’t think it leaves you if you’re the family member of a cancer survivor. I am a daughter of a cancer survivor. And I know for my whole adult life, it’s been something that’s on my mind. And then now as a cancer survivor myself, it’s certainly something that I think about. So, you know, I say the treatment portion is behind me but it never really leaves you. But the book that I want to tell you about that I recently completed is by Andy McWhinney, who is the Pastor Emeritus at Irving Bible Church in the Dallas Fort Worth area. And the book is titled notes from the valley, a spiritual travelogue through cancer. It is an amazing read for people of faith. And even people outside the faith. They’re often very heavy weighted questions and concerns that come up about the battle through any type of serious disease. And this book, unlike anything else that I have listened to as a podcast or read this book really touches at the heart of what we know as Christians to be true about some of the struggles, frankly, that we experience on this earth. And I’ll briefly just read to you something that is an excerpt from the entry on Amazon, where I’ll place a link in the show notes, of course to the book, it says in the persona of a travel writer, sending notes back from the desert, Andy recounts his journey through stage four cancer, in which he discovered what King David did in his own Valley, that in suffering, God’s presence isn’t diminished. But magnified, it’s a beautiful read again, I just offer it up to you as we’re talking about different books, things that might be beneficial to read. definitely different than a nutrition focus book like Dr. Patel’s, but one that is a beautiful read nonetheless. Okay, that wraps up today’s episode, a few housekeeping things to mention to you. First and foremost, if I could let me invite you to tell a friend about this podcast. I say it all the time. One of the best ways that this podcast grows is by word of mouth, friends, friend, so if you know someone who would appreciate this podcast, just grab the link and send it to them or send them a text and let them know this unmillennial life is available wherever you get your podcasts. And it’s very easy to find it just search this unmillennial life. If you’re someone who’s been listening to the podcast for a while and you’ve enjoyed it, can I ask you to leave a review and whatever podcast app you’re listening on five star review would be great. I detail this in last week’s season seven opener that for many years, I never mentioned it to you guys. But the first year that this podcast launched, I was explosive growth, because of the fact that Apple podcasts featured it as new and noteworthy. I mean, I felt so fortunate and, and really appreciated the exposure. However, with that much viral exposure comes the opportunity for people to hear this podcast that frankly, it’s not a good fit for. And people who it’s not a good fit for, for some reason, often decide to be the people who rate a podcast and I know just based on the number of ratings that I have, compared to how many downloads this podcast gets. It is such a tiny, tiny fraction of the people who continue to come back week after week, month after month, year after year. But there is a portion of the people who’ve left podcast reviews that frankly, weren’t a great fit and left some pretty nasty reviews about the podcast and specifically about me, my favorite is the woman who are women or men. And I actually don’t know, who said that my accent didn’t work for them. It gave me a bad rating. So if my accent works for you, and you like this podcast, do me a favor. And please leave a five star review. It not only helps the podcast grow, but it helps the podcast apps know that this is a good podcast to recommend to others to listen to. And then on that same note, if you do you have things that you don’t like and you want to reach out to me or things that you do like you can always go to the website, this unmillennial life.com And leave a voicemail, you can email me Regan at this unmillennial live.com or you can reach out to me all across social media and provide me your feedback there. The only thing that I would ask because if my accent doesn’t work for you just know that even if you tell me that there’s not a whole lot I can do about it. As always, thanks so much for listening, subscribing, downloading and of course sharing with a friend of you have a great week.

When real life finds its way onto your TV screen at night, how accurate does the portrayal feel? The hit show every unmillennial seems to be talking about - This Is Us - touches at issues that hit close to home. But for one foster parent, the storyline of Randall's family's choice to become a foster family missed the mark.

Today's podcast features foster parent, Elana Natker. Elana approached me a few months ago as a fan of the show wanting to share her story of how disappointed she was in the way This Is Us has handled the foster parenting story. With more than 428,000 children living in foster care in the U.S. alone, it's important to tell the foster parenting story, beyond primetime TV. On the show we discuss: 

• How the storyline on foster parenting is presented on This Is Us
• How a real-life foster parenting experience differs from what's shown on TV
• How a family might come to the decision they want to become a foster family
• What "respite care" is in the foster parenting framework and how it might be a fit for some families
• What happens when a foster parenting situation isn't a good fit
• How people who might be interested in considering foster parenting can get involved

To close out the show, I share a quick preview into the future of self-driving cars or perhaps, more importantly how GenX is not having it... yet... and also give a quick recap of the things fans of this show DO love about This Is Us.

If you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

And as always, you can either  Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group OR submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! This is the podcast feels like a chat between friends. Please tell a friend about the podcast so she can listen in, too! 

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne, Libsyn and Spotify.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

A digital society with no mail and no clutter may be the stuff millennials dream of. But the reality for many unmillennials is we're still drowning in a sea of our own stuff. Having spent years accumulating the day-to-day goods that make up a 40- to 50-something life, GenXers now find themselves at a crossroads of wanting more order while living an otherwise unordered life.

Today's podcast features a leading expert on all things organizational, Lisa Woodruff. Lisa is a home organization expert, productivity specialist, and author of The Mindset of Organization, Take Back Your House One Phase at a Time, and How ADHD Affects Home Organization. She believes organization is not a skill you are born with, but rather is something that is developed over time and changes with each season of life. Lisa has helped thousands of women reclaim their homes and finally get organized with her practical tips, encouragement, and humor through her blog and podcast at Organize365.com. On the show we discuss: 

• The phases of getting organized and how the calendar plays into getting started
• What makes unmillennials unique in their challenges to get organized
• How a simple box can be a game changer in managing mail and papers in your life
• Why organizing rooms by function is the key to staying organized
• How Lisa's 100 Day Home Organization Program (<- affiliate link) helps enrollees go day-by-day throughout their home to finally get organized

To close out the show, I'm sharing a detailed recap of how I managed to avoid jetlag and get a good night's sleep on the plane overnight on a recent work-related trip to Europe. And I wrap up the show with a fun little voice mail message from Pamela, a fan of the show. 

If you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

And as always, you can either  Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group OR submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! Just this last week a listener shared with me that this podcast feels like a chat between friends. Please tell a friend about the podcast so she can listen in, too! 

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne, Libsyn and Spotify.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

If checking your heart rate is something you only have done at an annual check-up, maybe it's time to look into the "theory" behind one of the nation's hottest fitness brands -- Orangetheory.

Grounded in research that shows the "after-burn" effect of high-intensity, cardio-blasting workouts (read: high heart rates), Orangetheory promises "strength, more energy, and more life." But does it live up to its promises?

Today's episode features Katy Widrick -- group fitness instructor, multi-media producer, blogging genius and personal friend of the show. Katy has made Orangetheory a dedicated part of her fitness journey and is sharing with listeners why. In the show, we discuss:

• The premise behind the "zones" of Orangetheory workouts
• Why the class is so much more than a "cardio" class
• How the class is structured and how newbies can best orient themselves the first time they go
• Why Orangetheory is so effective in a short amount of time, but not the place to chat with friends
• What it feels like to gain functional fitness as a working mom to two small children
• Why Orangetheory is customizable for every level, but not for the casual fitness seeker. It's serious business.

To close out the show, I'm sharing a few updates and follow-ups to The Eyelashes Episode.Our most popular episode to date, this show continues to live beyond the podcast on the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group .Through that group I learned about an alternative to prescription serums -- castor oil (<- affiliate link). I also share my experience trying out another "over the counter" (read: buy it easily online at Amazon <- affiliate link) eyelash growth serum, GrandeLASH-MD. 

If you've been listening to the show for a while or are a new listener and have thoughts about what you like/don't like, I'd love for you to share them with me through this very brief LISTENER SURVEY. Thanks for your feedback! 

And as always, you can either  Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group OR submit a show idea here! 

Thank you for listening and sharing with a friend! Just this last week a listener shared with me that this podcast feels like a chat between friends. Please tell a friend about the podcast so she can listen in, too! 

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne, Libsyn and Spotify.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

Search the hashtag #lululemon on Instagram and you'll find nearly 2 million posts of women all over the world showing off the beloved brand in their personal pursuit of fitness. But what do you not see? Any women wearing the brand who are larger than a size 12. 

Experts estimate the number of overweight women in America as being 40% of the population. Yet brands like Lululemon - a brand that describes itself as "born from a love of daily sweat" - seemingly don't want women of a certain size to actually sweat in their clothing. 

