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The Flipping 50 Show
Hosted by Debra Atkinson · EN
The podcast for women in menopause and beyond who want to change the way they age. Fitness, wellness, and health science put into practical tips you can use today. You still got it, girl!
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NEW SCIENCE: Menopause Muscle Loss Prevention
1w ago00:48:35Tap to summarizeThis episode is sponsored by Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist. Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist.- Become a health & fitness coach who finally speaks midlife women’s language. Learn how to design workouts that balance hormones that actually get results for women in menopause. Connect with Flipping 50: Facebook Group - Flipping50 Insiders Instagram - @Flipping50TV YouTube - @Flipping50TV More Episodes - Flipping 50 The Stronger Way Other Episodes You Might Like: Previous Episode - Personalized System for Optimal Weight Health in Menopause—GLP-1 Shot Or Not Next Episode - Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone-Dr. Anna Cabeca’s El Camino Experience More Like This - Muscle Loss on the Shot: Worth the Risk? Stop the menopause muscle loss! Menopause muscle loss prevention involves first knowing the mechanisms for it and then addressing what to do about it. This episode shares both science and methods I’ve found to be useful for preventing, gaining, or regaining muscle. If this episode made you flip your workout routine — share it! 👉 Post to your stories, tag @Flipping50TV in Instagram and share the episode to your best friend. 👉 Meet other women, who are done with outdated fitness advice, at Flipping50 Facebook Group. 👉 Subscribe, share, and leave a review if you’re ready to flip the script on Flipping 50 The Stronger Way.
Transcribe →Personalized System for Optimal Weight Health in Menopause—GLP-1 Shot Or Not
1w ago01:05:55Tap to summarizeThis episode is sponsored by AquaTru. AquaTru - Go to https://AquaTru.com/ now for 20% off (your purifier) using promo code FLIPPING50. AquaTru even comes with a 30-day best-tasting water guarantee. Other Episodes You Might Like: Previous Episode - Roadblocks Women Experience When They're Doing "All The Things" Next Episode - Rebounding vs Whole Body Vibration After 50 Which? When? Worth It? More Like This - GLP-1 Medications for Weight Loss: A 42-Year Fitness Professional’s Honest Take Resources: Don’t know where to start? Book your Discovery Call with Debra. Leave this session with insight into exactly what to do right now to make small changes, smart decisions about your exercise time and energy. Use Flipping 50 Scorecard & Guide to measure what matters with an easy at-home self-assessment test you can do in minutes. Optimal weight health in menopause isn’t about eating less or exercising more—it’s about finally understanding what your body has been trying to tell you. If you’ve been frustrated with stubborn weight gain, low energy, or conflicting advice, this conversation will feel like a reset. We’re breaking down the truth about GLP-1, gut health, hormones, and why your results may have stalled despite doing everything “right.” This episode shifts the focus from quick fixes to a personalized strategy that actually works with your body, not against it. Because optimal weight health in menopause starts when you stop guessing and start listening. My Guest: Ashley Koff, RD, is an acclaimed weight-health expert, “Hollywood’s Leading Dietitian” featured in InStyle and practitioner for more than 25 years. Koff is leading a transformative movement in personalized nutrition, turning “better, not perfect” choices into practical, sustainable strategies that deliver real outcomes. She is the founder of The Better Nutrition Program (BNP) and author of USA Today bestselling Your Best Shot, which introduces weight-health hormones (GLP-1, GIP, CCK, PYY) as the regulators of weight health, offering the first-ever assessment of their function and a personalized optimization system—shot or not. Questions We Answer in This Episode: [00:02:35] What does optimal weight management really mean in menopause? [00:07:39] Are you ahead of your time and getting pushback for your approach? [00:03:17] What are GLP-1 hormones and why do they matter? [00:25:11] Is the fear valid that GLP-1 stops your body from producing its own hormones? [00:29:49] Should we be talking about something more important than muscle loss first? [00:31:21] How does cortisol actually influence weight health in menopause? How can women address the connection between cortisol, GLP-1, and weight? If this episode made you flip your workout routine — share it! 👉 Post to your stories, tag @Flipping50TV in Instagram and share the episode to your best friend. 👉 Meet other women, who are done with outdated fitness advice, at Flipping50 Facebook Group. 👉 Subscribe, share, and leave a review if you’re ready to flip the script on Flipping 50 The Stronger Way.
