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Ep 11: Stuck in Survival Mode? How to Reclaim Your Energy
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Feeling constantly drained? You’re not alone—but low energy isn’t something you should just accept as “normal.” In this episode, we unpack some of the most common lifestyle factors that can quietly drain your energy—even when you think you’re doing everything right.
We cover how:
- Nutrition (or lack of it) impacts your metabolism and energy production
- Poor sleep messes with your brain, hormones, and cellular repair
- Lack of movement slows down your mitochondria (aka your body’s energy factories)
- Chronic stress keeps your nervous system in overdrive, leading to burnout and adrenal fatigue
You’ll learn practical ways to support your energy naturally—through food, sleep, movement, and nervous system care—and what to do when you're doing all the things and still feel exhausted. That’s your cue to dig deeper with a health care provider.
This episode is your reminder that low energy might be common, but it’s not normal—and you deserve to feel good in your body.
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Transcript
Introduction to 'What's My Age Again'
00:00:00
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Welcome to What's My Age Again, the realest podcast for women who are done chasing trends and ready to feel empowered. Hi, I'm Kim. And I'm Tanya, holistic nutritionists and childhood best friends who've been there, done that, and bought the collagen.
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more than once. Each week we
Empowerment Through Aging
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provide actionable steps that you can start today to help you thrive through every decade to come. We're cutting through the wellness noise to bring you honest conversations about aging, hormones, health, beauty, mindset, and everything in between.
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You see, we're also on a mission to age gracefully one WTF moment at a time. Backed by research and real life, we're here to share what actually works, what's a waste of time, and how to truly thrive through the messy, magical midlife transition.
00:00:49
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We're so happy you're here. Let's dive in. Hi, everybody, and welcome back to What's My Age again. hi Tanya. Hey, Kim. Happy September.
00:01:01
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Don't say it. I know need to be positive. We've had an amazing summer. It's September. Okay. And we're back into the swing of things. Okay. That we So speaking of that, today, Tanya and I were talking about what to talk about during this podcast episode today.
Challenges of Low Energy
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And one of the big ones that we find so many of our clients, friends, each other is that September is pretty nutty. We perhaps have overscheduled.
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We're getting back into routines. The days are getting shorter. We're going back into, you know, our life, right? More structured life.
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And what so many people are saying to us is I'm exhausted. I have low energy. I'm Why do I feel like i have to I wake up in the morning and I need 10 cups of coffee to start my day?
00:01:54
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And so we thought today we would talk about that because we want to kind of encourage you, give you some tips, give you some ideas of how to support your energy levels going into this crazy September time.
00:02:07
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A thousand percent. And I think a good starting point is to remind everybody that low energy is common, Right? We're talking to our girls and we are like, girl, like, I don't have the energy I used to have in my 20s. I used to be able to do this. And now I like, I'm so exhausted after this.
00:02:26
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So it is common, but it's not normal. It's not something that we should be feeling like we are dragging our behinds. And a lot of us do, myself included. Like, I don't know about you, Kim, but my energy levels have definitely shifted as I am on this perimenopause journey.
00:02:45
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Absolutely. And I mean, also different times of our cycle. I'll just give you an example. Today, I'm in my ovulation phase and I feel like I need to drag myself out of bed this morning because my poor, I'm in perimenopause and my poor ovaries are trying to release that egg. There's as much energy as possible and it's taken a lot of energy out of me. So during my ovulation phase, I always feel a lot, um I feel low energy, a lot more tired during this phase.
00:03:15
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Oh, that's such a good thing to bring up him. First of all, let's all take a collective moment to cheer on your ovaries. Like they got, um but that's such a good thing. They're trying their best.
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It's a good thing for us to do at this stage too, is to kind of track how our energy moves throughout our cycle And I know for you ladies that might have a very irregular cycle.
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um I have a very irregular cycle and I'm in that right now as well. um I haven't had my period for six months and I feel like I am just exhausted. So this can definitely, our low energy is most definitely often related to hormones, but often It's related to lifestyle factors as well that can lead us to low energy
Improving Energy Levels
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levels.