Today's episode tells the story of Amy Edwards - a forty-something Westpoint grad and working mom - who decided to start a fitness journey only to find that fitness brands and retailers simply didn't offer clothing in her size. After disheartening store visits and formal complaints to corporate offices, Amy finally began to notice a small change in the retail landscape, but she says there's more that needs to be done. In the show, we discuss:

• What prompted Amy to start her fitness journey
• When she first realized that fitness fashion didn't offer many, if any, options at her size
• What it was like to visit Lululemon in hopes of being able to buy this much loved fitness brand
• What she found as options for her size at stores like Athleta, Dick's Sporting Goods, Target and Academy Sports
• What Amy did to encourage her local retailers to larger carry sizes 
• What she recommends other women do in their area

To close out the show, I answer a recurring question that's come up after The Poop Episode -- how many Metamucil fiber cookies/wafers do I eat each day and when I'm traveling. And next, I break down the basics of "How to Start Watching Star Wars Now With Your Kids?" (Spoiler: the reading order I recommend in the show based on "expert" opinion is 4, 5, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8.)

Last, I ask listeners of the show to be sure to send me show topic ideas for the future either by Tweeting Me @ReganJonesRD, leaving me a voicemail, joining the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group OR submitting a show idea here! 

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it’s the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven’t done that, please share!

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne, Libsyn and Spotify.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

We've all heard that it's important to save for a rainy day. But what about saving for the many sunny days, weeks, months and years you hope to enjoy after retirement. Financial experts say the best time to start that saving process was yesterday. But for GenX unmillennials, there's still time to start today.

In today's episode of the podcast, I interview Scott Greenberg, a Certified Financial Planner, to discuss the aspects of risk management and wealth accumulation that are most important to our generation. We cover:

• Why financial planning NOW is so important for GenX and other unmillennials
• When is the best time to make financial planning a priority
• What constitutes risk management, including Long Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance and Long Term Care Insurance
• Ways to easily calculate a starting number for amount of Life Insurance needed
• The difference between "risk management" planning and planning for "wealth accumulation for retirement"
• The red flags everyone should look for in terms of their financial planning investments
• What should families who are strapped for cash do when there doesn't seem to be any money to save for the future?
• How our generation differs from our parents and grandparents in terms of our responsibility to save for retirement

To close out the show, I take a turn to a completely different (and less stable) investment -- Bitcoin (or more generically, cryptocurrencies.) Sharing my very basic understanding of Bitcoin, I give listeners a preview into how it works, why they need to know about it and how Bitcoin owners can tap into its value for purchase (with a bonus cautionary tale of the volatility of Bitcoin.) To provide me feedback on Bitcoin, Financial Planning for GenX or simply share a topic idea for the show, listeners can Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail OR join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group and let me know what you think! 

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it’s the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven’t done that, please share!

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne, Libsyn and Spotify.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

Poop. We all do it. We all know what it is. But what does YOUR poop actually say about your overall health and well-being? Today's episode unapologetically answers all those questions about your daily (or not?) visit to the bathroom you've been too afraid to ask.

Featuring New York Times best selling author (<- affiliate link) and registered dietitian Kate Scarlata, we're discussing the number one things you need to know about number two. In the show we discuss:

• Why poop is an overall indicator of health
• What is "normal" poop
• Why both constipation and diarrhea have health implications, beyond simply the discomfort
• Where people should turn if they have concerns about the quality of their bowel movements
• What are the various fiber sources that can both help (or hurt) digestion, including Metamucil and chicory root (inulin)
• The balance between feeding probiotic bacteria with prebiotic fibers just what they need or so much that it causes you discomfort
• The real facts behind fecal transplants and who they're most effective for
• What you need to know about the colors of poop

To close out our interview, Kate discusses her new book devoted to the low-FODMAP diet and previews her new "I believe in your story" campaign, which not only raises awareness of the issues around irritable bowel syndrome but also aims to raise funds for IBS research. To wrap up the show, I recount one of my more unmillennial embarrassing moments fighting technology while I hosted a recent Facebook LIVE. And lastly, I offer up two new shows I'm interested in on Netflix and ask for audience input on whether or not they would make the list for my "If I had a VCR I'd tape this" segment. Listeners can Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD, leave me a voicemail OR join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group and let me know what you think! 

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it’s the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven’t done that, please share!

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne and Libsyn.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

If you're an unmillennial you've been having periods more years than you probably care to remember. So what in the world could a podcast tell you that you DON'T know about your menstrual cycle? How about the fact that you actually burn more calories after ovulation OR that right after your period may be the best time to try for a new PR in your fitness routine?

Today's episode of the podcast features an interview with registered dietitian, nutrition coach and flexible dieting expert, Emily Field. In the episode, we discuss: 

• How Emily and I started working together
• Why I'm trying out macro tracking that correlates with my menstrual cycle
• How the hormones estrogen and progesterone, which change throughout the month, affect fitness, coordination, hunger, mindset and more 
• What these changes mean in terms of the exercises you choose in both your follicular phase (the beginning of your cycle) and the luteal phase (the end of your cycle)
• The increase in calories metabolized at the end of your cycle and why the types of foods you eat might need a shift during this time

To wrap up the show, I recap a recent NBCNews.com article that details "Why the Future is Female" and give my own thoughts about what this message means in terms of inspiring and empowering us as women after age 40. I invite all guest of the show to Tweet Me @ReganJonesRD and tell me why YOU think the #FutureIsFemale. Or you can leave me a voicemail OR join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group and let me know what you think! 

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it’s the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven’t done that, please share!

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne and Libsyn.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

From concerns about saying the wrong thing to not knowing how to help, you may find yourself feeling completely inadequate when faced with knowing someone who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. This episode of the podcast touches on that possibility and most importantly, shares a personal account from Maggie Van Duyn of what life has been like after her being diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer in her late 30s.

In the show Maggie shares: 

• A brief account of her diagnosis
• What types of things friends can do/say that are helpful in a trying time like the days surrounding a new diagnosis
• How friends can better navigate conversations about terminal illness around children
• Why it's important for people to reach out with compassion and caring, even when paralyzed with fear they'll say the wrong thing
• How being "left out" is one of the more hurtful parts of living with illness 

I close my interview with Maggie as she shares the story of her Cancer Card initiative through her site, Maggie's Bright Side. Maggie's ability to manage life with illness, through treatment, while parenting and on top of it start a benefit for fellow cancer patients in Vermont is nothing short of amazing and all to inspiring.  

Before I wrap up the show, I share a few tips from a recent article by Foodlet that my friend Sally of Real Mom Nutrition shared on her Facebook page. The post offers ideas for families to give back in their communities during the holidays, with a special discussion on the importance of giving to food banks. 

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it’s the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven’t done that, please share!

Or provide me feedback by leaving me a voicemail OR joining the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group.

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne and Libsyn.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

As unmillennials we’ve come a long way since the days of leotards and legwarmers. And while group fitness has evolved over the years, one thing remains true — the best fitness routine for YOU is the one you’ll actually do, consistently, and love.

I’ve shared on the show that my personal choice for fitness is BodyPump. today, I’m taking time to explain why. In this episode of This Unmillennial Life, I’m geeking out on all things BodyPump related with my friend, fellow food blogger and BodyPump instructor, Katie Webster. In the show we discuss: 

• How Katie started attending BodyPump classes a decade ago and why she is still going (and teaching) today
• What the “rep effect” is and why BodyPump recommends it as a way to build strength
• What to expect in a BodyPump class, including music, timing, tempo and weight selection
• The importance of choosing weights that challenge, but don’t compromise form

Following my interview with Katie, I share what Chris Mohr, PhD, RD, a frequent contributor to the show, shared with me as to his thoughts on BodyPump. Specifically, Chris addresses the notion that group fitness can be a big benefit of BodyPump and why continuing to add weight and challenging yourself is the key to strength gains in the class.

To wrap up the show, I share a few finds from LesMillsOnDemand to help you with either your own personal fitness quest at home and/or helping your kids get moving more.

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it’s the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven’t done that, please share!

Or provide me feedback by leaving me a voicemail OR joining the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group.

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne and Libsyn.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

There are no shortages of food blogs and magazine covers promising spectacular menus and dishes for your Thanksgiving meal, but what if staying in the kitchen all day is the last thing you want to do?

Kids want your attention, parents and relatives complain of never seeing you and all you want is a break from all the frenzy. If this sounds all too familiar, today's episode is the holiday helper you never knew you needed.

