Podcast Episode Details

Bitesize: Why Your Gut, Not Your Willpower is Blocking Weight Loss in Midlife | Louise Digby

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Episode 469

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If you're navigating midlife and feeling like your body has started working against you—despite clean eating and consistent workouts—this episode is your wake-up call. Angela is joined by functional nutritionist Louise Digby to explore the lesser-known culprits behind stubborn weight, fatigue, and hormonal havoc in perimenopause.

Forget willpower. This conversation reframes weight loss resistance through the lens of gut health, toxic load, and nutrient insufficiencies. From brittle nails and dry skin to unexpected acne flare-ups, Louise uncovers the hidden metabolic and hormonal messages your body is sending—and how to respond with science, not shame.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Gut Health Trumps Willpower: Many women have gut imbalances without symptoms—but these silent issues can stall fat loss and disrupt hormones.

• Toxic Load Sabotages Hormones: Environmental toxins from skincare, pollutants, and food can overwhelm your liver and impair hormone detox pathways.

• Nutrient Insufficiencies Are Common: Even with a healthy diet, modern stress and poor soil deplete key nutrients like magnesium, B vitamins, and vitamin D.

• Metabolic Clues You’re Missing: Cold hands, brittle nails, poor recovery, and stubborn weight can all signal compromised metabolic health—not laziness.

• Histamine Intolerance in Perimenopause: Symptoms like rosacea, joint pain, and sinus issues may be worsened by declining histamine tolerance and poor gut health.

• One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Every woman’s root cause is different—testing and personalised nutrition are key to reclaiming energy and vitality.

TIMESTAMPS AND KEY TOPICS 

0:00 – Introduction

1:05 – Silent gut issues and how they sabotage fat loss

2:21 – Toxic load: from skincare to hormonal disruption

3:52 – Why good diets still result in nutrient insufficiencies

5:03 – Clues your metabolism is slowing down

6:48 – Top nutrient gaps: B vitamins, magnesium, vitamin D

9:36 – The hair loss and iron connection in perimenopause 

12:14 – Why adult acne and rosacea emerge in perimenopause

13:09 – Histamine intolerance, joint pain, and the gut-skin link

 

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ABOUT THE HOST

Angela Foster is an award winning Nutritionist, Health & Performance Coach, Speaker and Host of the High Performance Health podcast. A former Corporate lawyer turned industry leader in biohacking and health optimisation fo

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Published on 7 months ago