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Gut Health with Christine Bailey

November 10, 2020 / Chris Brown / 1 Comment

Gut Health – Podcast episode #70

In episode #70, Jill and Chris talk about taking care of the gut and brain during menopause with Christine Bailey.

Christine is an award winning degree qualified Functional Nutritional Therapist, Chef and Author with over 20 years of experience in the health, corporate and food industry. With a first class degree in Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BSc) and additional training by the Institute of Functional Medicine Christine is an experienced nutrition practitioner and speaker working in the public and corporate sector. Christine works as a consultant for a wide range of health, fitness, supplement and food companies.

Discussed in today’s podcast with Christine Bailey:

What you eat and when you eat makes a difference in your health
The problem with restrictive eating.
How gut health affects during stress
How the gut influences coping skills and depression
Why changes in estrogen affect both the brain and the gut
How to get diversity in your food and improve your health
Why it’s important to get rid of the endocrine disruptors (and what they are)

Christine is a writer for many national magazines and newspapers and has published over 16 recipe and health books including her latest books My Kids Can’t Eat That, The Brain Boost Diet and The Gut Health Diet, endorsed by Dr Mark Hyman from the Institute Of Functional Medicine USA.

Christine also lectures nationally and internationally and is widely sought after for her expertise.

More information at her website www.christinebailey.co.uk
Instagram: @christinembailey
Facebook: christinebaileykitchen

Some of her books:

Nourish: Cancer Care Cookbook
Eat to Get Younger
Supercharged Juices and Smoothies
Supercharged Green Juice & Smoothie Diet Dec 2015
Paleo Diet
Raw Food Diet
The Gut Health Diet
The Brain Boost Diet
My Kids Can’t Eat That: How to Deal with Allergies & Intolerances in Children

Seasonal and Life Changes

October 27, 2020 / Chris Brown / 0 Comments

In episode 69, Jill and Chris discuss seasonal and life changes and their effect on health, fitness and motivation.

Without many of the routines and goals from years past, it has been more challenging to maintain a strong mindset. Along with the challenges of pandemic, dealing with the change of season and life changes can add to the challenge. Jill and Chris discuss their struggles and strategies for coping.

We discuss:

• Races in real life
• Grief
• Emotional eating and feeling your feelings
• Strength training
• Intermittent fasting
• Camping
• Honey healing effects
• Food allergens
• Walking in nature
• Injury
• Yoga

People react differently to seasonal and life changes and knowing yourself can help keep a steady hold on fitness habits and a healthy lifestyle.

If you’re new to our website and community, welcome! We encourage healthy eating, exercise and try to inspire each other to stay motivated to get the most out of life. Our Becoming Elli community is named for Elli, the Norse Goddess of Old age, who was challenged to a wrestling match with Thor… and won

We love to hear from our listeners! Please leave a voice mail at 330-970-6662 or send an email to chris@ or jill@ becomingelli.com.

Keep It Moving with Juel Fitzgerald

October 13, 2020 / Chris Brown / 0 Comments

Episode 68

In episode 68, Jill and Chris talk with Juel Fitzgerald about staying healthy, walking and her new book, “Lives of a Gem: God’s Treasured Possession.”

This is the 3rd time we’ve talked with Juel on this podcast and we continue to be inspired by her grit, determination, and outlook on life. In episode 8, she was walking marathons and we followed up with her in episode #24 when she walked several half marathons.

We discuss:

Overcoming asthma and allergies
Dealing with hospitalizations and medications
Motivation and how she keeps it moving
How she wrote her book – phases and characteristics of life issues
Publishing a book during the pandemic

Her book can be purchased on Barnes and Noble, Amazon or directly from Juel at her website JuelsCreations.com

“I want to KEEP IT MOVING because when I’m in my 80’s, I’m still moving.”

She says that “Doing races is not what I do anymore, but if a race came up that was really different… I’m just walking for health now, just like I did when I first lost the weight.”

Chemical Free Body with Tim James

September 22, 2020 / Chris Brown / 4 Comments

Episode 67, Chemical Free Body with Tim James, of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast

Chemical Free Body with Tim James

In episode 67, Jill and Chris spoke with Tim James about what he has discovered about health.

After Tim James suffered from multiple health issues, including rectal bleeding, two separate skin issues, chronic acid indigestion and surgery to remove one of his organs due to serious digestive issues, Tim knew something had to change. It was only after the untimely death of his younger brother that he finally decided to take action.