Transcribe →Roadblocks Women Experience When They're Doing "All The Things"
2w ago00:54:49Tap to summarizeThis episode is sponsored by Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist. Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist.- Become a health & fitness coach who finally speaks midlife women’s language. Learn how to design workouts that balance hormones that actually get results for women in menopause. Other Episodes You Might Like: Previous Episode - The Menopause Gut: Hidden Reasons Symptoms Happen Exercise Won’t Fix Next Episode - Personalized System for Optimal Weight Health in Menopause—GLP-1 Shot Or Not More Like This - The Bible for Exercise Guidelines Update: Here’s What It Means Resources: Don’t know where to start? Book your Discovery Call with Debra. Leave this session with insight into exactly what to do right now to make small changes, smart decisions about your exercise time and energy. Use Flipping 50 Scorecard & Guide to measure what matters with an easy at-home self-assessment test you can do in minutes. You’re doing all the things. They don’t work. You’ve changed things. That doesn’t work either. If it seems you’re going through a revolving door of symptoms and trying to juggle responses but failing, this is for you. It’s not just that exercise needs change. Periodically, by the way. Every quarter during perimenopause, or at least bi-annually if you’re experiencing significant changes, you have to look closely at whether your exercise is causing inflammation or supporting muscle that will help you deal with it. It doesn’t matter if you’re lifting, you can still be in a moment of significant storm that results in your inflammation being up when recovery isn’t keeping up. We discuss the ways women doing all the things can still fail you if you’re not getting the foundation you need at the place you need it. We discuss cellular health, liver, detox and the key part these play in whether your lifting, walking and intervals will work. If you’re ready to stop spinning your wheels and start seeing results, this conversation will change how you approach doing all the things. My Guest: As Co-Owner and Chief Brand Officer of BodyBio, Jess Kane Berman leads brand strategy, education, and global growth, shaping the company’s voice at the intersection of cellular health, environmental wellness, and evidence-based medicine. Jess blends science-backed insights with practical application, empowering women to move away from doing more and toward doing what’s right for them. Passionate about cutting through confusion, she helps women simplify their approach to fitness, nutrition, and overall health so they can feel stronger, energized, and back in control. If this episode made you flip your workout routine — share it! 👉 Post to your stories, tag @Flipping50TV in Instagram and share the episode to your best friend. 👉 Meet other women, who are done with outdated fitness advice, at Flipping50 Facebook Group. 👉 Subscribe, share, and leave a review if you’re ready to flip the script on Flipping 50 The Stronger Way.
Transcribe →The Menopause Gut: Hidden Reasons Symptoms Happen Exercise Won’t Fix
2w ago01:00:08Tap to summarizeThis episode is sponsored by Siphox and Calocurb. Siphox Health - Get your convenient test kit from Siphox Health at https://siphoxhealth.com/flipping50 for 20% off at this link. Calocurb - Feel full faster with Calocurb! Clinically proven, natural hunger control – prescription free, affordable, and fast acting.Get 10% off when you use this link https://www.flippingfifty.com/calocurb Resources Don’t know where to start? Book your Discovery Call with Debra. Leave this session with insight into exactly what to do right now to make small changes, smart decisions about your exercise time and energy. Use Flipping 50 Scorecard & Guide to measure what matters with an easy at-home self-assessment test you can do in minutes. Why does menopause gut health become a central player in midlife? How does it impact everything from aging and hormones to brain, bone, and immune health? In this episode, our guest shares the science behind the gut microbiome during perimenopause and menopause, why symptoms like bloating and food sensitivities increase, and what women can do to take back control of their menopause gut health. My Guest: Cynthia Thurlow is a globally recognized expert in nutrition & intermittent fasting, highly sought after speaker, and the CEO and founder of Everyday Wellness Project. She’s been a nurse practitioner for 20+ years, is a 2x TEDx speaker: her 2nd talk on intermittent fasting has been viewed over 7 million times. She has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW and in Medium and Entrepreneur. Cynthia was recently listed in Yahoo Finance as one of the “21 founders changing the way we do business.” She’s also the host of Everyday Wellness Podcast, which was listed as “20 podcasts that will help you grow in 2020” by Entrepreneur magazine, and in Business Insider “21 podcasts to expand your mind in 2021.” Questions We Answer in This Episode: [00:04:50] What prompted you to write this book about gut health in menopause? [00:08:50] Why was writing this book so much harder than your first? [00:13:10] How does gut health actually impact the way we age? [00:16:50] What’s happening in the gut during menopause that causes symptoms? [00:22:10] How important is stool testing versus just guessing with diet and supplements? [00:25:50] Is constipation normal in midlife, and what’s really causing it? [00:28:20] How does intermittent fasting impact gut health and should women still do it? If this episode made you flip your workout routine — share it! 👉 Post to your stories, tag @Flipping50TV in Instagram and share the episode to your best friend. 👉 Meet other women, who are done with outdated fitness advice, at Flipping50 Facebook Group. 👉 Subscribe, share, and leave a review if you’re ready to flip the script on Flipping 50 The Stronger Way.