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And when we take moment to actually examine the foundations of energy in our lives, the pillars like that me and Kim like to refer to them,
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We often see, myself included, that we have room to improve in all of them. So what I'm saying is when we examine these factors, we can often increase our energy exponentially. It doesn't mean it's a magic wand and I'm going to feel like 25 again.
00:04:35
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If you know of that, please let me know. But it definitely has a huge effect. For for example, even you, Kim, on you can be the difference of laying in your bed, trying to ovulate, go ovaries, or getting through your day with energy because you focused on these pillars that support energy.
00:04:53
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Absolutely. um And like Tanya said, they're like there are many different things. It could be hormones, our nervous system. There could be a chronic condition. There could be Low iron. There's many different things. And you you can be talking to your healthcare practitioner about this, absolutely.
00:05:10
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But today we're going to focus, as Tanya said, on those foundational things that you can just sort of make sure that you have in place. that are going to support your energy. So shall we dig into that?
The Role of Nutrition
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Is it any shock that I think number one, pillar number one, is going to be nutrition? Are we Nourishing your body with proper nutrition is number one in terms of foundation to supporting your energy levels. so And here's a cut through the noise moment um because The noise out there surrounding what to eat, when to eat, what not to eat, how much to eat. You're like, it's just nonstop, which again is why there are people like you and I, Kim, who specialize in nutrition holistically,
00:05:59
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So we can cater, you know, these kinds of things to each individual. But there are some definite broad things when we're looking at energy levels and nutrition, which we need to be doing and which we need not to be doing.
00:06:13
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For sure. And I think maybe just in speaking personally about clients that I work with, um, and my clients are mostly women, Um, I find that most people don't eat enough.
00:06:27
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They don't nourish their body enough. They skip meals. We can talk about protein in a second, but they don't even just general nutrition. They don't eat enough all day to nourish their body and give them enough energy to get through their days.
00:06:41
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A thousand percent. So um very much something that I talk about a lot is called that calorie deficit. And sometimes we have a good laugh when I'm out with somebody and I eat.
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This girl, if you know me, I eat. And I plan my day to make sure that I have what I need when I'm not at home or whatever, because I don't want to end up in a calorie deficit.
00:07:04
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Oh yeah. If you're going out with Tanya, if you're good, sorry, Tanya, but of you I've gone out. If you're going on a hike with Tanya, you are sure to get the snacks. There will be lunch provided slash snacks.
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There will be lunch provided. You know me, but I've learned not only from experience, but also, you know, from what we do when I'm in a calorie deficit at the end of the day, what do you think I want to do after dinner when it hits?
00:07:29
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Yeah. I want to eat. Exactly. Kim, you named you nailed it. i'm not um I'm not going to want to eat broccoli in you know while I watch TV. I'm going to want chips.
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I'm going to want crackers. These things turn into sugar. And yeah, then I'm going to want the sweets. What do we have a little bit sweet? Do we have some ice cream? Do we have this? I'm going to eat, eat, eat, eat. eat and And so Well, and you know what, Kim, just to stop you for a second, just to explain that. So what happens- just for all of you to know, is that your body is so intelligent.
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So if you skip a meal, if you don't have the proper nourishment throughout the day, your blood sugar is going to go down. And we're going to get into this in another episode in grave detail, but your body your blood sugar is going to go down. And what is what does your body do? It creates sugar, glucose, because it wants that blood sugar to go back into into balance.
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And so, you know, if you do skip meals, you are going to be more likely, as Tanya mentioned, to crave carbs, to crave sugar. And that's where that comes from. And then the second part to pair with that is that it's actually detrimental because instead of the body utilizing nutrients in your food to create energy, we're not going to get into the whole chemical compounds and what goes on behind the scenes, but to create that ATP, that energy.
00:08:49
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First off, number one, if you're not getting enough, you're not making it. And second, the body, like you said, Kim is smart. So it goes into survival mode. So it prioritizes it's like, shoot.
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We're not getting a lot of food here. Let's take what we have. Let's hold on to it and let's store it in case we're not going to get enough. And let's keep it for processes to keep the body alive, heart rate, all of this stuff.
00:09:14
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We don't have enough to spare to make energy. So guess what energy you're going on the back burner and there's, you know what I mean? We don't have that energy that we need. Absolutely. So ladies, number one, no skipping meals.