On today's episode of This Unmillennial Life, I'm chatting with Kathleen Phillips, author of Magic Cakes (<- Amazon affiliate link) and the food blog, GritsandGouda, as she shares her favorite shortcut cooking tips for the holiday season. In the episode, Kathleen discusses: 

• How you only need 2 ingredients to make Southern scratch biscuits
• Why her caramel frosting is fail-proof
• Whether boxed cake mixes make the cut in her kitchen
• How to make easy clean-up of roasting your Thanksgiving turkey
• Where to find an extra warming-oven (spoiler: a kitchen remodel isn't the answer)
• Other ways to make old-fashioned holiday treats with new-fashioned convenience

In the show, Kathleen also teases a few of her favorite recipes from her food blog that would make excellent (and easy) additions to your holiday menu:

• Cheater Caramel Icing
• Magic Cake Sticky Toffee Pudding
• Dulce de Leche 2 Ingredient Ice Cream
• Easy Chocolate Truffle Tart
• 2 Ingredient Biscuits from Scratch
• Microwave Peanut Brittle
• Broccoli Cheese Cornbread
• Cookies 'n' Cream Fudge
• Microwave Pistachio Cranberry Brittle

To wrap up the show, I am previewing three of my favorite apps that help you connect with family, preserve memories and lastly, shave a little time listening to your favorite podcasts.  

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it's the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven't done that, please share!

Or provide me feedback by leaving me a voicemail OR joining the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group.

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne and Libsyn.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

 

 

Most unmillennials acknowledge that having aging parents is a life change you are never really prepared for. This episode details my experience realizing something was wrong with one of my parents simply by looking at the apps we were using to communicate on a daily basis.  

THIS UNMILLENNIAL LIFE PODCAST SHOW NOTES:

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE LIFE SAVING APPS FOR AGING PARENTS EPISODE:

The Parenting Aging Parents Episode

Marco Polo

Life 360

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EPISODE KEYWORDS

podcast, apps, umillennial, Gen X, aging parents

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

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Regan Jones  00:00

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I'm your host, Regan Jones. And welcome to today's show. And Welcome to Season Seven of this unmillennial life. Before we get started in what is going to be a very personal story about what I've already shared with you in the season seven teaser trailer about my experience with my dad and his hospitalization. I want to be transparent with you in a way that I haven't been transparent in the past. Not that I've been trying to hide anything from you, as a listener of the show. But the last few years, really as COVID kind of came onto the scene and the country went through a very divisive election, which it looks like we are headed into another divisive election season as those things unfolded, and as I was confronted with what I have been very transparent about my experience being diagnosed with breast cancer, and going through the treatment of that I very honestly have found myself over the last few years with this podcast, in a position to frankly not talk about some of the issues. And some of the topics that were top of mind for me. And the reason is because to be very honest with you. And I'm going to say this upfront knowing that for some of you, this may change how you feel about me and this podcast. And it's taken me a long time to get to the point where I am comfortable with accepting that for some of you you'll you'll frankly turn this podcast off and not listen to it moving forward because of the transparency that I'm going to share. But the reality is, over the last few years, I have realized that some of what I thought was my own millennial illness is actually my conservativeness. It's actually my Christianity. And there are a lot of topics that have come up over the last few years that I had a different opinion than many of my peers. And the majority of what I would say is the legacy traditional media. The way things have been reported on various topics, the way things have been reported. They have been different than how I saw things. And early on. As I began to realize, Wow, I have a considerable difference of opinion than a lot of the prevailing opinions online. When I first realized that and after some personal attacks that came my way, as I was realizing that it really made me stop and pull back and reevaluate how public I wanted to be with my opinions on different topics. And when I say that to you, I'll say this just to go Go ahead. And I guess, get to the point, I do not in any way intend to turn this podcast into anything that is trying to push a political agenda to you that you may have a difference of opinion. I don't intend to weigh in on topics that I think are exceptionally divisive. But I also feel like I owe it to you, as someone who I assume has listened to the show. Over the years, or maybe you've just recently discovered it, I owe it to you to be a little bit more transparent, just so that you understand that sometimes the take that I have on different topics may be different than what you hear on other podcasts or in the mainstream media. And for some of you, that will mean you don't want to listen to this podcast. And I understand that I did not for a number of years, want to run the risk of alienating you from me or myself from you. But what I've come to realize is that one of the things that I think that we lack in this country right now is the ability to separate people, there may be political leanings, or their religious leanings, or that lack thereof, we have come to a point where we don't seem to be able to alienate those things, from our known experience with those people have those people been kind to us, have those people, you know, brought some sort of value to our life. And while the overwhelming majority of people that listen to this podcast, I don't know you personally, I hope that you know that over the last six seasons, I have done my very best to bring to you episodes that provide some sort of either insight, and maybe some entertainment, but mostly insights that help you in some way. And even if it's just to offer a difference of opinion that you potentially hadn't considered on a topic. I've done that as a service to you and our relationship. If knowing that I do consider myself conservative, and Christian, and I may have some viewpoints that differ than yours. If knowing those things makes you not want to listen to this podcast, I'm okay with that. I would love to keep you here. I would love to be able to continue to offer episodes to you on topics that are of interest in my own millennial life and potentially of interest in your unmillennial life. But I've also come to accept that I really shouldn't feel like I have to hide behind a microphone, and keep all of my opinions to myself. So that's the transparency that we're starting off with season seven. Putting that all aside, I want to jump into today's episode. And thanks for sticking around. If you're still here, and then tune out after that brief introduction.

Today's episode, as I said, it's gonna be a very personal detailing of what happened in the spring of this year. As you know, I've been getting back up to speed trying to produce episodes of the podcast after taking a little bit of time off or a lot of time off, however you want to look at it for my cancer treatment. And I now realize that I actually had a lot less energy coming out of that for about a year, then I really realized I am back to work, full speed ahead. But it is been, you know, an uphill climb to kind of build back from that experience. And I know there are many, many women who listen to this podcast who've been through the same thing. And I just commend each and every one of you for showing up to work during treatment and trying to build back because nobody can prepare you for how difficult that is. But that all being said, I really found myself in the spring of this year, beginning to get things moving again, getting back to work. I have launched a brand new website. We'll talk more about that and in a different time, but just about the time in the spring that I was really getting going about a week after Easter break. As I've told you in the season seven teaser, if you listen to that my dad suffered a very serious fall in his home, had to be rescued and had an extensive hospitalization Intensive Care Unit, hospital stay rehab stay. And I was really sidelined from working for quite a significant period of time. The reason that I wanted to do this episode is because as I've told this story to a number of people, the thing that continues to jump out in my conversations with people is that so many people are somewhat amazed at the way it all unfolded. So here's what happened. About a week after Easter break. I knew that my dad had what we thought at the time was a cold. I've called this the life saving apps episode because I have a couple of different apps that I'm synced up with, you know, friends and family, specifically, my mom and my dad, both of whom live alone, they're not married, have it been for 40 some odd years, and they live separately. And I don't have any brothers or sisters. So their, you know, network of extended family is not terribly extended. And with both of them, I have them on life 360, and I have them on Marcopolo. Now, with my mom, I'll just go ahead and say my mom's very socially active. So she has a lot of people checking in on her kind of on a daily basis, places that she's going doctor's appointments, things like that. So historically, I haven't worried quite as much that if something happened with her, that, you know, we wouldn't be aware. But I'm not saying anything that my dad wouldn't say to you himself, if he were on this episode, my dad is is not as socially active as my mom. He doesn't as I said, he doesn't have any other children. He has one sibling, and she lives a few hours away from him. And he had someone significant in his life for a number of years that he saw on a daily basis. But she passed away a year ago, this past January. So I increasingly have fought over the last couple of years, hey, you know, my dad is at an age now where I just want to make sure that I'm checking in on him on a daily basis. And as I said, about a week after Easter break, I knew he had what he called a cold. And I was checking in on him. You know, every morning, my routine was to drop my youngest son off at school, and then send a quick Marco Polo, you

