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...
There’s been an enormous amount of confusion and flip-flopping around hormone replacement therapy (HRT) practices and recommendations, it’s no surprise everybody feels confused. Medical practitioners included. A lot of this confusion came from one, not quite...
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...
