How to Eat for Your Body with Tess Masters

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“Our gut health is connected to our hormones, our blood sugar and our metabolic health, and when we understand the science behind how our body works, we realize that feeling good during menopause isn't just about managing the estrogen and the progesterone. It's about figuring out these other pieces.”

–Tess Masters

Did you finally figure out how to eat for your body — and then it stopped working? Or you never figured it out and lately it’s just been bad? If you’re not feeling good in your body, it’s time to do something about it.

That’s why I’m so excited to talk with Tess Masters. She’s my health cheerleader and food guru. She’s helped me uplevel my food again and again.

Our food is a lot more nuanced than we think, but Tess can help you learn what works for you and how to make shifts when that stops.

We talk about:

• How our bodies change as we age, over seasons, as our hormones and medications shift — and our food needs to change with that
• Protein and the problem with too much or not enough
• The changes that happen in perimenopause and menopause
• Paying attention to sleep and stress, noticing how your body reacts to different foods
• 60-day reset for a digestive reset, to go through two hormone cycles, and to turn new ideas into habits
• Finding balance, choosing to stick with foods that make you feel good, and not feeling left out

ABOUT TESS

Tess Masters is a wellness coach, speaker, podcaster, chef, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend published by Penguin Random House. You can find hundreds of easy recipes at theblendergirl.com.

Through The Decadent Detox® and Skinny60® health programs, Tess and her team of dietitians have helped over 30,000 people get healthy using science-based food and lifestyle strategies. The “Good, Better, or Best, Not Perfect” philosophy of the programs encourages participants to empower themselves in all parts of their lives to find a balance of self-care and fun!

Tess and her health tips and recipes have been featured in the L.A Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Real Simple, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Clean Eating, Yoga Journal, Vegetarian Times, Yahoo Living, the Today show, Fox, Home & Family, and many other media outlets.

As a spokesperson, presenter, and recipe developer, Tess has collaborated with many brands, including KitchenAid, Vitamix, Williams-Sonoma, Four Seasons, Whole Foods Market, Sprouts Farmers Market, Silk, So Delicious, and many others.

Tess has a passion for sharing stories that inspire people to go after what they want. On her podcast, It Has To Be Me, she interviews trailblazers about how they conquer fear to take action on the things they’re dreaming about.

LINKS

• Free Master Class Menopause: 3 Secrets To Lose Weight and Reduce Symptoms The Delicious Way
• Skinny60® Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/
• The Blender Girl website: https://www.theblendergirl.com/
• The Decadent Detox Cleanses: https://www.thedecadentdetox.com/
• It Has to Be Me: https://ithastobeme.com/
• Facebook @theblendergirl
• Instagram @theblendergirl
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessmasters/

TESS ON PLANSIMPLE

• It Has to Be You with Tess Masters
• Empowered Food Choices with Tess Masters
• Eat to Thrive with Tess Masters
• The Skinny with Tess Masters
• Blend It with Tess Masters

DOABLE CHANGES

At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action.

Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really create a ripple effect that will create a big change over time. Choose one that really piques your interest and roll with it.

Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation:

• NOTICE HOW YOUR BODY FEELS. How does your body feel now, in this stage of life, in this season? What feels good? What is challenging? Simply track how you feel throughout the day for a week.
• PLAY DETECTIVE. What happens when you don’t have your usual smoothie? Or when you have a glass of wine with dinner (or don’t)? What happens when you’re on vacation and don’t eat any of your usual things? Paying attention to what you are eating and how your body reacts can give you clues to changes you might want to make.
• PAY ATTENTION TO PROTEIN. We all need protein, but in perimenopause or menopause, you might need more if you haven’t been getting enough. That said, too much or too much at once isn’t helpful. Notice if you are getting protein throughout the day. Pay attention to the kinds of protein you are eating.