guys have heard me talk about Marco Polo, I started using it. In the early days of the initial lockdown with COVID, it was a great way to communicate with people, you know, sort of almost face to face, similar to FaceTime, but a little bit more flexibility in terms of timing, because it's more of a walkie talkie type video. And I still use it all the time to communicate with family and friends and I love it. But I would check in with him every morning at about, oh gosh, 705 Eastern Time. And typically his routine was to follow me back within an hour, maybe two Max, this was on a particular Friday. And I did have what I would say is that small still voice, I consider that personally the Holy Spirit speaking to me, you can call it what you want. But I had a small still voice that said, when he did not check in within an hour or two, you need to dig a little deeper, you need to go a little further. My dad was pretty formulaic about his routine. And I looked on life 360 Because again, I was connected with him on life 360. And I saw that his phone battery was dead. So those of you who have children that are a driving age, you probably have like 360 It's such a common app. And it gives you you know, the opportunity to see where your kids are right at the moment, where they've been, how fast they've been driving all kinds of things. But one of the things that it will also show you is how much battery do they have on their phone and we're constantly battling this with my oldest son did like keep your phone battery charged up. But my dad being someone who spends a pretty good bit of time at his computer at his desk. He is a longtime retired engineer. So you know, he's not at all a stranger to electronics and computers. And that's sort of, you know, part of his routine would be to keep that phone charged up and right by his desk. When I noticed that morning that his phone battery was dead. And he had not responded within the last couple of hours, I began to get worried. I gave him a little bit more time because, you know, there comes this unique moment in our lives. And we've done this episode on parenting aging parents, but there becomes this unique moment where you try to balance or I've found that you try to balance you are the child and you want to respect the autonomy. I guess that's the best word of your aging parents and not saying like you're trying to take over and you know, run their lives and also did not want to, you know, panic needlessly. But when both of those things, both of those apps, I should say because I think they're so key to acknowledge that it's these two apps that I really relied on to See that something was out of the ordinary. When both of these popped up, I then began to text and did not receive the text back from my dad. And I thought as a last resort, Hey, is it possible that he's sitting at his desk that he doesn't realize his phone battery, his rundown, and he's, you know, reading email because he spends a lot of time going through email and reading newsletters and that type of thing. And so I sent him an email and said, Look, I'm trying to get in touch with you, you're not responding. Let me know you're okay. And I gave that all of that experience about one additional hour. And at that point, when I didn't receive anything back from him, I to be honest with you got extremely worried. It's still even today, all these many months later, it's very hard to talk about. Because it was such a very scary situation. And what I've detailed so far was not the scariest, and I'll go through that with you have called this the life saving apps episode, and I'm realizing as I'm beginning to detail this that some of this is gonna be a little bit is about the apps, but a lot of it's just about the story. So, at that point, I did call his sister, my aunt, and just said, Hey, I've been trying to get in touch with him. You know, here's the story. And what do you think I should do? Do you think I should call the police, you know, and we both agreed, you just really don't want to needlessly panic if you don't have to. So we agreed to ask my mother, my dad's ex wife, you know, they're they've been very, very cordial my whole life, which I'm so so very fortunate. Any of you all who have been through a divorce, know that it doesn't always turn out that way. And I'm very, very fortunate that they have always been cordial to one another. So I sent my mom over to his home. And she blew the horn, tried to knock on the door, could not get him to the door. And I had, she had no speakerphone and at that point, we agreed it was time to call the police. And what happened from there is, like I said, really kind of hard to talk about because it pulls in these emotions of being in that moment, listening to the police arrive and discover that my dad was in the floor. He could not get up. He had fallen as it turns out, around 3am ish Central time, he had gotten up which was kind of his routine in the middle of the night, and he'd gone to get something to drink. And when he started walking away from his kitchen, he became extremely dizzy. And just as he says kind of twirled around and fell on the floor. And he could not get up from there. He had double pneumonia, a lot of different things going on and out of respect to him. I'm not going to detail all of those, those issues, I just will say that, what I have learned and talking to people who took care of him that at this point in people's lives when they reach sort of what I would hate to call my dad elderly. But Dad, if you're listening, I'm just kind of using it as a as a generic term. When the elderly reached this point, falls are not uncommon. And unfortunately, falls and not being able to get up from those Falls is actually more common than you would think. I don't have any statistics. But it was made really clear to me by the medical professionals who took care of him that it does happen. And the reason I'm bringing that to your attention is because if you're someone who has aging parents, especially ones that live alone, I think you should be aware that the risk for them falling and not being able to get up is actually a probably a lot higher than you realize. My dad had virtually no issues going into this acute illness and this fall, he was very active. So it's not as if he was in a position that we anticipated, hey, if he had a fall, he wouldn't be able to get back up. But that is what happened. He was not able to get back up. And here's kind of the next part of that story that I want you to know. When he presented to the emergency room. Like I said, I'm not gonna go through everything that was happening with him from a health standpoint, but he was in what you would call I believe, and I'm sorry if I pronounced this wrong rhabdomyolysis and that is a breakdown of the large muscles in your body. And it is extremely damaging to your kidneys. So he presented in basically acute kidney failure, not because there was anything wrong with his kidneys originally, but because when you lay there for CAUTI it was probably seven or eight hours. On these large muscle groups, your muscles begin to deteriorate very quickly. Somebody asked me as I detail the story, one on one one time, well, what's the difference between laying in the bed? Eight hours and laying in the floor? And to be honest with you, I can't answer that. And if any of you are nurses or doctors, or medical professionals that can answer why someone who falls on the floor and can't get up will be in what they call Rhabdo. Versus, hey, we lay in the bed for eight hours. I do know most of us toss and turn, I certainly do. Um, if you can answer that, feel free to reach out to me and kind of explain that. But it was made very clear to me that that is what had happened with him is that part of the laying in the floor had had caused this acute kidney failure. Now the good news is over a few days of being an ICU, it did begin to resolve and so I'm happy to say that that does not appear to be anything that has had long term consequences. But it is a reminder to me and I hope to you that if you have people, and it doesn't have to be your aging parents, it can be other people that you know, who are living alone. I know, it's super easy to get busy with our lives, and be moving at a rapid pace where we are content to kind of check in every few days. But I've heard some horror stories in the hospital about aging people, elderly, senior citizens, whatever, you know, label you want to give them who fell in their home, and weren't set to talk to anybody in their family for a few days. And they stayed there for days. I'm so, so thankful that while this was an extremely serious, it was life threatening. At one point, we really just did not think my dad was going to make it

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very serious, very life threatening and very lengthy experience hospitalization, rehab, I'm thankful that he pulled through it. I know, without a doubt, had I not been using these apps with my dad, and had a sense that something was wrong, this story would have ended differently. So I'm not sure that there's anything else I can tell you about the story that really is going to make a bigger impact than what I've shared already. Really, at the end of the day, the point is to share with you that these are apps that you don't typically think of using with aging parents, maybe Marco Polo, but certainly you can make the case for that's not even necessary. Life 360 does not jump out at me as one that I would necessarily think would be super helpful for aging parents. But in both cases, these were the communication and monitoring apps that I had in place that if I can paint the picture most broadly, to assess why I think I'm why I would like to recommend them to you is they allow for the most again, autonomy with my parents, where you know, I'm not necessarily having to get them on the phone at this time or that time I'm sending a polo they're watching it when they want to watch it. They're sending me back a polo I'm watching it when I want to watch it, which I think works really well when you are as busy as many of us are, you know, we have aging parents, but we still have children at home, you know, you're working a job, I'm trying to rebuild a career, you know, there's all these things taking place. And so an app like Marco Polo, that lets me communicate, but on my terms and on their terms, has been wonderful just in and of itself. But the consistency and the pattern of talking to my dad was really the number one thing that gave me pause to say, hey, something is wrong. And then secondary to that, again, would be live 360 You don't think about needing to necessarily monitor, you know, the comings and goings of your parents. But when you can know that they usually go to, you know, the grocery store, this time of day, or they go to church this time of day, or, you know, we all tend to have some patterns. And when you can see that those patterns are not taking place. You know, if you know that they always plug their phone up before they go to bed and that phone is dead. Then again, these are things that can give you a red flag that you need to check in on something. I think the only additional thing that I would add and this is something that we have added to my dad's home after all this had happened is and thankfully we have not yet needed it and I hope and pray that we never do. But we did go ahead and add a couple of Alexis to his home. He was never really a big fan of having an Alexa in his home. And I understand why. You know this is one of those places where there are a lot of people who are not huge fans of devices being within earshot. and listening in on, you know, potentially everything that you say, and I'm not here to debate that issue one way or the other. But what we realize is that in the event he were to fall, and not be able to get up again, if he could call out to her to call one of us, I say one of us, me or my husband, really, that's the, you know, the extent of who he would probably be calling, that also could potentially be a safety net, in ensuring that he did not lay there for any extended period of time, again, in the future. So that's the story. That's what happened in spring of this year. That's what had me sidetracked for not only weeks, but months realistically. And while this has not been the traditional episode, that I usually kick the seasons off with a new topic and new guests, I really think is important for you just to kind of understand what went on. And I hope that it gives you an opportunity to evaluate the communication channels that you have in place with people that you care about. And in both cases, these are free apps that you can use with your parents or again, you know, people that you are responsible for that you are concerned, that maybe don't have a lot of people checking in on them on a daily basis, I just say, you know, why not. And probably the last thing to summarize, the most important part of the whole story is I say that these are life saving apps, and I really think that they are, but the real life saving component is just having the routine of checking in, I know it can be difficult to keep up with communications with all the people that you want to communicate with, you know, friends from high school friends from college moms that you've met, you know, on the lacrosse team, there's so much vying for your attention every single day and people that are vying for your attention to communicate with and one of the things that has really come out of my cancer experiences, I value relationships with people so much more than I used to, and that includes my family. But with all of the things that are vying for our attention, I can tell you that I am tremendously, tremendously thankful that I had established this routine of checking in with my dad on a daily basis, I really didn't have a routine of checking in with my mom on a daily basis. It's like I said, she has such a sort of vibrant calendar that I haven't worried as much about her. But she is my mom, he is my dad, I'm their only child. And while I can't accept responsibility for you know, everything in their lives, they don't want me to nor am I do I expect for myself to be responsible for everything. I think it's not too much to ask that I check in with them every day, just to make sure that things are okay. Mom has transitioned now to a text checking them every morning. And so I know that if I don't hear from her every morning, you know, I'm going to be checking in. And maybe for many of you, this is not as big of a concern. You're both your parents are married, they live together or you have siblings nearby who knows, very similar to when I gave you my breast cancer story. I know that not all of you will be diagnosed with breast cancer, but one in eight women will. And so if it's not you, maybe it's somebody that you know, and I just hope that the information that I've shared today will be something that will be of help to you or someone that you share it with.

