Today, Michelle is diving back into the Hey Sister! Mailbag and answering your questions about one of the biggest transitions women face: perimenopause - and how training, lifestyle, and mindset can help us navigate our way through it.
This episode is personal. Michelle shares her journey of discovering she was in perimenopause (during lockdown no less), the choice to go on HRT now known as MHT (Menopausal Hormone Therapy), and how she now approaches training, nutrition and life.
Spoiler: strength training, fueling your body and proper recovery are non-negotiables!
We cover:
- Why your metabolism isn’t “broken” - and how the right training can fire it back up
- The sleep–fuel connection: what you should eat, when and why rest is a must
- Yoga and Pilates are great... but here’s why they can’t be the only thing you do
- The eternal debate: weights vs cardio
- What really works when it comes to managing weight in midlife - no fads, just facts
Supplements Michelle recommends: Creatine, Vitamin D (sun and spray), Magnesium (glycinate for sleep and relaxation and malate for energy and muscle recovery), pre and probiotics, protein (20-30g per meal) and Omega 3s (500-1000 milligrams).
A huge thanks to Hey Sister! and 12WBT for making this episode possible.
Hey Sister!! Hey Sister! provides natural period pain, PMS and Menopause relief.
For 20% your next Hey Sister! order click here https://tiny.heysister.com/12wbt or use code 12WBT at checkout.
This season of We Have a Situation was Executive Produced by Monica Reid
Got a question for the next HeySister Mailbag? Send it our way! Via the We Have a Situation Instagram Page:
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Cardiac Cowboys
The heart was always off-limits to surgeons. Cutting into it spelled instant death for the patient. That is, until a ragtag group of doctors scattered across the Midwest and Texas decided to throw out the rule book. Working in makeshift laboratories and home garages, using medical devices made from scavenged machine parts and beer tubes, these men and women invented the field of open heart surgery. Odds are, someone you know is alive because of them. So why has history left them behind? Presented by Chris Pine, CARDIAC COWBOYS tells the gripping true story behind the birth of heart surgery, and the young, Greatest Generation doctors who made it happen. For years, they competed and feuded, racing to be the first, the best, and the most prolific. Some appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, operated on kings and advised presidents. Others ended up disgraced, penniless, and convicted of felonies. Together, they ignited a revolution in medicine, and changed the world.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.