Let's talk perimenopause and menopause with Dr. Saluja-Sharma and me. We advise on how midlife health starts with small, intentional choices creating a holistic and compassionate look at your health. In this episode, we talk midlife wellness, preventative medicine, and why a 10-minute walk actually counts more than 10,000 steps. Progress beats perfection, this conversation is about making healthier choices even when life balance is off and motivation is low.

Forget the scale, we break down realistic healthy habits for midlife perimenopausal ad menopausal women, the role of preventative health care, and why a holistic approach to well being including daily movement, fresh air, and awareness matter more than extreme fitness plans. If you’re navigating midlife self improvement, looking for simple ways to improve your health, or wondering if short walks make a difference (spoiler: they do), this episode is for you.

Midlife wellness made easy — one small step at a time.

Dr. Ritu Saluja-Sharma is a double board-certified physician in Emergency Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, and the founder of Head Heart Hands, a holistic wellness program for individuals and organizations. After years of practicing Emergency Medicine on the frontlines of our healthcare system and seeing her patients suffering with diseases that could likely have been prevented (and could potentially still be reversed), she created Head Heart Hands to help people prevent and reverse chronic conditions, improve energy and mood, and enhance overall quality of life. Her programs now serve individuals, corporations, and school systems across diverse communities.Inspired by the powerful transformations she’s seen in adults, she expanded her mission to children—empowering the next generation to understand the power of food and build healthy habits. Her book, companion workbook, and cookbook teach the foundations of lifelong wellness, and these lessons are now being used in the curriculum of one of the largest school districts in the country. She currently advises on state-level health and nutrition curriculum standards.

You can find more on Dr. Saluja-Sharma and her program at www.headhearthandsmd.com, and on instagram @head_heart_hands.

Her book, workbook and cookbook The Wonder of What We Eat is available on Amazon.

Welcome to Heavens to Betsy! Please meet Betsy and find out what this ride is all about - midlife mess, single mom life as a widow, dating disasters, financial fiascos, career pivots, rescue animals, Swifty over Fifty, all the baffling, annoying things people do, you name it Betsy talks about it!

If you like raw, funny, and real you've found your new favorite podcast! This is what Betsy likes to call real advice from real people for real people.

Advice topics covered are reinvention, medical fitness, well being, love, marriage, relationships, career pivots, self awareness, self improvement, grief, empty nest, personal finance literacy, empowerment, divorce, stress management, nutrition, mental health, friendships, women over 40, women over 50, menopause, perimenopause, steps to happiness, emotional health, a holistic look at life.

We have our resident cast of characters:

⁠Dr. Ritu Saluja-Sharma⁠, our Functional Medicine Physician (perimenopausal / menopausal women's holistic health and wellness aren't defined by 10,000 steps)

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