And on that note, let me just ask you, please, if you enjoy this podcast, please share it with a friend. Word of mouth is frankly one of the very best ways that this podcast gets shared. When COVID hit, there's a lot of jokes out there among podcasters about how the podcast world exploded, everybody was at home. And if they weren't doing sourdough baking, they were starting a podcast. And so while the competition is pretty hefty in the podcast space, I know for many of you, you've been here for a long time, and you're very loyal listeners. And I hope that you will remain that way. Like I said at the beginning of the show, just because I've been transparent about with you about how my view a viewpoint may differ than some of the mainstream viewpoints that either you hold or you can hear from others. I don't in turn intend to turn this podcast into anything that is divisive or controversial. I'm just trying to be transparent with you. But if you like this podcast, and you find these topics helpful, please share them with a friend. That's one of the best ways that you can help grow this unmillennial life. One of the other ways that you can help grow the podcast and help me out is to leave a review. I don't think I've ever mentioned on the show, but I'll tell you now, because it's a day of transparency, that when this podcast first launched, it got picked up by iTunes and was featured as new and noteworthy. And let me tell you that is a moment of viral sharing and exposure that I've never experienced with any of my other businesses or brands. And the good side about that is it exposed this podcast to probably many of you. And that's how you found it. And I had amazing exposure and new people come into this podcast as a result. But the other thing I got was some pretty negative reviews from people who did not like this podcast. This podcast is not for everybody. And I certainly make no promises that it is so well, I don't think I've really ever pointed that out to you. There are some pretty cruel ratings and reviews on iTunes as a result of people in the first season getting exposed to this podcast who, frankly, they just it was never going to be a good fit for them. And ironically, when people are happy with podcasts or happy with businesses, they don't tend to leave positive reviews. When people are unhappy and want to find fault and criticism with you, they leave negative reviews.

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So if you've never taken the time to leave a podcast review on Apple podcasts, I would so appreciate it. It would make my day and I know that it helps Apple understand who is a better fit for this podcast so that they can recommend it in the future. Lastly, let me just invite you to connect with me. Certainly some of the things that I've shared today have been very personal in nature. Some of those again at the beginning of the show, you may I don't know find fault with and you want to reach out and tell me why. Hey, I'll take those emails at Reagan at thisunmillenniallife.com. I'm also back on social media now I have kind of separated my social media accounts to make it a little bit easier for people to understand, you know the account that they're following. I have Regan Jones RD, as my primary food and baking account for my new website, thisbakinglife.com We're not going to talk about that today. I'll talk more about that again in the future, if you're interested, but that's Regan Jones our day but if you want to connect on all things related to on Millennial lifestyle and this particular podcast, you can go to this unmillennial life on Instagram. I'll be sure to place a link in the show notes. And as a reminder, if you've never joined the Facebook group, that group is at facebook.com/groups/thisunmillenniallife. Okay, that wraps it up for today. I will be coming back very shortly with a number of new episodes. Hope you have a great week.

If you have days where you're not sure who needs your help more -- your kids or your parents, you know you're an unmillennial.

Today's episode of This Unmillennial Life scratches the surface on a topic that runs deep with both emotional responses and tactical requirements, the role of becoming caregiver to aging parents. For many unmillennials, but now is the time to begin the conversations around what our parents have planned (or not planned for) as they age and need additional help.

In the show I interview Elizabeth Ward, MS, RD as she shares a personal account of what it was like to transition to becoming the caregiver for her mother prior to her death. In the episode, Liz shares: 

• The events that led to her mom needing full-time care
• How she found services to support her mom's desire to stay at home
• The financial impact of in-home care
• The need to discuss wishes ahead of time
• Why people should get comfortable having the uncomfortable conversations
• How email and texts can take away some of the barriers to discussing these topics
• Resources she found helpful, including (affiliate link->) A Bittersweet Season and MindingOurElders.com.
• The importance of taking care of the caregiver

I wrap up this portion of the show by providing some additional resources I found online related to caring for an aging, and specifically note the valuable links available via the Caregiver Action Network.

To end the show, I discuss whether or not my distaste for mail and lack of commitment to sending cards is an unmillennial trait, a more-millennial phenomenon OR simply my own personal quirk. You be the judge and let me know what you think!

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it's the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven't done that, please share!

Or provide me feedback by leaving me a voicemail OR joining the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group.

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne and Libsyn.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

Magazine covers may tout the importance of protein for weight loss, but what if the benefits go far beyond that?

Today's episode of This Unmillennial Life uncovers why protein as we age (starting as early as our 30s!) is so important to maintain lifelong health and independence, plus covers one of the more common quick-to-grab protein options -- protein bars -- and identifies the best choices.

In the show I interview Chris Mohr, RD, PhD (Don't miss the interview I did with Chris in The CrossFit Episode) and Jessica Crandall, RD, CDE, AFAA. We discuss: 

• The importance of eating protein throughout the day
• How much protein to aim for at each meal
• What an adequate serving size of protein looks like
• Why some protein bars may be glorified candy bars
• What you should look for on the label when choosing a protein bar
• What ratio of protein to calories makes up a good protein bar choice
• How choosing low-calorie foods (like low-calorie nut milks) may seem like a good idea but is actually hindering your ability to get enough protein
• What ingredients to look for on the labels of protein bars that make them a good or not-so-good choice
• Whether or not protein bars are safe choices for kids

I close out this week's show with my personal recommendations for 4 protein bars I like and recommend (which include ALDI Elevation Mint Chocolate bars, Think Thin Brownie Crunch, Pure Protein Salted Caramel and Rx Bars). I also discuss my thoughts on Quest protein bars. (Spoiler: I'm not a fan of Quest personally for taste and digestibility, but know many people love it so I recommend it as one you may want to try.)

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it's the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven't done that, please share!

Or provide me feedback by leaving me a voicemail OR joining the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group.

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne and Libsyn.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

If there's one shopping habit that seems to separate millennials from other generations, it's the amount of money spent on groceries. In fact, some estimates put the number that millennials spend on groceries beyond their older counterparts at nearly $2500 more per year.

While unmillennials are apparently already doing a pretty good job of cutting grocery bills in comparison, is there room for more savings? If you've ever shopped at an ALDI grocery store, you know the answer is yes!

In today's episode, we're discussing all things ALDI and taking a look at what makes this low-cost leader a nationwide grocery store success. 

