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AFib, Aging Athletes & Heart Health: The Root Causes Most People Miss | With Angie
Can you be incredibly fit—and still develop atrial fibrillation (AFib)?
In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show, I sit down with Angie, Heart Wellness Coach, to explore why endurance athletes and active adults over 40 are not immune to AFib and other heart rhythm challenges.
We go beyond the heart itself to look at the interconnected factors that may influence cardiovascular health as we age—including the nervous system, inflammation, oxidative stress, sleep, gut health, mineral balance, hydration, recovery, nutrition, and metabolic health.
In this episode, we discuss:
• Why AFib can show up in aging endurance athletes
• The connection between the autonomic nervous system, vagus nerve, HRV, and heart rhythm
• Sleep apnea, chronic stress, and inadequate recovery
• Gut health, inflammation, and cardiovascular health
• Magnesium, electrolytes, hydration, and mineral balance
• Protein, muscle health, and metabolic resilience
• Why being "fit" doesn't always mean your body is resilient
• Practical ways to support your heart and whole-body health as you age
This conversation fits into a much bigger message I continue to share:
Your body isn't broken—it's adapting to the signals it receives.
Foundations → Signals → Adaptation → Resilience → FutureYou™
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Stay tuned for Part 2 with Angie, where we dive deeper into mineral balancing, Nutrition Therapy foundations, gut health, and how these pieces may influence your ability to build a stronger, more resilient body—and heart—for your future self.
Build Resilience from the Inside Out.
Your future self is being built by the signals you create today.
This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Always consult your qualified healthcare provider regarding your individual health needs.

Brad Kearns: Muscle, Metabolism & Why Doing More Stops Working After 40
What if the habits that once made you fitter are now keeping you stuck?
In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show, I sit down with Brad Kearns for a conversation about healthy aging, metabolic resilience, muscle health, recovery, and why many active adults over 40 discover that simply training harder and doing more no longer produces the results it once did.
As we move through midlife, the goal isn't just to exercise more or burn more calories. We need to create the right signals that allow the body to adapt, repair, build, and become more resilient.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why metabolism and recovery can change in midlife

Why maintaining and building muscle becomes increasingly important as we age

The difference between productive training stress and chronic overload

Metabolic flexibility and its role in performance and longevity

Endurance training: when it builds resilience and when too much can work against you

Why recovery is part of the training equation—not something separate from it

How active adults can train smarter to stay strong, fit, and capable for decades to come

Shifting from the "do more" mindset toward sending the right signals in the right order

This episode is especially relevant for runners, cyclists, triathletes, CrossFit athletes, weekend warriors, and other high-performing adults who want to continue doing what they love as they age.
Your body isn't simply responding to how hard you train. It's responding to the combination of signals it receives from training, nutrition, sleep, stress, recovery, movement, and your environment.
The goal is not just fitness today.
It's building the resilience you'll need for your FutureYou™.
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I'm excited to be part of the Hack Your Health Conference this November, bringing together experts in metabolism, nutrition, longevity, performance, functional medicine, and healthy aging.
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Build Your FutureYou™
If you're doing all the "right" things but your body isn't responding the way it used to, it may be time to stop doing more and start looking at the signals your body is receiving.
Learn more about The FutureYou Method™, my coaching programs, PNOĒ metabolism testing, and personalized approach to building resilience from the inside out:
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The Coach Debbie Potts Show
Helping active adults over 40 build muscle, improve metabolic health, restore resilience, and create a stronger, healthier FutureYou™.
Your future self is being built by the signals you create today.

What if your metabolism isn't broken—but responding to the signals it's receiving?
Welcome to The FutureYou Blueprint™ PNOĒ Metabolic Patterns™ Series, where Debbie Potts explores the five common metabolic patterns identified through advanced PNOĒ Metabolism Testing.
In each episode, you'll discover how stress, nutrition, muscle health, hormones, blood sugar, digestion, sleep, recovery, and lifestyle all influence how your body produces and uses energy. Learn why two people can follow the same diet or exercise plan and experience completely different results—and why identifying your unique metabolic pattern is the foundation of a personalized strategy for improving metabolism, performance, healthy aging, and longevity.
Whether you're an athlete, health enthusiast, or practitioner, this educational series will help you better understand the science of metabolism and the power of personalized metabolic testing.
Ready to discover your metabolic pattern?
🌐 Learn more or schedule your PNOĒ Metabolism Test in Solana Beach, California, or at an upcoming conference:
www.DebbiePotts.net
▶️ Subscribe on YouTube:
Coach Debbie Potts
📲 Follow on Instagram:
@coachdebbiepotts
Restore Communication. Build Resilience. Create Your FutureYou.™
This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult your qualified healthcare provider regarding your individual health needs.

