Mini Pause #41: How Nutrition Can Heal Your Hormones
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) Change is a good (and even great) thing when it means you’re open to new research, new understanding, and what we continue to learn about the body. What you need in any area of your life will evolve as you grow, mature, and gain new knowledge. Build a solid foundation […]
Mini Pause #40: How to Navigate Big Life Changes
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) Perimenopause is the great architect and driver of change. Here’s how I’m currently moving toward living in alignment with what I truly want. This includes selling my house and donating upwards of 40 percent of my clothes! WHY Italy changed me. Since coming home this past summer, I’ve had this […]
Mini Pause #39: More Creatine Myths Debunked
DON’T MISS THE P.S.! Register for the FREE online Thriving in Perimenopause and Menopause Summit happening Oct. 14-18. TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) Another day, another creatine myth. For reasons that elude me, creatine myths continue to persist, despite good quality evidence to the contrary. I wrote about creatine essentials in Mini Pause #15, debunking that it causes water […]
Mini Pause #38: How Hormones Affect Weight Loss And Fat Storage
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) Cortisol is usually your bestie, reducing inflammation, feeding your cells, and keeping blood pressure regulated when released in short spurts. However, when stress is prolonged, you can begin to accumulate fat around the belly, become more puffy and inflamed, and it negatively affects sleep. I have a favorite moniker (that […]