In the show I interview self-proclaimed "ALDI super fan" Sally of Real Mom Nutrition. (Note: While Sally is on the advisory board for ALDI, she was not compensated for this interview.) We discuss:

• How Sally got hooked on ALDI
• How ALDI gives shoppers a chance to buy high-end items at low-cost prices
• What type of quality shoppers can expect from ALDI products
• Sally's favorite healthy products to purchase there (Here's the link to download Sally's ALDI Shopping List.)
• The subtle differences shoppers need to know before they go

I close out this week's show with a preview of an upcoming podcast I'll be doing on "athleisure" clothing and specifically sharing feedback I received via Facebook on the uber popular, millennial-targeted brand, lululemon. 

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it's the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven't done that, please share!

Or provide me feedback by leaving me a voicemail OR joining the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group.

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne and Libsyn.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

The older we get the more the quiet aches and pains we used to ignore seem to get a little louder in their plea to be treated. When that twinge of back pain that used to pop-up after a long day becomes the first thing you notice when your feet hit the floor, it may be time to seek out a doctor’s care.

But who do you turn to?

Chiropractic care represents a large portion of the healthcare sector even though it's a discipline that is largely misunderstood in many circles. By request from a listener of the show, today’s episode is dedicated to the discussion of chiropractic care and where it should fit into your overall healthcare plan.

In today's episode, I interview Dr. Brad Adams, a board certified, chiropractic physician. In the interview, we address:

• What all chiropractor care encompasses
• The various procedures chiropractors perform
• What type of education do chiropractors receive
• The various specialities of chiropractic care, including defining the term “Diplomate”
• How spinal manipulation relates to internal medicine
• Tips for finding a reputable provider
• Reasons some people are reluctant to pursue chiropractic care

I close out this week's show with an expanded discussion of a conversation taking place on the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group related to dirty hotel rooms. As follow up to the Airbnb episode, listeners have posted various warnings of the risks of germ-filled hotel rooms. The info shared is more than a little shocking, but definitely worth a conversation. (And if you are easily grossed out, this may not be the segment for you!)

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it's the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven't done that, please share!

Or provide me feedback by leaving me a voicemail OR joining the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group.

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne and Libsyn.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

A skimpy selection of weights, a broken treadmill and a crowded room of conference goers -- hotel gyms often lack the allure of your regular routine and can make you want to hit snooze instead of lacing up your sneakers. But don't let a bad hotel gym sideline your good intentions. With a few smart tips you can make the most of in-room options and be prepared to keep up your workouts on the go.

In today's episode, I interview Amie Hoff, inventor of the FitKit and uncover new ideas for keeping up your workouts while traveling. You'll hear:

• Tips for in-room fitness options -- no equipment required.
• Tips for "other" places within the hotel to get in a workout, including how to make the most of your hotel hallway and stairwells.
• Why you only need 15 minutes to get in a good workout.
• How getting up and getting in a quick workout may actually make you more productive on the road.
• What's in a FitKit and how these few simple, light pieces of packable equipment can open up hundreds of new exercises you can do in your room. (To purchase your own FitKit using the discount Amie offered listeners in the show, use the code "UNMILLENNIALLIFE.")

I close out this week's show first with a promise to post some of the hotel workouts I do when I stay in a hotel that has a decent selection of weights. (Images posted below). And lastly, I share listener submitted answers to the question "What Makes You So Unmillennial?" I also share a personal invite for listeners to join the This Unmillennial Life Group on Facebook to help group-think a list of "If I had a VCR I'd tape this" recommendations for binge-worthy TV. 

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it's the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven't done that, please share!

Or provide me feedback by leaving me a voicemail OR joining the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group.

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes, NPROne and Libsyn.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

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Disclaimer: I am not a personal trainer. If you're new to working out, please consult your physician first.

These workouts were compiled from various workouts I read about online. I've found them to be doable in most any hotel gym with just a little bit of room and a few weights. The last of these workouts is a BodyPump inspired set of reps geared toward high-rep, slightly lighter weight. The 1 x 1 and 2 x 2 refer to the timing of the move (so 1 x 1 being a faster 1 sec up and 1 sec down move and 2 x 2 being a slower move). Note that "slightly lighter" does not mean light. You should choose weight heavy enough that at least 1/2 to 2/3 of the way through the workout you are feeling fatigue to the point of questioning your weight choice. As my friend Katie Webster (former BodyPump instructor) likes to say "You should be a little scared that you chose too much weight." 

 

Staying somewhere completely unknown can seem either really adventurous or super scary, depending on your perspective. As unmillennials, we've grown up and into the world of hotels. Our generation invented and mastered hotel booking online through sites like Orbtiz and Expedia. But with the disruptive technology of Airbnb, a whole new world of homes is available to travelers. The question is though, is it right for everyone?

In today's episode, I get out of the studio and on the road to bring you a live narrative of my first Airbnb experience. You'll hear:

• Wendy Jo (a listener of the show and author of BornToEat) describes her experience using Airbnb throughout Europe.
• My friend and travel companion for the weekend, Deanna of TeaspoonofSpice discuss her experience with Airbnb -- from staying in a room in someone's home (while they were there), to what the booking process is like, to her experience with Airbnb when something "went wrong" with her booking.
• A live walk-through of the home we rented in rural Pennsylvania, including the (surprising) discovery that the home and second bedroom was the exam room for a midwife practice.
• My departing thoughts pulling away from the rental and admittedly, not having slept as well as I would've hoped on why Airbnb may not always be the best for me personally.

I close out this week's show with a new segment of "What Makes You So Unmillennial?" featuring Brynn, who is hanging onto some very unmillennial calendar habits and Jessica, who really captures what I think many women across multiple generations experience -- the struggle of work/life balance. I offer my thoughts on the subject with some specific insights I learned recent from a millennial who understands the importance of guarding your heart and mind when consuming social media.

As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and sharing with a friend! Listeners tell me it's the kind of podcast you want to tell your girlfriends about. So if you haven't done that, please share!

Or provide me feedback by leaving me a voicemail OR joining the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group.

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes and NPROne.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web’s first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

 

Do you cuff jeans over booties or tuck them in? Are shoulder-less shirts in or out? What's the rule with skinny jeans again?

Questions about what to wear can get a little more complicated after 40. Not wanting to look too young is as much of a battle as not wanting to dress "too old." In today's podcast, I'm talking again with ChicMadeSimple's Tracy James about how to answer these types of questions.

Today's show covers:

• The shoulder-less shirt -- In or Out?
• Where women after 40 should shop -- department store, bargain bin or fancy boutique?
• Can online ordering help with curating the perfect outfit?
• Are any stores "off limits" for the after 40 crowd?
• What's the deal with jeans these days -- skinny, flared, low-waisted, high-waisted or who knows?
• What's the best way to wear booties -- to tuck or not to tuck?

I wrap up my conversation with Tracy by expanding on the idea of having a "list" that guides your purchases and offering a personal invite to listeners to share their feedback by leaving me a voicemail OR joining the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group.

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes and NPROne.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web's first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

 

 

As most women know, having a closet full of clothes doesn't always mean you have something to wear. Whether it's wishing you could fit in that perfect pair of black pants you wore to your class reunion or realizing this year's styles needed to find you about 15 years earlier, navigating the changing waters of fashion after 40 can sometimes make you want to shut the closet door and forget what's inside.

Today's show is the first in a two part series with fashion and style expert Tracy James of ChicMadeSimple aimed at helping women not only embrace a "what's right for me" style mentality, but also prep their closets for their next round of quality (versus quantity) fashion purchases.

In this episode Tracy discusses:

• her background in the fashion industry and how it's helped her understand real women and their fashion worries
• why she doesn't believe in hard and fast fashion rules and instead, offers insights for women to embrace the look that's right for their individual figures
• why treating your closet like a "garden to be weeded" helps not only inspire confidence, but also inventories your clothing needs in a way to make future purchases more efficient and inspiring
• how donating clothes -- even those that still have the tags on them -- can be beneficial on many levels

I break my conversation with Tracy into two parts -- you'll hear the other one next week -- to give listeners time to embrace Tracy's tips and begin the closet clean out and organization she mentions. Next week, we return with specific fashion insights and answering questions from the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group about topics ranging from finding the right fit of jeans to begging for shoulder-less tops to fall away.

To close out the show, I'll revisit one of my favorite segments -- If I Had A VCR I'd Tape This -- with my recommendation for a Netflix program I found both educational, entertaining and enlightening. 

If you’d like to share what YOU would tape if you had a VCR, please leave me a voicemail OR join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group. I’d love to hear what’s on your mind!

