Perimenopause, Post-Menopause and everything in between. Welcome to the Women On Fire® Podcast. We’re on a mission to help you have your best menopause and rest of your life.
I’m your host, Jenna Moore. I’m an accredited integrative health and menopause coach and I’ve studied nutritional awareness, women’s hormones through a functional medicine lens and explored various modalities including breath work, mindset and positive psychology.
Join me and my guests as we discuss how to navigate the natural life transition of menopause and growing older. From waistlines, waning libidos and what to wear now we’re over 40 we discuss it all.
Women On Fire® is sponsored by MenoMe®, a New Zealand based company by women for women. MenoMe® specialises in evidence-based, all-natural supplements so you can experience freedom in menopause.
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#130 Menopause, Exercise & Healthy Ageing with Dr Wendy Sweet, PhD
Season 2 · Episode 14
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 • Duration 01:11:53
Dr Wendy Sweet PhD is a menopause educator, fitness specialist and healthy ageing expert for women. In this episode, we talk about the right type of exercise, lifting weights, how much protein is ideal and is creatine essential for you?
And despite the well-meaning messages out there lifting more and more weights, eating more and more protein and taking creatine may not be right for you. It's different strokes for different folks.
In this episode, we talk about:
00:00 Introduction
01:04 About Wendy
05:42. Wendy's story
10:44 Exercise and depression
10:52 Understanding the importance of vitamin D
14:23 We aren't our mother's generations
16:15 Should women be lifting heavier and heavier weights? Is there a best choice of exercise?
28:58 Exercise assumption, ageing and menopause
33:40. American Heart Association Guidelines
37:02 Recovery and blood work
40:10 Your muscles are ageing and changing
44:32 Do we need to be taking creatine?
48:30 Fat gain and meno belly
57:05 How much (and what type of protein should non-athletes be eating?
59:52 The Keto diet and menopause
01:01 The Mediterranean diet and menopause
#121 Navigating Menopause With Therapeutic Essential Oils
Season 2 · Episode 5
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 • Duration 29:08
Dr Bo Hendgen DO ND is the founder and CEO of Absolute Essential, a New Zealand-based company.
Absolute Essential designs 100% organic, premium quality essential plant oil products of the highest therapeutic value.
Born in Germany, Dr Bo grew up in France and studied aromatic medicine there.
If you’ve never heard of it before this type of healing looks at the science of therapeutic essential oils.
Additionally, Dr Bo is a naturopathic doctor, a doctor of osteopathy and holds a PhD in paediatrics.
She says the first thing to remember when using therapeutic essential oils is they’re powerful.
As such, these aromatics – ‘concentrated substances extracted from the flowers, stems, roots, bark, leaves or seeds of a plant’ – have been used for centuries.
“When oils are extracted with care, their life force is maintained and can be recognised by human biology,” says Dr Bo. “Breathing in the scent of an essential oil takes it to the bloodstream via the lungs and the brain via the olfactory system. In addition, the skin (epidermis) can absorb these therapeutic oils, and they travel to your blood from there.”
For this reason, essential oils should be treated as the potent forces of nature that they are.
Listen as Dr Bo explains the best essential oils to use during every stage of menopause.
#120 Menopause Blues? Check In With Your Gut Bugs
Season 2 · Episode 4
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 • Duration 20:48
Did you know your digestive system/gut goes through big changes in peri/menopause?
It's important to learn about as it can impact your entire perimenopause and post-menopause journey. The gut links to the brain, to emotions, to immunity and can be behind symptoms you may have put down to hormonal shifts such as brain fog and weight gain.
The health of your gut can change your life. True story!
In this episode, you'll discover:
Gut basics
What is the microbiome?
The gut, immunity, and mood
Looking at the gut/brain axis
Menopause, estrogen, and the microbiome
What is dysbiosis?
A healthy gut supports a better perimenopause and post-menopause
What happens to our gut as we grow older?
How does constipation affect menopause symptoms?
12 daily habits that love your gut
This is an excerpt from a Masterclass. To view the full webinar go here
#119 What's A Guy To Do? Supporting Him Through Her Change With Anna Veale
Season 2 · Episode 3
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 • Duration 43:20
Anna Veale is a Men’s Mindset Coach who helps high-functioning, busy men get connected to what matters using her ‘men’s formula’.
Anna has 20 years experience in the wellness industry and has worked with everyone from business owners to professional sportsmen. Indeed, she’s worked with the English Premiership Rugby Club Saracens, footballers, rowers and marines.
While she works with both genders, she believes her passion for working with men comes from having three older brothers who Anna calls incredible role models. She adds that she’s been privileged to witness the growth and success of hundreds of men through working with them.