Feeling charged with a duty to help others, he started sharing his knowledge with anyone that would listen. This led him to producing his own chemical-free food products, becoming a health coach, and putting out a podcast, Health Hero Show with Tim James.

Tim told the story of his own health recovery and then talked about a variety of ways to improve our health. He is convinced that we need to remove chemicals and impurities from our bodies to achieve real health. He discussed the importance of:

Eating lots of vegetables, mainly raw
Drinking purified water to reduce inflammation
Chewing your food until it is liquefied
Getting plenty of sleep
Practicing deep breathing before eating to start the “rest & digest” mode.

He believes in eating more plants – the fresher the better. Tim says he mainly eats raw foods. He cooks only about 10 to 20 percent of his food.

Tim also discusses why he avoids meat and dairy and why it’s important to remove toxins from our bodies.

He said that it is important to love yourself the way you are right now. Being fit and healthy is a lot more fun than not being fit and healthy. The combination of oxygen, pure water and movement helps to pump your lymphatic system, an essential part of having a chemical free body.

References

Tim talked about a lot of different studies and researchers. Here are links to some of what he discussed and the researchers he referenced:

Hippocrates Health Institute
Forks over knives
China Study by T. Colin Campbell
Dr. Michael Gregor His YouTube video is Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death
Dr. Gabriel Cousens
Dr. Howell Food Enzymes for Health & Longevity
Danoucha Reynon, Water Woman

Running, Strength Training and Yoga with Ren Powell

August 25, 2020 / Chris Brown / 0 Comments

Episode 65 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast

In episode 65, Jill and Chris interview Ren Powell who is a poet, playwright, translator, theater-maker and teaching artist/mentor. Ren lives an active lifestyle and enjoys running, strength training and yoga. A native Californian, she is now a Norwegian citizen settled on the west coast of Norway.

Chris and Jill met Ren when she joined the Becoming Elli private Facebook group and have gotten to know her better. They decided that other Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast listeners would enjoy hearing how she stays strong and fit.

During this episode of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast they discussed:

Her favorite running distance and which marathon she might consider running in the future
Her love of obstacle runs and how she feels about being the oldest member of her obstacle race team
Ways she has modified her work of teaching movement training for theatre during COVID 19 restrictions
Physical theatre examples: Frantic Assembly (Theater Company in England) and the Gecko Theater
How she overcame a weight gain, what she has eliminated from her meals and how she has been successful over the past 9 years
Mark’s Daily Apple, Whole 30, and a Ketogenic Diet
Her strength training routine, her four main weight-lifting moves (squats, deadlifts, bench press, military press/overhead press) and how often she strength trains each week
The type of yoga she practices and how/why she has modified it over the years.
The 7 app (7 minute workout) with the 12 exercises of 30 seconds each and how she uses them. Here is Jill’s review of apps that include the Seven Minute Workout the Seven App)
Joan McDonald

Follow her on her Instagram at @Orphanyoginiish

Building Strength After Menopause with Marcia Kadens

August 11, 2020 / Chris Brown / 2 Comments

In Episode 64, Jill and Chris interview Marcia Kadens, a fitness enthusiast who has run 14 full marathons, including the Six World Marathon Majors as well as hundreds of shorter races.

In this episode she discusses how her running schedule has changed after 50, her thoughts and tips for building strength after menopause, and nutrition tips. Marcia is a Chicago-area mom of two teenaged daughters.

She shares training and fitness tips as well as healthy recipes on her blog, Marcia’s Healthy Slice, and she shares workouts designed for women of a “certain age” on the Marcia’s Healthy Slice YouTube Channel.

Marcia ran middle school track, but didn’t start running again until she was in her 30s. Marcia has completed the six major world marathons: Chicago Boston New York London Tokyo and Berlin.

Her first marathon in 2010 has super hot weather and the race was called off shortly after she finished. She completed her second one was a week or two afterwards 40° temperatures and was able to Boston Qualify (BQ) with the second marathon “Running Boston was memorable and surreal.”

After Menopause

Hitting 50 and menopause was a big change for her. She found the cortisol is high and women tend to store fat with more cortisol.

Now she no longer runs marathons, but instead runs an hour or less. She has embraced trails and runs for the joy of it. It also helps her mental state, her sense of accomplishment, and relieves stress.

Many people are more susceptible to falling or injury prone as they age so it is even more important to keep the muscle, strength train and honor your recovery time.

She does HIIT (High Impact Intensity training) or speed work, but no longer does extremely long endurance runs, because she’s found that it doesn’t help her overall fitness.

