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As you might have seen, Apple News reported that the podcast episode I recorded with Dr. Andrew Huberman last year was the fourth most-shared podcast episode of 2024. This was a great piece of news to finish the year with, and now that we’re settling into 2025, it got me and my team thinking...
by Dr. Stacy Sims —
Feb 10, 2025
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If the Start of the Year is Getting You Down…
Here’s some advice that might help.
January and February can often be challenging for many people. The holidays are over, money might be tighter, daylight hours are limited, and the weather can be freezing (in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway).Â
While the “New Year, New You” messaging that abound...
by Dr Stacy Sims —
Jan 27, 2025
How to Make Your Chronobiology Work for You
Here we are in the thick of holiday season and I’m sure many of you are feeling the stresses and strains of this time of year. Having just done my ninth international/long haul flight of the year, I know I’m feeling it! This also got me thinking about harnessing the power of your chronobiology [...
by Dr. Stacy Sims —
Dec 17, 2024
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Understanding the Role of Menopause Hormone Therapy and High-Intensity Exercise in Women's Cognitive Health
October is Menopause Awareness month with the 18th of October recognized as World Menopause Day.  Â
After so many years of neglect and gaslighting, women are finally seeing unprecedented attention given to Menopause; with greater empowerment over the care for their menopausal symptoms. One such ...
by Dr Stacy Sims —
Oct 14, 2024
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Mainstream Menopause Advice is Misleading Active Women
Fasting, keto, low carb, all zone 2 all the time…those rules are not for us.
It’s been two years since my menopause training book, Next Level, came out and three years since we started working on it. Though it’s nearly impossible to believe at this point, just three or four years ago, menopause ...
by Dr. Stacy Sims —
Oct 14, 2024
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Midlife Women Can and Should Do High Intensity Exercise
It’s time to HIIT back on cortisol myths and misunderstandings
“Don’t do HIIT, it increases cortisol!” “Don’t have too much caffeine, it increases cortisol!” “If you have a “stress belly” your cortisol levels are too high!” I see post after post on the “evils'' of cortisol for midlife and menopa...
by Dr. Stacy Sims —
Oct 14, 2024
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ROARing into the New Year
The new revised edition of ROAR is out! Here’s what’s new.
When I started working on ROAR nearly ten years ago, it was still considered fringe to say that women’s unique hormones and their menstrual cycles could impact everything from performance to injury risk to hydration and beyond. That was ...
by Dr Stacy Sims —
Oct 14, 2024
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Resistance Training Is Finally Getting the Respect It Deserves for Health and Longevity
Lifting weights is now recognized as good for more than “just” making muscle.
For decades, aerobic exercise was regarded as the primary form of exercise you should do for cardiovascular and other health benefits. Heck, that’s why endurance type exercise such as walking, biking, and running are c...
by Dr Stacy Sims —
Oct 14, 2024
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Restricting Carbs Hurts Performance and Health
 Want to avoid LEA and REDs? Eat enough carbohydrates.
As fasting, keto, and carb-phobia continue to be promoted across social media, we’ve seen an uptick in low energy availability (LEA) across the spectrum of athletes. In my own work, I’ve found about 55 percent of individuals who are training...
by Dr Stacy Sims —
Oct 14, 2024
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What Women Need to Prioritize instead of Zone 2
The popular zone 2 protocol doesn’t work the same way for women. Here’s what to do instead.
I have previously reviewed, down to the cellular level, why zone 2 training, which is currently being promoted across the internet as the priority training for health, longevity, and performance, isn’t as...
by Dr Stacy SIms —
Oct 14, 2024
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Managing Early and Surgical Menopause
For some women, the transition comes early–and sometimes abruptly. Here’s what you need to know.
Menopause is mainstream news these days, which is great. But the focus tends to be on women who hit the milestone during midlife, around the average age or 51 or so, which leaves women who come into ...
by Dr Stacy Sims —
Oct 14, 2024
menopause
How to Fuel to Compete in the Heat
Staying on top of nutrition becomes more challenging as the temperatures rise.
With much of the US stuck in sweltering late summer temps, the seasons changing in the Southern Hemisphere, and Kona right around the corner, I thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about a training and racin...
by Dr Stacy Sims —
Oct 14, 2024
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