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Low carbohydrate diets can be very problematic and yet, it continues to be pushed hard in perimenopausal and menopausal women. How and what to eat will potentially be an ongoing debate, it’s important to take the time and figure out what your body needs and try to...

  Among the many changes in menopause, how your body uses glucose (sugar and carbohydrates) also changes, and for the worse. Your body becomes less efficient at utilizing glucose and that increases your risk of diabetes and weight gain, specifically more adipose...

Hormones are powerful chemicals in your body that influence just about everything. Your nervous system is no exception. Research has shown higher sympathetic nervous system activation in menopause. Put in simpler terms, there’s a higher amount of stress in menopause....

Have you noticed changes in your HRV (heart rate variability) throughout your cycle? Hormones influence just about everything; your nervous system is no exception. HRV measures the time difference between heart beats. Your heart rate varies from beat to beat. A heart...

Recovery is the most essential part of training, its where all the magic happens. The recovery period is when your body absorbs the work and rebuilds to become stronger, fitter and more powerful. Recovery is not just for professional athletes, it’s for every...

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter and brain hormone – chemical messengers that carry messages or signals to other neurons, cells, or organs in your body. Despite being considered a brain hormone, serotonin is primarily made in the gut (like 90% of it). Serotonin...

Not everyone takes the time to stop and think about the how’s and why’s of hydration, understanding how important it is and how to best optimize hydration is a worth the effort. Proper hydration, especially in athletics is another element you can turn into a...

Gut health changes in perimenopause and menopause. Not only does your gut microbiome have its own collection of bacteria that influence estrogen, called you “estrobolome”, it all changes when your hormones change. Bloating, bowel changes, reflux, and more inflammation...

  I spend a lot of time encouraging women to eat more. Many of us grew up with the idea that restricting calories was the path to looking and feeling good. Then we beat ourselves up for feeling tired, irritable, AND hungry without noticing any performance or body...

Many people who come work with me either suggest or inquire if getting older is the cause of their symptoms. I don’t allow “getting older” as a reason or excuse as to why you’re tired, achy, foggy or any other symptom that’s crept into your life. I understand why it’s...

Encouraging women to eat more is a daily conversation in my practice. Most of us grew up with the ‘eat less’ diet culture and it's heavily pushed in perimenopause and menopause when body composition changes start showing up. It’s unfortunately one of the more damaging...