When we’re surrounded by supplements, diets, exercise trends and conflicting health advice, it’s easy to believe that improving our health needs to be complicated. But are we spending so much time searching for the next solution that we’re overlooking the things that could make the biggest difference?

My guest today is Jenine Wright, an Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition Therapy Practitioner with more than 30 years’ experience in health and wellness. Her approach is about moving away from quick fixes and looking at the foundations that support our health throughout life, and become even more important as we move through perimenopause, menopause and beyond.

Together, we explore why women are becoming increasingly overwhelmed by conflicting health advice, how to question who and what we’re trusting online, and why movement, nutrition, sleep, stress, relationships and our environment all matter.

We also discuss the impact of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, what endocrine-disrupting chemicals are and where we encounter them, the reality of our changing food environment, and simple changes that can help us take greater control of our health without feeling we need to change everything at once.

JENINE REVEALS

• Why chasing supplements, diets and wellness trends without addressing the foundations of our health is like putting frosting on a cake that doesn’t taste good.
• Why movement matters so much during menopause and as we age, and how even small increases in what we’re able to do can make a difference.
• Where endocrine-disrupting chemicals can be hiding in our everyday lives and realistic ways to reduce our exposure without becoming overwhelmed.
• How her Live Better Journal helps people identify what’s affecting their health, cut through information overload and make sustainable changes one step at a time.

BEST MOMENTS

“We tell them what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear.”

“If you think about the amount of money that we’re spending, billions of dollars on these supplements, and we’re not fixing our foundations. So at the end of the day, you’re adding this frosting on your cake. And your cake tastes terrible.”

“People that don’t have the money to spend on all of these fixes, on all of these supplements, they feel like, ‘Well, then there’s no chance for me.’ And that’s just not true.”

“At the end of the day, you can have an anti-inflammatory diet by just eating whole foods and avoiding all of the stuff that’s packaged.”

ABOUT MICHELLE

Michelle Rowlinson is the founder of Panacea Pause, a Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Menopause and Wellbeing Practitioner, best-selling author, and host of the Menopause – The Real Deal podcast.

After spending seven years searching for answers to debilitating symptoms that were eventually recognised as perimenopause, Michelle made it her mission to help other women understand what is happening to their bodies and navigate menopause with confidence.

Today, she delivers evidence-based education for women, workplaces and healthcare professionals through her CPD-accredited training, workshops and public speaking. Combining over two decades of clinical experience with her own lived experience, Michelle is passionate about translating complex science into practical, honest conversations that help women make informed decisions about their health.

Through her podcast, Michelle explores the latest evidence, challenges outdated misconceptions, and asks the questions that many women, and increasingly healthcare professionals, are asking about menopause today.

CONNECT WITH MICHELLE

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MenopauseTheRealDeal

My Book: You, me conquering perimenopause & menopause https://amzn.eu/d/hCcbjag

Website: www.panaceapause.co.uk