Wellness coach Karli Blackwell explains how gut health, inflammation, and blood sugar affect energy, bloating, and sleep for women over 40 and in menopause.
Fatigue, bloating, brain fog, and the 3 p.m. crash often get brushed off as part of getting older. In this episode of How to Lose the 'WAIT,' life coach Holly Toscanini talks with wellness coach Karli Blackwell about gut health after 40 and what those everyday symptoms may be telling you.
Karli spent nearly twenty years with digestive issues, saw five GI doctors, and tried every diet from SlimFast to Weight Watchers before she started asking why her body felt the way it did. She now works with clients on three areas she calls the pillars of health: gut health, inflammation, and blood sugar balance. She and Holly talk about why so many women push through symptoms for years, how these three areas show up in perimenopause and menopause, and how to start listening to your body again after decades of following someone else's food rules.
In this episode:
- Why Karli started asking "why" after her fifth GI doctor diagnosed IBS
- The difference between symptoms that are common and symptoms you have to live with
- Everyday signs your gut could use more support, including sugar cravings and mood
- What inflammation has to do with how you feel day to day
- Why blood sugar matters for energy, cravings, and sleep even if you aren't diabetic
- How gut health, inflammation, and blood sugar show up in midlife and menopause
- How to start trusting your body's signals after years of dieting
- Why a human coach can see things a midnight Google search can't
- One micro move for this week: track your energy for a few days
Connect with Karli Blackwell:
Instagram: @loving.my.gut https://www.instagram.com/loving.my.gut
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p/Loving-My-Gut-100077920909689/
WEBSITE: https://karlibguthealthcoach.wixsite.com/mysite
Resources from Holly:
The "What's Next?" Self-Coaching Session (free):https://withme.so/hollytoscanini/lead_542
When You Can't Stop Second-Guessing Yourself, a 5-day private podcast ($37):https://withme.so/hollytoscanini/dm_7519
This episode is for educational purposes and is not medical advice. Talk with your doctor before making changes to your health care, medications, or supplements.
Licensed Podcast music https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: VGZ66UBEGXBP8YK8
gut health, gut health after 40, bloating, fatigue, brain fog, inflammation, blood sugar, menopause, perimenopause, women over 40, IBS, energy, sleep, non-diet, listening to your body, wellness coach, midlife health