00:09:29
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Number one, eat enough not to be in a calorie deficit. So what would you say then Kim on your scale is a second foundational pillar? Well, should we just should we just quickly within the nutrition category as well?
00:09:44
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We didn't touch on this very much, but ah like, yes, you have your meals. Don't skip meals. But also making sure that you're getting enough carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. We want those balanced meals.
00:09:57
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I remember sitting in a training once and um And the instructor was talking about carbohydrates being this kindling. Like think of it as, I think it was Josh Katalis. I'm going to try and i love him credit where credit is due.
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Yes. It's amazing. And I think he, he, he in termed carbohydrates being like the kindling quick energy, but it also burns out fast. Whereas fat is that sustained energy. It's like that slow burning log on fire where you get consistent sustained energy as well as satiation. You stay, you stay satiated longer. So you're not craving as Tanya was mentioned, those carbs later because that quick energy just goes down.
00:10:39
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So understanding what your plate looks like, having those carbohydrates, having those great veggies and fiber, and also having a good source of fat, avocado, nuts, um oils, olive oil, um and then also your protein.
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In every meal. Kim, you single-handedly saved the podcast. How are we going to go to the next pillar without actually talking about what we're eating? No, no, don't. It's not just enough to eat enough chips all day and McDonald's. What we're eating, ladies, thank you, Kim, very important. So absolutely. And the balance, and then also, i feel like this goes without saying, but we're going to say it.
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The quality, right? So the quality of food, processed foods, it's a no brainer as as opposed to those whole foods. Thank you, Kim, for saving the nutrition portion. My God.
00:11:34
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No problem. We can move on to the next now. i would eager So what is the next pillar in your mind?
Importance of Sleep
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Second most important thing. So sleep, sleep.
00:11:45
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And I think, you know, people don't realize their sleep quality, right? Like, poor sleep, and poor sle increases our cortisol levels, which is our stress hormones.
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It disrupts our circadian rhythm, which is our sleep-wake cycles. Both of these systems pushed put more stress on our adrenal system. So that just contributes to that low energy feeling again.
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And of course, brain fog. Brain fog. um And can I take a second to talk about the glymphatic system, which I'm completely obsessed with? And um so we know about the lymphatic system. However, I would like to do 30-hour TED Talk on that.
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um But the glymphatic system is the system that literally washes your brain like a car wash and every single night. And guess what?
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Not a shocker. If we are not getting enough deep sleep, this process is impaired. And if we're not washing away the toxins of the day, the debris, those are going to cake on, just picture like bugs on your car, caked on on top and on top.
00:12:59
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And we're going to get eventually mental sluggishness and you guessed it, low energy. That's why sleep is so important. And we talked about this before in the routine podcast, not only the duration, what time are you going to bed, right? The quality of your sleep. And there's so many things that affect deep sleep. And I think I mentioned this before, Tanya, but I wear the Oura ring specifically because I was super interested in my sleep.
00:13:28
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right And the my quality of deep sleep is impacted by a like you said, when you go to sleep. the The more time you can give yourself before 12 a.m., the better.
00:13:40
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So all of you out there who are still watching those that final Netflix show and taking your mean time at night, I get you. I understand it. But the best thing you can do for yourself if you're feeling low energy Get to bed as early as you can. ah but And definitely giving yourself a window before 12 a.m.
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Another big one that affects my deep sleep is when I eat my last meal. Giving yourself some time to digest your food before you go to sleep and is so important because what happens is your heart rate raises to help digest the and you're not getting that quality deep sleep that's going to help give you the energy in the morning.
00:14:22
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Kim, remember when we were like in high school and university and we could go out and party and like we would eat, like we would get home at like 3 a.m.
00:14:34
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or whatever time and pack in, not the quality food, pack in the food and just sleep. Like magic, just sleep. Those days are over for me. Let's be real.
00:14:46
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but If I was wearing my Oura ring, don't think I would be getting deep sleep, but we were okay. We powered through, right? That's it. And it's not the same. Again, talking about our hormone shifting and just changes as we age, I'm with you. That is something that actually affects my sleep, which is why I try hard not to be in a calorie deficit.
