The Myths of Menopause with Keith Littlewood

I have worked with many people with chronic health issues that have had a huge impact on their life in a negative way.  Their illness, disease, lack of function has meant that they have had to miss out on their life in some way or meant they could not participate in life in the way that they wanted to.  From being in chronic pain and unable to sit at a desk to work, to having chronic fatigue and being unable to get through the day. Many of them will tell me that they do not know who they are anymore and that they are but a shadow of their former self.  Along with that comes a lot of feelings of despair, unfairness, hopelessness and a lot of time searching for the root cause or the next protocol to heal them. Of course I have felt like this too and so this episode is very personal to me.   To get better, from whatever we want to, we have to find a place in our mind to get us into a different state.  We have to flip a bit of a switch from despair into a place of hope, so that we can take action.  And not the action of spending more time on google trying to find a solution, but the action of being a part of our life. Theresa Piela is an independent health researcher and brain rewiring coach. Theresa focuses on supporting the most complicated cases with “chronic illness” & trauma patterns that may have lost hope and the ability to connect to joy, as a result of their conditions.  I am super excited to have Theresa on the show today for a few reasons.  She has profoundly changed the life of a dear friend of mine, Kitty Blomfield, with her work; She has some tools that I don’t use with my clients but have always been super curious about because I have seen the benefits of them in clients; AND she and I both recovered from mold illness. In this episode Theresa is so kind as to do a demonstration so that you can have something to help shift out of that state straight away.  We have put together a video for you, so you can see it and you can find that video here: https://youtu.be/hn7nAnzjsTM You can find Theresa Piela on instagram as @livingrootswellness She also has an app, Tapping with T.  Her website is www.livingrootswellness.com Theresa and I would love to know if you got something out of this episode.  Please let us know by sharing on instagram and tagging us in your stories.  If you loved this episode, please share, rate and review.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re going a bit off the topic of myths this week, because so many of you have been asking me, in terms of fitness, health and recovery, what is the long way home?  What does that really mean?  And I get that, because a goal needs to be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely otherwise it's just this obscure, arbitrary, vast unattainable thing way out in some time in the future, maybe never. My guest today, Amy Kate Bowe is a Strength and Conditioning Coach who was once like me and many of my clients, followers and listeners.  She found herself at the bottom of the pit and had to get back up.  You might see her on instagram doing all these completely amazing things with her body.  Hanging, rope climbing, handstands, beautiful clean and snatches and with this beautiful athletic body, but one day she got injured and she had to start all the way from the bottom.  What happened to her was not able to be overcome in a 12 week transformation or by setting an aesthetic goal. She had to take the long road home.   Now in her Warrior School, she coaches women all over the world, to do just that.  I have had the pleasure of working alongside Amy with some of her clients and I have seen first hand, their leaps and bounds forward in not just making aesthetic changes to their bodies, but first and foremost increasing their capability, capacity and performance for life, like no other. In this episode, we discuss. Building a strong body from the ground up The short way home vs the long road home. A little bit about both our journeys to recovery. Stepping outside the Aesthetic  Its ok to have aesthetic goals Aesthetics Vs Performance Functional Movement Technique Owning the Movement Cardio vs Strength What we see on insta vs real life Realistic training for Mums, exercise intolerant and busy women. You can find Amy Kate Bowe on instagram as @amykatebowe I encourage you to listen to her podcast The Warrior School Podcast where you can here the facets of the Long Road Home broken down into bite size pieces as well as a multitude of tips and knowledge for your strength training. And don’t forget to check out her actual Warrior School https://warriorschool.carrd.co Remember to share your biggest takeaways on instagram and tag Amy and me.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we are talking all about supplements.  The good the bad and the ugly.  I will often see clients who have seen many people before me and some will come with a container of supplements that they have been prescribed or they have looked up on the internet and are taking for this and the other.  So, are they really doing anything?  Is it as simple as just looking at your blood test and saying, you’re low in vitamin X so take supplement X?  Are you just wasting your money? Today, my guest is independent researcher Giorgi Dinkov, whose focus is on biochemistry and physiology.  Giorgi has become a great resource for me, which has helped with so many clients, and so I wanted his biology and chemistry expertise to talk about all things supplementation.   