165. The Role of Diet and Lifestyle in Menopause and Improving Metabolic Health with Dr. Lucy!

Dr Lucy is passionate about health. She helps women who have tried every diet under the sun optimise their health and achieve long lasting weight loss by improving metabolism and managing mindset so they can reduce the effects of chronic disease, have more energy and confidence and stop living life on the sidelines. Dr Lucy has a significant interest in metabolic health, mental health and menopause  She was an “expert dieter” and an “expert emotional eater”. She developed obesity, fatty liver and pre-diabetes. As a medical doctor, this was mortifying.  She has completely abandoned traditional dieting and embraces a real food lifestyle.  Dr Lucy is a medical doctor, a lifestyle medicine physician, and is trained in many facets of psychological medicine including hypnotherapy.  She runs online holistic health and weight programs with her colleague Dr Mary Barson. They have now helped thousands of women reclaim their health. They are both very real and relatable and embody their company name - Real Life Medicine Summary: Dr. Lucy discusses menopause and the symptoms associated with it, such as hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, and brain fog. She explains that menopause is a natural process where estrogen levels decrease, cortisol and insulin levels increase, and metabolic health becomes important. In this conversation, Dr. Lucy and Alicia discuss metabolic health, insulin resistance, and the impact of menopause on women's health. Keywords: menopause, symptoms, hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, brain fog, metabolic health, lifestyle changes, dieting, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hormonal imbalances, hormone replacement therapy Takeaways: Menopause is a natural process where estrogen levels decrease, cortisol and insulin levels increase, and metabolic health becomes important. Symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, and brain fog. Obesity is a symptom of underlying hormonal imbalances, not the cause of health issues. Improving metabolic health involves reducing insulin levels, improving sleep, managing stress, and engaging in strength training. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can be beneficial for menopausal women, but it should be used in conjunction with lifestyle changes and under medical supervision. Sound Bites: "Menopause is a natural process where estrogen levels decrease, cortisol and insulin levels increase, and metabolic health becomes important." "Symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, and brain fog." "The root cause of metabolic syndrome is high circulating insulin and insulin resistance." "Obesity is the symptom, it's not the cause." Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Focus on Menopause 08:05 Symptoms and Challenges of Menopause 15:05 Improving Metabolic Health and Managing Weight 31:36 Understanding Metabolic Health and Insulin Resistance 34:12 Debunking the Myth of Obesity as the Cause of Health Issues 36:38 Four Steps to Improving Metabolic Health 45:19 The Potential Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopausal Women Stay connected with Dr. Lucy! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rlmedicine.com/ Free Ebook Weight Loss is all about Hormones: https://www.rlmedicine.com/weightloss-ebook The 12 week Mind Body Rebalancejoin the  wait list: https://www.rlmedicine.com/12WMBR  Subscribe to The Eating Me Podcast on YouTube!! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@aliciachristian9226?si=lndTSV7K9miNuetj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay in contact with Alicia! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aliciachristian.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Divaleesh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thealiciachristian/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thealiciachristian?lang=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