Marcia coaches others to help them run for the joy of it as well. She started running trails in 2012 when she was training for the Marine Corps marathon. Her coaching is primarily with women over 40, from all over the country, she creates plans based on the varied goals of her clients.

Hydration and electrolyte balance is important and getting the right carbs/protein mix. She says that fueling for runs can be different based on the individual.

How does she define fit? “It’s mind body and spirit. Relationships with people your mindset is much more important than how you look.”

Marcia has Hashimoto’s disease and did a six week autoimmune diet. She found that it helped her to become gluten-free and soy free. With her thyroid issues she tried to stints of intermittent fasting but found that it didn’t work for her. She now avoids refined carbs and sugar. She finds ways to buffer the production of cortisol.

Links:
Reach out to Marcia via her website: http://www.marciashealthyslice.com

Her “go to” recipe is grilled fish. She used to be a little afraid of cooking fish but found a small boat fishermen family in Alaska that will ship direct. She says it’s easy to prepare the cod and black cod with some olive oil, citrus zest and just cook on the grill for 10 minutes. Her fish has omega threes which are so important for women over 50. The website is https://sitkasalmonshares.com/ Use code MHS for Marcia’s Healthy Slice to get a discount.

Workouts and Masks

July 28, 2020 / Chris Brown / 2 Comments

Workouts and Masks – Episode 63 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast
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In episode 63 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, Jill and Chris discuss workout challenges while away from home due to care-giving. We found some ways to get some strength training without traditional weights

Workouts

Some of the recreational activities that we discuss are also work outs. One of our community members has been enjoying wind surfing, which is a huge workout, but probably more rare among our listeners. We have been hiking, walking and biking.

We discuss:

Staying fit and strong mentally with the added weight of corona restrictions.
Keeping positive and how it is similar to marathon training.
Food and what tastes especially great during hot, hot weather.
A special mask with a filter for pollen and asthma

Listeners are invited to download Free Affirmations from Elsie Weisskoff.

Masks

We recently tried some new Becoming Elli masks. We decided they are comfortable, pretty, and have place for a filter. Downside is they have no wire for your nose bridge. Here’s the link to use if you are interested in buying your own Becoming Elli mask. It’s motivating to have a mask that says Fit and Strong on it.

Chris has been loving cottage cheese with frozen berries on top during this hot weather.

She roasted cabbage and added it to her traditional potluck veggie salad, but the vinegar didn’t taste right with the roasted part…she will be sticking to raw shredded cabbage in this salad from now on.

Jill is really enjoying the big salads with a cheese, a nut and a fruit. She talks about how she found a quick, easy way to add some crunch to her salads.

A big welcome to Penny, Jill’s new puppy!

Improving as an Endurance Athlete: Jess Elliott

July 14, 2020 / Jill McCauslin / 0 Comments

Improving as an Endurance Athlete – Jess Elliott Episode 62

Fit Strong Women Over 50 – Episode 62 – Jess Elliott

Jill and Chris talk with Jess Elliott, owner of TAG Performance, a Sports Performance Coaching & Education company, located in Boulder, Colorado. Angie Ridgel and Pam Semanik, who talked about performance training in episode 44, met Jess at a conference and recommended that we speak to her. It was a great suggestion.

Improving as an Endurance Athlete

Jess has an extensive coaching background in strength and conditioning, working with athletes of all ages and backgrounds, from high school students to professional athletes.

In this episode, we start off by discussing strength and conditioning for endurance athletes and then move to discuss the differences and similarities of the endurance and adventure communities. Living in Boulder, Jess participates actively in both groups. She discusses her adventures above the tree line and her love of alpine lakes.

Jess shares how women over 50 can continue to be fit and strong and take our fitness to the next level and says that it’s never too late to improve our fitness.

Also, Jess discusses her view on mastering recovery for athletes. She describes a great recovery exercise that she teaches her athletes.

Because so many events have been cancelled in 2020, Jess shares her ideas on keeping ourselves motivated and how to use this year to improve our performance in the future.

Jess also helps demystify fueling for endurance events. She discusses the value of using real food for energy. In addition, she shares with us her use of intermittent fasting.

Links to contact Jess Elliott

Want to follow Jess Elliott or ask her a question? You can find her at these places:

Jess on Instagram:

YouTube Channel: Tag Performance

Facebook : Tag Peformance

Website: Tag Performance

Living the Keto Lifestyle with Daisy Brackenhall

June 23, 2020 / Chris Brown / 1 Comment

Living the Keto Lifestyle with Daisy Brackenhall – episode 61

In episode 61, Jill and Chris talk with Daisy Brackenhall, also known as the Keto Woman. She is a delightful person who is extremely knowledgeable about living the keto lifestyle.

