This episode with the Girlfriend Doctor is a real opportunity to listen over the fence with us. It was truly a girlfriend’s dish. She is, of course, Dr. Anna Cabeca. This episode is full of discussion on intimacy, incontinence, aging, even resistance to weight training – wait til the end, you won’t want to miss that! And it’s also a very special opportunity to hear in person from someone of her stature about how she works with patients.
Cardiovascular Fitness Walking Tips
My Guest: Â
Anna Cabeca, DO, OBGYN, FACOG, is bestselling author of The Hormone Fix and Keto-Green 16 and MenuPause. Dr. Anna is triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She holds special certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. She lectures frequently on these topics throughout the world to large audiences and is known nationally as The Girlfriend Doctor and is host of The Girlfriend Doctor show. She has personally developed natural products to help women balance hormones and thrive through menopause including the highly acclaimed Julva® cream for the vulva and MightyMaca® Plus, a powerful superfood blend. She now lives in Dallas with her daughters, horses and dogs.
Questions We Answer in This Episode:
- As time passes, many women think – may be even led to believe by influencer memes – that forgetfulness, mood swings, and loss of desire are just a normal part of the aging process. What do you have to say about that?
- Are there elements that make it worse? And can we make it better?
- How key is cortisol for you in your experience treating patients with menopause symptoms?Â
- What key stressors have you seen most impact cortisol?
- If we take HRT off the table so we’re inclusive of every woman listening… How can listeners regulate hormones with diet and lifestyle and lead a healthy, vibrant and sexually active life at ANY age?
More Tips for Walking Effectiveness and Comfort
How to prevent tightness in hip/low back? What would cause lower back pain while walking?
Lower back pain can be prevented with improvements in walking posture. Imagine a tall posture, leaning forward from the ankles. The biggest mistake is made leaning from the waist.
Your fascia – the layer of ligamentous tissue covering your muscles – essentially stiffens. Change the gait or stop and stretch periodically.
Find warmups at my Youtube channel.
Long strides or short?
Yes! Based on the previous response, you want to mix it up.
Best posture while walking up a hill? Saving our knees?
I’m not sure these are the same question or separate, so I may misinterpret in my response. You maintain the same forward angle from the ankle as when on a flat. Avoid bending forward from the waist or the neck.
Best walking routine to burn the most fat in a shorter period of time?
This one completely depends! If you want to burn fat you have to be in an optimal cortisol and insulin dance. I could tell you a routine that for someone would support fat burning but for you might encourage fat storage or adrenal fatigue.
For Osteoporosis – [This question is not quite clear but doing my best]
Walk, but don’t only walk. We are mobile during the day so more of the same load doesn’t overload bone enough to add more stimulus.
How to Make Walking More Beneficial with These Tips
Connect with Dr. CabecaÂ
This is Dr Anna’s Summer of Love! Don’t miss it:Â
https://www.flippingfifty.com/SOL
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegirlfrienddoctor/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegirlfrienddoctor/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmWLoqXyvtSyylB7bjCipnA
Other Episodes You May Like:
Urinary Incontinence (Part I): https://www.flippingfifty.com/what-you-really-want-to-know-about-urinary-leakage-part-i/
Urinary Incontinence (Part II): https://www.flippingfifty.com/urinary-incontinence-leakage/
Resources:Â
Dr. Anna Cabeca’s Julva: https://www.flippingfifty.com/SOL
Hot, Not Bothered Challenge: https://www.flippingfifty.com/hnb-challenge/
Theya Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor:Â https://www.flippingfifty.com/myglucose