The Rejuvenating Health Podcast

E161 | Ask Us Anything For Women’s Health

Share Your Thoughts! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2267374/fan_mail/new] You don’t need a more complicated routine, you need a more consistent one, and that’s the thread running through this Ask Us Anything Q and A. We’re pulling questions straight from coaching calls, DMs, and our community and giving you both the science and the real-life behavior side so you can actually follow through. We start with magnesium glycinate and the stress people create around “perfect” timing. If taking it right before bed makes you forget, skip it, or worry about waking up to pee, we’ll tell you what matters most and how to anchor it to a routine you already do. From there we get into bloating from “healthy” foods, including why protein shakes and “clean” dressings can still trigger symptoms through additives, gums, sweeteners, or the protein source itself, and why stress and nervous system state can shut down digestion. We also explain when gut health testing is worth it so you stop guessing. Next, we talk skin health during weight loss and why youthful skin starts internally: adequate protein, muscle preservation, hydration, sleep, cortisol control, and the role of estrogen in collagen, elasticity, and dryness. We cover brain health foods and brain fog causes, including blood sugar instability and low ferritin, plus practical staples like omega-3s, eggs, berries, olive oil, leafy greens, and more. We also set the record straight: collagen is great for connective tissue, but it does not count as complete protein for muscle building. We wrap with body recomposition strategy, postmenopause estrogen targets based on symptoms and protection, how to choose high vs low intensity workouts, and how HRV and VO2 max tie back to recovery, zone 2 cardio, and daily movement. If this helps, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave us a 5 star review so more women can find it. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rejuvenating-health-podcast/id1680362360] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1Bl0adpMVTy8OL8Bl5QcO2?si=9bcf1153c9564310] Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ [https://www.rejuvenatinghealth.net/] And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rejuvenatinghealth/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/rejuvenatinghealthcoaching] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ [https://tiktok.com/rejuvenatinghealth]

E160 | Why High Achieving Women Get Stuck In Survival Mode

Share Your Thoughts! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2267374/fan_mail/new] You can be the dependable one, the high performer, the “I’ve got it” woman and still be running on fumes. We’re naming the pattern we see all the time: survival mode that looks like success. When your calendar is packed with work, kids, caregiving, and emotional labor, adding strength training, a daily protein goal, more steps, better sleep, and stress management can feel less like self care and more like another way to fail. We unpack why this happens through the lens of nervous system capacity and the window of tolerance. If your body doesn’t believe a new routine is doable, it can treat even a good goal as a threat, pushing you toward freezing, rebellion, or the familiar all or nothing cycle. We also talk about the hidden stressors that keep cortisol elevated, why fear of labs and family history can stall your momentum, and how to reframe genetics as a blueprint you can influence with daily choices. Then we get practical: the overloaded plate analogy, consistency before intensity, and how to build self trust by keeping small promises to yourself. We also dig into boundaries, delegation, and outsourcing so your health habits finally have a place to live, plus a simple capacity audit you can use this week to reduce friction and follow through. If you know a woman who’s carrying everything, share this with her, then subscribe, leave a review, and tell us what habit you’re choosing to make sustainable right now. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rejuvenating-health-podcast/id1680362360] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1Bl0adpMVTy8OL8Bl5QcO2?si=9bcf1153c9564310] Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ [https://www.rejuvenatinghealth.net/] And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rejuvenatinghealth/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/rejuvenatinghealthcoaching] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ [https://tiktok.com/rejuvenatinghealth]

