HOW “EATING HEALTHY” MAY BE AFFECTING HEALTH IN PERI/MENOPAUSAL WOMEN.

โ€œ๐ˆ ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ.โ€ This is something that I hear all the time… Eating healthy doesnโ€™t mean youโ€™re eating enough. Or in the proportion your body needs. Typically when someone comes to me saying that they eat healthy it almost always means they are restricting themselves, in one way or another. Either calorically or nutritionally. They […]

BLACK COHOSH: BENEFITS FOR MENOPAUSE

Black Cohosh:  Black cohosh root is commonly used in traditional Native American medicine for medicinal purposes and womensโ€™ health issues like menopause symptoms and PMS. Be aware that blue cohosh or white cohosh are unrelated plants and do not have the same effects as black cohosh, and may not be safe. Black cohosh may be […]

CAN ALCOHOL AFFECT PERIMENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS?

Can alcohol affect perimenopause symptoms? A lot of women going through perimenopause and menopause can’t drink as much as they used to without paying the price. They notice that alcohol hits them faster than before, and that hangovers are worse and it takes them longer to recover the next day. They also notice that hot […]

MIDDLE AGED- IS THERE ANYTHING WORSE THAN BEING CALLED MIDDLE AGED?

Middle Aged- is there anything worse than being called middle aged? Middle aged, overweight, irrelevant. Middle aged is the ultimate insult because you canโ€™t do anything about it! Middle age is defined as the ages between 40 and 65. Our bodies are slowing down, we become more sensitive to our diet and stress and we […]

WHAT IS PERIMENOPAUSE? HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU’RE IN IT? TAKE THIS QUIZ TO FIND OUT.

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž? Most women in their 40โ€™s and 50โ€™s dread menopause. What you may not know is that hot flashes, moodiness and suddenly gaining belly fat are actually symptoms of perimenopause. Menopause is just a short marker at the end of this wild ride.  Perimenopause is the transition to menopause and the end of […]

PERIMENOPAUSE AND DIET

Perimenopause and Diet Weโ€™re going to be talking about diet and how it can help with negative symptoms you might be experiencing in perimenopause. Most women spend 4-8 years here on average , sometimes  more, up to 12  years. Perimenopause can start as early as 35 but the average age is 45 so let’s acknowledge  […]