00:15:07
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So I don't feel like I need to eat like in the evenings. Right. But that's such a good point. so Such a good point. And then If we're looking at chronic sleep deprivation, so again, Kim, this makes me think of us in like high school.
00:15:21
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What was his name? I can't remember. I wish I could remember right now. Mr. Turco, maybe. Anyways, shout out if that's right. Our biology teacher. Remember learning all about cells, like the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell that always brings it...
00:15:35
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That always brings me back. So if this is giving you guys high school flashbacks, you're welcome. So talking about when we have chronic sleep deprivation, we actually impair the mitochondrial function of the cell. And those are the powerhouses. And that's where you guessed it, ATP, that energy production, that is produced within the cell.
00:15:57
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And it directly trans, this directly gives us, it's directly related to not only decreased physical energy, where you feel like you're just dragging your bum, but that decreased mental energy as well.
00:16:10
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So and hundred if you're someone, yeah, if you're someone who is struggling with sleep, taking these ideas, you know, from Kim shutting it down a little bit earlier, as she just mentioned, and finding a better, so you know, looking into a better sleep hygiene and before you get into chronic sleep deprivation.
00:16:28
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Absolutely. And you're you like, if you're constantly going on six hours of sleep every night, which so many of us do, because if you're going to bed at say 1130 and waking up at six, like you're not getting enough sleep.
00:16:44
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because you obviously don't fall asleep right at 11.30 as you put your head down on the pillow, right? so So focusing on doing what you can to get those eight hours of sleep, again, trying to go to sleep before 12 a.m., looking at the sleep hygiene, as Tanya mentioned. And if you're sitting there thinking that you're super frustrated because you try your best and you wake up all night, for example, you wake up, you have night wakings, we hear you, we're going to do another episode on sleep.
00:17:12
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And there's so many things that we can dig into to help you improve your sleep. So I know sometimes like, you know, sometimes when I hear information about like when I used, I used to have a little bit of insomnia at night, I was low progesterone.
00:17:27
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We can talk about that at some point. And it was so frustrating for me to hear people like, you just need more sleep. Well, I'm trying, I'm trying to get more sleep. Yeah. And thanks for being sitting here frustrated because you're trying your best, but you're still waking up at night.
00:17:41
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Do the best you can give yourself a good bedtime routine, get yourself to bed early days. And at least you're getting that deep sleep at the beginning of your night, which is going to help with your energy levels. So even if you're waking up at three, four or five, you've got that deep restorative sleep at the beginning of your night.
00:17:59
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And we'll dig into it more in another podcast. Sorry, I went on a tangent. Tell me to land the plane. Oh, I'll always tell you to land on the plane. But that was important because it's true. When someone has anxiety and someone says, well you just shouldn't stress as much. Thank you. oh yeah Thank you for that information. So no, that is true. but And when you think about you going to bed earlier, we think about rest.
00:18:20
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And when I think about rest, we know that is when the body does its repair. So even if we're you know going to bed earlier, and we're not sound asleep, we're resting at least.
00:18:30
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And that rest does eventually lead to sleep. Sleep is where repair happens, right? And we're talking about like when we're not getting, you know... quality sleep.
00:18:42
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It's disrupting this repair in the body on a cellular level. We're talking about hormone regulation, nervous system balance. All of these things are essential for our energy throughout the day.
00:18:54
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So exactly trying our best to change our sleep habits. And absolutely, Kim, we will dig into that more. So that was such a valuable thing to All right, we've got two more pillars.
00:19:09
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We could go on. See, this this podcast can literally be like 10. So we're just going to talk about like the foundations. Absolutely. new bond and we could yeah yeah And we will dig into the foundations in, in you know what I mean, in more...
00:19:22
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depth as we go on for sure. But at least it's true. This is starting the foundations and examining them. We can then kind of take stock in our brains and see where we can use, you know, the work in each one and then be prepared to do that work in the future.
00:19:37
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Absolutely. Okay. Number three, Tanya.
Benefits of Regular Movement
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Number three is movement, right? So move your body even when you don't feel like moving your body. So that regular physical activity enhances the powerhouse of the cell. There will not be a pop quiz. Again, reminder, the mitochondria.
