#26 | Menopause: Everything Everywhere All at Once

What does your rotten health attitude struggle with most?Episode Quotes:“If you're not doing anything already in terms of exercise, nutrition is a little bit skewed, quite sedentary, it's easy to say 'Oh, it's my hormones'.”“Life begins at 40, but getting to 50 can feel like a death sentence if you're not proactive with your health.”"You start hearing all these scary things—weight gain, chronic fatigue, hot flushes, night sweats—and if you’ve not found a form of exercise you can stomach by then, you’re probably not going to start.”'I'm going through the change,' because people are ashamed to say menopause. And it's just like—it's natural. It's a way of life."Just shut up, just be a rock. Just enjoy it.”Ben and Fiona tackle the chaos, confusion, and clichés around menopause—cutting through the fluff and wellness bullshit to explain what’s going on in your body, and why “waiting it out” is not a plan.The four stages: premenopause, perimenopause, menopause, postmenopause—and why no one tells you what any of them mean until you’re in the thick of itThe common symptoms no one takes seriously: night sweats, weight gain, joint pain, insomnia, brain fog, sudden rage.Why strength training, higher protein, and some basic structure aren’t “nice-to-haves”—they’re your ticket to not losing your mind or your independence.The truth about HRT: when it helps, what it won’t fix, and why your GP might still be stuck in 1998The shame around even saying the word menopause—and why calling it “the change” helps no onePlus, how the film Everything Everywhere All at Once weirdly sums up what it feels like to be perimenopausal, overstimulated, and still expected to be functionalYou’re not broken. You’ve just been fed the wrong advice—or none at all.And if you haven’t built the habits yet? You’re probably not going to start amid a hot flush.With a temper as short as her legs, Fiona joins Ben every week to forcefully "Push Your Health From The Pulls Of Life."Expect Foul-mouthed narcissistic ramblings on fitness, nutrition, film, and life's daily rot. This weekly audio & video expansion on the world-famous 'The Daily (ish) Rot' email and video ramblings also includes: Usefully Useless Fitness and Diet Advice.Half-arsed film reviews.The exploitation of children.True Crime recommendations.Nutritious leprechaun-inspired recipes (short and to the point)Narcissistic wisdom. WHO THE FU*K ARE WE?Howdy,I'm Ben, the only 'health' coach (not a life coach) who allows you to embrace your Rotten attitude towards exercise and nutrition! Empowering You to give the middle finger to your yo-yo diet and half-arsed exercise routine in JUST 30 Days! Are you sick of yo-yo-ing from one restrictive diet and hideous exercise plan to the next, begging for it to end so you can slip back into old habits? Only to start the same rotten cycle again?YOUR COMPLIMENTARY 30 DAY DIET KICK-UP-THE-ARSER YoutubeInstagramFacebookTwitter