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Have you read my book The Natural Menopause Method: a nutritional guide to perimenopause and beyond?
The illustrated guidebook includes lots of simple shifts to help us regain balance in our modern day turbo charged world, plus a vast troubleshooting section with all the latest evidence based research from the world of nutritional science (it was always incredibly important to me to show the evidence behind my recommendations) as well as a look at key foods…
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Do you suffer with “Kuchisabishii”? When you eat even when you’re not hungry because your mouth is ‘lonely’
We very rarely feel true hunger these days. Instead we are often ruled by emotional hunger which is often not satisfied by food, however much we eat. The concept of ‘eating your emotions’ or as the Japanese saying goes not wanting our mouth to be ‘lonely’. Do you eat for any of these reasons?boredomrewardanxietysadnessfearlonelinesscommiseration These are classic emotional eating cues…
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The importance of protein at perimenopause
Let me introduce you to Laverie Valee, also known ‘Charmion’, one of the world’s first strong women as they used to be called. What a hat! I thought she was rather apt for my perimenopause protein post. Protein is the building block of the body – including the immune system, hormones and lean muscle. There are 9 ESSENTIAL amino acids…
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What causes that stubborn weight gain at peri menopause?
That fat round the middle seems to appear out of nowhere and all our tired and tested ways to get back into shape we used in our 20s and 30s just don’t work anymore! The reason? Our changing hormones. The main hormones related to this sudden weight gain are oestrogen, insulin, thyroid and cortisol. Oestrogen: At peri menopause which can…
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90 Day Midlife Reset
Welcome to my 90 day reset designed to help you find a renewed sense of vitality at midlife! I love the Traditional Chinese Medicine concept of Yang Sheng – Live well, live long. Why should we compromise this at peri menopause and beyond? My 90 Day Midlife Reset will help you experience: Less severe peri menopause symptoms Weight loss (especially…
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Why do I keep waking up at 3am?
According to Chinese Medicine the organs of the body run on a 24hr clock too. Certain times of day relate to busy times for them. Waking up at certain time of the night could suggest that a little TLC is needed for that particular organ. 9pm-11pm – adrenals. These little glands that sit on top of the kidneys are in…