What if your gut issues aren't just about what you eat—but how well you digest, absorb, and actually use what you eat?
In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show, Debbie sits down with Steven Wright, founder of Healthy Gut, to explore why digestive function may be one of the most overlooked foundations of energy, recovery, immune health, metabolism, and resilience as we age.
Steven brings an engineer's mindset to gut health, helping us look beyond symptom chasing and ask a better question: What conditions does the body need to properly digest, absorb, repair, and rebuild?
In this episode, Debbie and Steven dive into:
• Why stomach acid (HCl) is essential for protein digestion and nutrient absorption
• Why reflux symptoms may not always mean too much stomach acid
• Digest → Absorb → Build: why eating the right foods isn't enough if you can't properly break them down and use them
• How restrictive diets such as low-FODMAP, carnivore, keto, and SCD can be useful tools—but may not be long-term solutions
• Why gut health is about much more than probiotics and adding more bacteria
• What butyrate is and why it matters for the intestinal barrier, immune regulation, metabolism, and whole-body health
• How diet and the gut environment influence our natural production of butyrate
• The connection between the gut mucus layer, butyrate, and Akkermansia
• Why the parasympathetic nervous system and vagus nerve matter for digestion
• How eating while stressed, rushing, working, or driving can interfere with digestive signaling
• Where to start when you've tried diets, probiotics, supplements, and gut protocols but still feel stuck
This conversation connects directly to Debbie's FutureYou Blueprint™ philosophy:
Foundations create the signals.
Signals drive adaptation.
Adaptation builds resilience.
Resilience shapes your FutureYou.
Gut health isn't simply about eliminating symptoms. It's about rebuilding the foundations that allow your body to digest, absorb, repair, recover, and adapt.
And we're not finished! Steven will return for Part 2, where we'll go deeper into the nervous system, immune system, microbiome, and gut-brain connection.
CONNECT WITH STEVEN WRIGHT + HEALTHY GUT
• Healthy Gut + Debbie's Shop: https://healthygut.com/debbieshop
• Website: https://healthygut.com
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthyGutCompany
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthygutco/
CONNECT WITH COACH DEBBIE POTTS
• Website: https://www.debbiepotts.net
• Learn more about The FutureYou Blueprint™ programs, functional lab testing, coaching, and upcoming masterclasses at DebbiePotts.net
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Build Resilience from the Inside Out.™
Life is not a race. It's a journey.

What if your metabolism isn't broken—but responding to the signals it's receiving?
Welcome to The FutureYou Blueprint™ PNOĒ Metabolic Patterns™ Series, where Debbie Potts explores the five common metabolic patterns identified through advanced PNOĒ Metabolism Testing.
In each episode, you'll discover how stress, nutrition, muscle health, hormones, blood sugar, digestion, sleep, recovery, and lifestyle all influence how your body produces and uses energy. Learn why two people can follow the same diet or exercise plan and experience completely different results—and why identifying your unique metabolic pattern is the foundation of a personalized strategy for improving metabolism, performance, healthy aging, and longevity.
Whether you're an athlete, health enthusiast, or practitioner, this educational series will help you better understand the science of metabolism and the power of personalized metabolic testing.
Ready to discover your metabolic pattern?
🌐 Learn more or schedule your PNOĒ Metabolism Test in Solana Beach, California, or at an upcoming conference:
www.DebbiePotts.net
▶️ Subscribe on YouTube:
Coach Debbie Potts
📲 Follow on Instagram:
@coachdebbiepotts
Restore Communication. Build Resilience. Create Your FutureYou.™
This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult your qualified healthcare provider regarding your individual health needs.