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This is one of my all-time favorite longevity tips!
It’ll also reduce your blood sugar, cholesterol, cortisol, inflammation, stress and long-term disease risk…
AND give you steadier energy all day and help you lose weight!
Knowing the difference between healthy and unhealthy stress is key to LASTING weight loss and a more joyful life...
Why? Because in our quest to lose weight, we turn “healthy” stressors that can be leveraged for fat loss unhealthy stressors that sabotage our progress…
Research shows that nearly 60% of women report anxiety & 44% experience depression in perimenopause due to hormone changes.
Why? Can SSRI’s help? Can hormones help?
The research shows that coffee has LOADS of health benefits - including cardiovascular and cogitnive…
AND, new research shows that - like many healthy habits - it turns out that the TIMING of when we drink coffee is the CRITICAL factor in reaping those amazing benefits.
Estrogen dominance is INCREDIBLY common in perimenopause and often starts EARLY in the journey (“phase 1 peri”, as I like to call it).
Good news: It is relatively straightforward to deal with.
This is one of my all-time favorite longevity tips!
It’ll also reduce your blood sugar, cholesterol, cortisol, inflammation, stress and long-term disease risk…
AND give you steadier energy all day and help you lose weight!
Knowing the difference between healthy and unhealthy stress is key to LASTING weight loss and a more joyful life...
Why? Because in our quest to lose weight, we turn “healthy” stressors that can be leveraged for fat loss unhealthy stressors that sabotage our progress…
Research shows that nearly 60% of women report anxiety & 44% experience depression in perimenopause due to hormone changes.
Why? Can SSRI’s help? Can hormones help?
The research shows that coffee has LOADS of health benefits - including cardiovascular and cogitnive…
AND, new research shows that - like many healthy habits - it turns out that the TIMING of when we drink coffee is the CRITICAL factor in reaping those amazing benefits.
Estrogen dominance is INCREDIBLY common in perimenopause and often starts EARLY in the journey (“phase 1 peri”, as I like to call it).
Good news: It is relatively straightforward to deal with.
Unless they’re adamantly vegan, I always steer my clients away from trying to fulfil their protein needs with plants, especially plant-based protein powders.
Why not just fill up on plant proteins and Vega shakes? Here are a few good reasons.
The bottom line here is that not all calories are created equal, and that’s partly because of their calorie content but also how the different macros affect your body…and why protein is so magical!
I hope this provides you with a little framework for thinking about your caloric needs and how you might tweak your intake according to your NEAT, the amount of muscle on your body and your workout intensity the day (or 2) before.
Most people - the experts included - are making a MASSIVE MISTAKE in the way they think about weight management when it comes to calorie intake, calorie burn and exercise.
Here it is: Matching food/calorie intake to overall activity level across an entire day.
The science shows that simply increasing your protein intake (A LOT) promotes effortless fat loss…
Here’s an easy, affordable trick you can use to help both your waistline and your longevity without adding a silly amount of meat to your diet.
It doesn’t matter how dialled in your nutrition and exercise are; if you don’t get enough sleep, your health will suffer.
And even when it IS a priority, many people struggle with sleep—whether it's falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early.
Good thing there are lots of outside-the-box things you can do to improve your sleep…Here I share 9 of my favourite sleep-enhancing tips!
Do these 3 little things, and you’ll feel better, less bloated, less stressed, lower your blood sugar and come out the other side a step ahead of the game when January rolls around.
If you read my last post, you’ll know that testosterone is not just a male hormone - it’s super important for us ladies too!
And while taking supplemental can be a total game-changer for women with low levels, that’s not an option for everyone.
So here are some natural ways you can boost your testosterone.
If once upon a time, you had a strong, fiery libido…
But now you’d rather just Netflix and chill…
You’re not alone.
This isn’t something most people talk about, but estimates are that about half of women in midlife struggle with low libido.
One of the most harmful misconceptions about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is that it leads to cancer, particularly breast cancer.
This myth stems largely from an OLD, badly done study - the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study - which suggested a link between hormone therapy and cancer.
However, this study has been widely disproven and criticized for its terrible methodology.
Cardiovascular disease is the number 1 killer of women in North America - well above cancer.
But there's good news here...
We can use preventative, lifestyle-based measures to help protect ourselves from it. (AKA - avoid statins!)
So, any time there's solid new science to support this, I listen up…and share with you, dear reader! So let’s go…
As your estrogen starts to fall in the middle/later stages of perimenopause, your mood can really suffer.
And if you’ve been skipping periods regularly, this is a tell-tale sign your estrogen has declined.
Spoiler: Don’t do it by cutting calories.
A big problem with traditional calorie-cutting methods for weight loss is that they often result in losing a large proportion of “lean mass,” which includes muscle, bone, and internal organs…
The goal should always be to preserve muscle while shedding fat. Here’s how.
The fundamental assumption underlying the ‘diet wars’, and most nutrition research, is that there is one specific, perfect diet that works for every single person…
This is absolutely incorrect. 🚫
How you manipulate your diet should depend on your metabolism, goals, and what you can stick to.
Feeling moody, anxious or impatient? Having brain fog or trouble concentrating? Bad sleep, feeling achey, noticing shorter cycles or lighter flow? If you’re a woman 35+, you may be in perimenopause. Check out these top 10 tell-tale signs!
Natural tips for women 35+ to support progesterone, the first hormone to start falling in our late 30s and early 40s as we enter perimenopause. The latest thinking a functional health expert and biomedical scientist.
How to smooth out the perimenopause transition? Start with getting to know your unique hormones - do some lab testing.
So, say you know your hormones are shifting and you go to your family doctor… A few things to know, including why your doctor may wrongly advise against hormone replacement because it “increases cancer. risk” (False.)
Whether you’re male or female, this is relevant to you and I hope you’ll read it and benefit. I’m writing this because, whether I know you or not, I care about you, and I don’t want you or any of your loved ones to suffer needlessly. It’s about damn time we put an end to the suffering.
Your perimenopausal body is your new body - here’s a brief introduction.
The light we don’t sense with our eyes plays crucial roles in our survival in fascinating ways recently revealed by science (hint: we can sense it through our skin!)
Surprise! Contrary to popular belief, birth control methods do mess with your hormones—sometimes in ways you might not expect.
Take "the pill" and MOST hormonal IUDs, for example:
They contain synthetic, unnatural forms of progesterone called “progestins.”
THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AS THE PROGESTERONE YOUR BODY PRODUCES. THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.