How To Improve Sleep For Women
Getting a good night’s sleep can sometimes feel out of reach for many women. From hormonal swings to a packed daily schedule, a wide range of factors make achieving regular, restful sleep a challenge. Over…
How To Avoid Weight Gain During Menopause
Understanding Menopause and Its Impact on Weight Menopause is driven primarily by a decline in ovarian function, which causes estrogen and progesterone levels to drop significantly. It’s important to note that the start of this…
Your Protein Needs Are Higher Than You Think
I don’t know about you, but I thought I knew everything I needed to about protein intake. Having studied nutrition seriously for a couple of decades and experimented with many diets, I thought I could…
Creatine For Menopause: A Powerful Ally At Every Stage
Jump to: Why Creatine Matters for Menopause | My Recommendation | Ready to Buy When you think of Creatine, you may envisage bodybuilders or athletes. But for women in midlife—especially those going through the transition of perimenopause into menopause and…
Why Biological Differences Matter In Health
I discovered a few years back that much of the health and wellbeing advice we are given by healthcare professionals, governments and other official bodies, is based upon studies and research conducted on men, and…
Review: “Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff” By Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson’s Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (1997) is a comforting little book with a big message: most of what we stress about isn’t worth the energy we give it. If we can learn to…
The Neuroprotective Benefits Of Creatine
Jump to: Cognitive Function | Supplementing Creatine | Ready to Buy? Creatine is well known for its role in helping athletes build muscle and recover from workouts, but what many people might not realize is…
Why Regular Movement Beats Traditional Exercise
Finding regular ways to move throughout the day often makes a bigger difference in health than sticking to a strict gym schedule. I used to think I had to block out an hour for intense…
Review: “Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway” By Susan Jeffers
Susan Jeffers’ Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway is a timeless guide to understanding and transforming fear into personal power. Written with warmth and compassion, the book explores how fear is a natural part…
How I Reach My Daily Protein Target
I reassessed my daily protein target recently, after researching the benefits of protein for women in general, but particularly older women. It is difficult to establish what that target should be. Official guidelines give a…
Four Strategies for Vitality
Many people assume that energy levels naturally decline with age — but research shows that how we move, eat, recover, and challenge ourselves plays a far greater role than birthdays alone (click here to jump…
Review: “Chicken Soup For The Soul” By Jack Canfield And Mark V. Hansen
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen’s Chicken Soup for the Soul is a heartwarming collection of short stories that celebrate the best of the human spirit. First published in 1993, this book became an instant…