Transcribe →Muscle Loss on the Shot: Worth the Risk?
3w ago00:54:49Tap to summarizeThis episode is sponsored by Siphox and Calocurb. Siphox Health - Get your convenient test kit from Siphox Health at https://siphoxhealth.com/flipping50 for 20% off at this link. Calocurb - Feel full faster with Calocurb! Clinically proven, natural hunger control – prescription free, affordable, and fast acting.Get 10% off when you use this link https://www.flippingfifty.com/calocurb Connect with Flipping 50: Facebook Group - Flipping50 Insiders Instagram - @Flipping50TV YouTube - @Flipping50TV More Episodes - Flipping 50 The Stronger Way Other Episodes You Might Like: Previous Episode - Motivation to Move for Longevity: One Doctor’s Message Next Episode - The Menopause Gut: Hidden Reasons Symptoms Happen Exercise Won’t Fix More Like This - Your Follow-Up Questions on Heavy vs Light Lifting After 50 — Answered With Science Resources: Join Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist® to become a coach! Know how to design workouts that honor and accommodate the physiology of menopause, physiology of exercise and honor injuries, endocrine status … all within your scope of practice, and attract lucrative clients while becoming an authority. Be a GLP-1 Fitness Specialist with continuing education on GLP-1 medications so your client lose fat without losing muscle, strength, or metabolic health. Build more relevance, more authority, and more opportunity with two of the fastest-growing areas in fitness. Use the Smart Scale in Debra’s Favorite Things! Tracking body composition is more important than scale weight. Muscle loss on the shot might be the hidden reason your results aren’t what you expected. If you’re in midlife and considering—or already using—the shot, this episode breaks down what’s really happening to your muscle, metabolism, and strength. We’re unpacking the science behind weight loss versus fat loss, and why the scale isn’t telling the full story. More importantly, you’ll learn what you can do right now to protect your muscle and stay strong through menopause and beyond. Muscle loss on the shot isn’t just a possibility—it’s a risk you can absolutely control with the right strategy. If this episode made you flip your workout routine — share it! 👉 Post to your stories, tag @Flipping50TV in Instagram and share the episode to your best friend. 👉 Meet other women, who are done with outdated fitness advice, at Flipping50 Facebook Group. 👉 Subscribe, share, and leave a review if you’re ready to flip the script on Flipping 50 The Stronger Way.