00:19:57
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It enhances their efficiency. So it increases the body's ability to produce that ATP, which is our primary energy fuel. So no movement,
00:20:08
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Decline, low energy, right? We need to move to keep your mitochondria as happy. And probably everybody who's listening can attest, when you move your body, you feel better.
00:20:20
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You never regret going to the gym. You never regret doing that yoga class. You feel more energized. And that is the science behind it. That's why you feel more energy after working out.
00:20:31
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um You know, the other thing is it improves our oxygen circulation and our cardiovascular function. So when we're sedentary, low energy.
00:20:43
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And I think we can all attest to feeling that way, you know, just in our own lives, right? Yeah. And similarly, like you said with sleep, this is one of the other things. Tired? Don't worry. Just go work out. And you're like, girls, I'm so tired. I can't work out.
00:20:58
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I promise you this. I've been there. Kim, I know you've been there. We listen to our bodies, but we still move them. On the days where I am dragging it Do you think that I'm going to go on a three-hour bike ride?
00:21:10
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Absolutely not. I'm going to go for a half an hour walk at my pace. And yes, I'm tired when I start it, but you're right, Kim. Midway through, I'm like, oh my gosh, I am feeling like a new person. And by the end, have enhanced that energy production.
00:21:25
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So starting where you're at. To be honest, so if you're out there and you're you're listening to this too and maybe struggling from burnout or, you know, um overtaxed adrenals, um one good sort of test is after you do your movement, whatever it may be, maybe it is a spin class, maybe it's, you know, you're working up a sweat maybe it's going for a run, maybe it's a, you know, weightlifting.
00:21:53
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If you feel super depleted, if you're not able, if you don't feel good for an hour after, that's sort of showing you that you really, you know, you need to kind of back up a little bit and take it maybe at a slower pace or do something a little bit more restorative with your movement, like Tanya was saying, a walk, a yoga class.
00:22:14
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But pay attention to what your body needs. If you're feeling that energy after, I mean, yes, of course, you're going to feel sore level sore muscles. You're going to feel like you've done a big workout, but you're not going to feel depleted.
00:22:26
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I love that. you have not You don't want to overexert. You just want to exert your body because overexertion is a whole other issue that's actually going to spike your cortisol and exactly deplete that energy in the long run. That's such a good point and such a good test, Kim. I love that.
00:22:42
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For sure. And another one I hear too often, and I think we're going to get into this in another podcast as well, is like, oh, we shouldn't be doing cardio. We should be working out with weights. Both Tanya and I look at each other and we're like, okay, whatever. you Both of those are so beneficial. It's so important as we go through perimenopause and as we age as women for longevity is to focus on our muscles and building our muscles. So weight weights and doing things, working out to build muscle strength is so important.
00:23:15
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But it's also really, really, really important to sweat. Yeah. And that helps with detoxification. That helps with our cardiovascular system. So doing things like spin and running and ah and like a fitness class is also so important. So I think what you can take from this is move your body the way you want to.
00:23:36
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If you feel like you need something more calm, go for that walk every day. Go for, have a yoga class. Or if you feel like you need to be something a little bit more active, do that fitness class, do that spin class, use your muscles.
00:23:52
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A thousand percent. So I think we can move on to pillar four now. And i think this is the one where, again, we've touched on this, where everybody's going to be like, okay, but how?
Managing Stress for Better Energy
00:24:04
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But stress management and nervous system support is huge when we are in chronic stress. We are in ah a system of prolonged cortisol release.
00:24:18
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And over time, Kim, you just said this word a couple couple minutes back, it leads to adrenal fatigue. And adrenal fatigue is directly linked to chronic low energy.
00:24:30
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So here's one for you. Do you ever wonder why stress can, I'm not saying everybody feels this way. For me, this is huge. Stress causes exhaustion. If I go through a period of stress, I am absolutely exhausted, shut her down for the day. Good night world. Like it is because i have literally had such a large cortisol release that it's been, you know, my body crashes. So chronic stress. And usually right after too, if you're going through it, your adrenaline is up, your cortisol is up, you can get through that day.
00:25:05
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And then as as soon as it's calmed down, um but on the other side, if you're dealing with chronic stress and that stress is continuous, eventually that tank is going to run empty and eventually you're going to feel that crash.
