Podcast Episode 89: Diet and Lifestyle Hacks for Midlife and Menopause
For women, mid-life can be a season when all of a sudden it feels like our health is on a downward spiral without us changing a thing.
Hormonal fluctuations happening during the years proceeding menopause can lead to weight gain, depression, muscle loss, hot flashes and more.
The good news is that people like Neal Barnard and Stacy Sims are providing today’s women with a lot more information and tools than our grandmothers ever had relating to women’s health during these years.
We know a lot more about simple interventions that in some cases have been shown to be as effective in reducing symptoms as hormone therapy.
Listen in as I share the research on foods, supplements and exercise methods that are providing women with relief from the long list of unpleasant symptoms that can accompany this stage of life.
It’s time to learn and let go of so much of the silent suffering woman have faced during this season of life.
Research:
Low-Fat Vegan Diet Effects on Hot Flashes
Dietary Approach to Naturally Treating Menopause Symptoms
Products:
Mature Soybeans & Whole Flax: Azure Standard has by far the best price and is one of my favorite companies to order from. They are able to provide lower prices by utilizing a “drop” or location where you pick up your goods when the truck comes through once a month. This is a great way to buy things in bulk that otherwise would be very expensive to ship. We get our oats, many types of lentils and beans, flax seed, nutritional yeast, liquid aminos and more this way!
I prefer to buy whole flax seed, keep it in the fridge and freezer as much as possible, and grind my own a few cups at a time in my high speed blender. It costs less than buying ground flax and because it’s fresher maintains a better nutritional availability.
But sometimes I don’t want to wait until the next time the truck goes through and I buy these mature soybeans on Amazon
Creatine: Many people experience nausea or other discomfort when taking creatine. In How Not to Age by Dr. Michael Greger he references third party testing that found this low-cost brand also one of the purest.
Valerian Root on CurateforLife.com
89: Diet and Lifestyle Hacks for Midlife and Menopause
For women, mid-life can be a season when all of a sudden it feels like our health is on a downward spiral without us changing a thing.