One of the most disturbing aspects of menopause for some women are memory loss, difficulty word finding, times of brain fog, and remembering. What was that movie I saw last week? Where did I leave my car keys?…..For some women these moments can expand into more serious cognitive decline in the form of Alzheimer’s and […]
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The trees creak and bend in mourning wind.Releasing the night’s stiffness like an arthritic human.Engulfed in the heat and smoke haze,I see the dry, dead, brittle landscape ready to blow,And feel a dull ache in the guts. Yesterday I walked by a tree, That was cradling another’s branch in its arms. In love, the plant cares for
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If menopause is generally chaotic what does a “healthy” menopause look like? In the 20 years I have been working with women in transition, here’s what I notice. The women I work with use the chaos of midlife and menopause as a time to pause in the space; take stock of their lives, challenge their
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I’m here to tell you that liver is one of THE most nutrient dense foods on the planet. Packed full of vitamin A (preformed retinol so it’s already usable by the body), D3, K2, iron, choline and B vitamins – folate and B12, it’s a superfood for menopause. See nutrient profile at bottom of post.
I’ve just created this luscious salad perfect for the coming summer. I eat it for breakfast along with beetroot and sumac crackers, radish kimchi, cabbage kraut and some raw veg with a nut butter dip. All homemade! Cooling for hot flushes, rich in leafy greens containing folate for DNA repair and healthy monounsaturated fat for
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This is the first in a series of conversations with women in transition. When women claim space for their story, share it and then let it go, they mirror back to other women the messy magnificence of menopause. We will all walk this journey of menopause at some stage of our lives; better to share
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If you are struggling with sugar addiction I am with you., walking alongside you thinking shall I or shan’t I at this or that?.Ancestral primal eating does away with carbohydrates especially all types of sugar such as honey, agave coconut sugar. The journey to becoming a primal eater has been a big one. It’s changed
As dark clouds roll in, is it any wonder you feel cranky, moody, irritable, anxious, and depressed? The mental load of being superwoman in your 40’s and 50’s is wearing thin and women are exhausted and, overwhelmed. Is it possible to have everything – a full time job, a social life, a family life –
Chia is a very versatile seed from Central America. Chia means “strength” in ancient Mayan because it contains essential omega 3 fatty acids, soluble fibre, iron and calcium. Used in everything from drinks to a thickener in smoothies and here as a love goddess breakfast bowl. Note that chia along with flax may have an
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What’s going on? My daughter is having hot flushes in puberty. So are my friends in perimenopause and women I know who are menopausal. It seems hot flushes cross all ages and it is one of the most distressing signs in the landscape of perimenopause and menopause. It’s a signal to the world that something
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