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Hormones, Menopause, and More with Dr Marcia Harris

July 22, 2025 / Chris Brown / 0 Comments

#183 – Hormones, Menopause, and More with Dr Marcia Harris

In this enlightening episode of Fit Strong Women Over 50, Jill and Chris sit down with Dr. Marcia Harris, a trailblazer in women’s health and hormone optimization. With over four decades of clinical experience, Dr. Harris shares her wisdom, compassion, and science-backed insights to help women better understand the powerful (and often misunderstood) transition of midlife.

Dr. Harris breaks down what’s really happening during perimenopause and menopause, debunks the most persistent myths, and explores the emotional and physical shifts women experience. The conversation dives into hormone therapy, including what “bioidentical hormones” really mean and how symptoms and lab results both play a role in determining the best course of care.

She also sheds light on midlife fatigue, adrenal health, and the critical role lifestyle plays in balancing hormones, improving energy, and managing stress. With practical tips and empowering stories from her patients, Dr. Harris helps women see this stage of life not as a decline—but as a powerful new beginning.

We discuss:

Why perimenopause is often overlooked—and what you need to know
The most common myths about menopause (and what’s actually true)
What bioidentical hormones are and how they differ from traditional hormone therapy
The truth about adrenal fatigue and why midlife exhaustion is so common
How stress, nutrition, sleep, and movement affect hormonal balance
What one lifestyle change can make the biggest difference
Inspiring real-life stories of women who reclaimed their energy and vitality

Resources & Links:

Visit Dr. Marcia Harris’s website: www.drmarciaharris.com

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Life After Menopause with Nicki Williams

October 22, 2024 / Chris Brown / 0 Comments

#165-Life After Menopause with Nicki Williams

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In episode 165, Jill and Chris speak with award-winning nutritionist and author, Nicki Williams.

She is the founder of Happy Hormones for Life, helping women of all ages to rebalance their hormones, reclaim their health and feel better than ever.

After failing to find any medical help for her health issues in your early 40’s, she discovered that she could turn things around using diet, lifestyle and natural supplements.

Nicki is the author of “It’s not you, it’s your hormones; The essential guide for women over 40 to fight fat, fatigue and hormone havoc.” Her soon-to-be-released book “Life After Menopause; Embracing the next chapter with a healthy body and mind” is due out this year. UPDATE Just released. Find out more here: Life After Menopause

We discuss:

Practice stress reduction self-care, sitting and meditating at least 10 minutes every day with a meditation practice sometimes walking in nature or read a book. Intentionally spend 10 to 15 minutes to switch off the stress response
Switch to doing less cardio and much more strength training to feel strong and powerful
The five changes or additions to supplements she recommends considering:
- A good multivitamin with active levels of B vitamins and minerals
- Vitamin D – she takes it with K2 so it absorbs better
- Magnesium 3 to 400 milligrams she prefers magnesium glycinate because it absorbs well or magnesium citrate which helps if you have a problem with constipation
- Vitamin C helps with immunization your skin eyes hair and provides the important antioxidants
- Omega 3–EPA DHA helps with heart skin and joints
Try to eat 80% of the time an anti aging diet, which includes hydration. Only 20% of the aging things, (bad oils, alcohol, sugar, prepackaged foods, other things that we know aren’t necessarily health food)
Get hormones tested. Particularly look at cortisol, insulin, thyroid, estrogen/progesterone
Nutrition advice for postmenopausal women- eat enough protein,don’t eat packaged goods. instead eat whole foods
Adjust carbohydrate intake to fruits and mostly vegetables. Skip the white carbs/ bread to help get rid of the tired foggy, moody feeling
Her favorite on the go meal” salmon or chicken with leafy greens and a side of quinoa with chopped up fresh veggies and feta cheese

Links:
Website: www.happyhormonesforlife.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/happyhormonesforlife
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/williamsnicki
Instagram: happyhormonesforlife

Hormone Health and Menopause with Karen Martel

April 26, 2022 / Chris Brown / 0 Comments

Hormone Health and Menopause – Episode 105

In episode 105 Jill and Chris speak with Karen Martel, a Certified Hormone Specialist & Transformational Nutrition Coach and women’s weight loss expert.

Karen is the host of the top-rated women’s health podcast The Other Side of Weight Loss where she helps women to unlock the mysteries of female fat loss and hormone imbalance.

After struggling with her own health issues, Karen was determined to bring her knowledge to others with a bold new approach to women’s hormone health and weight management. Karen’s passion lies in helping women balance and optimize their hormones in peri and post menopause and breakthrough weight loss resistance.

She sheds light on many hormone health and menopause issues that may not be fully understood.

In this episode we discuss:

Thyroid hormones – T3, T4 and metabolism
Estrogen, DHEA, Progrestrone, Testosterone
Lymph nodes
Which hormones affect weight loss
The safety of taking bio-identical hormones

Links:

Karen’s Podcast: The Other Side of Weight Loss
Website: www.KarenMartel.com
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Hormone Health for Women Over 50 with Jeannie Beaudin

March 12, 2019 / Chris Brown / 2 Comments

Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Episode #29

In Episode #29 of Fit Strong Women Over 50, Jill and Chris interview Jeannie Beaudin, a recently retired pharmacist who specialized in balancing women’s hormones for over 10 years, while she owned her own pharmacy.

Her clients appreciated her broad knowledge of non-drug, natural and standard treatment options.

As a compounding pharmacist specializing in balancing women’s hormones, Jeannie would take time to thoroughly review the hormone-related symptoms, explain available choices and discuss the woman’s preferences for treatment.

In today’s podcast, Jeannie explains how she became known as “The Hormone Lady”. The podcast explains how women can work together with a compounding pharmacist and the doctor to improve hormone health. Four levels of treatment are outlined.

She describes how she and her husband eat following a health scare 14 years ago. “No white flour and I make my own bread.” She mentioned Michael Pollan’s rules for eating: “Eat real food. Mostly plants. Not too much.”

Also in this episode:
Chris and Jill talk about their winter training and look to the spring.

Veggie Challenge – how did you prepare your vegetable of the week?