Transcribe →Motivation to Move for Longevity: One Doctor’s Message
3w ago00:43:21Tap to summarizeThis episode is sponsored by Calocurb and Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist. Calocurb - Feel full faster with Calocurb! Clinically proven, natural hunger control – prescription free, affordable, and fast acting.Get 10% off when you use this link https://www.flippingfifty.com/calocurb Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist.- Become a health & fitness coach who finally speaks midlife women’s language. Learn how to design workouts that balance hormones that actually get results for women in menopause. Other Episodes You Might Like: Previous Episode - What Male Partners Don’t Know About Menopause (and need to) More Like This - Finding Exercise Motivation After Menopause Resources: Don’t know where to start? Book your Discovery Call with Debra. Leave this session with insight into exactly what to do right now to make small changes, smart decisions about your exercise time and energy. Join Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist® to become a coach! Flipping 50 Women's Retreats are each designed to challenge and stretch you. We challenge your fitness, your thoughts about aging, and menopause. We educate about hormones through exercise, nutrition and sleep choices. We always try to find motivation to move. Truth is if we don’t fix this issue, we’re not going to fix sarcopenia, obesity, and osteoporosis or Alzheimer's. This conversation dives into the science of motivation, the difference between exercise vs. daily movement, and why healthy longevity (healthspan) matters more than simply living longer. You’ll also hear how to build sustainable habits, avoid burnout, and find movement you actually enjoy—because consistency is the real goal. Movement—not just exercise—is the most powerful “medicine” for longevity. Despite decades of evidence, most people still struggle to stay active—not because they lack knowledge, but because they lack motivation to move. My Guest: Jordan D. Metzl, MD is an internationally recognized sports medicine physician, researcher, bestselling author, and fitness instructor who practices at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, the world’s premier orthopedic hospital. Dr. Metzl is a 40-time marathoner and 15-time Ironman finisher. He created the Ironstrength Workout, a functional fitness program for improved performance and injury prevention that has been performed by more than 1 million people. An elite athlete himself, he practices what he preaches. Questions We Answer in This Episode: You’ve recently written a new book. You’re published in AARP, so let’s start with your interest in getting the world to move Why did you write PUSH and how does it reflect the different parts of your career? Why did you choose the title PUSH and why is this concept connected to healthy longevity? Why aren’t people comfortable pushing themselves? Can we extend our lifespan? What does science tell us about longevity? Is the financial investment in “longevity” worth the spend? Who is the intended audience for PUSH? If this episode made you flip your workout routine — share it! 👉 Post to your stories, tag @Flipping50TV in Instagram and share the episode to your best friend. 👉 Meet other women, who are done with outdated fitness advice, at Flipping50 Facebook Group. 👉 Subscribe, share, and leave a review if you’re ready to flip the script on Flipping 50 The Stronger Way.
Transcribe →What Male Partners Don’t Know About Menopause (and need to)
4w ago00:50:48Tap to summarizeThis episode is sponsored by Timeline, Siphox and Calocurb. Timeline - Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price. Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact same science and formula. And my listeners can still get 20% off when you go to https://timeline.com/FLIPPING50SHOW Siphox Health - Get your convenient test kit from Siphox Health at https://siphoxhealth.com/flipping50 for 20% off at this link. Calocurb - Feel full faster with Calocurb! Clinically proven, natural hunger control – prescription free, affordable, and fast acting. Get 10% off when you use this link https://www.flippingfifty.com/calocurb Other Episodes You Might Like: Previous Episode - Stop the Confusion: Turn Midlife Muscle Strength Into Personal Power Next Episode - Motivation to Move for Longevity: One Doctor’s Message More Like This - Love Relationships and The Health & Hormone Connection Resources: Don’t know where to start? Book your Discovery Call with Debra. Leave this session with insight into exactly what to do right now to make small changes, smart decisions about your exercise time and energy. Use Flipping 50 Scorecard & Guide to measure what matters with an easy at-home self-assessment test you can do in minutes. Feel full faster with Calocurb! Clinically proven, natural hunger control – prescription free, affordable, and fast acting.Get 10% off when you use this link https://www.flippingfifty.com/calocurb There is a massive gap in understanding menopause from a male partner’s perspective—and why it’s causing unnecessary confusion, conflict, and disconnection in relationships. Where to start? What they don’t know about menopause might kill them? Or us? In this episode I am joined by the author of the recently published book by a male, for males, but also valuable to women about navigating menopause with partners. Instead of focusing only on biology, this conversation dives into what really matters: 👉 Communication 👉 Emotional support 👉 Relationship dynamics 👉 Practical ways men can show up better The episode highlights that menopause isn’t just a women’s health issue—it’s a relationship transition. When they know what they used to not know about menopause, it can actually strengthen connection and improve intimacy long-term. My Guest: Joe Warner is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author. His new book, Burning Up, Frozen Out - What Every Man Needs to Know About the Menopause (But No One Told You), explains how men can better understand and support their partners through menopause, while also taking better care of their own health. Questions We Answer in This Episode: Why do so many men still struggle to understand perimenopause and menopause - and what impact does that have on relationships? How can menopause affect connection, communication and day-to-day life as a couple in ways people might not expect? What do men consistently get wrong - and how can you guide them to support you in a way that actually helps? What are some simple, realistic ways partners can better support each other through this transition? How can couples stay connected and on the same team when everything feels like it’s shifting? Why can intimacy and libido become such a challenge during this stage - and how is it often misunderstood? If this episode made you flip your workout routine — share it! 👉 Post to your stories, tag @Flipping50TV in Instagram and share the episode to your best friend.👉 Meet other women, who are done with outdated fitness advice, at Flipping50 Facebook Group.👉 Subscribe, share, and leave a review if you’re ready to flip the script on Flipping 50 The Stronger Way.
