Beyond The Hot Flash Podcast
Beyond The Hot Flash Podcast
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Feeling the frustrating shifts of perimenopause? You're not alone, and you're in the right place! I'm Andrea van Niekerk, your guide to navigating menopause with strength, flexibility, and calm through yoga. As a certified 200RYT yoga teacher with over 1200 hours of experience, I help women 40+ transform their journey, turning struggles into informed decisions for longevity and vibrant living. Subscribe for practical tips, inspiring yoga, and a supportive community. Let's move stronger, feel better, and thrive through midlife together. 💪🧘♀️ Follow Andrea van Niekerk on Instagram @yoga_with_
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The podcast focuses on themes relevant to perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause, with episodes addressing topics such as strength training, nutrition strategies, hormonal balance, and personal empowerment, evident in discussions about the importance of lifting weights and nutritional adjustments for women over 40.
Feeling the frustrating shifts of perimenopause? You’re not alone, and you’re in the right place! I’m Andrea van Niekerk, your guide to navigating menopause with strength, flexibility, and calm through yoga. As a certified 200RYT yoga teacher with over 1200 hours of experience, I help women 40+ transform their journey, turning struggles into informed decisions for longevity and vibrant living. Subscribe for practical tips, inspiring yoga, and a supportive community. Let’s move stronger, feel better, and thrive through midlife together. 💪🧘♀️ Follow Andrea van Niekerk on Instagram @yoga_with_
In this essential episode, we sit down with Registered Dietitian and PCOS expert Julie Duffy Dillon, host of the ”Find Your Food Voice” podcast, to debunk the pervasive myth that weight loss is the cure for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Julie brings a compassionate, Health At Every Size (HAES) perspective, explaining how the cycle of dieting and restriction actually makes long-term insulin resistance and inflammation worse for people with PCOS. We discuss how to find food peace, stop the exhausting ”food noise,” and shift your focus from dieting to true body nourishment.
Key Takeaways You Can't Miss:
- The Diet Trap: Restriction ultimately drives higher insulin and inflammation, worsening PCOS symptoms. Julie strongly emphasizes that people with PCOS need to focus on eating regular, adequate meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
- The ”Golden Ticket” Supplement: Learn about Inositol—a B vitamin that repairs insulin receptors. Julie provides the necessary ratio and the specific twice-daily dosage needed to manage insulin and androgens.
- Diagnosis & Advocacy: The Rotterdam criteria allows for diagnosis without a blood draw or ultrasound. Julie shares how to talk to your doctor and what symptoms to track.
- Hormones & Age: We tackle the pill's role in masking symptoms and its long-term impact on insulin. Plus, we discuss what to expect as you navigate PCOS through perimenopause and menopause (hint: your cycles and estrogen may normalize for a brief period!).
- Self-Care: Prioritize rest! People with PCOS often require more sleep and intentional rest to manage their chronic condition effectively.
Resource:
- Find her Inositol guide & tips
- TikTok: @FoodVoiceRD
Connect with your host Andrea van Niekerk:
★ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoga_with_ands
★YouTube: Beyond The Hot Flash Podcast 👉🏻https://youtu.be/ewPdyVdPYHk?si=kjKWcTDo9kpIubbu
★ Get my FREE Yoga Kickstart here👉🏻https://studio.yogawithands.com/the-yoga-kickstart
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