I can’t believe it’s already mid-July and we are in month 4 of the pandemic.  It is ever more evident that we need to take care of ourselves so that if/when we are exposed, our bodies can fight off the virus so we have minimal symptoms. And let’s face it, our other symptoms are not going away just because there is pandemic.  Unfortunately.  Hot flashes, night sweats, migraines, heavy cycles — they are completely oblivious that there is a pandemic going on.  In fact, the added stress of dealing with all the complications of our new reality may be m ..read more

A quick note to remind you that today is the final day to get the early bird pricing on my upcoming Peri-Menopause Detox (we start Monday!) and a little story on going gluten free. Over the holidays, I was in Chicago and met up with one of my very best friends.  In the exchange of what’s new, she told me that she went gluten free in 2019.  My jaw dropped.  It’s not that she doesn’t believe in going gluten free.  It’s just that she never believed it was something that she needed. Her partner has some digestive issues so he is gluten free and with most of their kids away now in college, the am ..read more

I know the word “detox” or “cleanse” may conjure up images of restrictive, bland foods that don’t satisfy.   By now you should know that that is not what I am about.  And that is not what the Peri-Menopause Detox is about.  I want you to see for yourself that we are going to eat delicious REAL food so I’m giving you one of the recipes. I can almost guarantee you will love the food you eat during the detox.   Asian Style Fish in Parchment with Bok Choy Makes 4 servings   Ingredients: 1 lb white fish (cod, halibut, fluke), cut into four 4-oz pieces 2 TB sesame oil 1 TB rice vinegar 2 TB ta ..read more

Can I confess my guilty pleasure this holiday season?   You know those Candy Cane Jo-Jo’s at Trader Joe’s?  Yeah, I ate them. They are only available once a year and so I splurged.  At least, they were gluten free.   :).   And while in Chicago, I couldn’t say no to the Frango Mints on the counter.  I can’t get those in Fairfax! Do you have a similar story?   Around holidays, even the best of us loosen our standards.  Sometimes, we can keep it under control.  Sometimes, we can’t.  And sometimes, we need to commit to eating better to get back on track. Well, I’ve got just the thing to help y ..read more

We completed the first round of the Peri-Menopause Detox on Friday.  Whoo-hoo!  Round two starts next week! Are you in? At the end of each detox, I ask the detoxers to pick one new habit that they are going to stick to… for some it’s as simple as drinking more water. Water is so key to your health.  It helps bring oxygen and other nutrients to your cells, it lubricates your joints, and it pushes toxins out of your body through urine and stool.  In doing all that, it keeps you looking young and beautiful. How is it then that it’s one of the first things we forget when we are busy. I ..read more