Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill: Fat Loss, Hormones & Health for Women Over 40

Dr. Bill Campbell has spent over 20 years studying fat loss. More than 200 published papers. Then his wife went into menopause and asked him for help, and it was not easy. What worked in his lab wasn't working for her, and there was almost no research to explain why. So he turned his whole lab toward menopause. Dr. Campbell is a Professor and Director of the Performance and Physique Enhancement Lab at the University of South Florida, a past president of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, and the creator of Body by Science. His team just finished the largest menopause fitness survey ever done. In this episode we get into what his research means for the woman who has never lifted. Why protein alone won't get us there. Why lifting can burn fat even without a diet. What crash dieting does to our metabolism. Why eating more might help. How diet breaks work. And why our scale might be giving us the wrong number. WHAT WE COVER •  What happened when a fat loss scientist tried to help his wife through menopause •  The largest menopause fitness survey ever done •  The calorie counting nuances •  Why eating more can support metabolism •  Why you can eat more calories in protein than other food groups •  How much protein we need and how to spread it out •  Why lifting heavy is nuanced •  HRT and body composition •  The GLP conversation  •  How HE trains now and what has changed    Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube    Learn More About Dr. Bill Campbell  Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/billcampbellPHD  Website ➜  https://www.billcampbellphd.com/  Thank you to our show sponsors:  LEELA QUANTUM: Get 10% off your first Leela Quantum order with the code NatalieJill at checkout  at https://midlifeconversations.com/leela  SUNLIGHTEN:  Sleep better. Recover faster. Stress less. Get Sunlighten infrared saunas HERE https://sunlighten.com  and use code NATALIEJILL to save up to $1,400!  Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com   Connect with me on social media! Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Nataliejllfit Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Nataliejillfit   For advertising inquiries: https://www.category3.ca/  Disclaimer: Information provided in the Midlife Conversations podcast is for informational purposes only. This information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional. Do not use the information provided in this podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before making any changes to your current regimen.  Information provided in this podcast and the use of any products or services related to this podcast does not create a client-patient relationship between you and the host of Midlife Conversations or you and any doctor or provider interviewed and featured on this show. Information and statements may have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent ANY disease. Advertising Disclosure: Some episodes of Midlife Conversations may be sponsored by products or services discussed during the show. The host may receive compensation for such advertisements or if you purchase products through affiliate links. Opinions expressed about products or services are those of the host and/or guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any sponsor. Sponsorship does not imply endorsement of any product or service by healthcare professionals featured on this podcast.

What if the reason midlife fitness feels impossible has nothing to do with your willpower, and everything to do with four decades of being told your body was the problem? Jill Brown was one of the fittest women on set when filming stopped over a tiny roll of skin. Years later, I had a nearly identical experience on my first fitness DVD. In this episode, we get honest about how skinny culture shaped a generation of women and why it's quietly making a comeback. Jill is a national board certified health and wellness coach, nutrition coach, Pilates instructor, and one of the true OGs of women's fitness. She doesn't hold back on GLP-1s and muscle loss, why your calorie deficit might not actually be a deficit, and why your muscles have no idea how heavy your dumbbell is. Then I put her on the spot to rate today's biggest fitness trends, and some of her answers will surprise you. We Go Deep On: The body shaming moment that still haunts two fitness pros How GLP-1s brought skinny culture roaring back The GLP-1 plateau almost no one warns you about Why you should lift BEFORE starting a weight loss medication What "calorie deficit" really means Why your body counts absorbed calories, not eaten ones Cortisol, insulin, and the belly fat blame game Pilates, CrossFit, waist trainers, and BFR bands: rated The cold plunge mistake that may cost you gains Why perimenopause injuries spike and how your glutes protect your back   Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube    Learn More About Jill Brown   Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/jillbrownfitness  Website ➜  https://www.jillbrownfitness.com/  Thank you to our show sponsors:  LEELA QUANTUM: Get 10% off your first Leela Quantum order with the code NatalieJill at checkout  at https://midlifeconversations.com/leela  Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com   Connect with me on social media! Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Nataliejllfit Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Nataliejillfit   For advertising inquiries: https://www.category3.ca/  Disclaimer: Information provided in the Midlife Conversations podcast is for informational purposes only. This information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional. Do not use the information provided in this podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before making any changes to your current regimen.  Information provided in this podcast and the use of any products or services related to this podcast does not create a client-patient relationship between you and the host of Midlife Conversations or you and any doctor or provider interviewed and featured on this show. Information and statements may have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent ANY disease. Advertising Disclosure: Some episodes of Midlife Conversations may be sponsored by products or services discussed during the show. The host may receive compensation for such advertisements or if you purchase products through affiliate links. Opinions expressed about products or services are those of the host and/or guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any sponsor. Sponsorship does not imply endorsement of any product or service by healthcare professionals featured on this podcast.

