{"podcast":{"title":"Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,","slug":"growing-older-living-younger-about-longevity-wellness-healthspan-3700595","podcast_index_feed_id":3700595,"rss_url":"https://golyproject.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://askdrgill.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/1/b/9/61b93f6e0dbd17a116c3140a3186d450/2026_GOLY.png","author":"Dr. Gillian Lockitch","episode_count":276,"summary":"Welcome to Growing Older, Living Younger, the podcast where you will discover ways to boost your metabolism, enhance your mental and physical energy, and ward off disorders we wrongly think are inevitable as we age. Hosted by Dr. Gillian Lockitch, former specialist in Medical Biochemistry, professor, researcher and international speaker, the show airs weekly every Monday. Each episode is a 30 - 45 minutes, exploring ways in which genetic and epigenetic (gene expression) science and medicine may intersect with ancient, non-western wellness practices to help you extend your health span to live younger. The show features practitioners in mental and physical health, fitness, nutrition, personal care, community, networking and entrepreneurship, to help you create your personal roadmap to aging youthfully.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T08:22:07.229347+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-older-living-younger-about-longevity-wellness-healthspan-3700595"},"episode":{"title":"275 Reverse Diabetes and Restore Vitality Through Functional Nutrition with Lori Balue","slug":"275-reverse-diabetes-and-restore-vitality-through-functional-nutrition-with-lori-balue","published_at":"2026-07-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-older-living-younger-about-longevity-wellness-healthspan-3700595/275-reverse-diabetes-and-restore-vitality-through-functional-nutrition-with-lori-balue","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-older-living-younger-about-longevity-wellness-healthspan-3700595","url":"https://golyproject.libsyn.com/275-reverse-diabetes-and-restore-vitality-through-functional-nutrition-with-lori-balue","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/golyproject/balue.mp3?dest-id=2765309","summary":"What if fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, and declining strength after 50 are not inevitable signs of aging, but signals of underlying metabolic dysfunction that can be corrected? In episode 275, Dr. Gillian Lockitch speaks with metabolic restoration practitioner, Lori Balue, about how women can restore energy, reduce inflammation, preserve muscle, and regain metabolic resilience through personalized nutrition and functional testing. Lori shares her remarkable journey of losing 100 pounds, reversing prediabetes and chronic inflammation, and transforming her health in midlife. Listeners will learn how to identify hidden barriers to wellness and take practical steps toward aging with strength, confidence, and vitality. Lori Balue specializes in helping women over 50 overcome fatigue, weight gain, and metabolic dysfunction. She combines functional diagnostic testing with personalized nutrition, targeted supplementation, and lifestyle strategies. Her work focuses on blood sugar regulation, inflammation, hormones, gut health, and mineral balance to help women rebuild resilience, restore metabolism, and age with strength and confidence. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome and Introduction Dr. Gillian introduces Lori Balue and the concept of metabolic restoration for women over 50. 05:07 – Lori's Personal Transformation Story Lori shares how years of obesity, asthma, depression, and prediabetes led her to discover low-carb nutrition and keto. 12:10 – Why Women Feel Different After 50 The role of declining estrogen, protein deficiency, adrenal stress, and mineral imbalances in metabolic dysfunction. 15:58 – What Is Metabolic Restoration? Why Lori focuses on root causes rather than quick-fix weight loss. 22:54 – Identifying Inflammatory Foods How wheat, dairy, and food sensitivitie…","meta_description":"What if fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, and declining strength after 50 are not inevitable signs of aging, but signals of underlying metabolic dysfunctio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2401,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/growing-older-living-younger-about-longevity-wellness-healthspan-3700595/episodes/275-reverse-diabetes-and-restore-vitality-through-functional-nutrition-with-lori-balue/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-older-living-younger-about-longevity-wellness-healthspan-3700595/275-reverse-diabetes-and-restore-vitality-through-functional-nutrition-with-lori-balue.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}