Anna is the author of the book Only Human, holds diplomas in life coaching, is a Quantum Mindfulness Practitioner and Coach, has trained in acceptance and commitment therapy and mental health first aid AND she underpins many of her teaching with the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda. As a point of interest, she’s also a qualified personal trainer, Pilates and yoga instructor.
She uses a range of modalities including: mindfulness, meditation, breathwork and visualisation
One of Anna’s specialities is supporting men whose female partners are going through perimenopause and menopause.
In this episode, we talk about:
A former personal trainer, entering perimenopause changed things - Anna shares her story (4:16)
Her 43rd birthday (6:15)
Explaining to her children (8:01)
Also a former yoga teacher and Pilates instructor Anna says adaptation in your exercise routine is key (9:52)
Addressing loss of muscle mass (11:55)
#118 9 Sleep Fixes You Can Start Tonight (For a Better Tomorrow)
Season 2 · Episode 2
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 • Duration 36:38
Ah sleep, it's often the holy grail of perimenopause and post-menopause.
It has to do with a myriad of changes in your body. And it can affect so much: how you look, feel and produce in the world.
If sleep's a problem for you Jenna shares some tips and tricks to support you.
In this episode, she talks about:
How is your sleep? (0:44)
A growing global epidemic (0:58)
Sleep in perimenopause and post-menopause (1:12)
Why We Sleep by neuroscientist Matthew Walker PhD (1:51)
The shorter your sleep, the shorter your lifespan (3:12)
Sleep and weight gain (3:33)
Impact on our lives of sleep deprivation (6:52)
The circadian rhythm and melatonin (7:29)
What is adenosine and why should you care? (9:27)
How much sleep is enough? (10:10)
What can lack of sleep cause? (12:30)
What can you do to improve your sleep? (13:23)
Get up early, go to bed early and be consistent (13:44)
Turn off screens (14:48)
Embrace the morning light (16:42)
With the right timing, light can be your sleep BFF (17:23)
Lux levels explained (18:05)
Why turn off computers, mobiles and TVs? (20:14)
Magnesium (22:13)
High magnesium, melatonin and tryptophan foods (23:28)
Caffeine and alcohol (27:10)
Epsom salt bath (27:56)
Calm your racing mind (29:11)
Yoga Nidra (30:25)
Saffron for sleep (32:36)
#117 Don't Sweat It: How To Make The Change A Good One With Nicky Pellegrino
Season 2 · Episode 1
Thursday, March 14, 2024 • Duration 47:22
Nicky Pellegrino is a best-selling author in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. She writes delicious novels about Italy and her stories are filled with food, friendship, and love. And the kind of people who will feel like they’re your friends.
If you’ve never read one of her Italian novels we recommend you do with a full tummy and prepare to have your passport ready.
Nicky's also the author of Don’t Sweat It: How To Make ‘The Change’ A Good One. It's a candid, honest and warm guide to perimenopause and menopause. Nicky wrote it after perimenopause crept up on her and threw her usually-together self into turmoil.
The empowering book tells the story of Nicky's own experience from rage to missing libidos. It also includes other women's stories and the latest research on perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause.
Nicky’s currently writing her 15th novel which increasingly features women in midlife. Her latest release is P.S. Come To Italy.
Born in Liverpool, Nicky’s half Italian, and spent her childhood summers in Italy, hence the Italian flavour of her novels. She’s been based in New Zealand for 30 years after meeting her husband at a wedding.
Well known for wisdom and the wit of her storytelling she’s also a former editor and currently a freelance writer on a diverse range of subjects including health.
In this episode, we talk about:
Writing about a hot flush when you haven't had one (4:08)
Coming of age - what is midlife (4.37)
Pushing back against invisibility (6:20)
#116 Welcome To Women On Fire® Season 2 - Here's What's Ahead
Season 2
Thursday, March 7, 2024 • Duration 06:48
As we head into Season 2 of Women On Fire® we have some interesting topics ahead for your knowledge base.
The lid has cracked open on the menopause conversation (1:38)
Even as early as our mid-30's shift can occur (2:16)
Some common symptoms (2:50)
Menopause may not be as far off (in terms of age) as you think! (3:10)
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#115 Exploring The Impact of EDC's and Xenoestrogens on Menopause
Season 1 · Episode 15
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 • Duration 09:24
In case you're wondering, EDC stands for endocrine-disrupting chemicals and they, along with xenoestrogens, can play havoc with hormonal balance. Therefore, they have the potential to magnify perimenopause/menopause signs and symptoms.
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