Not Your Mother's Menopause with Dr. Fiona Lovely

Chef Mareya Ibrahim (also known as Chef Mareya, 'The Fit Foodie') is a chef, holistic nutritionist, brain health coach, author, and inventor. She hosts The Real Dish podcast and wrote Eat Like You Give a Fork. She also created Fit and Fab Over 40, Meal Prep Club, and Eat to Thrive programs, and was a signature chef for The Daniel Plan.   In this conversation, you will hear: Chef Mareya  shares her inspiring personal journey of healing from severe injuries like a tibial fracture, torn ACL, and meniscus without surgery in her 50s. She overcame intense anxiety and heart palpitations, discovering they we...

In this week’s episode, Dr. Fiona Lovely speaks with Gerardo Gutierrez - “Guti”, founder of Mitolux, about one of the most overlooked pillars of wellness: sunlight. After facing pre-diabetes, low testosterone, and depression, Gerardo turned away from lifelong medications and toward natural healing. His recovery began with daily sun exposure—a simple shift that dramatically improved his hormone levels, mood, and overall vitality.

Gerardo now educates others on the science of light: how UVB, red, and infrared wavelengths support vitamin D production, hormone balance, mental clarity, and even skin health. He also shares why he created the Mito...

In this week's episode,  Dr. Fiona Lovely speaks with Cathy Eason, a certified holistic nutritionist and clinical educator, about nitric oxide (NO), often called the "miracle molecule" for its vital role in blood flow and thus, overall health. 

We talk about the groundbreaking findings from a pilot study on nitric oxide’s impact on women's sexual health, revealing significant improvements in desire (75%), lubrication (58%), orgasm (83%), and reduced discomfort (83%) among participants who took two capsules of nitric oxide daily for 60 days. Beyond sexual function, we discuss optimal blood flow, facilitated by nitric oxide, which is essential for nutrient and oxyg...

In this week’s episode, Dr. Joy Kong shares her pioneering work in stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine. From reversing signs of aging to offering hope for chronic conditions, Dr. Kong explains how ethically sourced umbilical cord-derived stem cells act as the body’s ultimate repair crew.

She shares a moving case study of a child with autism who experienced life-changing improvements after stem cell therapy, and breaks down why we lose stem cells as we age—and what we can do to replenish them.

Dr. Kong also talks about how this cutting-edge science suppor...

In this week’s episode, Dr. Fiona Lovely sits down with Kim Casaburi, co-founder of Serotonin Centers, esthetician, and passionate menopause wellness advocate, for a powerful and empowering conversation about reclaiming midlife health through hormone optimization and functional medicine.

After facing years of unexplained weight gain, fatigue, and emotional struggles, Kim shares how her search for answers led her to hormone replacement therapy (HRT)—a turning point after being dismissed by traditional medical professionals. She opens up about the medical gaslighting many women face and how she found her vitality again through functional, whole-body care.

Kim...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.

In this week’s episode, Dr. Fiona Lovely is joined by Lisa Kilgour—Registered Holistic Nutritionist, TEDx speaker, and author of Undieting: Freedom from the Bewildering World of Fad Diets—for a compassionate and eye-opening conversation about the gut-brain connection and why most diets are set up to fail, especially for women in midlife.

Lisa shares her personal health journey, from musician to holi...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology, and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women’s health around perimenopause and menopause.

In this week’s episode, Dr. Fiona Lovely sits down with Angelo Keely, nutrition and protein optimization enthusiast.  Together, they dive into the powerful, science-backed role of protein and amino acids in supporting women’s health—especially in midlife and beyond.

Angelo unpacks why protein needs actually increase with age, particularly for women going through menopause. From fighting muscle loss (sarcopenia) to suppor...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology, and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women’s health around perimenopause and menopause.

In this week’s episode, Dr. Fiona Lovely sits down with Kim Vopni, certified fitness professional, menopause support practitioner, and founder of The Buff Muff Method, for a refreshingly candid conversation about pelvic floor health—the topic no one talks about but every woman needs to know.

Known as The Vagina Coach, Kim shares how an eye-opening moment in sixth grade sparke...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.

In this week’s episode, Dr. Lovely sits down with Katie Beecher—medical and emotional intuitive, licensed professional counselor, and author of Heal from Within—for a deeply personal and empowering conversation about healing, self-trust, and the intersection of intuition and women’s health.

Katie shares how a near-death experience as a teen led her to embrace her psychic gifts and begin a lifelo...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.

