Episode 89:
Peeling back the layers of hormonal change in perimenopause
Understanding what’s going on with your hormones is the unlock to creating balance and vitality.
“The food you put in has a huge part to play, but so does exercise, so does the environment you live in, so does stress, so does everything is interlinked. Women who are still stuck on counting calories and going on diets to try to lose the weight and not taking into account any of the other pieces of their life are staying unhappy and stuck, firefighting it.”
— Nicola Farndell
“Everything is interconnected in the body. And so when you're looking at perimenopause symptoms, you don't want to treat it with a hammer type approach, you want to treat it with a more nuanced approach and get really specific. There's a lot of nuance when it comes to hormones and rebalancing the body. You look at the symptom and you say, well, why are you having that symptom?”
— Jessica Green
We know how much can change as we navigate perimenopause and transition into menopause and that these changes can cause major disruption to your life. It can seem like trying to fix a symptom is an impossible task, leaving you feeling low, frustrated, and lacking confidence.
Our guest expert today is Jessica Green, an Integrative Health Practitioner and Health Coach, empowering midlife women to rebalance their body and calm their nervous system so they can move through these challenges and beyond to feel vibrant. Jessica is sharing the benefits of a personalised approach that is tailored to your unique needs and helping you see why taking a helicopter view of what’s going inside of your body - and mind - is the way forward to optimise your health and happiness in perimenopause.
In our conversation we share:
What Integrative Functional Medicine is and how it differs to traditional medicine.
Why symptoms of perimenopause need to be addressed collectively versus individually.
The approach of fire-fighting symptoms that leads many women to stay stuck experiencing their symptoms.
What is meant by hormonal balance and why you need to think about all of your hormones to thrive in menopause.
The value of eating protein and a whole food, nutrient dense diet.
How vital stress management is in balancing hormones.
A high-level explanatory picture of how your body is working collectively to better understand what approach to take to reduce perimenopausal symptoms and changes.
The role of the gut in perimenopause and why it’s health is about more than simply what food you eat.
Jessica’s 3 simple steps to naturally balancing your hormones to support your health at any season of your life.
About Jessica:
Jessica Green is an award winning Integrative Health Practitioner and Health Coach specialising in helping midlife women restore hormonal balance, revitalise energy and rekindle passion for their vibrant life. After suffering through autoimmune conditions, digestive issues and hormone imbalances, Jessica went on to regain her health and vitality and become a sought after health coach for other midlife women. Her background in overcoming chronic health conditions has helped her hone her intuitive and investigative skills to help women regain their health and vitality.
Jessica is a big believer that when you take away the things that keep your body stuck (like toxins, pathogens and chronic stress) and fill on the things your body craves (like nutrients, love and safety) your body will flow back into balance naturally.
Jessica currently lives in Sevenoaks, UK with her husband and 7 year old daughter but coaches people around the globe.
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