{"podcast":{"title":"The Dr Vonda Show","slug":"the-dr-vonda-show-322039","podcast_index_feed_id":322039,"rss_url":"https://hotforyourhealthaudio.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://hotforyourhealthaudio.libsyn.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/4/2/b/442b2c408326ed59d959afa2a1bf1c87/Untitled_design.png","author":"Dr. Vonda Wright","episode_count":100,"summary":"The Dr Vonda Show is all about staying strong, resilient, and feeling good as you age. Hosted by orthopedic sports surgeon and women's healthy-aging expert Dr. Vonda Wright, the podcast breaks down how movement, muscle, bone health, and mindset impact your life at every stage. Through real conversations with athletes, doctors, and everyday women, Dr. Vonda shares practical, science-backed advice you can actually use to protect your health and keep doing what you love.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-vonda-show-322039"},"episode":{"title":"Kayla Girgen: Why Women Over 50 Wake at 3AM, Lose Muscle, and Can't Lose Weight | #160","slug":"kayla-girgen-why-women-over-50-wake-at-3am-lose-muscle-and-can-t-lose-weight-160","published_at":"2026-05-12T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-vonda-show-322039/kayla-girgen-why-women-over-50-wake-at-3am-lose-muscle-and-can-t-lose-weight-160","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-vonda-show-322039","url":"https://hotforyourhealthaudio.libsyn.com/kayla-girgen-why-women-over-50-wake-at-3am-lose-muscle-and-cant-lose-weight-ep-160","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotforyourhealthaudio/AUDIO_S01_EP159_VOWR_KAY_GIRGEN_FULL_PODCAST.mp3?dest-id=322678","summary":"Get Dr. Vonda's insights Want to understand what's happening in your body — and what to do next? Each week, Dr. Vonda shares science-backed guidance on strength, bone health, muscle, and longevity — the same way she speaks to her patients. Clear. Practical. No noise. Join the newsletter: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=YqJKtR&g=Ww3gx3& Your blood sugar is telling you everything. You just haven't been listening. In this episode, I sit down with registered dietitian and certified personal trainer Kayla Girgen, one of the first clinicians to bring continuous glucose monitoring to everyday women who do not have diabetes. If you have ever eaten well, exercised hard, and still felt like your body was working against you, this conversation will change the way you see your metabolism forever. What We Explore: - How a CGM reveals what food, stress, sleep, and exercise are doing to your blood sugar in real time. - Why pre-diabetes is one of the most under-treated diagnoses in women's health. - Why fasting insulin is the number you actually need. - What your blood sugar crashing at 3am has to do with why you cannot get back to sleep. - How to eat enough protein without overhauling your entire routine overnight. - Why rucking is one of the most practical tools for building strength, improving body composition, and boosting bone density. About Kayla Girgen KAYLA GIRGEN, RD, LD, CPT, is a registered dietitian, certified personal trainer, and founder of Sugar + Strength Academy—an online wellness community helping women balance blood sugar and build strength, one step at a time. She blends real-life tools, such as continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), with accessible movement, like rucking, to help clients break free from diet extremes and feel strong—both…","meta_description":"Get Dr. Vonda's insights Want to understand what's happening in your body — and what to do next? Each week, Dr. Vonda shares science-backed guidance on st…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3487,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dr-vonda-show-322039/episodes/kayla-girgen-why-women-over-50-wake-at-3am-lose-muscle-and-can-t-lose-weight-160/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-vonda-show-322039/kayla-girgen-why-women-over-50-wake-at-3am-lose-muscle-and-can-t-lose-weight-160.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}