Transcribe →Stop the Confusion: Turn Midlife Muscle Strength Into Personal Power
Apr 1400:50:20Tap to summarizeThis episode is sponsored by Siphox and Calocurb. Siphox Health - Get your convenient test kit from Siphox Health at https://siphoxhealth.com/flipping50 for 20% off at this link. Calocurb - Feel full faster with Calocurb! Clinically proven, natural hunger control – prescription free, affordable, and fast acting.Get 10% off when you use this link https://www.flippingfifty.com/calocurb Other Episodes You Might Like: Previous Episode - The Bible for Exercise Guidelines Update: Here’s What It Means Next Episode - What Male Partners Don’t Know About Menopause (and need to) More Like This: What 40+ Studies Reveal About Rep-Range for Muscle, Strength, and Bone After 50 Why Muscle Growth Feels Harder in Menopause (and What Actually Works) Resources: Don’t know where to start? Book your Discovery Call with Debra. Leave this session with insight into exactly what to do right now to make small changes, smart decisions about your exercise time and energy. Feel full faster with Calocurb! Clinically proven, natural hunger control – prescription free, affordable, and fast acting.Get 10% off when you use this link https://www.flippingfifty.com/calocurb Let’s redefine what strength truly means—taking midlife muscle strength and turning it into personal power. From breaking outdated beliefs about lifting and “bulk,” to understanding how muscle becomes your lifelong independence insurance, this conversation reframes strength as both physical power and personal transformation. We answer questions like human behaviour, creating change, defining success on your own terms and so much more. If you’re suffering from decision-making fatigue, information filtering, or feeling a little isolated, frustrated or confused this is your episode. We’re turning midlife muscle strength into personal power! My Guest: Cori Lefkowith is the founder of Redefining Strength and the author of The STRONG System, a practical framework designed to help women build sustainable strength, nutrition, and lifestyle habits that support real life. With over a decade of coaching experience, Cori helps women, especially in midlife, break free from burnout, diet culture, and all-or-nothing health thinking by shifting the focus from intensity and willpower to consistency and systems. Her programs and educational content have been featured in outlets including Women’s Health, SELF, Nike, Prevention, MSN, Well+Good, MindBodyGreen, LIVESTRONG, and The Guardian. Questions We Answer in This Episode: Why are women still afraid of getting bulky from lifting weights? Can strength training be about more than just weight loss? Why are we stuck in a survival mindset instead of thriving? How do women handle pressure to be everything to everyone? How do you know what fitness advice is actually right for you? Why is asking ‘why’ so important in changing habits? Why is muscle so critical for independence and longevity in midlife? If this episode made you flip your workout routine — share it! 👉 Post to your stories, tag @Flipping50TV in Instagram and share the episode to your best friend. 👉 Meet other women, who are done with outdated fitness advice, at Flipping50 Facebook Group. 👉 Subscribe, share, and leave a review if you’re ready to flip the script on Flipping 50 The Stronger Way.
