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Vitality Lifestyle Medicine

Dr Lisa Cochrane
Helping midlife women ditch exhaustion and feel unstoppable again. Science-backed lifestyle shifts for all-day energy. Real doctor.

Free Energy Quiz below. Welcome to Vitality Lifestyle Medicine🍎! Founded by Dr Lisa Cochrane, a medical doctor with over 20 years of experience, we specialize in using holistic, sustainable lifestyle changes to help you reclaim your healthiest self. Our mission is to empower you to manage (and reverse!) chronic disease through simple actionable steps that fit seamlessly into your daily routine, focusing on reducing stress, improving nutrition, and promoting movement. Together, we can achieve a healthier, more vibrant life🌞.

14/11/2025

💛 Friday Faves – Book Edition

This one’s for any woman who’s looked in the mirror and thought, “When did I stop feeling like myself?”, especially when it comes to midlife weight changes that don’t make sense.

📘 Belly Fat in Midlife by Rose M. Kadende-Kaiser, Ph.D.
✔️ A real, relatable story of midlife transition and self-discovery
✔️ Explores what’s behind stubborn weight gain (beyond “willpower”)
✔️ Shares practical, balanced steps to restore energy, sleep, and calm
✔️ Written with honesty and hope, no shame, no quick fixes

Think: science meets self-compassion, a reminder that caring for everyone else shouldn’t come at the expense of your own health.

💬 What’s one small change that’s helped you feel more balanced lately?

👉 Save this post or share it with a friend who needs a little midlife motivation.

13/11/2025

If your usual “eat less, move more” approach isn’t working anymore, it’s not because you’ve failed.

It’s because your body has changed.

In midlife, hormonal shifts affect how you store fat, build muscle, and use energy. The old rules stop working not because you’re doing it wrong, but because your biology has evolved.

You don’t need to diet harder.
You need to support your metabolism differently.

Real progress comes from working with your body, not against it.

12/11/2025

Feeling more anxious or on edge during peri/menopause? You’re not imagining it.

Around 70% of women experience increased anxiety during perimenopause and for many, it continues after their last period. Hormones play a role, but they’re rarely the whole story.

Stress, fatigue, and the constant mental load of life can build up quietly, until your body finally says, “enough.”

The goal isn’t to blame menopause, but to understand how hormones, stress, and your nervous system all interact.

🎙️ I spoke about this with Cass on the Mind Your Being Podcast; listen in for a deeper dive into post-menopausal anxiety and support options.

10/11/2025

Many women tell me, “I’m eating the same, exercising the same… but my clothes don’t fit anymore.”

It can feel unfair, and it’s easy to think you’ve done something wrong.

But here’s the truth: midlife weight gain isn’t a failure of willpower.
It’s a reflection of what’s happening under the hood.

As oestrogen drops, your body changes how it stores fat and uses energy. Add in sleep disruption, stress, and shifting muscle mass and suddenly, your usual routine doesn’t work the same way.

This isn’t about “fixing” your body.
It’s about understanding it, so you can work with your biology, not against it.

✨ Coming up: practical ways to support your metabolism through midlife.

09/11/2025

The dreaded menobelly … it sneaks up, sticks around, and refuses to budge - even when you’re doing ‘all the things’.
It’s not you, it’s your shifting hormones and metabolism, and once you understand the pattern, you can absolutely change it.
Join me for my Women’s Midlife Weight Reset Workshop on the Sunny Coast. A one-day circuit breaker to help you feel lighter, clearer, and back in control before the holidays hit. Seats are strictly limited. See link in bio 💛

07/11/2025

How can you tell if that “miracle cure” on Instagram is worth believing?
Here’s my 30-second test for whether to trust a health claim:

1️⃣ Google the claim + “PubMed” — is there actual research?
2️⃣ Check who wrote it — a qualified health professional or a brand trying to sell something?
3️⃣ See if it’s published in a journal or just a blog.

If it sounds too good to be true… it usually is. 😉

Save this for the next time your feed serves you “fat-dissolving mushroom collagen detox tea.”

06/11/2025

🚩 The internet is full of “experts”, and not all of them are evidence-based.

Before you click buy now on the latest miracle menopause fix, take a breath and scroll through these red flags first.

Because real health advice isn’t about hype — it’s about science, context, and what actually works for you.

04/11/2025

There’s no shortage of helpful advice about menopause floating around — mostly from people who’ve never actually studied it. 🙃

Here’s your reminder that when it comes to hormone therapy, the science is nuanced, the benefits are real, and blanket statements help no one.

💡 Always talk to a doctor who understands menopause — not your neighbour, your cousin, or the comment section.

🎥 Save this for the next time someone offers you “menopause wisdom” you didn’t ask for.

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