38. Weight Loss Over 40, Why it's Harder and What to Do About it with ProLon Coach Audrey Zona

This episode is for you if you’re a woman over 40 and want to get to the bottom of weight loss resistance and look and feel your best! We talk about all things weight management – from the ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet and Nutrition Program to the use of peptide weight loss drugs to the truth about sugar and insulin resistance! Guest Audrey Zona is an integrative health and nutrition coach specializing in the psychology of eating. Audrey trained with the Institute for Psychology of Eating and is one of only three coaches and spokespeople for Prolon, the fasting mimicking diet and nutrition program. We learn: ProLon is a 5-day fasting program with food that mimics a water fast inducing autophagy, a process where the body cleans out old and damaged cells. In studies, after only one round of ProLon, people saw an improvement in skin hydration and reduction in wrinkles (Kristin shares she experienced this after doing ProLon!). How the L-Drink in the ProLon program preserves muscle mass during fasting. How intermittent fasting often backfires for women trying to lose weight and alternative solutions. Signs of insulin resistance and how to reverse it. The role of hormone replacement therapy in weight loss and the importance of muscle mass. Use of peptide medications like Ozempic and Wegovy and how they can be useful for weight loss, but need to be used in conjunction with lifestyle modifications and preferably at lower doses. Sugar addiction can be a real challenge for people and how it’s important to understand your own relationship with it and make choices that work for you. Audrey’s Summer Body Blast Program offers a comprehensive approach to getting in shape for summer focusing on mindset, nutrition and support. It kicks off May 15, 2024! Join Audrey’s Summer Body Blast Program with this link:  https://livezohealthy.com/functionalmoms Connect with Audrey on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/zo_healthy Thank you for listening! Connect with us on Instagram www.instagram.com/functionalmomspodcast or email us at [email protected] ~Kristin and Raquel