Transcribe →The Bible for Exercise Guidelines Update: Here’s What It Means
Apr 1001:00:00Tap to summarizeThis episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth and Calocurb. Cozy Earth - Discover how care in every detail transforms simple routines into moments of true comfort and ease. Head to cozyearth.com and use my code Flipping50 for up to 20% off. Calocurb - Feel full faster with Calocurb! Clinically proven, natural hunger control – prescription free, affordable, and fast acting.Get 10% off when you use this link https://www.flippingfifty.com/calocurb Connect with Flipping 50: Facebook Group - Flipping50 Insiders Instagram - @Flipping50TV YouTube - @Flipping50TV More Episodes - Flipping 50 The Stronger Way Other Episodes You Might Like: Previous Episode - Natural Appetite Control Without or After the Shot - What is Calocurb? Next Episode - Stop the Confusion: Turn Midlife Muscle Strength Into Personal Power More Like This - Your Follow-Up Questions on Heavy vs Light Lifting After 50 — Answered With Science Resources: Don’t know where to start? Book your Discovery Call with Debra. Leave this session with insight into exactly what to do right now to make small changes, smart decisions about your exercise time and energy. Use Flipping 50 Scorecard & Guide to measure what matters with an easy at-home self-assessment test you can do in minutes. What does the latest exercise guidelines update really mean for you? Good news… it just got simpler! The new guidelines show what midlife women need most—less complexity, more consistency, and real results for metabolic health. And the biggest shift? Resistance training is no longer optional—but it doesn’t have to be complicated to work. In this episode, you’ll learn exactly what the exercise guidelines update means for your workouts. If this episode made you flip your workout routine — share it! 👉 Post to your stories, tag @Flipping50TV in Instagram and share the episode to your best friend. 👉 Meet other women, who are done with outdated fitness advice, at Flipping50 Facebook Group. 👉 Subscribe, share, and leave a review if you’re ready to flip the script on Flipping 50 The Stronger Way.
Transcribe →Natural Appetite Control Without or After the Shot - What is Calocurb?
Apr 700:43:18Tap to summarizeThis episode is sponsored by Timeline and Calocurb. Timeline - Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price. Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact same science and formula. And my listeners can still get 20% off when you go to https://timeline.com/FLIPPING50SHOW Calocurb - Feel full faster with Calocurb! Clinically proven, natural hunger control – prescription free, affordable, and fast acting.Get 10% off when you use this link https://www.flippingfifty.com/calocurb Other Episodes You Might Like: Previous Episode - Navigating Unexpected Health Challenges in Midlife Next Episode - The Bible for Exercise Guidelines Update: Here’s What It Means More Like This - GLP-1 Medications for Weight Loss: A 42-Year Fitness Professional’s Honest Take Resources: Don’t know where to start? Book your Discovery Call with Debra. Leave this session with insight into exactly what to do right now to make small changes, smart decisions about your exercise time and energy. The food noise is real. If you’re looking for natural appetite control without the shot, tapering off the shot, or otherwise this episode is for you. If you simply want a better understanding of appetite, craving control, and calming urges to do things you know don’t serve you, stay with me. This episode dives into natural appetite control with clinical research, and real-world application—especially for women navigating midlife, menopause, and weight management. My Guest: Sarah Kennedy is the Founder and CEO of Calocurb Ltd. Calocurb, a revolutionary weight management product, was commercialized after 15 years and $30 million of New Zealand Government backed science. The company currently sells in five international markets and continues to grow rapidly through channels and geographies. Prior to joining Fonterra in 2011 she had more than 20 years’ experience in dietary and animal nutrition. Questions We Answer in This Episode: [00:05:47] How was Calocurb developed and where did the idea originate? [00:12:18] How should someone use Calocurb during stressful or high-trigger times like holidays? [00:14:22] What can women expect when coming off GLP-1 medications and can appetite hormones be restored? [00:18:41] Should women try a natural alternative like Calocurb before using GLP-1 medications? [00:20:47] What are the side effects of Calocurb compared to GLP-1 medications? [00:22:47] Do you need a prescription for Calocurb and what is it made of [00:26:16] What is the difference between hunger and cravings and why does it matter?
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