What if the bloating, cravings, and weight you can't lose have nothing to do with willpower, and everything to do with what's living inside you? Kim Rogers spent years inside Western medicine running healthcare colleges and writing medical textbooks. Then she went through 13 surgeries for stage four endometriosis. Her doctors told her this was how she'd live forever. She stopped having bowel movements for a month, and she and her husband sold everything to prepare for her death. Instead, she started asking a different question: what's the root? Today, Kim is known as the Worm Queen and is the creator of the ParaFy Parasite Cleanse Kit. She has gone from bedridden to healthier than she was in her 20s. Whether you're curious or completely skeptical, this conversation might hand you the puzzle piece you didn't know was missing. We Go Deep On: Why "one thing-itis" keeps midlife women stuck 13 surgeries and the symptoms nobody connected How Lyme, mold, and parasites feed each other Three colonoscopies that never found her worms The forgotten hookworm crisis in the American South Why a $30 cleanse may have triggered mono The mold "roommate" that made her hair fall out Why some cleanses leave you feeling worse What Kim believes a supportive cleanse includes Natalie's blood sugar crash and the question that changed everythin   🐛 Order your kit here: https://rogershood.com/ref/3739/ and use coupon NATALIEJILL to save 20% during their flash sale    Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube    Learn More About Kim Rogers  Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/mrsrogers.hood  Website ➜ https://rogershood.com/ref/3739/    Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com   Connect with me on social media! Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Nataliejllfit Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Nataliejillfit   For advertising inquiries: https://www.category3.ca/  Disclaimer: Information provided in the Midlife Conversations podcast is for informational purposes only. This information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional. Do not use the information provided in this podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before making any changes to your current regimen.  Information provided in this podcast and the use of any products or services related to this podcast does not create a client-patient relationship between you and the host of Midlife Conversations or you and any doctor or provider interviewed and featured on this show. Information and statements may have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent ANY disease. Advertising Disclosure: Some episodes of Midlife Conversations may be sponsored by products or services discussed during the show. The host may receive compensation for such advertisements or if you purchase products through affiliate links. Opinions expressed about products or services are those of the host and/or guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any sponsor. Sponsorship does not imply endorsement of any product or service by healthcare professionals featured on this podcast.

For 30 years, women have walked into doctors offices in midlife and walked out with a birth control pill, a glass of wine, and an antidepressant. That is not menopause care. That is what my guest today calls The Prescription Pad of Misogyny. And she just took that message to the TEDx stage. Esther Blum, MS, RD, CDN, CNS is an integrative dietitian, five time bestselling author, host of The Midlife Realignment podcast, and Gwyneth Paltrow's menopause mentor. In 2026 she was appointed a Women's Health Ambassador by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and now sits on the White House Menopause Task Force. In this episode we go deep on what is REALLY happening in menopause care right now. The estrogen shortage. The FDA black box warning. The Xanax and Kabbalah story that ended up in her TED Talk. The full lab panel your doctor should be running and probably isn't. Menowashing versus real menocare. Her own current HRT stack. And why midlife is not the decade to shrink, it is the decade we lead. If we have been dismissed, gaslit, or told it is normal at our age, this episode is going to change what we ask for next time we sit in a doctor's office. WHAT WE COVER •  The Prescription Pad of Misogyny (her TEDx talk) •  The Xanax and the Kabbalah story •  The estrogen shortage and the FDA fight •  The full lab panel your doctor is not running •  The Dutch test and what it actually shows •  Menowashing versus real menocare   Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube    Learn More About Esther Blum Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/gorgeousesther  Website ➜  http://estherblum.com/  Thank you to our show sponsors:  QUANTUM UPGRADE: Try Quantum Upgrade completely free for 15 days—no credit card required. Use code NATALIEJILL at checkout on https://quantumupgrade.io/start  BIOPTIMIZERS: Get the digestive enzymes I take with every meal here https://www.bioptimizers.com/nataliejill Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com   Connect with me on social media! Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Nataliejllfit Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Nataliejillfit   For advertising inquiries: https://www.category3.ca/  Disclaimer: Information provided in the Midlife Conversations podcast is for informational purposes only. This information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional. Do not use the information provided in this podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before making any changes to your current regimen.  Information provided in this podcast and the use of any products or services related to this podcast does not create a client-patient relationship between you and the host of Midlife Conversations or you and any doctor or provider interviewed and featured on this show. Information and statements may have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent ANY disease. Advertising Disclosure: Some episodes of Midlife Conversations may be sponsored by products or services discussed during the show. The host may receive compensation for such advertisements or if you purchase products through affiliate links. Opinions expressed about products or services are those of the host and/or guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any sponsor. Sponsorship does not imply endorsement of any product or service by healthcare professionals featured on this podcast.

