Why Water could be the Secret Medicine for your Fatigue, Mood and Brain Fog?
Water is an essential nutrient - more important to life than any other nutrient. It is ESSENTIAL - our body needs it more than any other nutrient. Our body weight consists of more than 60% water and it is found in cells, around cells and outside of cells. It travels...
Why hiding under your duvet with your cat may not always be the best thing for fatigue.
Fatigue is extremely common and a number one symptom of women in their forties. Studies have shown that about 33% of women experience extreme tiredness. It is also a hugely common symptom in menopause - with in an online survey of just under 1000 women - 67% said...
Insulin Resistance and Menopause
What is it? Insulin is an important hormone. Its job is to get glucose (aka blood sugar) out of our bloodstream and into our cells. This is important because glucose is a form of energy used by every cell in our body. Insulin resistance is when the cells in our body...
Are you a menopausal ‘hottie’?
Hot flushes (aka as flashes in the US) are one of the most recognisable and common symptoms of menopause affecting 3 out of 4 women during menopause. (1) The medical term is vasomotor symptoms or VMS. 1 in 5 will find that they interfere with their quality of life...
Why you need to start looking after your heart now BEFORE menopause kicks in
According to the Ministry of Health (1, 2) one of the leading causes of death in women in NZ is heart disease. Apparently more than 50 women a week will die from some form of heart disease. (3) Why is that? Oestrogen helps to keep our blood vessels flexible and...
Why you need garlic.
Yes this is a blog about the benefits of garlic but I am going to focus specifically on why this is beneficial if you are a mid-life woman. Whilst garlic is a food, it has been an important part of a medical herbalists ‘tool kit’ and has been used for centuries for...
WTF is FSH?
If you are a woman then you may be familiar with this and you may have had your FSH tested. When we talk about the menstrual cycle or menopause, then the focus seems to always be on oestrogen and progesterone but actually FSH is a really important female hormone...
Are you a middle-aged, hormonal itchy snot monster?
Summer can be for some the time when allergies show up. I can remember many a camping trip where I was sneezing so hard and my eyes were watering so badly that we had to come home early - there is nothing fun about sharing a tent with a sneezy, snot monster. You...
Habits – the Bridge to Achieving Goals
How do you achieve the goals that you have set for yourself for 2023? The answer is simple - through implementing habits. Whilst goals take time to achieve, as I stated before, the journey is more important because it is the identity change that comes from the...
Emotional Eating – an overiew
I have been a naturopath and nutritionist for almost 10 years now and having an unhealthy relationship with food is one of the most common issues I see with my clients. I have had my own ‘interesting’ relationship with food too over the years, have seen my weight...