In this episode, we talk about: Blood test says lacking in x so you take pill for X Allopathic and functional medicine really work the same-one prescribes drugs, the other, supplements Cholesterol and statin Fish oil Is it true that diet can never be enough as the soil is depleted etc so we must supplement. Food works in combinations, not on their own ie. iron myth. The most over prescribed supplements like iron, zinc and vitamin C Why some don't work and can actually be bad for you The most underutilized interventions, medicinal and supplements? Niacinamide  Thyroid Aspirin -  Progesterone Thiamine  Vitamin A Caffeine  Copper. Vitamin E  Cascara Cyproheptadine How does metabolic health affect our levels of vitamins and minerals How can under eating in general or under eating certain food groups effect our vitamins of minerals and thus lead us to think we need supplementation? Endotoxin Gut health Tamoxifen -Oestrogen - Vitamin E  Cortisol atrophies everything discriminately You can find all of Giorgi’s research on his blog www.haidut.me  You can find his research products at www.idealabsdc.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Skincare has to be one of the biggest industries, turning over multi millions, billions, trillions of dollars per year.  I would also say that it is one of the industries that is full of the most BS and preys on the vulnerabilities of both women and men and often I find clients are doing more harm than good with their skincare regimen.  Be it an aging issue, or a condition like eczema, rosacea, melasma, pigmentation and the like.  To me the skin is one of the biggest messengers in our body.  And remember, The Body Never Lies Today, my guest is nutritionist and business woman, Emma Sgourakis who owns Saturee with Kitty Blomfield.  In the wake of Saturee launching their new skincare line I really wanted to put her in the hot seat and ask her all about the skin from a nutritionist’s perspective, but also from someone who has spent the last three years researching and developing a product in the midst of an industry praying on our vulnerability of what’s happening to our face.  Today, we’re going to talk today about how the Body Never Lies about what’s going on with our skin. In this episode we talk about: Acne Eczema Cellulite Wrinkles Stretch Marks Melasma  Thyroid thiamine Dark circles Sun Damage Lipofuscin How much sun should you have Accutane and the Pill for acne Botox  Skincare with Saturated Fat vs PUFA What is really happening when getting treatments that stimulate collagen and is that a good thing. What are the ingredients in skincare What are we paying for Further Reading: https://www.thenutritioncoach.com.au/endotoxin/skin-breakouts-broken-down-with-georgi-dinkov/ https://www.thenutritioncoach.com.au/anti-ageing/on-the-topic-of-topical-skincare-with-georgi-dinkov-and-dr-peat/ https://www.thenutritioncoach.com.au/anti-ageing/age-sweetly/ https://www.thenutritioncoach.com.au/anti-ageing/throwing-light-on-red-light-an-interview-with-joe-hollins-gibson-the-red-light-man-part-1/ https://www.saturee.com.au/blogs/blog-posts/liver-the-secret-to-great-skin-balanced-hormones https://www.saturee.com.au/ You can find Emma on instagram as @thenutrioncoach and her skincare at @satureeofficial.  Please tag us and let us know your biggest takeaways from the podcast.  And be sure to try out Saturee’s skincare.  I’ll be trying it out on instagram!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So once upon a time, Type 1 diabetes was known as something you were  born with or developed as an infant or young child and Type 2 diabetes was known as being the one you developed from being overweight and living the high fat, high sugar, processed food and sedentary lifestyle.  But I am seeing more and more that these are not the norms anymore.  I have clients who don’t eat “bad food” and are pre-diabetic and I have clients with chronic blood sugar handling issues that have a myriad of issues and all that is being prescribed is metformin.  And as my guest today will tell you, there are more and more young adults being diagnosed with Type 1 later in life. My guest today, Isaac Pohlman has a degree in Physiology, a Masters in Nutritional Science and is a Registered Dietitian.  But he also has Type 1 Diabetes and hypothyroidism, both of which he developed in college. Today I want to ask him about his work specializing in people with blood sugar handling issues and insulin resistance ie some people have these issues and don’t have diabetes, why its happening and what we can do about it rather than cutting out entire food groups from our diet and going on drugs, that just cascade into needing more and more drugs. In this episode, we talk about: What is diabetes Type 1 Type 2 What is insulin resistance  What is blood sugar handling How are blood sugar and insulin related How is diabetes diagnosed The glucose tolerance test The HBA1C The use of insulin  The use of metformin Cutting out sugar for diabetes management The liver and diabetes PUFA and diabetes Fructose Grain consumption and diabetes The SAD and diabetes Gluten and diabetes Paleo Keto  Restoring metabolic function using metabolic foods and food timing macro balancing Using interventions like niacinamide, aspirin, taurine etc Thyroid and diabetes Cholesterol Statins Autoimmune References: Broda Barnes Ray Peat Josh Rubin You can find Isaac on instagram as @isaacpohlman.  