{"podcast":{"title":"Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+","slug":"everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097","podcast_index_feed_id":72097,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CTH5015378255","website_url":"https://cynthiathurlow.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/1d7d0888-c5c2-11eb-9609-eb0ddaa88f9d/image/e47b0ba3f061eba8ffa079c1196fdd6e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Cynthia Thurlow","episode_count":734,"summary":"Looking for the latest strategies for dealing with menopause, hormones and midlife health issues? You're in the right place! Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, host of the Everyday Wellness podcast, author and international speaker, with over 15 million views for her second TEDx talk (Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique). With over 25 years experience in health and wellness, Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in perimenopause/menopause and intermittent fasting, and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, Medium, Entrepreneur, and The Megyn Kelly Show. Her mission is to help empower women to live their most optimal lives in perimenopause and beyond.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:19:30.350033+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 587 “Your Body is a Chemistry Lab!” – Why Counting Calories Fails in Midlife | Menopause & Hormones","slug":"ep-587-your-body-is-a-chemistry-lab-why-counting-calories-fails-in-midlife-menopause-hormones","published_at":"2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/ep-587-your-body-is-a-chemistry-lab-why-counting-calories-fails-in-midlife-menopause-hormones","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CTH9700912299.mp3?updated=1775710737","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CTH9700912299.mp3?updated=1775710737","summary":"Welcome to another episode in our Midlife Minute Series. Today, I’ll be exploring weight loss resistance and how you may be unknowingly disrupting your hormones during perimenopause and menopause. Stay tuned for more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: Why the concept of calories in, calories out is outdated How sleep, stress, and sarcopenia drive weight loss resistance in midlife Why under-eating protein and over-consuming processed carbohydrates become more problematic in middle age Why increasing your protein intake without consuming enough fiber can cause gut issues Why constant snacking and poor food quality compound metabolic dysfunction How dysbiosis adds to weight loss resistance, poor metabolic health, and sleep disruption How everyday exposure to toxins contributes to inflammation, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance, and disrupts hormone signaling Why perimenopause becomes a “litmus test” for how well we take care of ourselves Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on X, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website. Submit your questions to support@cynthiathurlow.com Join other like-minded women in a supportive, nurturing community: The Midlife Pause/Cynthia Thurlow. Cynthia’s Menopause Gut Book is on presale now! Cynthia’s Intermittent Fasting Transformation Book The Midlife Pause Supplement Line","meta_description":"Welcome to another episode in our Midlife Minute Series. Today, I’ll be exploring weight loss resistance and how you may be unknowingly disrupting your ho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1721,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/episodes/ep-587-your-body-is-a-chemistry-lab-why-counting-calories-fails-in-midlife-menopause-hormones/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/ep-587-your-body-is-a-chemistry-lab-why-counting-calories-fails-in-midlife-menopause-hormones.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}