Getting good sleep will help you make better health choices. Get 7 – 9 hours of good sleep nightly.
It’s 3 in the afternoon and suddenly all you can think about is taking a nap. You quickly realize you’re in your office or caring for your children so lying down is out of the question. We’ve all been there, right? The mid-afternoon slump is real when we run out of energy. It doesn’t care…
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…
The largest organ in your body is counting on you to take care of it each day — your skin! As estrogen levels decrease in your 30s, 40s, and 50s, your skin becomes more dry. You will notice more fine lines and wrinkles as collagen production declines as well. Many women report seeing fine lines…
When we think of midlife, many of us think of changing hormones. Throughout peri-menopause and menopause, hormones eventually decline, but it’s important to recognize that estrogen can become elevated along the way. Estrogen dominance symptoms can appear when estrogen is high in relation to progesterone. There are many factors that contribute to this happening, and…
Medical News Today reports that 55 million people around the world are living with dementia — the impaired inability to think, remember, or make decisions that impacts everyday activities. Many poor lifestyle choices can contribute to this condition, especially inadequate sleep. A recent study says that as little as a 1% reduction in deep sleep…
It’s 3 a.m., and you’re wondering why that girl you were friends with in middle school stopped talking to you. Or why you can’t stop at one portion of peanut butter like other people? Sleep is important at every age but falling asleep and staying asleep becomes more problematic as we age. Many women report…
As a middle-aged woman, I know a thing or two about weight gain in menopause. I have personally tried many diets and different forms of exercise to lose weight and get healthier at different points in my life. I recognize now that the practices I had put in place in the past worked at that…