Mini Pause #49: Choose Your Stack from These 47 Health Habits
Special Birthday Edition! TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) I cringe when people subtly imply in the subject of their weekly newsletter that it is their birthday just so people can wish them a happy birthday, You won’t catch me doing that today. 🎉 (This joke was really, like REALLY, funny in my head before writing […]
Mini Pause #45: Holiday Strategies for Your Emotional, Nutritional & Physical Health
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) Let’s devise some responses to family members who don’t know any better, a nutrition plan, and a lifting session the day after your big meal. You can have your cake and eat it, too, by thinking ahead and planning in advance. WHY When it comes to the battle of the […]
Mini Pause #27: Supplements For Performance, Recovery & Brain Health
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) “Question of the Week” takes the top spot this week. I’m sharing my mainstay supplement list! See the “HOW” section for how I divide these up throughout the day. WHY I’ve built this Mini Pause issue around consistent questions I get from my Bettys about supplements, such as: What is your […]
Mini Pause #19: Eating High Protein? Add Collagen to Balance Amino Acids
Keep an Eye on Methionine and Glycine; They Affect Body Composition & Emotional Well-Being TL;DR Higher protein consumption is essential as we move through perimenopause and menopause. We should be mindful, however, of balancing the amino acids we take in through a variety of protein sources. Specifically, we want to think about our methionine-to-glycine ratio. […]
Mini Pause #5: What’s Better: Fasted or Fed Workouts?
Fasted or Fed Exercise? TL,DR (too long, didn’t read) Most evidence suggests that fuelling before a workout is better for performance in the gym, and has the same outcome on body composition as fasted workouts. That is not to say that working out fasted is pointless and ineffective. As long as you are fuelling appropriately […]
Mini Pause #2: How Cold Plunge Benefits Women
Welcome to the The Mini Pause! This is your weekly roundup of the BEST actionable steps for women 40+ who want to gain control of their hormones during perimenopause and menopause. Last week we looked at oats and how they can be effectively used as a pre-workout fuel. If you missed it, you can read it […]
Mini Pause #1: You Can Eat Oats. Yes, Really.
Welcome to the The Mini Pause! This is your weekly roundup of the BEST actionable steps for women 40+ who want to gain control of their hormones during perimenopause and menopause.I am going to get back to what I love — teaching. I get to research, write, and then share evidence-based strategies for you to apply however […]