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

Never miss another episode! This Unmillennial Life is available each week via iTunes and NPROne.

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web's first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

 

If you think CrossFit is a fitness craze only enjoyed by millennials, think again. With more than 4 million devotees, CrossFit has captured the hearts, minds and muscles of men and women all over the world. But with all that attention and success comes a fair amount of scrutiny.

Today's show jumps right into uncovering the strengths and weaknesses of CrossFit. In this episode:

You’ll hear two different perspectives from listeners of the show -- Holly and Stacy -- who share what they do (or don't) like about CrossFit. I'll also provide some personal insights on what I experienced when I tried CrossFit for the first time.

Then, I’ll share my interview with Chris Mohr, Ph.D., one of the country's leading fitness experts (who also happens to be a fellow Registered Dietitian). Specifically, he discusses:

• why CrossFit "works"
• the importance of lifting heavy weights within the context of efficient, effective and safe weight training
• why the CrossFit community is a positive part of the overall experience
• when CrossFit crosses over into risky territory
• the importance of training to fatigue and not through pain

I wrap up my conversation with Dr. Mohr with insights on how to find a CrossFit box that provides adequate support and training and then offer a personal plea to women everywhere to start weight training now, no matter whether you try CrossFit or not.

To close out the show, you’ll hear from Rita, a fan of the show, answering the question "What Makes You SO Unmillennial?" You'll also hear her personal story on how the Eyelashes episode helped her (And Rita if you're reading -- Thank You for Your Message!)

If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming show, leave me a voicemail OR join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group. I’d love to hear what’s on your mind!

Thanks for subscribing. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

Until next time,

~Regan

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web's first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

 

If you enjoy the show, please leave a review!

This week’s episode dives a little deeper into the topic of beauty by addressing one of the common questions for women after 40 — should I get Botox?

Admittedly, a more polarizing topic than last week’s episode on eyelashes, the decision to pursue Botox, along with other injectables (more often known in medical circles as “facial rejuvenation treatments”), is a highly personal one. While not right for everyone, for some people it’s an option they’d like to know more about. That’s the goal of this week’s new show — to give listeners more info to help with those decisions.

On this episode:

You’ll first hear two different perspectives — one from a listener who gets Botox treatments and the other from a listener who does not. Both women share the reasoning behind their choices and what they think are the most important concerns/considerations.

Then, I’ll share my interview with Dr. Landon McLain, a double board-certified cosmetic surgery specialist who offers facial rejuvenation treatment as a part of his oral/facial and cosmetic surgery practice. Specifically, he discusses:

• the difference between the two most common injectable treatments — Botox and fillers
• how “over-treatment” might occur and what can be done about it
• the best time to start seeking out facial rejuvenation treatments to minimize the amount needed over time and maximize results
• what women can do BEYOND Botox to slow the aging process

I wrap up my conversation with Dr. McLain with some insights on how to find a reputable provider and then share my own experiences in terms of discomfort levels of both Botox and Sculptra.

To close out the show, you’ll hear from two fans of the show as they answer the question, "What Makes You SO Unmillennial?" (Note: If you’ve been listening to the podcast directly on the website, because you aren’t sure where to “subscribe” you will relate to the first listener for sure!) If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming show, leave me a voicemail OR join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group. I’d love to hear what’s on your mind!

Thanks for subscribing.

Until next time,

~Regan

This week’s episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com — the web's first and only dietitian-curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support provided by Jim White of JimWhiteFit.com and Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

SHOW NOTES

LINKS mentioned in the episode:

The Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Obesity Episode

The Continuous Glucose Monitor Episode

Dr. Sadyk Fayz at Beso Aesthetics

Dopamine Nation

"Lean mass loss on GLP-1 receptor agonists: a downside of the “miracle drugs” by Peter Attia

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Odds & Ends Links

The societal role of meat—what the science says - Animal Frontiers

Press Release on Animal Frontiers study

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The life of the unmillennial is clearly filled with some serious topics -- are you saving enough for retirement, have you reached the peak of your career and why do the aches/pains that used to disappear linger these days? Those are all worth topics to feature on the show, but that's absolutely NOT what we're discussing today.

'Cause a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

And I gotta do eyelashes.

If you've ever thought about glamming up your look or simply improving that wand of mascara in your make-up bag, today's show is for you!

On the show you'll learn about:

• My experience with the eyelash boosting serum Latisse. I'll clear up some common misconceptions about Latisse and then you'll hear from Julie on her experience with the popular Rodan+Fields eyelash booster  
• Next, you'll hear from Danielle on her experience with lash extensions and learn more about the pros/cons, time commitment and cost.
• My last guest, Gretchen, will share why Magnetic Eyelashes were the best option for her and share insights about how easy (or hard) the lashes are to actually apply.
• I'll round out the discussion with insights into my absolute favorite mascara (affiliate link), plus provide some helpful tips on choosing just the right tube.

To close out the show, you'll also hear a fun feature entitled "If I had a VCR, I'd record this." Thinking fondly of the days when a VHS tape recording of your favorite show was your best bet for "binge watching," I'm giving a little preview into what I think you should be watching NOW on Netflix!

If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming show, either sharing what YOU are loving on Netflix now OR addressing my favorite question "What Makes You SO Unmillennial," simply send me a voicemail (via the widget one the site) OR, join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group to keep the conversation going. I'd love to hear what's on your mind! Lastly, if you enjoyed the show please leave us a rating and review.

Thanks for listening!

Until next time,

~Regan

This episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com -- the world's first and only dietitian curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Additional support by Jim White of JimWhiteFit.com and Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

 

Getting a good night's sleep is the stuff dreams are made of for many women. But all too often the foods we eat, drinks we drink and habits we keep are preventing the slumber we so deserve and desperately need. In this episode, I share not only the top tips experts recommend for uncovering an approach to a better night's sleep, but also share my personal experiences battling insomnia.

On the show you'll learn about:

• The high prevalence of insomnia among women, and especially stay-at-home moms
• How sleep disturbances are linked to both depression and expanding waistlines
• What Top 3 Foods/Drinks registered dietitian Emily Field sees in her own practice as impacting sleep the most
  • (To learn more about stable blood sugar, sleep and Emily's approach to balanced nutrition you can connect with her at EmilyFieldRD.com.)
• My personal experience with both alcohol and caffeine and what changes I made when I was desperate for a good night's sleep
• The impact exercise has on sleep -- both good and bad
• Strategies to summon sleep in your bedroom, including what temperature to keep your room
• When/How to use melatonin to reset your body clock
  • (To purchase the melatonin drops I mention in the show, visit [affiliate link] amazon.com.)

To close out the show, you'll also hear from Sally at RealMomNutrition on "What Makes Her SO Unmillennial." If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming show, send us a voicemail at ThisUnmillennialLife.com OR, join our This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group to keep the conversation going. I'd love to hear what's on your mind. Lastly, if you enjoyed the show please leave us a rating and review.

Thanks for listening to the show.

Until next time,

~Regan

This episode is sponsored by HealthyAperture.com -- the world's first and only dietitian curated recipe discovery site.

Musical support provided by Ben Williams at Kudzu Studio. Website support provided by Katy Widrick at MakeMediaOver.com. Voiceover support by Robin Plotkin of RobinsBite.com.

Welcome to This Unmillennial Life — a lifestyle a podcast aimed women who’ve fallen into a generational gap. 

From discussions about the importance of skincare after forty, to why lifting weights is more important now than ever, to how to care for both young kids and aging parents, This Unmillennial Life aims to inspire, educate and entertain with stories and topics of interest to women who are entering the best season of their lives.  

To join the This Unmillennial Life Facebook Group, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/thisunmillenniallife/. 

 

 

You’ve probably heard of athletes taking creatine. But did you know women may benefit as well?
This episode discusses why.

 

SHOW NOTES

LINKS mentioned in the episode:

Jenna Braddock website

“Why Women Should Consider Taking Creatine“

Off-Season Athlete website

no. 66 – The Enneagram Episode (Part 2)

no. 111 – The Muscle Cramping in Teen Athletes Episode

Jenna’s Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/offseasonathlete/ 

https://www.instagram.com/make.healthy.easy/ 

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Celebrities and Athletes have put NAD+ on the radar of many people. But what is it, really? And does it live up to all of the hype? Joining me in today's episode is Mona Rosene, MS, RD to discuss how NAD+ is related to optimal aging and metabolism and why TruNiagen is an ideal source of the nutrient needed to make this powerful co-enzyme.

