Connecting with Your Empowered Self: Aging With Wisdom

Connecting with Your Empowered Self: Aging With Wisdom

I recently worked with a client who was feeling the weight of aging: the physical and emotional changes related to her menopause transition. She was frustrated about her sudden weight gain. She felt it was out of her control. During our session, she recalled a time in...
The Muddy Waters of Menopause Misinformation

The Muddy Waters of Menopause Misinformation

As a dietitian trained in evaluating research, I’ll admit—even I get confused about who to trust when it comes to menopause advice. The internet is flooded with misinformation. It’s difficult to know who or what’s credible. In today’s post, I share three...
Sleep, Nutrition & Menopause

Sleep, Nutrition & Menopause

“Since I’ve entered menopause, my sleep has become really disrupted. I used to be the best sleeper, but now I find I wake early in the morning or in the middle of the night. And then it’s hard for me to fall back asleep.” Peri/menopause...
Managing Menopause with Nutrition

Managing Menopause with Nutrition

Proper nutrition can help with managing menopause from onset through the aging process – check out these tips! Menopause is when your menstrual cycle PAUSEs—for good. It’s not a disease to be treated, but rather a normal stage of life. Menopause “officially”...
Does Menopause Weight Gain Have to Be A Middle Life Sentence?

Does Menopause Weight Gain Have to Be A Middle Life Sentence?

Before we begin, the short-answer to this question is “no.” Menopause weight gain does NOT have to be a middle-life sentence. It’s funny, when you’re young, you think you know it all. When I first started my practice, I was pre-babies, pre-40...