If foods you've eaten for years are suddenly leaving you bloated, uncomfortable or rushing to the loo, fluctuating hormones could be to blame. Liz explores how perimenopause can activate digestive discomfort and looks at ways to support the gut lining to improve symptoms.

Plus: how to avoid injuries from strength training, managing acid reflux and indigestion, evening heart palpitations and can using a sauna reduce dementia risk?

In this episode:

•Are hormone fluctuations making me gluten intolerant?

•Ways to manage heartburn and indigestion

•Will using a sauna reduce my risk of dementia?

•Advice for avoiding injuries when strength training

•Why is my heartbeat so loud at night?

Links mentioned in the episode:

•Creatine - https://lizearlewellbeing.com/?s=creatine

•Butyrate - https://lizearlewellbeing.com/?s=butyrate

•The Good Gut Guide - https://shorturl.at/hwfDb

•British Heart Foundation information on PPIs - https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/drug-cabinet/proton-pump-inhibitors

Get in touch with a question for Liz:

•Email: podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com

•WhatsApp: 07518 471 846

More from Liz:

•Order Liz's new book – How to Age- https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Age-Supercharge-Health-Better/dp/1399723715

•A Better Second Half- https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1399723677?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1695723884&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=lizearlewellb-21&linkId=5eefa1edb4d033e84befc25728bebcf0&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

•Follow Liz on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lizearleme/?hl=en

•Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lizearlewellbeing/?hl=en

Host: Liz Earle

Producer: Lynnike Swerts (Fresh Air Production)

Social Media Manager: Naomi van Geelen

Content Writer: Lucy Parley

Head of Brand: Ellie Smith

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If you’re struggling to regulate food noise it might just be that you need to eat more – not less. Nutritionist Kim Pearson joins Liz to discuss how a few simple food swaps and easy lifestyle hacks can manage our appetite just as effectively as weight-loss jabs.

They talk about the importance of muscle mass for healthy weight maintenance, and why protein and strength training are essential in midlife.

Kim also explains how we’re getting breakfast all wrong, and shares ways we can hack our daily routine to train our body to turn off the cravings.

In this episode:

· Natural ways to reduce food cravings

· Why we should be eating more – not less

· Protein-rich meal ideas

· How you can sleep yourself slim

· The low-fat diet myth

· How skipping breakfast is sabotaging your weight loss

· Why olive oil might be nature’s GLP-1

More from Kim:

· Follow Kim on Instagram

· Read Kim’s new book The Nozempic Diet

Get in touch with a question for Liz:

· Email: podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com

· WhatsApp: 07518 471 846

More from Liz:

· Order Liz's new book – How to Age

· A Better Second Half

· Follow Liz on Instagram

· Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram

Host: Liz Earle

Producer: Anouszka Tate (Fresh Air Production)

Social Media Manager: Naomi van Geelen

Content Writer: Lucy Parley

Head of Brand: Ellie Smith

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If your joints feel stiffer than they used to, midlife hormone fluctuations might be at play- declining oestrogen can affect connective tissue, joint lubrication and bone health. Liz talks through the supplements and exercises that will help keep joints strong and flexible for longer, and why HRT could make a difference.

Plus: gentle skincare after microneedling, getting the most nutrition from nuts and seeds, mouth-taping for improved sleep quality and can turmeric affect HRT?

In this episode:

· Do collagen supplements help with achy joints?

· Skincare tips post-microneedling

· What’s the best way to add nuts and seeds to my diet?

· Mouth-breathing is disrupting my sleep

· Will taking turmeric affect my HRT?

Links mentioned in the episode:

· Fushi Organic Rosehip Oil

· By Sarah Hero Facial Oil

· Collagen peptides

· Turmeric/curcumin

· Omega-3

· Podcast with Dr Louise Oliver on mouth taping and breath work

Get in touch with a question for Liz:

· Email: podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com

· WhatsApp: 07518 471 846

More from Liz:

· Order Liz's new book – How to Age

· A Better Second Half

· Follow Liz on Instagram

· Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram

Host: Liz Earle

Producer: Lynnike Swerts (Fresh Air Production)

Social Media Manager: Naomi van Geelen

Content Writer: Lucy Parley

Head of Brand: Ellie Smith

Some links may be affiliate links, which help support the show at no extra cost to you. Read our Affiliate Policy for more information.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.