Perimenopause and menopause are inevitable. Don’t suffer as your hormones change. Understand what’s happening and how to feel your best!
It’s the beginning of another week and so many people start a diet. Perhaps you’re one of them. Monday promises a new start, or perhaps it’s the carb-fueled guilt we carry from the weekend. Monday is the day we usually decide that we have to finally get it together. Start eating clean and totally transform…
Menopause is a natural part of a woman’s life. But as a significant life transition, it’s often looked upon as a topic too complex or uncomfortable to discuss openly even with your doctor. Whether it’s due to your upbringing, society’s discomfort with anything “women’s health,” or just plain awkwardness, menopause conversations can feel complicated. According…
Have you heard of insulin sensitivity? It’s all about how well your body’s cells respond to insulin, which is a big deal for your blood sugar levels. When your cells are more sensitive to insulin, they use blood glucose more effectively, helping keep blood sugar balanced. As a woman in midlife, having good insulin sensitivity…
As many women know, menopause is a natural stage when her periods stop for 12 consecutive months. Feeling irritable, suffering from hot flashes, irregular periods, insomnia, decreased libido, and slower metabolism are the hallmark symptoms of menopause (to name a few). Most of these symptoms are due to a reduction in estrogen made by the…
I’ve always been someone who sets goals. Not to be confused with someone who always reaches their goals. Like many of you, I’m a work in progress. Over time, I’ve discovered a little trick that has helped me achieve some of my most important goals. We’re talking flossing more (dental hygiene is no joke), strength…
If you’re like me, to lose weight or stay fit when you were younger, you were part of the ’70s and ’80s cardio workout craze. By the mid-1980s, 22 million Americans were doing aerobics, mostly women, and I was one of them (insert leg warmers here and the song ‘Physical’ by Olivia Newton-John). I didn’t…
Each day you make choices about your food intake as you plan your meals. But many women don’t consider how improving their food choices can help them through their perimenopause and menopause journey. Consuming superfoods during menopause — nutrient-dense and relatively low in calories but rich in what your body needs most — antioxidants, nutrients,…
eating intuitively in midlife is key to tapping into what you truly need to nourish yourself.
Alcohol intolerance – having a lower tolerance for alcohol — became a real thing for me as my hormones were changing in perimenopause. I enjoyed relaxing at the end of many days with a glass of wine – with a healthy (large) pour. But I realized as my hormones changed, so did the effect wine…
As I learned more and more about my changing hormones during menopause, I realized that I needed to make small, consistent changes in a few areas to lose the weight I had gained and improve my overall health. I did this through intuitive eating over many months. I could not go back to dieting and…