Daisy is a Brit who has been living in rural France for the past 15 or so years. She lost half her bodyweight with weight loss surgery and low carb eating and has since maintained a healthy weight with keto. Keto has also helped her significantly reduce depression and migraines. She is a part-time gardener and lives with her three dogs and cats.

Daisy is a podcaster and produces two weekly podcasts. In the Keto Woman podcast Daisy chats with extraordinary women and shares their inspiring stories with listeners. Monday Mindset is Daisy’s newest podcast and a collaboration with her friend and psychologist Terri Lance, who works at The Fasting Method. Each week they share with each other and their listeners something that they’ve found inspiring or motivational.

A few years ago Daisy created and continues to run a successful Facebook group for women called Kickarse Keto Bitches. With almost 3000 members from all around the world, the group functions as a safe and inviting community for women to find and offer support to one another.

In today’s interview we talk about:

Her experience with diets and surgery
How she was able to stop the regain
The basic principles of keto – ketosis
Reducing carbs for ketosis and the role of whole foods
Keto as an anti-inflamation diet, type 2 diabetes, treating diseases
The impact of Keto on metabolism, insulin and blood sugar
Making keto work for you (as opposed to making yourself fit into a specific version of keto)
Keto basics: fatty proteins, leafy greens, mostly above ground vegetables, a few nuts and seeds, and some dairy, keto treats
What is Keto AF? Daisy’s 100th interview with April Ihly
The difference between moderators and abstainers
Avoiding refined carbohydrates, processed carbohydrates, seed oils
DietDoctor.com offers free resources, infographics, information on high carbohydrate to low carbohydrateKet vegetables
A two week meal plan at DietDoctor.com is a good starting point
Running in a fat-adapted state and endurance sports
The sense of empowerment keto gives to women in particular

If you’d like to follow Daisy Brackenhall online, you can find her at these sites:

Daisy also interviewed Jill and Chris about their weight loss journey and how they are working to stay fit and strong in the second half of their lives. Click through right here to listen to Keto Woman podcast episode 138 featuring the cohosts of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast.

Tai Chi & Qigong with Nancy Gardner

June 9, 2020 / Chris Brown / 0 Comments

Tai Chi & Qigong with Nancy Gardner – Episode 60

In episode 60, Jill and Chris talk with Nancy Gardner, a certified instructor of Qigong, Tai Chi and other martial arts.

Nancy is all about movement. And she LOVES to move… her body and her mind.

She has been training since 1985 and teaching professionally since 1994.Nancy also is a state-licensed massage therapist and Polarity Therapy practitioner.

Nancy draws on these disciplines and metaphysical studies to create unique, experiential wellness programs for various groups and organizations.

Passionate about learning, teaching and sharing, Her mission is to empower individuals to be as healthy as they can be and to find balance among the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of life.

Presenting locally regionally and internationally, her audiences range from corporate executives to full-time moms, from the medical community to accounting firms, from nuns in their 80s to teens, and everyone in between!

Nancy told us that Tai Chi is great for any age person and for people at different fitness levels. Athletes find that Tai Chi provides with the left/right brain work,dded balance, and is a great cross training. For the couch potato who hasn’t exercised in a long long time Tai Chi is a meaningful way to get started.

For a more difficult workout, Nancy will add weights and sometimes she plays with solid bricks in her hands “which is a SERIOUS workout.”

Health Benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong:

Studies have shown that practicing Tai Chi helps prevent frailty and falls among older adults. Proven with control groups among seniors.
Tai Chi is recognized by the National Institute of Health (NIH) as one of the integrative medicines for balance.
Other studies show great promise and benefits for cardio/pulmonary fitness, bone health, improved balance and fall prevention, helps with confidence & perceived abilities, stress reduction and overall quality of life. WOW!

Two things she wanted to add about eating/diet…

Eat mindfully. Appreciate your food and the nutrition that is in it.
When you do eat or drink something less than healthy, enjoy every bit of it. NEVER eat or drink anything while thinking or saying, “I shouldn’t do this.” Because then, energetically, you shouldn’t!

You can find Nancy online at NG Energy and her email is NancyG@NGEnergy.us.

In addition, during this episode we also gave a shout out to Shelly Drymon for having us on her podcast. If you want to head over there to take a listen, it’s called Women Over 50 – a Life Redesigned.

We also recorded a video of this interview if you’d like to watch it, here’s the link: https://youtu.be/VL64pcP6vik