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High Performance Health

High Performance Health

By: Angela Foster
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 The High-Performance Health Podcast is all about optimising your body, mind and lifestyle for high performance. Packed full of actionable insights, strategies, bio hacks, lifestyle hacks, mindset strategies and expert performance advice, Angela Foster is on a mission to optimise your human potential. Featuring interviews with some of the top experts on the planet in the fields of health, performance and business, this show aims to inspire, educate and empower you to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life.2025 Angela Foster Alternative & Complementary Medicine Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Finance
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  • Longevity, Hormones & Performance: The Best Health Advice of 2025 (From the World’s Top Experts)

    Longevity, Hormones & Performance: The Best Health Advice of 2025 (From the World’s Top Experts)
    Dec 22 2025
    This Best of 2025 episode brings together the most impactful moments from the year - featuring highlights with Dr. William Li, Dr. Stacy Sims, Leslie Kenny, Darren Candow, Mark Sisson, and a solo episode of mine. Across metabolism, hormones, muscle, longevity and performance, these conversations reveal what actually works for midlife health. You’ll hear why brown fat matters, how women should train and fuel as hormones shift, why muscle is essential for metabolic health, and how walking, sprinting and strength outperform chronic cardio. If you want a science-backed, no-nonsense snapshot of the ideas that shaped 2025 on the show, this episode connects the dots, and gives you clear, practical takeaways you can apply immediately. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN • How brown fat supports metabolism and fat loss • Why women need different training and fuelling strategies in midlife • The role of protein and creatine in muscle, energy and recovery • How autophagy supports immune and cellular health • Why walking and sprinting beat long-duration cardio for longevity Timestamps 00:00 Metabolism After 40: Fat, Food & the Real Science of Aging Well 17:53 How Women Should Fuel, Train & Recover for Hormonal Health and Longevity 30:53 Why Creatine Becomes Essential for Women’s Strength, Brain & Daily Function 42:30 The Anti-Aging Pathway Most Women Haven’t Heard About Yet (Spermidine) 48:39 Creatine, Cognition & Energy: A Smarter Approach to Women’s Health 54:48 Walking as Medicine: Longevity, Strength & the Most Natural Form of Fitness VALUABLE RESOURCES A BIG thank you to our sponsors who make the show possible:• Ozlo Sleepbuds® – Fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer 👉 https://ozlosleep.com/angela | Use code ANGELA for your exclusive discount. ABOUT THE GUESTS Dr. William Li - Physician, scientist and author known for his work on angiogenesis, metabolism and food as medicine. Dr. Stacy Sims - Exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist, founder of Women Are Not Small Men®. Leslie Kenny - Founder of Oxford Healthspan and expert in autophagy and immune longevity. Darren Candow - Professor and researcher specializing in creatine, muscle and bone health. Mark Sisson - Fitness pioneer and author of Born to Walk, focused on metabolic flexibility and longevity. Angela Foster - Host and performance health coach specializing in hormones, strength and high-performance living.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Bitesize: Peter Crone On Why You Keep Chasing Success And Never Feel Satisfied

    Bitesize: Peter Crone On Why You Keep Chasing Success And Never Feel Satisfied
    Dec 19 2025
    In this thought-provoking podcast episode, Angela and special guest, Peter Crone, delve into the challenges women face in reconciling their achievements with feelings of inadequacy. They explore the concept of the "hungry ghost," where external success fails to address deeper internal beliefs of not being enough. The discussion emphasises the importance of shifting from a mindset of searching for validation to one of exploring possibilities, highlighting that true peace and joy come from within, rather than from external circumstances KEY TAKEAWAYS: Inner Perspective vs. External Success: Achieving external success does not necessarily change one's internal beliefs about self-worth. The Concept of the "Hungry Ghost": This term illustrates the idea that individuals can never feel satisfied with external achievements if they have unresolved internal beliefs of inadequacy. Exploration vs. Searching: There is a distinction between searching, which stems from feelings of lack, and exploring, which is rooted in joy and curiosity. Freedom and Joy as States of Being: Freedom and joy are not dependent on external circumstances but are states of mind. TIMESTAMPS AND KEY TOPICS: [00:02:01] Inner peace vs. external success. [00:03:58] Exploring vs. Searching. [00:08:08] Imagination and personal potential. VALUABLE RESOURCES ⁠Join The High Performance Health Community⁠ ⁠Click here⁠ for discounts on all the products I personally use and recommend A BIG thank you to our sponsors who make the show possible Reverse your biological age in 2026 - join Live Younger, Angela’s longevity membership for women. Click here and use code “VIP” for 30% off. ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster is an award winning Nutritionist, Health & Performance Coach, Speaker and Host of the High Performance Health podcast. A former Corporate lawyer turned industry leader in biohacking and health optimisation for women, Angela has been featured in various media including Huff Post, Runners world, The Health Optimisation Summit, BrainTap, The Women’s Biohacking Conference, Livestrong & Natural Health Magazine. Angela is the creator of BioSyncing®️ a blueprint for ambitious entrepreneurial women to biohack their health so they can 10X how they show up in their business and their family without burning out. CONTACT DETAILS ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Disclaimer: The High Performance Health Podcast is for general information purposes only and do not constitute the practice of professional or coaching advice and no client relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast, or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for medical or other professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should seek the assistance of their medical doctor or other health care professional for before taking any steps to implement any of the items discussed in this podcast. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. ⁠https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
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    15 mins
  • How Women Should Train After 40 | Dr. Stacy Sims on Perimenopause, Recovery & Strength