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SHOW NOTES

LINKS mentioned in the episode:

TruNiagen.com - use code TAKE20 to receive $20 off orders of $150 or more

TruNiagen on Amazon

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WILDGRAIN bread/pasta/pastry subscription box -  use this link for $10 off your first box + FREE Croissants in every box!

Wild Your Color Guru - use code REGAN for 10% discount off your consultation)

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Creed 3

The Jesus Revolution

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My NEW website! ThisBakingLife.com

 

 

Exciting new research shows a connection between certain strains of probiotics and improvements in metabolism, including reduced blood glucose and A1C. Today's episode covers what the research shows, and how you can reap the benefits of these newly identified probiotic strains.

SHOW NOTES

LINKS mentioned in the episode:

• PendulumLife.com (use code REGAN for 20% off the first month of membership [any product]). 
• Akkermansia on Amazon*
• Fullscript Dispensary

• Updated Peanut Introduction Guidelines

• Your Color Guru* (use code REGAN for 10% discount off your consultation)

 

*Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, meaning that if you make a purchase via the link, I will receive a small compensation. This should not affect your overall price. It simply helps me meet the costs of maintaining this site. Thank you!

SHOW NOTES

LINKS mentioned in the episode:

• GoRuck
• Comfort Crisis book (Amazon affiliate link)
• Dr. Chris Mohr:
  • Website
  • Instagram
• Happy Eating Podcast: Best Ways to Support Someone with Cancer
• "Gifts For Someone Diagnosed with Cancer"
• SUBSCRIBE for NEW Low-Carb Baking Recipes
• Contact Me for Guests Re: Ozempic, etc.

LINKS mentioned in the episode

Mary Ellen of Milk & Honey Nutrition:

• Blog: https://www.milkandhoneynutrition.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milknhoneynutrition/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@diabetesnutritionist
• Book: https://www.milkandhoneynutrition.com/the-easy-diabetes-desserts-cookbook/
• Honey Health: https://honeyhealth.app.link/qQVk3WB5wUR

The Shortcut {Holiday} Cooking Episode

My Cookbook List on Amazon

Balance Your Buzz Sugar-Free Drink Mixers & Mocktails

One Week Wine Down Sign Up

The Sober September Episode

When you hear the term "natural wines," what comes to mind? You may think it is synonymous with organic wines, but it's not... it's so much more! Joining me in today's episode is Todd White, founder of Dry Farm Wines. Todd shares the story behind his company and the important differences in natural vs. conventional wines.

LINKS:

The Bitcoin Episode

Dry Farm Wines - "unmillennial" offer for a "penny bottle" with order

Dry Farm Wines - Instagram | Dry Farm Wines - Facebook

One Week Wine Down SIGN UP

The Sober September Episode

7-Day Sugar Detox

Pumpkin Pecan Pancake Recipe (developed for sponsor Sunnyland Pecans)

Subscribe for New Recipes

Your Color Guru (use code REGAN for 10% discount off your consultation)

Did you know the order you eat foods could impact how effectively your body utilizes it? Is when you eat as important as what you eat? 

THIS UNMILLENNIAL LIFE PODCAST SHOW NOTES

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Nutrisense:

• Nutrisense Blog
• T0 get $50 off Nutrisense, use code REGAN50 (*affiliate)

Previous Episodes:

• The Ozempic Episode
• The Probiotics and Metabolism Episode

Odds and Ends Ending:

• Free CEUs for Registered Dietitians by Melissa Joy Dobbins of SoundBitesRD.com

COMMERCIAL LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Your Color Guru – use code REGAN for 10% off

EPISODE SUMMARY

EPISODE KEYWORDS

podcast, umillennial, Gen X, podcasts for women, women over 40, women over 50

What Is Meal Sequencing?

Have you ever considered that the order in which you eat food could impact how effectively your body utilizes its nutrients? Welcome to the world of meal sequencing – an art and science that goes beyond just what you eat, to when you eat it or rather, in what order you eat it.

Is meal sequencing the same as food sequencing?

For the most part, yes. Meal sequencing is the strategic ordering of eating different food groups at different times within a meal to optimize digestion and establish more stable blood glucose levels.

What food order do people use if they're focusing on Meal Sequencing?

Experts recommend starting the meal with protein or fat (plus fiber, if possible) in the form of a small appetizer or salad rich in non-starchy carbohydrates (i.e. non-starchy vegetables.) Starting in this specific order as a part of the meal sequence has been shown to increase GLP-1 production. Next, the main course typically consists of eating protein first, followed by carbohydrates, with most experts recommending whole grains, based on their fiber content. Opting for dessert at the end of a meal, rather than on its own, also may help avoid a higher blood sugar spike and better overall glucose response. 

What are the benefits of Meal Sequencing?

Eating in this particular order may 

• Improve digestion
• Stabilize
• Blood sugar levels
• Provide sustained energy
• Weight loss or fat loss

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

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Bitcoin has been around for a few years now, but what do you really know about it? How does it have value? Why would anyone want to convert cash to crypto? These answers and more are addressed in this episode covering the basics of Bitcoin.

SHOW NOTES:

All the info you need to START enjoying This Unmillennial Life if you’re NEW TO THE SHOW, is here on my website. GO HERE. 

You can get This Unmillennial Life Fan Shop Merch here.

MENTIONED IN TODAY’S PODCAST:

• https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1579883094106345472

SOCIALS:

• This Unmillennial Life Podcast Facebook Group
• Regan’s Instagram

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SHOW SPONSOR:

Sunnyland Farms

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As a follow-up to the Pre-Diabetes episode, I'm detailing my ongoing experiment wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor. In this episode, we discuss how/why this can be a tool in the toolbox to understand better glucose response to certain foods, meals, exercise, stressors, sleep, and more in individuals with certain health concerns.

SHOW NOTES:

All the info you need to START enjoying This Unmillennial Life if you’re NEW TO THE SHOW, is here on my website. GO HERE. 

You can get This Unmillennial Life Fan Shop Merch here.

FROM TODAY’S PODCAST:

• for $50 OFF Nutrisense, use code REGAN50

SOCIALS:

• Nutrisense Instagram
• Catherine's Instagram
• This Unmillennial Life Podcast Facebook Group
• Regan’s Instagram

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ODDS & ENDS:

The Pour Over Podcast

 

SHOW SPONSOR:

Sunnyland Farms

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According to experts, pre-diabetes affects 96 million American adults, yet only 20% of them are aware. And unfortunately, pre-diabetes isn't "pre-problem." Today's episode unpacks everything you need to know about pre-diabetes: What it is, Who it affects, and How to reverse it.

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FROM TODAY’S PODCAST:

• About today's guest - Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN
• Jill's Pre-Diabetes Meal Planning Crash Course (with FREE BONUS for listeners)
• WAIT LIST for Jill's Pre-Diabetes Turnaround
• Jill's Book
• Jill's Instagram

• Previous related episode:
  • The Breaking Up With Cardio Episode

Life Extension Blood Tests

A1C at-home test

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ODDS & ENDS:

The Bible Recap

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SPONSOR: YourColorGuru.com (use code REGAN for 10% off your consultation)

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(*Disclosure: When you make a purchase through some links I post, I may earn a commission, including links to Amazon. You can learn more about my policies here.)

SHOW NOTES: 

All the info you need to START enjoying This Unmillennial Life if you're NEW TO THE SHOW, is on my website. GO HERE. 

You can get This Unmillennial Life Fan Shop Merch here.

FROM TODAY'S PODCAST:

• Jenna's Off-Season Athlete article on Muscle Cramps: https://offseasonathlete.com/preventing-muscle-cramps-in-teen-athletes/
• Jenna's Websites:
  • https://jennabraddock.com/
  • https://offseasonathlete.com/ 
• Jenna's Instagram:
  • https://www.instagram.com/offseasonathlete/ 
  • https://www.instagram.com/make.healthy.easy/ 
• Previous Enneagram episodes:
  • https://thisunmillenniallife.com/understanding-the-enneagram/
  • https://thisunmillenniallife.com/enneagram-and-nutrition/ (the episode with Jenna)

• Amazon (affiliate*) StoreFront for Teen Athlete supplements & electrolytes: https://thisunmillenniallife.com/teenathletes 

SOCIALS:

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thisunmillenniallife 

Regan's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/reganjonesrd/ 

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(*Disclosure: When you make a purchase through some links I post, I may earn a commission, including links to Amazon. You can learn more about my policies here.)