Please tag us both and let us know if you got something out of this episode and please remember to subscribe, rate and review as it really does help this podcast get to more and more people so they can know how their Body Never Lies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the World Congress of Back Pain, it was said that nine in 10 people will have back pain at some point in their life.  Of course that will occur in varying degrees.  What I have seen a lot in my work, working with injuries as a CHEK practitioner, is that many people who have back injuries are given such a glass ceiling with their diagnosis and treatment options.  So if nine in 10 of us are going to experience back pain, what can we do about it?  For those who have it severely, what hope do we have?  Why is there such a high incidence of back pain? And just what is safe as you know so many people are told never to deadlift again.  Today, my guest is Donal Carr, Chek Faculty and CHEK Practitioner and wait for it, my first ever mentor in the fitness industry.  You see, almost 20 years ago, Donal Carr interviewed me to be accepted as a Personal Trainer and he was in fact the reason that I became a CHEK practitioner. I have watched Donal rehabilitate some of the most complicated injuries over the years and it is my pleasure to have him here today on the show to discuss the Myths of Back Pain. In the episode we discuss: Different types of back injuries Treatment options Breath Scar Tissue Dietary links to back pain Stress and emotional links to back pain The gabp in rehabilitation  When are you really fully rehabilitated? Infant Development Program Design for Back Pain Deadlifts and danger for disc injuries References: Hodges and Hyde Diane Lee Gary Gray Shirley Sahrmann Stuart McGill Paul Chek You can find Donal and his wife and business partner Cathy Carr at www.placeofchi.com and on instagram as @donalcarr and @placeofchi.  They see clients face to face and  mentor coaches and personal trainers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I’m sorry to say that you guys have been asking for this episode for ages and it has taken Tommo and I this long to get to it.  So I apologize.  There really is not enough great info out there about menopause, but that is slowly changing and I hope Tommo’s amazing wealth of knowledge really helps you today. For those of you who don’t know, Keith Littlewood aka Tommo, is a friend and mentor of mine and has fast become our resident hormonal expert.  He is currently doing his Phd in endocrinology (the study of hormones) and would love your support and for you to donate to his gofundme.  And if you have not listened to his previous episodes, you're going to find out why his work is so important.   There is a significant amount of misinformation and poor applications in medicine in relation to Hormonal Replacement Therapy, especially with Thyroid, but also reproductive issues in general and menopause.  Today we are going to be exploring those around menopause, especially the erroneous idea of Oestrogen being an appropriate application.   We’re going to be talking about just why women suffer - some more than others.  And I’m really hoping that this is going to be listened to by women of all ages, because it is in fact years of cumulative lifestyle and environmental factors that contribute to how we shall in fact go through the change and what our health will be like afterwards So, share this one with your daughters, your sisters and your mothers so that we can all live long healthy lives with great bone mineral density, thyroids and muscle mass. In this episode we talk about: Adolescence  The role of oestrogen The myths of applying oestrogen as HRT Oestrogen Overload Ovulation Why do some women suffer more than others? Pre Menstural Syndrome Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Endometriosis  Eating Disorders  Oral Contraceptive Pill Testosterone DHEA Hot Flashes Weight Gain Insomnia Early Onset of Menopause  Low Blood Pressure Under Eating  Reproductive Cancers Pituitary Hormones Pollution  Prolactin Retinanol Fasting Low Carbohydrate diets Paleo Diet Bone Mineral Density Progesterone  Alzheimers and Dementia Sugar, Glucose and Carbohydrates Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids High Fat Diets High Intensity Training Cardiovascular training and the role of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide. Strength Training Bag Breathing References: Katharina Dalton You can donate to Tommo’s independent research project at www.balancedbodymind.com Tommo and I would love to hear what you got out of this episode.  Please tag us on instagram @tommolittlewood and @leilalutz and let us know!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I think the biggest myth in Personal Training or the exercise field is if I just turn up and sweat and do something that is exhausting, I will get the result of getting fitter, leaner, stronger, whatever it is that you desire.  Another one would be that if I just get my heart rate up I am going to be healthier and that people who do so are fit.   I am finding all too often now, when I'm working with clients who suffer from thyroid, adrenal, metabolic issues or even clients with injuries, that their personal trainer also bases their practice on this belief.  Well, today on the show is Ross Gilmour from Better Body Collective.  I had the pleasure of working with Ross on a client who was not having the ideal response that they should have been having. This was easily spotted by Ross because of his intricate training program and measurements of progress, success and recovery.  