Have you heard about resistant starch foods? Resistant starch foods have gained increased attention as a potential tool to improve gut health and support a healthy microbiome. Today I'll share what resistant starch foods are and why they are good for you! I will also discuss the much-debated claim that these foods can aid in weight loss and help you decide if starch resistant foods can be of additional benefit to you.  Essentially a type of fiber, noted benefits of starch resistant foods include improved gut health, better blood sugar control, improved nutrient absorption, reduced inflamm ..read more

This week on the Podcast, we're talking about wants and desires! And how to get real clear as to what exactly it is that we want. Personally, I believe we actually do know what we want and desire. We struggle with the cost and consequences of having what we want! Are we willing to pay the price (and that doesn't always involve money) or live with the consequences of having what we desire? That's really where most of us get hung up, and at the extreme end of this, we may find ourselves or someone we love battling addiction.  Addiction comes in many forms. Here in the United States, addicti ..read more

Especially now that the kids are gone, you don’t have to hide anymore or wait for the right moment for intimacy. Sensuality and pleasure are essential parts of nourishing our bodies and soul. Sexpert and licensed marriage therapist Dr. Juliana Hause helps us rethink sex, reimaging sexuality and pleasure, and how to reignite your sexy spark in midlife. Sex and intimacy are something that we don’t discuss enough, at least not openly. The shame associated with this topic is holding us from asking questions and getting the answers we need in midlife and beyond. Women want to know how to improve it ..read more

Heart disease is the number one killer of women. In fact, after age 50, nearly half of all deaths in women are due to some form of cardiovascular disease. Once women reach the age of 50, about the age of natural menopause, their risk for heart disease increases dramatically. The term “heart disease” refers to several types of heart conditions. The most common type of heart disease for people over 50 is coronary artery disease (CAD), which occurs when the arteries that supply blood to the heart become narrowed or blocked by plaque. This can lead to chest pain, shortness of breath, and even ..read more

Have you ever thought that it was too late to achieve a goal? That being past 50 years old meant that certain things were out of your reach forever? This week on Pursue Your Spark, our guest, Dierdre Wolownick, tells us how we can truly achieve anything we put our mind to, even when we’re older than 70.  4 Steps To Achieve Any Goal, No Matter Your Age Dierdre is an author, mother, professor, marathoner, and musician, speaks 8 languages, plays several instruments, and founded and conducted the West Sacramento Orchestra, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. She is also the oldest woman t ..read more

How about this year, instead of sneaking cookies, we sneak in exercise during the holidays? It's simple, and I'll show you how with my 7 simple ways to sneak in exercise during the holidays.  The holidays are such a wonderful and magical time of the year. We are cooking and baking wonderful delicacies we don't make any other time of the year. We decorate our houses inside and out. So many tenfeel frustrated that we stopped doing our exercise, which we know would help us deal with stress and the potential pounds creeping up over the holidays. We worked so hard for our fitness and health go ..read more

According to several studies, mid-life divorce is on the rise throughout the US. Instead of making things work, midlife couples are calling it quits. 66% of Baby Boomers said that they would prefer to divorce in an unhappy marriage. The mid-life divorce statistics support those numbers. Since the 1990s, the divorce rate of people aged 50 and older has doubled.  Martha Bodyfelt is a dating and relationship coach. Martha went through a painful divorce and was forced to question everything she knew about herself and her life. But coming out of the other end, she became resilient. A survivor ..read more

What is an empty-nest syndrome? Empty nest syndrome isn’t a clinical diagnosis. Instead, it’s a phenomenon in which parents experience feelings of sadness and loss when the last child leaves home. Heike shares that of the 5 reasons for the empty-nest divorce, being an empty-nester is only one of them.  Remember the time at the beginning of your relationship with your significant other? You were head over heels. Then you had kids, and the time together got shorter, and you were busier. Intimacy with your partner decreased. Many couples find that they have a lot of trouble rekindling their ..read more

I recently listened to a podcast about finance and a downturn in our economy, suggesting that a slowdown has already occurred for the past 6-months of our economy. As a result, gas prices are rising, the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates, food is getting more expensive, and we may see our nest egg shrinking when we look at our financial portfolios.  Are you feeling your heart racing at the thought of not having a nest egg? When you go to the grocery store and are unsure if you can make your weekly budget do you get sweaty palms? Or do you feel you have zero energy and want to spen ..read more

We are discussing many women's objections to taking care of themselves and prioritizing themselves in midlife. We know how it can feel to be stuck. We know how it feels to be doing all the things for everyone else and to put your needs last. So we love when women decide they will give themselves the gift of health, freedom, and feeling great!  Kelly Howard has been connecting women to fitness, freedom, and fun by guiding them to apply consistency, mindset, and adventure to their lives for over 20 years. As a serial entrepreneur (she created and sold four companies), she's changed thousand ..read more