I turned 50 last year, and I can definitively say I’ve been in perimenopause for the last few years. The symptoms haven’t been extreme (yet). But I went through several months where I had periods every three weeks. And for the last year or so, I never know when I’m going to have one. I’ll […]
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If you’re like me, you struggle with gift ideas for the men in your life. Whether that’s your husband, significant other, a teenage or adult son, father, or brother – they’re just so dang hard to buy for. I can think of a hundred things to get for my daughter for any occasion. But I
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A question I see get asked a lot is “what is flow yoga?” Flow yoga matches the breath to movements as you seamlessly flow through a series of asanas or yoga postures. While it’s not confined to one particular type of yoga, the most common is Vinyasa Flow. Flow classes typically feature music and focus
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Remember the low-fat diet craze of the 80s? Everything was about low-fat regardless of what else was in it. Lots of sugar? That’s OK as long as it’s low-fat. White pasta? Sure thing! Low-fat cookies? So healthy! We replaced meats, cheeses, and oils with pasta, potatoes, and rice. And despite it being dubbed “low-fat”, the
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My yoga journey began about 25 years ago. My now husband and I attended classes a couple of nights a week at the gym up the street. I remember thinking my wrists and arms couldn’t bear one more down dog about halfway into the classes. That got better over time, but it was an adjustment
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If you’re a woman over 40, you might be wondering what foods are high in estrogen. This is an important question to ask since estrogen levels tend to decline as we age. While some supplements can help increase estrogen levels, diet is also an important factor. In this blog post, we’ll cover some of the
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We’ve all heard the advice about staying hydrated – drink half your body weight in ounces of water. For example, if you weigh 160 pounds, half of that is 80. So you should aim for 80 ounces, or 10 cups, of water per day. For some people, that’s a breeze. They carry around their trusty
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Why do we gain belly fat as we age? As we get older, we lose muscle mass which slows the rate at which our bodies burn calories (i.e., metabolism). Therefore, eating the same calories while keeping the same level of activity is likely to lead to weight gain. For women, that is compounded by a
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A key issue women over 40 struggle with is weight gain, particularly around the mid-section. (Raise your hand if this is you!) I’ve personally gained ten pounds since turning 40 and my waistline has borne the brunt of that. While I didn’t have big changes in my diet and exercise routine, simply maintaining the status
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