Kathy's Story: Relief from Perimenopause, Migraines & Blood Sugar with Real Foods

Dishing Up Nutrition

Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc.

Nutrition, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Health & Fitness:nutrition

4 • 818 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Dishing Up Nutrition, our licensed nutritionist, Kara Carper, talks with special guest Kathy Irving about her real-life journey through perimenopause, gut issues, and sugar sensitivity. Hear how real food and our classes here at Nutritional Weight & Wellness helped her turn things around, and how small, consistent changes made a big impact. Whether you're just starting to explore real-food nutrition or looking for relatable inspiration to stay on track, this episode is full of real talk, actionable takeaways, and encouragement.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition. Today's podcast is brought to you by nutritional weight and
0:14.2	wellness. We're a company located in Minnesota, and our mission is to educate and counsel people
0:19.9	to better health through classes and individual
0:22.6	nutrition counseling.
0:23.6	You know, years ago, our focus was on in-person services, like many other businesses.
0:29.6	Of course, with the pandemic and all the other changes going on in the world, we eventually
0:34.6	added virtual classes in counseling, which make up a very large part of
0:40.0	our business now. You know, it's really nice to be able to reach a larger audience, not just in the
0:46.1	United States, but even worldwide. My name is Kara Carper. I'm a licensed nutritionist and
0:52.7	board certified nutrition specialist. And today, we have a very
0:56.3	special guest joining us. And that's the beauty of being able to do these things virtually.
1:01.8	My guest's name is Kathy Irving. I had the honor of meeting Kathy, again virtually, when she
1:09.1	enrolled in the guided menopause series.
1:13.0	She's a longtime Dishing Up Nutrition podcast listener.
1:17.5	Kathy also signed up for our 28-day sugar challenge.
1:21.6	She's taken several of the virtual cooking classes that are taught by our amazing chef, Marianne. She lives in Mississippi with
1:29.8	her husband and 14-year-old daughter. We actually, I feel like we have some things in common.
1:35.1	We have one daughter, you know, one kid, same age. We're both kind of around the same age.
1:43.6	And I know all of you are going to find her story and her health journey really inspiring.
1:49.8	I can't wait to dive in.
1:51.5	So Kathy, thanks so much for being here today.
1:54.7	Oh, thank you for inviting me.
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