The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

Gray divorce hit 36%, Danny Glover went public with his Alzheimer's diagnosis, BPC-157 quietly became legal again, a new bill takes aim at menopause discrimination at work, and celebrities are lining up to undo their own plastic surgery. Chalene Johnson breaks down why this is all happening at once.
Chalene digs into why Kylie Jenner, Simon Cowell, and Kim Zolciak are all now saying they regret work they once defended, why Emily Simpson and Angie Katsanevas are living out the gray divorce numbers in real time, and why lawmakers like Debbie Dingell are stepping in on menopause discrimination at work.
Topics discussed: gray divorce, Real Housewives of Orange County, Emily Simpson, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Angie Katsanevas, Shawn Trujillo, Danny Glover, Alzheimer's, magnesium, BPC-157, Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind, Kylie Jenner, Nicki Minaj, Simon Cowell, Kim Zolciak, Menopausal Workers' Fairness Act, Debbie Dingell
 
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🚨Questions Chalene Wants Your Thoughts on:
Have you ever stayed in a relationship out of habit rather than love?
Have you ever rushed into a cosmetic procedure decision you later regretted once the urgency wore off? 
Has anyone in your life shown small changes you brushed off as just stress or aging?  But turnd out to be more serious?
 
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Listen to the full 45 minute Between Friends episode. Go Directly to this Patreon Episode "Why Are Women Zooming in on My Vagina?" https://www.patreon.com/TheChaleneShow/posts/why-are-women-in-163511252
Picture this... a casual conversation about the WNBA somehow turns into sports rivalries, parenting, personality types, and one of my most embarrassing high school stories. This one goes off the rails in the best way.
This story is part of The Saturday Spill series a little peek into the wild, unfiltered stuff that usually stays on Patreon. Some weeks it's hilarious, some weeks it's jaw-dropping, but it's always real life that doesn't quite fit on the regular show. If you're into a little chaos and behind-the-scenes tea, you're in the right place. If you love it, amazing…you can listen to the full, unedited version here https://Chalene.com/more

Testosterone, not GLP-1s, is what finally let Chalene Johnson lose body fat and build real muscle after 40, and she's laying out exactly how in this episode.
Chalene explains why her total testosterone always looked normal on paper while she still felt exhausted and stuck in the gym, until a clinician finally tested her free testosterone and SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) and found the real problem. In her words, total testosterone is the money in the bank, free testosterone is the cash in your pocket, and SHBG is the bank teller deciding how much you actually get to spend. She also gets into why she skipped the growth peptides everyone's talking about (tesamorelin, ipamorelin, CJC-1295) and switched from monthly testosterone injections to a daily cream instead.
She talks candidly about the mold exposure that wrecked her hormones, caregiving through her father-in-law's Alzheimer's, and why she stopped weighing herself and started tracking body fat with an InBody scale instead.
Topics discussed: testosterone for women, free testosterone, total testosterone, SHBG, hormone replacement therapy, perimenopause, GLP-1, tesamorelin, ipamorelin, CJC-1295, HGH, IGF-1, progressive overload, body composition, InBody scale, DEXA scan, mold toxicity, testosterone cream
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🚨Questions Chalene Wants Your Thoughts on:
Have you ever gotten a "normal" lab result but still felt off? I'd love to hear how you advocated for yourself, or wish you had.
What's one rule around eating, fasting, or exercise you finally gave yourself permission to break? 
When it comes to strength training, are you tracking your weights and reps, or just guessing you worked hard?
 
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Chapters
00:00:00 Why GLP-1s cause muscle loss
00:06:50 Starting hormone replacement therapy in perimenopause
00:11:37 Overtraining, inflammation, and stalled progress
00:13:28 Protein-first eating over intermittent fasting rules
00:18:05 Progressive overload and choosing the right weights
00:20:15 SPF, OneSkin, and skin advice from a beauty influencer
00:29:59 Mold exposure and hormone disruption
00:32:39 Peptides, SHBG, and switching to a testosterone cream

Chalene Johnson breaks down the Instagram AI feature that had the internet in a panic last week, why deepfake scammers are now stealing real videos and subtly altering someone's voice and appearance to make fake endorsements look real, and what to watch for so you don't get fooled.
She also shares a new survey showing that a large percentage of perimenopausal and menopausal women have no idea what stage of reproduction they're in, and explains why she's been getting stronger and leaner using a hormone marker called sex hormone binding globulin, or SHBG, something most doctors won't test unless you specifically request it. She recommends Midi Health for anyone who wants a full hormone panel done right.
Chalene gives a quick update on the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal saga, including the ongoing dispute over $8 million in legal fees, then moves into the difference between Botox, Juvederm, and Sculptra, her own experience with Sculptra after her facelift, and a new lawsuit against Juvederm maker AbbVie. She closes with a passionate defense of Madonna following her World Cup halftime performance, walking through Madonna's decades of reinvention, her physical training history, and why Chalene believes the ageism criticism aimed at her is completely out of line.
Topics discussed: Instagram, AI deepfakes, perimenopause, menopause, sex hormone binding globulin, Midi Health, Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, AB 933, Botox, Juvederm, AbbVie, Sculptra, Beauty Broker, Madonna, World Cup
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🚨Questions Chalene Wants Your Thoughts on:
10 years from now, could Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds make a comeback? What do you think?
Is Madonna getting unfair criticism, or does she deserve it?
 
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Chapters
00:00:00 Saffron, Organifi, and calming anxiety naturally
00:05:23 New survey exposes what women don't know about perimenopause
00:07:11 DEXA scans, peptides, and discovering her SHBG problem
00:13:47 Gut health, protein absorption, and Masszymes
00:18:30 Instagram's new AI feature and rising deepfake scams
00:29:27 Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni lawsuit update
00:34:38 Botox vs Juvederm vs Sculptra: what's actually different
00:44:12 Madonna's World Cup performance and untouchable career

Listen to the full 40 minute The Vault episode. Go Directly to this Patreon Episode "Moped Crash, Man Overboard and Cocaine at Lunch" https://www.patreon.com/TheChaleneShow/posts/moped-crash-man-163775955
Picture this... you're in the South of France, headed to an incredible beach club on a luxury yacht, when everything that could go wrong starts going wrong. From seasickness and sleep deprivation to influencer drama and a boat transfer that turns into total chaos, this story had us laughing... eventually.
This story is part of The Saturday Spill series a little peek into the wild, unfiltered stuff that usually stays on Patreon. Some weeks it's hilarious, some weeks it's jaw-dropping, but it's always real life that doesn't quite fit on the regular show. If you're into a little chaos and behind-the-scenes tea, you're in the right place. If you love it, amazing…you can listen to the full, unedited version here https://Chalene.com/more