00:25:17
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And you know what, Tanya, it's so interesting. We talked about nutrition being pillar one. But I would debate that this one is actually pillar one. And I would agree with you. And i think that in our pillars, we can just call these four pillars ah without order of importance.
00:25:34
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Because I agree with you, Kim. I absolutely agree. Yeah. And I think you made a great point too, Tanya. It's like, you could be listening to this and thinking like, oh, well, you know, it's easy to say, stop stressing.
00:25:48
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so so easy. 100%. so, you know, one of the things that... Actually, i think it was my counselor who talked to me about this. um And it put it things really in perspective. It's called your window of tolerance. And oh my goodness, who made that up? i I will have to Google it and put it in the show notes, but I want to give credit where credit is due.
00:26:09
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But if you think about a window... um your window of tolerance can be really, really wide or really, really small. And so if there's so many things going on in your life, for example, if you're not eating, if you're not, this is where those pillars all come together.
00:26:24
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If you're not nourishing your body, your window kind of gets smaller. if you aren't moving your body, your window gets smaller. All of these things can create either a really wide window or a really small window. And that same level of stress you're feeling, maybe it's at work, maybe it's like it's September, things are busy.
00:26:43
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We all have that same, that stress, the level of stress is not changing, but our resilience to that stress, how we tolerate that stress is what's changing. So what we want to do is we want to give ourselves a wide window of tolerance and so that we are able to be resilient and manage the stress that we are getting on a day-to-day basis.
00:27:04
Speaker
This is like such a good analogy. I want to have a roll-up garage door and have mine as an open roll-up garage door window, and I would like it wide open, please and thank you. that was an I know. And how do we increase that window of tolerance? And these can be different for all of us.
00:27:23
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But for me, you know, meditation, supporting my body through that, singing, dancing, having great conversations with friends like you, Tanya, those all increase my window of tolerance. Nourishing my body, moving my body every day, sleep, those all are things to increase my window of tolerance.
00:27:48
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i Yeah, a thousand percent. So going back to what we said at the start, I love that. Let's use these pillars that we just discussed, take stock of them in our personal lives and ask, what can we do in each of those areas to open our window of tolerance?
00:28:07
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And I mean, we're probably all sitting here thinking, I'm sitting here thinking right now as we speak, I know in each area what I can be doing. I can always make improvements.
00:28:19
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But what happens if you're sitting here right now and you genuinely feel that you're doing all of the things, or you've listened to this podcast and you know you've you've increased in all of the areas and three months has passed and you genuinely feel like you're doing all of the things and you don't see improvement.
00:28:40
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Where do we go at this moment, right? So, because this is a common thing.
Seeking Professional Help for Energy Issues
00:28:46
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So when we're doing all of the things and we're still like, why is this happening? What is going on? Why am I still tired? I'm doing everything right.
00:28:54
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This is when it is definitely time to dig deeper with your healthcare care practitioner, right? Absolutely. Absolutely. And they can run the blood work. They can dig deep into what's actually behind this low energy.
00:29:10
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Yeah, because it can be it can be linked to digestion, assimilation of nutrients. Kim, you touched upon it earlier, iron. So once we then have, you know, we're doing all the things, um we still are feeling that low energy. Once we have that snapshot, that kind of framework for the blood work, then you really are set up and equipped to work with that healthcare practitioner, Kim, myself, whoever that is in your life, to have something that is plugged in, customized for you,
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Because again, this is a common complaint. It is not normal. Right? We don't have to deal with it. And we have so much leading into this beautiful month of September, don't we? We all want to be operating, you know, with top energy, with optimal energy levels and being able to do all the things in our amazing lives.
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I couldn't agree more. So ladies, take stock, um look into that and just know that there are little things we can do every single day to raise our energy, increase our resilience and window, Kim, that is the takeaway.
00:30:14
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Absolutely love it. So I'd love to leave on that note. Awesome. Have a wonderful week, everyone. And thanks again for tuning in week after week. We absolutely listen to every single comment that we receive.
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And it's been really fun to have conversations with you all on DMs too. So keep it up. And we look forward to talking to you next week. Absolutely. It is such a pleasure. Take care, guys.
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Bye, everyone.
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