Feel Better. Live Free. | Healthy Weight Loss & Wellness for Midlife Women

<p><em>Feel Better. Live Free.</em> with Ruth Soukup is the revolutionary health & wellness podcast brought to you by Thinlicious®. It's a show dedicated to helping midlife women find lasting health & sustainable weight loss by healing our bodies from the inside out, while questioning the outdated mainstream narratives surrounding health and weight loss that haven't worked.</p><p><br></p><p>Our mission is to help you the freedom to look and feel your best. The freedom to NOT be controlled by food addictions ever again. And the freedom to confidently pursue all your big goals and dreams because your health and weight issues are no longer holding you back.</p><p><br></p><p>Each week we’ll discuss what it means to live your best life as a woman in your 40’s, 50’s, and beyond, talking openly and honestly about the highs and lows of weight loss, wellness, cultivating a healthy mindset, and pretty much everything in between.<br><br>We'll also speak with leading health experts on everything from thyroid and cortisol health to hormonal balance and menopause to healing your gut.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s a place where you'll discover actionable strategies for losing weight and getting healthy, unconventional health breakthroughs that no one else is talking about, and the powerful mindset shifts you’ll need to find lifelong wellness and true happiness (with a whole lot of tough love along the way.)</p><p><br></p><p><b>Basically, this is the podcast to listen to if you're looking for answers to these type of questions:</b></p><p><br></p><p>-Why is it so hard for women over 40 to lose weight?</p><p>-How can I improve my mindset and get healthy for life?</p><p>-What supplements should I be taking?</p><p>-How can I improve my immune system?</p><p>-How do I overcome resistance and finally get motivated?</p><p>-Why am I so tired all the time?</p><p>-What's the healthiest way to lose weight?</p><p>-Should I go on Ozempic?</p><p>-What does it mean to be metabolically flexible?</p><p>-How does stress affect weight loss?</p><p>-What is gut health, and why does it matter?</p><p>-Could I have a thyroid issue?</p><p>-What can you eat to reduce inflammation?</p><p>-What are the biggest health mistakes to avoid?</p><p>-How can you lose weight without dieting?</p><p><br><br></p>

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If you’ve listened to this podcast for any amount of time, you already know I’m obsessed with gut health.But I PROMISE you’ve never heard it explained like this before.And today’s episode is going to stretch your brain and get you FIRED UP because we are getting super nerdy over here!My guest is Josh Dech, a former paramedic turned gut health detective, and everything he has to share is not only incredibly interesting but so incredibly practical and relevant to every single one of us, and I c...

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Cortisol, Stress, and Protecting Your Hormones as You Age with Nicki Williams

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Navigating the Holidays and losing 60+ pounds (so far!) with Julie Dickmann

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How to Deal with Food Pushers this Holiday Season (Without Losing Your Mind)

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Managing Menopause & Navigating Hormone Replenishment with Dr. Liz Lyster

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Getting Off Ozempic and Getting Healthy for Life with Amanda Yarborough

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How to Stay Healthy Over the Holidays

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Tapping Into Your Intuition and Figuring Out What You Really Want in Midlife with Amira Alvarez

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Using Cancer as a Catalyst for Change with Katherine Froggett

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The 4 Stages of Healing Your Metabolism (and why you might be struggling)

Ever feel like you must be the ONLY one in the world who can't seem to get this healthy eating thing right? That while everyone else is out there losing weight and getting fit, you're just stuck spinning your wheels, gaining and losing the same 5 pounds over and over again?If so, I want you to know that you are definitely NOT alone. In fact, just about every single woman I've ever met who has struggled with weight loss has told me that at some point, they've felt exactly the same way.And that...

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How Magnesium Can Transform Your Health and Help Heal Your Metabolism with Dr. Carolyn Dean

What if I told you that no matter how you’re feeling right now, there’s one mineral you could start taking that would make you feel noticeably better within just one day?Seems almost too good to be true, doesn’t it?That’s what I thought too, until I spent some time talking to today’s podcast guest, Dr. Carolyn Dean.Dr. Dean is one of the country’s foremost experts in magnesium and the impact it can have on your health, and I gotta tell ya—what she has to share is pretty compelling.And the bes...

10-14
38:42

Eliminating Headaches and Satisfying a Sweet Tooth with Kim Jenkins

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​​Is it really possible to be TOO healthy? The dangers of orthorexia & how to recognize it.

How do you actually know when you've gone TOO FAR in your quest to get healthy? Is there really such a thing as being TOO healthy?And this is actually not an easy question to answer, because one thing I had to deal with, and something I know a lot of my clients have had to deal with also, is the disapproval of other people when you actually starting seeing some success with your health and weight loss goals.I had lots of people tell me, "you're too obsessive," "can't you take a break," "you'v...

10-07
25:33

Breaking the Cycle of Codependency with Terri Cole

Do you ever find yourself trying to fix other people’s problems?Or maybe anticipating potentially sticky situations before they even happen, just to keep everyone else happy?Do you worry about things that are outside of your control?If the answer to any of those questions was yes, there’s a good chance that you’re a high-functioning codependent without even realizing it.And it’s impacting your life–and your health in a big way.Believe me, after chatting with today’s podcast guest, Teri Cole, ...

09-30
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Continual Improvement and a 65 pound weight loss with Paulette Benson

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09-23
33:33

How Healing Your Gut Microbiome Can Reverse Aging and Help you Look Younger with Dr. Roshini Raj

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09-16
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Discovering the Strength to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes and Conquer Breast Cancer with Michelle Moreno

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How to Get Back on Track with Your Healthy Habits this Fall

Raise your hand if you feel like your summer went totally off the rails.If it's up right now, I can promise you that you are definitely NOT alone!And honestly, it's not really that surprising when you think about it.Between the vacations and the disruptions in your normal routine, it's easy to get off track.But that doesn't mean you have to STAY off track.And since Labor Day has now come and gone, and autumn is right around the corner, I thought this would be the perfect time to talk about a ...

09-09
27:25

What Every Woman Needs to Understand about Insulin Resistance with Dr. Morgan Nolte

How much do you really know about Insulin Resistance?It’s a topic that comes up a lot on this podcast, and yet it’s still not a condition that is widely understood, or even talked about at large.So what’s actually going on? How do you know whether you are in fact insulin resistant? What are the risks if you are? And what can you do about it?That’s exactly what we’re talking about in today’s super in-depth episode as we sit down with Dr. Morgan Nolte. And it’s definitely an episode that every ...

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