How the Body Changes During Menopause and What You Can Do About It: Anissa Buckley

What are the stages of perimenopause, menopause and
post-menopause? How does a woman’s body change during menopause?
What role does diet play? How much protein, carbohydrates, and
fat should women eat? What is the benefit of HIIT and strength
training for women? How does a woman’s metabolism change in
menopause? 


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Anissa Buckley is a champion of life. She holds an MBA and a BS
from Cornell University, an Integrative Health Coaching
certification from Duke Integrative Medicine, a holistic
nutrition counseling certification (CHHC) from The Institute for
Integrative Nutrition, and a personal training certification
(CPT) from The National Academy of Sports Medicine. Now, she is
the founder and CEO of b-untethered, a personalized menopause
diet and fitness lifestyle solution. 


Anissa shares her journey of being rocked by the physical and
emotional changes that perimenopause and menopause brought, how
she took agency over her own health during and post menopause,
and her mission to help other women do the same. 


“When I was 45, I was in perimenopause which is really the most
critical time for a woman because that’s when a lot of things can
happen to your hormones. Your estrogen levels can just start
rollercoastering and your progesterone, which balances out or
offsets estrogen, can stay flat and you can imagine that that can
really cause havoc.” 


“I really wanted to understand what we could do as women with our
lifestyle — not medications, but more about how we could change
our lifestyle to help us mitigate some of these impacts that we
see.”


“When women hit menopause, they lose the ability to utilize carbs
the same way.”


“Lifestyle can control for about 80% of chronic conditions. The
CDC says that. That’s not just you and me making up
statistics.” 


“It’s not necessarily an easy thing to make a life shift but it’s
baby steps. You don’t have to be perfect on day 1. You just have
to start making some changes and you’ll start to feel better and
then you’ll want to make more changes. It’s that simple."


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Connect with Anissa:
b-untethered website
b-untethered Facebook
Anissa's LinkedIn
Look out for Anissa’s book Midlife: Turning Crisis Into Quest
coming out in October.


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