Episode 437: Dr. Anna on Hormones, Keto and Menopause Part One

There are many factors that can affect your performance and energy levels during menopause. Most of these are related to the hormonal balance in your body and finding a diet and workout plan that can help you be in your best is a big win. There’s no one diet that works for everyone, and Personalising Your Nutrition Plan to what feels better for you now is the way to go. We go through different seasons, and listening to your body, honoring your physiology, and matching your diet to your menstrual cycle will help you support your hormonal response and improve your performance. 

Today my guest is Dr. Anna Cabeca, a certified specialist in functional medicine, the founder of Girlfriend Doctors Club, and the author of The Hormone Fix, The Keto-Green 16, and MenuPause. In addition, Dr. Anna is the creator of several popular virtual transformation programs – The Keto-Green Way to Breeze through Menopause, Sexual CPR, and Magic Menopause. As a passionate health advocate for both women and men, Dr. Anna has worked with thousands of women to help them understand and improve their health and manage their hormones so that they can thrive physically, emotionally, sexually, and spiritually as they go through menopause. Dr. Anna’s work has been featured as a women’s health, nutrition, weight loss, and hormone expert in Shape Magazine, Woman’s World, First Magazine, InStyle, Huff Post, Mindbodygreen, and others. 

During the episode, we talk about carbs and keto, fasting and carb timing, balancing our hormones using nutrition, diet and genetics, as well as the steps we can take as aging athletes to enhance our health and performance during menopause.

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During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:35] Introduction to the show 

[08:04] Longevity, menopause, and muscles building 

[11:40] About Dr. Anna’s book Hormone Fix  

[14:06] Hormones that affect fat loss performance longevity during menopause 

[19:32] Recognizing what is happening psychologically and doing your check and balances 

[22:18] About Dr. Anna Book MenuPause five unique eating plans 

[25:55] Food reactivity and natural ways to support our body regeneration 

[31:02] Dr. Anna plan for the gut, immune system, and microbiome restoration

[34:32] Menopause briss, creating an exercise plan based on your energy and wellness

[39:20] Personalising your nutrition plan to what feels better now

[42:51] Matching your food plan with your menstrual cycle 

[45:36] Healthy Liver detoxification and regeneration plans during menopause 

[48:48] Supporting your body adrenal hormones production during menopause 

[56:44] Looking at your genetics, cultural traditions and honoring your physiology 

[01:03:49] How to connect and reach out to Dr. Anna 

[01:04:30] Conference and convections she will be speaking at in North America 

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Notable Quotes  

• “Muscle is magic when it comes to longevity.”
• “Anything we can do to increase oxytocin (A hormone of love, bonding, and connection) will help us drop cortisol levels.”
• “Checking in with happiness is a discipline and a practice; resentment is a lack of self-care.”
• “There are seasons for a reason; personalize your nutrition plan to what feels better for you now.”
• “It takes more than hormones to understand your hormones.”
• “During menopause, there is a decrease in the brain’s ability to use glucose for fuel, but switching to keto can help to clear neural endocrine symptoms as ketones are not hormone-dependent.”

Resources Mentioned

 MenuPause: five unique eating plans by Dr. Anna Cabeca 

The Hormone Fix: The natural way to balance your hormones by Dr. Anna Cabeca

Keto-Green 16: The Fat-Burning Power of Ketogenic Eating by Dr.Anna Cabeca  

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