In this week’s episode, Dr. Lovely sits down with Dr. Shelly Latte-Naor — board-certified internist, integrative medicine physician, and menopause care specialist — for a deeply insightful conversation on supporting menopause for all women and in particular,  in cancer survivors. With a background in mind-body medicine and a former leadership role at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Latte-Naor brings a wealth of expertise in treating...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.   In this week’s episode, Dr. Lovely sits down with Belinda Pyle—craniosacral therapist, registered massage therapist and a woman with a recent breast cancer experience.  They have a  conversation about transforming illness into empowerment.  Belinda shares how an unexpected injury and a strong intuition led to her cancer diagnosis, and how she chose to navigate healing on her own terms.  From questioning traditional treatments to using tools and...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. 

Today I welcome Sarah Kennedy, founder and CEO of Calocurb, for an insightful conversation demystifying weight management and appetite modulation, particularly in the context of perimenopause and menopause. Discover the physiological changes women experience at midlife, the often-frustrating weight gain, and the truth behind cravings and willpower. 

Key Discussion Points:

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. 

Why is it that we so often find ourselves achey, sore, stiff all of the sudden in our forties?  This seems to get worse as we move through menopause - we lose muscle, bone density and flexibility.  It makes us think of our loved ones - the elder females who might have broken a hip, lack strength and thus, their independance.  

Not on my...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. 

This episode features Dr. Lovely interviewing Dr. Julie Siemers, a patient safety consultant, educator and nurse.  In this discussion, we talk about how individuals can advocate for themselves in hospital settings to avoid medical errors, which are a leading cause of death in the US.

Dr. Siemers, a registered nurse with extensive experience and the author of the book on hospital safety and...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. 

This special episode of the Not Your Mother's Menopause podcast features a unique roundtable discussion.  Dr Lovely is joining forces with two fellow menopause podcasters, Karen Martel from The Hormone Solution podcast and Zora Benhamou from the Hack My Age podcast.

Together, we "Meno Besties" delve into the current state of menopause understanding and treatment, explore cultural differences, and discuss our hopes for...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. 

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Today, we talk about upgrading women's health and how we can offer women better options earlier and how you can advocate for the best care for yourself when you visit with your doctor.  

Specifically, we talk about progesterone and how it can help with a multitude of early symptoms of perimenopause.  Dr. Lovely envisions a better world where women are offered progesterone by t...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Uterine fibroids are a very common concern for women who are still menstruating.  They are the cause of extreme and chronic pain, heavy bleeding and there aren't great treatment options available.  Today I welcome Dr Suzanne LeBlang to the show to discuss a novel therapy for treatment of fibroids - focused ultrasound.  

I had never heard about this treatment until Dr. LeBlang share...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Have you felt like your digestion has changed with your perimenopausal march forward?  Do you experience bloating, heartburn, reflux, diarrhea, constipation or IBS?  Do you wonder if your food is actually being absorbed and used well?  What's the point of consuming all this protein we are being asked to eat if we aren't absorbing it!  Listen in as Certified Sports Nutritionist, Wade Lightheart educates us on...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

If you think today's episode is a "diet" episode, think again!  We are talking about food for nourishment aside from the macros and micros of food.  Barb Sheldon is a food literacy instructor, social activist, podcast host and author who has a profound belief in the therapeutic power of food.  This is a conversation about what nourishes us.  

Barb teaches us about "radica...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

February is Women's Heart Health month and for today's episode, I am joined by the extraordinary Dr. Jayne Morgan,  Cardiologist and VP of Medical Affairs at Hello Heart.  Heart health for women is a hot topic and Dr. Morgan and I speak about the importance of women being aware of their heart heath throughout life but particularily at menopause.  

Listen in and learn...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

What does it take to optimize health at perimenopause and menopause?  Dr. Scott Sherr is here to help us sort through the details of making the second half of your life, the best half!   Let's prioritize wellness above all else.  

The root cause of health is quite simple:  it's all the things you think it should be - food, movement, sleep, relationships, etc.  ...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Today’s conversation is with Mary Lee - Menopause Doula and Licensed Menopause Champion.  Mary is the host and creator of the Menopause Disruptor podcast.  Mary is a retired veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces having served more than 24 years.  

Mary arrives for our chat today ready to share the phenomenon of PTSD and menopause.  This isn’t just for women veterans, but for al...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

A critically important issue on the show today - women’s rights in the workplace especially in our menopause transition years.  Many symptoms can derail our best efforts at work when we are perimenopausal, and often we can find ourselves not at our best.  But what protections do we have?  

