Hello Wild Beings! Welcome back to my podcast! So excited to share this conversation with Kimberly Baba @lunaendurance, Owner of Luna Endurance https://www.lunaendurance.com/
Link to podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optimize-your-cycle-women-in-fitness-kimberly-baba/id1521550082?i=1000487936921
Enneagram conversation beginning - 31 minutes
31:20- Cycles of changes through female life
-3 cycles- Puberty, Pre-menopause, Peri-menopause- when your hormones start to change, Menopause - one moment in time (12 months in a row when you have went without period), Post menopause
33:30- Should women experience symptoms during perimenopause?
34:30- Menopause
-Estrogen and progesterone are changing levels- Excess estrogen and low progesterone, FSH and LH are slowly increasing, Symptoms- brain fog, hot flashes, weight gain, Sensitivity to insulin goes down- Do not digest simple carbohydrates -During cycle Luteal phase- two week before period - Fats for fuel- estrogen supports fatty acid oxidation, when estrogen is low- using carbs for fuel when you start to bleed -Shift to using fat for fuel at rest and at exercise
39:52- Implement these 4 things to shift physiology during perimenopause Doing High Intensity Cardio, Lifting heavy weights 1-6 reps, Increase protein- leucine, Adaptogens- Plant compounds: Stimulating: Maca,rosaria, schisandra- Calming: Holy basil, ashwagandha
42:22- Hormone replacement therapy- Menopause hormone therapy -US study- Showed that it worked well unless you used it too many years, then increase in heart attack/ stroke -Larger study- too many people developed issues - It is safe to use the minimum dosage during first few years of menopause -If you have thyroid issues then look into this more
52:00- Where do people get their education of female health? -In the schools
1 hour- How sports play a roll in this?
1:04- How do you heal from this? -Book- No Period, Now what? https://www.noperiodnowwhat.com/book  
1:10- Post menopause Estrogen & progesterone low , FSH & LH- high, Plyometrics, heavy lifting
1:15- How does being on contraception impact menopause?
1:20- What are steps we can take on an individual level to remove the taboo of female health?
1:25- Toxics tampons and pads?
Product Untaboo https://www.projectuntaboo.com, book- Invisible Women https://carolinecriadoperez.com/book/invisible-women/  
1:35- Courses you have done? -Stacy SImms two Courses
1:39- What is Days for Girls? https://www.daysforgirls.org/  
1:41- Her business Instagram- @lunaendurance , Website- https://www.lunaendurance.com/ Offerings: period cycle, online coaching