Now because he had so much data, he made my job super easy.  I think he also saved the client money, because I was not needed as much, plus together we did get them a result. So I invited him on the show to talk today about his methods and practice, which I think set a gold standard for Personal Training. In this Episode we talk about: Crossfit HIIT Steady State Cardio Resistance training Functional Training Hypertrophy Bodybuilding The importance of program design  Progressive Overload Dieting from a fed state vs an underfed state Thyroid  Metabolism Epigenetics Stress Ascertaining a clients’ goal Creating an environment that supports the goal When to refer out Building a network of professionals Collaborating as practitioners Physiological/Allostatic Load Ross Gilmouris available for training clients and mentoring personal trainers.  I encourage you to get in contact with him.  He also has his own podcast called Better Body Radio. You can find him on Instagram as @coachrossgilmour  Ross and I would love to know if you got something out of this podcast.  Please share your thoughts in your Instagram stories and tag us @coachrossgilmour and @leilalutz with your biggest takeaways.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I feel like we have spent a lot of time on the show, talking about women’s physiology and general physiology and how the body never lies about health, but I wanted to dedicate and episode for men specifically.   Can men really tolerate stress more than women - physiological speaking? Is fasting more suitable for them? Why do men get man boobs?  Why can’t some men put on muscle mass? Is there really such a thing as Andropause?  Are fish oils going to save men from neurodegenerative disease and heart issues?  What about the rage or even an inability to express rage?   What does this all say about men and their health, specifically? Well today, I have back on the show, Jay Feldman to talk all about men’s health.  And fellas, if this is your first time here, you might really like to go back and listen to Jay’s interview on the Myths of the Liver as a good follow up to this one. In this episode we discuss: Belly Fat Man Boobs Inability to put on muscle mass Libido, lack of or overdrive Libido decreasing with age “Andropause” Male Hormones Testosterone DHEA Oestrogen Androgens Prolactin Hormones and Mood Concentration, Focus and Zest for life Corporate culture Wimhof and icebaths Fasting, low carb, vegan diets Blood Sugar Dysregulation Testes and Steroids Burning Fat vs Losing Fat Ejaculation Post Orgasm Fatigue Fish Oils Heart Disease Alzeimers and Parkinson’s Disease PUFAs Saturated Fat Appropriate Fat Ratios and types  Fat for Steroid and hormone production Training for muscle mass Supplementation Testosterone Therapy Thyroid Hormone Therapy Please have a listen to Jay’s podcast, “The Energy Balance Podcast”, where he has a whole series of episodes on mens’ health.  And please let Jay and I know if you or a man you know, got something out of this podcast by tagging us on instagram @leilalutz and @jfwellness See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So what if you exercise and you have a negative side effect to exercise?  You might experience fatigue post workout, odema, trouble sleeping, night sweats or even DOMS for days.  Or you might just not be able to put on muscle or lose weight no matter how much you exercise. Well, this is something I have seen in my work for 19 years but has been recently been coined “exercise intolerance” in the pro-metabolic community and along with it has stemmed a whole further list of myths like “cardio is bad for you” and left a whole group of people feeling like they will never be able to deal with stress.   Another cohort is frustrated with the knowledge that to be healthy, you need muscle mass, but then any time they push the weights, they are having these negative reactions. So what is this all about?  Is there really such a thing as exercise intolerance? Why does it happen and what do we do about it? Well, back on the show today is one of my favourite muscle building experts and nutritionists, Libby Wescombe and we’re going to tell you everything you need to know about getting out of this funk. In this episode: What is Exercise Intolerance? Adrenal Fatigue Thyroid Conditions Diabetes Type 2 and Insulin Resistance Keto, Vegetarian, Paleo diets and the affect on Exercise Physiology Fat Burning and Fat Loss are separate things Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness DOMS for days Odema Night Sweats and Trouble sleeping Inflammation Mould Disease - CIRS Cellular Respiration The Krebs Cycle The Randle Cycle Why Exercise Intolerance is the New thing in the Pro Metabolic Community Aerobic Vs Anaerobic and the nervous system Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Carbohydrates and Fats and how they relate to exercise Protein What is metabolic healing and metabolism Building a Recovery Base Zone 1 and Zone 2 training and why even seasoned athletes need this. Program Design for restoring metabolic function Please head to Libby’s website www.libbywescombe.com to download her FREE Aerobic Recovery Handout so you can get started on building your recovery base. And let Libby and I know, by tagging us on instagram @libbywescombe and @leilalutz; what was your biggest takeaway from this episode?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.