Today, I speak with Jack Tucker and Catherine Crider - women’s rights in...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Today, we bring you the expert on the benefits of the popular weight loss drugs for obesity, Dr Tyna Moore.  The GLP1 agonists (as these medications are called), have vast benefits as the research is showing, beyond the loss of weight and regulation of blood sugars.   Dr. Tyna is here to spill the tea on this!  Allow us to introduce Dr. Tyna Moore; expert in ho...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

For this final episode of the year,  I have shared my fav books and podcasts and a few other sweet moments.  Talk about a year with highs and lows - how have they shown up in your life?  I am looking forward to the emergence of a new year, which always comes with a bit of a refresh!

You can find the books...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Many of us have heard that magnesium is important for our health, but have we heard why?  Dr. Greg Kelly returns to the show in this episode to discuss the powerhouse of magnesium.  Turns out, you cannot go wrong by adding magnesium to your supplements!  More than 50% of us are deficient and the kind of magnesium you want to supplement with, can be confusing.  Not al...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

When Susie Stonefield emailed us and said "I make people cry with art supplies" we knew we had to follow up and ask questions!  Susie is a Creativity and Grief Coach, and teaches us how to art journal; using art supplies to help us express the feelings we cannot necessarily put words to.  Something she calls "the wordless heart".  Susie gives us permission to kindn...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Today I am joined by Caroline Alan, Mineral Enthusiast and passionate advocate for healthy humans!  Caroline brings her excitement and deep knowledge of cellular function and the fuel required to feel good to the show.  We talk about minerals, mitochondria, chronic health issues, and much more.  And specifically, how women get mineral depleted and how we can rectify this. 

If you have ever w...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Zora Benhamou is a Super-Ager.  Until this conversation, I didn't know what that was!  Zora is a Gerontologist, menopause educator and biohacker dedicated to challenging our societal thoughts around menopause and aging.  In this lively conversation, we learn how to age well, the social factors that make us healthly and long living.  Who knew that our social connections would be the best predictor of aging...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

A very timely topic on the show today - women and tesosterone therapy at menopause.  Not just a hormone for the guys, testosterone is a crucial part of the HRT picture for women.  When we are cycling, we make a huge amount of testosterone, but we don't hear about that as much as we hear about estrogen and progesterone.  

I am speaking with...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Please join us for this lighthearted and fun conversation with The Comic Coach, Em Stroud.  Em is Leadership and Business Coach, a podcaster, an author, and a theatre and comedy show performer who is premiering her one woman show in London's West End in December of 2024 before a UK tour in 2025.  Em and I spoke about the importance of play and fun.  We forget how t...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

In today's chat, I welcome back Karen Martel of the Hormone Solutions Podcast and we have a chat about the most contemporary topics around HRT.  When to start (or stop), what to take (estrogen, progesterone and testosterone for all?), and how best to deliver it (cream, patch, pill, ring, etc.)  

There is something for every woman in this episode!  

You can f...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Today, Dr. Lovely welcomes Dr. Meg Mill back to the show to discuss a very contemporary health concern - mast cell activation and the role of histamine and histamine intolerance.  Whether you are a headache sufferer, have experience long haul symptoms from covid infection or shots, have questionable gut health or have mysterious symptoms that no one seems to help with, you will want to...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Cooking, wildfire smoke, pollution, fragrance and mold.  Things I didn't think would ever be discussed much on the NYMM podcast, but in doing the research for this interview with Mike Feldstein, I realized, I have been remiss by not discussing the effects of these things on our overall health.  Addressing these things in our home environment can make massive change when we don't feel grea...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

The ebullient Dr Jennifer Simmons returns to speak with us today and she does not hold back!  An insider to the world of western medicine, Pharma and the industry of cancer management in the US then gone rogue after her own diagnosis, she highlights the deficiencies of Medicine.  And she gives us hope to manage our health, ourselves by sharing useful and helpful information for...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

Today, Dr. Lovely shares some recent clinic Frequently Asked Questions - when do you know it's time to start HRT and the common concern of "why don't I feel like myself anymore".  These questions have become so prevalent in office, they needed addressing on a larger scale.  Many women are wondering these very things!

Dr. Lovely also shares 'Menopause by the numbers'  - mas...

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.  

The ebullient Dr Jennifer Simmons returns to speak with us today and she does not hold back!  An insider to the world of western medicine, Pharma and the industry of cancer management in the US then gone rogue after her own diagnosis, she highlights the deficiencies of Medicine.  And she gives us hope to manage our health, ourselves by sharing useful and helpful information for...