E159 | The Hidden Costs Of GLP-1 Weight Loss And How To Avoid Them

Share Your Thoughts! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2267374/fan_mail/new] GLP-1 medications are exploding, and we get why. When they’re used well, drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and other GLP-1s can be an incredible tool for weight loss and inflammation. But we’re also watching a wave of preventable fallout: people losing weight while losing muscle, feeling exhausted and depressed, wrecking their gut, tanking their libido, and rebounding hard the moment they stop. We walk through the physiology in plain English. GLP-1s flip down hunger signals in the brain, but your muscles, thyroid, and mitochondria still need nutrients. If your intake drops too low, the “results” can become malnutrition, metabolic adaptation, and a body that’s trying to survive, not thrive. We also dig into the practical stuff most people never hear: why escalating the dose can be a mistake if you’re already losing, why protein has to come first, why resistance training matters for muscle preservation, and how bone density and osteoporosis risk enter the conversation for women. Then we cover the under-discussed issues that make people feel awful, including sodium loss and electrolyte imbalance (not just “drink more water”), slowed gastric emptying, constipation, diarrhea, SIBO risk, and poor nutrient absorption that can snowball into low iron, low B vitamins, low magnesium, and an energy crash. Our north star is simple: GLP-1s don’t create health by themselves they create an opportunity, and your habits decide whether that opportunity builds you or breaks you. If you’re on a GLP-1, considering one, or watching a friend struggle, listen through and share it with someone who needs the full picture. Send us your questions so we can help you use these tools safely and effectively. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rejuvenating-health-podcast/id1680362360] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1Bl0adpMVTy8OL8Bl5QcO2?si=9bcf1153c9564310] Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ [https://www.rejuvenatinghealth.net/] And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rejuvenatinghealth/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/rejuvenatinghealthcoaching] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ [https://tiktok.com/rejuvenatinghealth]

E158 | How Did We Get Here? Root Cause Health, Not Quick Fixes

Share Your Thoughts! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2267374/fan_mail/new] Being told “your labs are normal” can feel like a dead end, especially when you’re exhausted, inflamed, stuck with stubborn weight, or dealing with gut issues that make no sense. We go a different direction today and share the real reasons we built Rejuvenating Health, because our work isn’t powered by trends. It’s powered by lived experience and the thousands of women who tell us the same thing: “I’m doing all the right things and nothing works.” Coach Lakin and nurse practitioner Lindsay walk through our personal health journeys and the turning points that forced us to think deeper. We talk gut health, autoimmune flares, stress physiology, perimenopause and hormones, thyroid patterns that get missed, early insulin resistance, and why symptoms are signals rather than random bad luck. We also break down the “normal vs optimal labs” problem and why a prevention-first functional medicine lens can change long-term outcomes. Then we tackle a big misconception: health coaching is not generic advice. It’s the day-to-day execution layer that makes a personalized protocol doable, helps you interpret tools like a CGM, and keeps you moving forward when real life hits. Add in mindset and nervous system regulation, and you finally have a system that can hold your biology, habits, and history together. If this resonates, subscribe, share it with a friend who feels dismissed, and leave us a review so more women can find this support. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rejuvenating-health-podcast/id1680362360] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1Bl0adpMVTy8OL8Bl5QcO2?si=9bcf1153c9564310] Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ [https://www.rejuvenatinghealth.net/] And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rejuvenatinghealth/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/rejuvenatinghealthcoaching] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ [https://tiktok.com/rejuvenatinghealth]

E157 | Food Labels Made Simple

Share Your Thoughts! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2267374/fan_mail/new] Food labels aren’t “confusing by accident” they’re designed to steer your brain. If you’ve been eating what looks healthy on the front of the package yet still deal with fatigue, cravings, mood swings, belly fat, or weight loss resistance, we’re pulling back the curtain on why. We talk through how marketing claims like gluten-free, organic, keto, and plant-based can create a health halo that hides what really matters: the ingredients your body has to metabolize.  We get practical and physiological. We connect refined carbs and hidden sugars to blood sugar spikes, insulin release, insulin resistance, and cortisol swings that ripple into hormone balance and thyroid function. We also break down why industrial seed oils (soybean, canola, corn, sunflower) show up everywhere, how the omega-3 to omega-6 ratio has shifted, and why chronic inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction can look like brain fog, poor recovery, and feeling drained all day.  Then we give you a simple system you can use in real life: ignore the front, flip it over, scan the first three ingredients, check added sugar, look for seed oils, and assess protein quality and quantity. We also cover portion size distortion and why “high-protein” processed foods often don’t hit the protein target that actually keeps you full, including the leucine threshold and what a true 25 to 35 grams of protein per meal looks like.  If you want more energy, steadier hunger, and fewer “why isn’t this working?” moments in the grocery aisle, hit play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who buys the “healthy” version, and leave a five-star review so more women can learn to shop with confidence. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rejuvenating-health-podcast/id1680362360] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1Bl0adpMVTy8OL8Bl5QcO2?si=9bcf1153c9564310] Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ [https://www.rejuvenatinghealth.net/] And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rejuvenatinghealth/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/rejuvenatinghealthcoaching] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ [https://tiktok.com/rejuvenatinghealth]