    How Women Should Train After 40 | Dr. Stacy Sims on Perimenopause, Recovery & Strength
    Dec 15 2025
    Perimenopause doesn’t have to mean fatigue, stubborn belly fat and training that suddenly stops “working”. In this episode, Angela sits down with exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist Dr Stacy Sims to unpack how women should really be training through their 40s, 50s and beyond - from sprint intervals and strength work to what actually happens to your muscles, joints and recovery as hormones shift. They dive into why most “zone 2” and VO₂ max advice is based on male data, how to use sprint interval training for mitochondrial health and metabolic flexibility, and why perimenopause and the first 5 years after menopause need a very different training and recovery strategy. You’ll learn how to structure your week, how to periodise your year, and how to adapt popular classes like F45, CrossFit or OrangeTheory so they work for your physiology, not against it. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN • How training needs to change in perimenopause, early post-menopause and late post-menopause • The key differences between HIIT and sprint interval training - and how to do SIT safely • Why most zone 2 research is based on men, and what women should focus on instead • How to structure your week with sprints, lifting and just enough cardio • Smart ways to modify group classes for female physiology • How to tweak carbs and protein across your cycle and in the luteal phase for better recovery • The most useful evidence-backed supplements for midlife women • Why menopause hormone therapy is a supportive tool - but can’t replace lifting, protein and good training Timestamps 00:00 New Science for Women’s Training 04:40 Training in Perimenopause While You Still Have a Menstrual Cycle 08:10 Recovery, Morning Workouts & Rethinking the Cardio Habit 10:04 Zone 2 Myths for Women 16:59 The Moderate-Intensity “Black Hole” & Soul-Food Cardio 21:57 Sprint Interval Training (SIT) & Mitochondrial Health for Women 25:59 HIIT, Orange Theory & Making Group Classes Work for Your Hormones 31:40 Ovulation, “Power Phases” & Why Every Woman Must Track Her Cycle 35:03 Fueling the Luteal Phase: Carbs, Protein & Training 36:32 How Much HIIT & SIT Women Need in Perimenopause and Postmenopause 40:55 Periodizing Your Year for Midlife Women 43:40 Resistance Training for Women’s Strength & Longevity 47:59 Supplements That Actually Support Women 53:34 Creatine, Whey Protein, Water Retention & Acne: What Women Need to Know 56:37 Menopause Hormone Therapy: A Helpful Tool But Not a Magic Body-Comp Fix VALUABLE RESOURCES A BIG thank you to our sponsors who make the show possible: • Timeline – Supercharge your energy and upgrade your mitochondria with Mitopure® 👉 http://timeline.com/angela | Use code ANGELA to save 10% • Ozlo Sleepbuds® – Fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer 👉 https://ozlosleep.com/angela | Use code ANGELA for your exclusive discount. • Kineon MOVE+ – Relieve joint pain, reduce inflammation, and improve mobility with clinically backed red light therapy 👉 https://kineon.io/angela | Use code ANGELA for $50 off ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Stacy Sims is an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist recognized for her groundbreaking work on sex differences in training, nutrition, and health. Author of ROAR and Next Level, and creator of Women Are Not Small Men®, she helps women optimize health and performance by aligning with their physiology. Website & Newsletter: http://www.drstacysims.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/drstacysims Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstacysims/
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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