Ep. 209 - The Biology of Feeling Good: Cellular Health, Strength, and Longevity with Jennifer Scheinman

About this episode

Dr. Fiona Lovely discusses the biological aspects of feeling good in midlife with Jennifer Scheinman, focusing on cellular health and energy production.

If you work with women in midlife, or are navigating it yourself, you have likely heard some version of this before: "I'm doing everything right, but I still feel tired." "My brain feels foggy." "My body doesn't respond the way it used to." In this re-air of a fan-favorite episode, Dr. Fiona Lovely sits down with integrative and functional medicine practitioner, Registered Dietician, and Nutritionist Jennifer Scheinman to get to the root of where those changes begin. What often gets overlooked is that midlife shifts are not only about hormones, stress, or lifestyle habits. They are also closely connected to what is happening inside our cells. As we age, our cells naturally produce less energy. This isn't a failure of motivation or discipline—it is biology. When cellular energy declines, it shows up as fatigue, slower recovery, and that frustrating feeling of not quite being yourself. Jen shares the research on how supporting healthy aging means supporting the systems that power the entire body, starting with the mitochondria—the energy-producing structures inside every cell. They discuss why maintaining muscle strength becomes critical, the evolving conversation around fasting…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Fiona Lovely

Guest: Jennifer Scheinman

Topics covered

• cellular health
• midlife changes
• energy production
• muscle strength
• healthy aging
• mitochondria
• nutrition

Keywords

• midlife
• fatigue
• cellular energy
• mitochondria
• nutrition
• protein intake
• healthy aging
• Urolithin A
• Mitopure

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Products: Mitopure®

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