The Health Fix Podcast - Connecting Women Over 40 With a Weekly Dose of Tips to Optimize Health and Aging

This episode is the second part of a two part series with Dr. Angela Zeng. East Asian medicine has a lot of food remedies for common medical issues.  Unless you study Chinese Medicine or are born into a family that has roots in Asia you may never ever hear of these medicine secrets passed on through generations. Lucky for you - Dr. Angela Zeng is sharing her family’s remedie...

The wisdom of East Asian medicine is passed down through generations and often only shared among those within a family.  Lucky for us - Dr. Angela Zeng is revealing some of her family secrets and research in her company Karviva Beverages. Dr. Angela Zeng is a former medical research scientist turned entrepreneur who is passionate about bridging the gap between Eastern wholist...

Looking for tips to guard your skin from harsh elements?  Whether it’s a long flight, time in the sun or summer heat - the elements can take a toll on your aging skin.  Helen Marray-Finlay, the founder of Finlay+Green created a skin care line dedicated to the needs of peri-menopausal and menopausal skin. If that name sound familiar,...

Your ancestors were tribal, thus a drive to fit in is primally woven into your DNA.  But what happens when you want to relate to someone but it's not working out as planned?  Trying to relate to those in your family and social circles can often provoke a cortisol spike. Relating drama can be the source of a lot of elevated cortisol and stress situations. As a cultural anthropologist Dr. Jonathan Marion has studied the...

Elevated cortisol and heightened stress responses are often a result of mis-guided insecurities.  Your fight or flight, vagus nerve responses are deeply tied into how you respond to stress and what you've learned do to feel safe and secure.  Being aware of how insecurities show up in situations as well as relationships with yoursel...

Likely you’ve heard about trauma being stuck in the body and how your thoughts are stories you tell yourself. Perhaps you’ve dabbled a bit in working on changing your thought process but nothing is sticking.  Wherever you are in your health journey - owning your stories & learning to change them can be a key part of achieving optimal health.  Alicia Kay is a Licensed Mental ...

What if fatigue and brain fog didn't have to be a part of aging?  Perhaps you've been hearing about the benefits of the anti-aging and energy boosting molecule NAD. Maybe you've seen it advertised in an IV or supplement but you weren't sure if it was for you.  Maite Brines Von Melle is the innovation, product formulation and education go to for BioStack supplement company. In this episode Maite and Dr. Jannine Krause talk about the...

Dreaming of outdoor adventuring but not sure where to start?  Looking for workouts tailored to your goals?  Searching for like minded women to adventure with?  Making friends over 40 isn't easy and finding a tribe that's into outdoor adventures can be tricky.  Kelly Howard loved lifting weights as a young adult but never thought of herself as an outdoor person till at 40 year...

Curious about why some people can handle stress and illnesses and recover quickly while others struggle? Have you been sick and feel like you never recovered from the illness? Perhaps your body feels ok but your brain function hasn’t fully been restored?  Ashok Gupta suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS-ME) 30 years ago while at Cambridge University. Through his own neurological research, he was able to recover...

Is dropping weight a source of frustration and confusion for you?  What if your frustration is the source of your inability to lose weight. It’s a vicious circle you can end when you focus on getting your cortisol and blood sugar in check. Ann Maria Tom has decade of experience as a registered nurse in the ER, ICU and Dialysis plus she holds certifications as a personal train...

Chronic illness, diabetes and blood sugar imbalances are connected. Chances are you or someone in your family is struggling with one of these conditions right now.  Eric Edmeads spent the earlier part of his life struggling with constant sinus and throat infections, excess weight, acne and chronic fatigue. He was set to have his tonsils removed, but on a whim, Eric decided t...

What does getting older have in store for you?  What are the secrets to living a long beautiful life? Being younger than the majority of my patients it felt silly to hand out advice on aging, so I went on a mission to ask my podcast listeners what they or someone they knew were up to when it came to defying aging.  When Marjorie Burn...

What does fitness look like as you get older?  How does being strong prepare you for life’s challenges?  Lalaina “Lala” Duncan started her coaching career at 37 and hasn’t looked back. She’s a highly sought after women’s strength and longevity coach and she’s all in on helping her clients prioritize their health and happiness. She’s...

Struggling with your hormones? Feeling burn out, fatigued and just not your best?  Kaely McDevitt is a registered dietician specializing in nutrition for women's health. Having experienced the pitfalls of a conventional approach to women's health first hand, Kaely is passionate about empowering women to build health from a place of connection: to self, nature and community.<...

Did you know if your spine isn’t in alignment you could be stuck in fight or flight stress mode?  Sleep is a major time for the nerve and the body to relax and repair. But what if your spine is out of alignment at night, causing pain or interfering with circulation and keeping your nervous system from repairing fully?  Dr. Peter Mar...

Feeling drained, overwhelmed and torn between achieving external measures of success versus personal fulfillment? Do you feel like you're going through the motions climbing the corporate ladder yet it's not what you'd dreamed your life would be like?  Dr. Jonathan Marion is an award winning cultural anthropology professor, author, speaker and health coach who feels how you show up in life is the key to living a deeply meaningul and...

Fed up with food trends and so much conflicting information out there from one guru to the next?  Just want to know how food works on a basic level so you can personalize it to you? Jenn Trepeck is an Optimal Health Coach Business Consultant and host of the hilarious podcast Salad with a Side of Fries Podcast. Jenn grew up the skinny one in a family of dieters until it went ...

Depression or anxiety having you wondering what's going on and what to do?  Tried medications or even supplements and haven't seen any mood improvements?  Dr. Anna Marie Frank is an author, speaker, podcaster and a traditional naturopath who's the owner and founder of Happy Whole You and online and in person clinic in Bakersfield, California.  After trying multiple medications Dr. Anna Marie Frank started to wonder if it was someth...

Are you looking to achieve extraordinary results in your personal or professional life?  Finding that reading books, taking online courses and group programs aren't giving you the mindset, tools and guidance you're looking for?  Brett Baughman is an award winning business, best selling author and life coach with a specialty in helping business leaders and high performing individuals advance to the next level of succes...