Listen "Perimenopause, Protein and Power with Dr Abby Smith-Ryan"
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Sign up to Mondays Matter Xmas Edition https://www.mikkiwilliden.com/mondays-matterSave 20% on all Nuzest Products WORLDWIDE with the code MIKKIPEDIA at www.nuzest.co.nz, www.nuzest.com.au or www.nuzest.comCurranz Supplement: Use code MIKKIPEDIA to get 20% off your first order - go to www.curranz.co.nz or www.curranz.co.uk to order yours In this episode, I’m joined by exercise physiologist and nutrition researcher Dr Abby Smith-Ryan to unpack what really happens to women’s metabolism through perimenopause and beyond. Abby explains why a sufficiency-based approach to women’s health research matters, and why “the science is settled” is the wrong way to think about female physiology. We dig into metabolic changes in midlife, low energy availability, and why so many women are unintentionally under-fuelling while feeling “weight-loss resistant.” Abby shares her latest work on nutrient timing, fed vs fasted training, pre-exercise protein, and how progressive resistance training (with and without creatine) can rapidly improve muscle, fat mass, bone and confidence in midlife women. We also touch on GLP-1s, metabolic flexibility, CGMs, and daily urine hormone tracking as emerging tools for understanding this life stage.Episode highlightsWhy women’s research needs a “sufficiency” rather than “scarcity” mindsetHow under-eating, stress and low energy availability drive metabolic slowdown in midlifeFed vs fasted training, pre-workout protein, and practical nutrient timing for womenNew data on resistance training, creatine, and rapid changes in muscle, fat and bone in perimenopauseUsing CGMs and daily urine hormone tracking to better understand symptoms and tailor training
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