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The Menopause Exercise Buffet: Embracing The Buffet Approach

Fellow menopausers, brace yourselves for the ultimate feast – not of food, but of a wonderful diversity of movement! Yes, we're talking about the Menopause Exercise Buffet, where you get to sample a variety of exercises and find the perfect fitness flavors that suit you. With so many options avai...

Stop Looking For The Holy Grail Of Menopause Treatments

Everyone’s talking about the North American Menopause Society’s new recommendations for the treatment of hot flashes and night sweats. They’re calling it a “Nonhormone Therapy Position Statement” and recommending pharmaceutical options, clinical hypnosis, and cognitive-behavioral therapy to treat...

Menopause Menu: Saffron

My “MENOPAUSE MENU” series explores foods that can be easily assimilated into your diet and may have beneficial effects on menopause symptoms. Today’s Menopause Menu superstar is Saffron. Not only is saffron delicious but it packs quite the power punch in regards to its potential benefits on a wi...

Menopause Menu: Berries and the Brain

My “MENOPAUSE MENU” series is dedicated to exploring foods that can be easily assimilated into your diet. Today’s Menopause Menu is all about berries. Just like the rest of our body, the brain ages and is exposed to age-related changes. Some of those changes include reduced cognitive ability, f...

Menopause Menu: Collagen Supplements- Fad or Worth The Money?

The supplement market is a multibillion-dollar industry, and if you believe all the claims, they will help you lose weight, make you look younger, and, overall, change everything in your life for the better. Unfortunately, 99% of those claims and supplements are a complete waste of time and money...

Menopause Menu: Fenugreek

The ingredient for this month’s Menopause Menu was suggested by one of the fantastic Fitness in Menopause Masterclass students, Amy. Before she told me about this, I had never heard of it but was very excited to dig into the research to see if it could benefit women in menopause and make it onto ...

Menopause Menu: Garlic

If you don’t like garlic, you’ll love it by the time you read this, and if you are already a garlic lover, the fantastic news listed here will increase your love exponentially. I’m sure that by now, you have heard all the increased health risks that menopause brings, but instead of focusing on th...

Menopause Menu: Creatine

I’ve been excited about creatine for a long time, and now that I’m in perimenopause, I’m even more excited about it. Loss of muscle mass and strength can be an involuntary part of aging. There is even a term for it - sarcopenia. Starting in the late 30s, we start losing muscle and strength, with ...

Menopause Menu: Protein and Menopause

  Do I need it? Why? How Much? What Kind? I’ve been a fitness pro for 20 years now, and the topic of adequate protein consumption or the lack thereof has always been a constant; and will continue to be. Not only is protein a key element in building muscle, but protein is also important in the p...

Menopause Menu: Beer and Menopause Symptoms

One of my favorite “happy places” is having a beer while watching a movie in the theater. So when one of my friends told me that her nutritionist mentioned the benefits of beer on serotonin, I immediately got interested in finding out more about the potential benefits of beer. I dived into the re...