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Better, Not Perfect: The Truth About Perimenopause, Fitness and Resilience with Dr Stephanie Estima
Angela is joined by Dr Stephanie Estima to discuss the challenges women face during perimenopause, particularly in their forties. They explore the concept of "Betty," a term that embodies women striving for self-actualisation and improvement in their lives.
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Angela is joined by Dr Stephanie Estima to discuss the challenges women face during perimenopause, particularly in their forties. They explore the concept of "Betty," a term that embodies women striving for self-actualisation and improvement in their lives.
They also look into common issues such as body composition changes, sleep disturbances, and the stress of balancing aging parents and children, all while navigating hormonal shifts.
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Timestamps and Key Topics
0:04 – Dr. Stephanie Estima introduces the concept of understanding one's physical limits and the importance of recovery.
0:26 – Angela introduces the High Performance Health Podcast and today’s topic on women’s health in midlife.
3:44 – Angela and Dr. Estima discuss meeting and bonding over shared interests in perimenopause and women’s health.
7:18 – Common challenges women in their 40s face, including body composition changes, sleep issues, and managing stress.
9:36 – Navigating the “stress sandwich” of midlife, balancing between aging parents and children.
12:50 – The importance of resilience and prioritizing recovery as hormone levels change.
22:31 – Dr. Estima shares her experience with decluttering and its positive emotional impact.
29:31 – Benefits of walking and low-intensity movement for stress and recovery.
32:51 – Angela and Dr. Estima discuss structured workouts and rest days for effective recovery.
47:03 – Dr. Estima talks about nutrition, ketogenic diets, and adjusting macros for recovery.
57:40 – Women often feel compelled to increase workout intensity, which may backfire in midlife.
1:02:53 – Dr. Estima’s practical approach to daily nutrition and how she adjusts based on activity and recovery needs.
1:06:54 – The benefits of carb intake for recovery and avoiding low-carb diets as a long-term strategy.
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The High-Performance Health Podcast is all about optimising your body, mind and lifestyle for high performance.
Packed full of actionable insights, strategies, bio hacks, lifestyle hacks, mindset strategies and expert performance advice, Angela Foster is on a mission to optimise your human potential. Featuring interviews with some of the top experts on the planet in the fields of health, performance and business, this show aims to inspire, educate and empower you to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life.
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Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance.
Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.
Angela is a functional nutrition practitioner and executive health & performance coach.
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