Menopause hits our metabolism, our bones, our brain. What we do not talk about is that it hits the actual biology of our skin too. In the first 5 years of menopause we can lose 30 percent of our collagen. We lose hyaluronic acid. We lose elastin. Our skin does not just get drier. The scaffolding that HOLDS moisture in, falls apart. My guest today calls this the density shift, and this is the education episode midlife women have been waiting for. Dr. Alessandra Zonari is a skin longevity scientist trained in tissue engineering and stem cell biology. She was on the show before to break down senescent cells, the zombie cells that drive skin aging. Today we go deeper. Menopause skin. Why our rich cream stopped working. Why we cannot moisturize our way out of this. And what actually addresses skin at the biology level. If our skin has started feeling unfamiliar, this episode is going to explain WHY and what to do about it. WHAT WE COVER •  Why women in their 40s and 50s feel their skin suddenly feels unfamiliar •  What is actually happening to skin when estrogen drops •  The density shift and the numbers behind it •  Why rich creams stopped working after menopause •  The bricks and mortar of skin hydration •  Skin's natural moisturizing factor and why it declines •  Zombie cells and how they collide with menopause •  Skin's biological age vs chronological age •  What to look for in a peptide that actually works •  Where skin longevity fits into HRT, strength training, and sleep   TRY ONESKIN'S RICHEST INNOVATION YET Head to https://oneskin.co/NatalieJill  and use code NATALIEJILL for 15% off OS-01 RICH CREAM, engineered specifically for menopausal skin.   Catch the full episode on YOUTUBE HERE: https://bit.ly/MidlifeConversationsYouTube    Learn More About Dr. Alessandra Zonari and OneSkin Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/oneskin.co  Website ➜ https://shop.oneskin.co/nataliejill    Thank you to our show sponsors:  SUNLIGHTEN SAUNA:  Sleep better. Recover faster. Stress less. Get Sunlighten infrared saunas HERE https://sunlighten.com  and use code NATALIEJILL to save up to $1,400!  Free Gifts for being a listener of Midlife Conversations! Mastering the Midlife Midsection Guide: https://theflatbellyguide.com/ Age Optimizing and Supplement Guide: https://ageoptimizer.com   Connect with me on social media! Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Nataliejllfit Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Nataliejillfit   For advertising inquiries: https://www.category3.ca/  Disclaimer: Information provided in the Midlife Conversations podcast is for informational purposes only. This information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional. Do not use the information provided in this podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before making any changes to your current regimen.  Information provided in this podcast and the use of any products or services related to this podcast does not create a client-patient relationship between you and the host of Midlife Conversations or you and any doctor or provider interviewed and featured on this show. Information and statements may have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent ANY disease. Advertising Disclosure: Some episodes of Midlife Conversations may be sponsored by products or services discussed during the show. The host may receive compensation for such advertisements or if you purchase products through affiliate links. Opinions expressed about products or services are those of the host and/or guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any sponsor. Sponsorship does not imply endorsement of any product or service by healthcare professionals featured on this podcast.