Are Carbs Ok?
One of the most common questions I’m asked is – can I eat carbs? The diet industry has villainized certain foods, and carbs is one of the most popular villains out there. The diet industry is a 60 billion dollar/year industry that is designed to fail so we keep coming back. Is this who we…
GET THE RECIPEFixing Your Sleep Can Help With Weight Loss
If your well-being was a string of dominos, sleep loss would be the fallen piece that sends everything else cascading. We are a sleep-deprived society. We work too much, are too stressed, and are overstimulated by light, technology, caffeine, and alcohol. Sleep should be a priority, but we often struggle to get those quality…
GET THE RECIPE5 Symptoms Telling You Stress May Be Messing With Your Hormones
Low energy? Weight gain? Bloating? Mood swings? PMS? It may be your stress hormones. Stress hormone imbalances are real. I see them every single day with my clients – and I know it as soon as I see someone (that’s how often I’ve seen it over the years of doing this work). I can…
GET THE RECIPESnacking Can Help You Feel Better
To snack, or not to snack… Snacks can be an important part of your plan as you focus on hormone health, and feeling better in your body again. Are you struggling to lose weight? Feeling exhausted every day? Hit that ‘mid-day slump’? Can’t sleep? Bloated? Snapping at people around you? If so, keep reading.…
GET THE RECIPE21 Symptoms Of Perimenopause You Need To Know About
Let’s talk Perimenopause symptoms today. Essentially, perimenopause is the 10 (ish) years before you actually go through menopause – and they can SUCK if you don’t know how to help support your hormones through this time. This may sound dramatic, but I see so many Women struggling throughout this stage. They: are tired of being…
GET THE RECIPEWhy Is Weight Loss Harder After 40?! (plus 3 simple tips to help)
I want to talk about something I’m having so many Women reach out to me about recently. Weight loss after 40 Here’s what I’m hearing: ‘I’m so frustrated – everything I used to do that would help me lose weight – doesn’t work anymore.’ ‘I just keep gaining even though I’m working out harder…
GET THE RECIPEWhy You May Be Struggling With Anxiety (+ 3 foods that can help reduce it)
It seems like more and more people these days have a tough time managing anxiety. It’s everywhere, and hitting Women harder than ever. In fact, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America defines anxiety disorders as the most common mental illness in America. Something, somewhere, is off. The pressures of life today are so different…
GET THE RECIPE5 Ways You May Be Messing With Your Hormones (without even knowing!)
Chronic stress, staying up too late, refined vegetable oils, fabric softeners, and pushing yourself can create big problems for your hormones. Here’s why, plus solutions for each of these factors. Recently, at one of my free live trainings, I was asked ‘but how did my hormones get so out of balance in the first place?!’…
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Why is My Metabolism Slow?
You may feel tired, cold or that you’ve gained weight. Maybe your digestion seems a bit more “sluggish”. You may be convinced that your metabolism is slow. Why does this happen? Why do metabolic rates slow down? What can slow my metabolism? Metabolism includes all of the biochemical reactions in your…
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Coffee – Who Can Drink it, and Who Should Avoid it?
Coffee is one of those things – you either love it or hate it. Or you hate to love it… You know if you like the taste or not (or if it’s just a reason to drink sugar and cream). You know how it makes you feel (i.e. your gut, your mind, etc.). …
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