This soup recipe is perfect for cool days where you are looking for tasty and hearty comfort food! This Wild Rice and Mushroom Chicken Soup recipe uses ingredients you are likely to keep in your fridge and pantry, and is something that can be prepared ahead and enjoyed as leftovers. Featuring ingredients aligned with the… The post Soup Recipe: Wild Rice and Mushroom Chicken Soup appeared first on Energize Nutrition ..read more

Weight gain in midlife is common. When your midlife body doesn’t change from your diet and lifestyle efforts, it’s time to redefine success. My pants feel a bit tighter around my waist. My insides feel “thicker”. I can see clues that my body, like every other woman in her late 40’s, is evolving, even though… The post Weight gain in midlife: Redefining success in diet and lifestyle appeared first on Energize Nutrition ..read more

As I navigate perimenopause, I receive unsolicited social media posts about how I can shred my menopausal middle. I see images of women’s bodies, both shamed and glorified. I read messages about foods to avoid. I hear women lament about the foods they (supposedly) can no longer eat. It feels like I am anticipating and… The post How to maximize your nutritional health in perimenopause and menopause appeared first on Energize Nutrition ..read more

Need lunch ideas to help you energize your afternoon but stuck with what the heck to eat??  We all have meals that are particularly challenging for us to figure out what to eat. For me, that meal is lunch. I work mostly from my home-based office, so technically lunch “should” be easy for me, right? … The post Lunch ideas to help you energize your afternoon appeared first on Energize Nutrition ..read more

This recipe for an Asian-style tuna salad is a nice change from the traditional mayonnaise-based version. After all, not everyone loves the creamy and somewhat gewey texture of mayo (like one of my boys)! Canned tuna is an ingredient I keep in my pantry for quick lunches and sometimes, a quick dinner. It is a lean source of protein and a nice change from chicken! For those of us in midlife following a Mediterranean Dietary pattern, including tuna as part of our lunch can be one strategy for bumping up the fish in our diets to the recommended 2-3 times a week. Instead of mayonnaise (which I do ..read more

Love the Taste of an Iced Cap? Try This Nutritionally Elevated Coffee Shake! As midlife women, many of us have a morning ritual that revolves around a beloved coffee. Whether it’s a simple black coffee or a delightful iced cappuccino, it provides the caffeine boost we crave to jumpstart our day. But, let’s be honest, a morning fueled solely by coffee is like building a house out of straw—it won’t withstand the whirlwind of our busy lives.   The Morning Nutrition Challenge Skipping breakfast is a common habit. Sometimes, we’re not hungry. Other times, it’s due to a hectic schedule that bar ..read more

Love to munch and crunch? This recipe for sweet-with-heat rosemary pecans is destined for joy in your mouth! As we journey through the midlife phase, our bodies often crave nourishing, flavourful snacks that not only tantalize our taste buds but also provide essential midlife nutrition. Enter the sweet-with-heat rosemary pecans – a delightful treat that promises to satisfy those cravings and elevate your snack game to a new level!   Nutrient Powerhouse: Pecans Pecans, the star of this recipe, are not only delicious but also pack a nutritional punch! Rich in thiamine, zinc, magnesium, iron ..read more

Lifestyle medicine has emerged as a beacon of hope for people who are seeking a holistic, lifestyle-based approach to health and well-being, chronic disease prevention and management. As midlifers, the focus on preventing and managing chronic diseases becomes paramount, making lifestyle medicine a pivotal compass for our journey.   According to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, lifestyle medicine involves the use of evidence-based therapeutic lifestyle approaches as a primary modality to prevent, treat lifestyle-related chronic disease such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, st ..read more

I don’t want to write another list of holiday living tips for managing the season. The internet is full of these kinds of lists! And while many of the ideas can be helpful, sometimes they leave me feeling a bit lost about which random list of tips will actually help me. Can you relate?   Without context, holiday living tips can feel like a prescriptive list of rules of what we “should” and “shouldn’t” do. This can result in militance, with us rigidly following every tip, while stripping us of our agency to impact our lives.   Holiday living tips lists can also result in defiance, wit ..read more

Alcohol and social settings is the elephant in the room. How do you say no when you want to but don’t know how to escape the social pressure to partake? Image source: Pixabay Bridgesward   This past month, I noticed a trend that several of my clients engaged in. “Dry November” in preparation for the impending holiday season. Given that alcohol is used by 75% of people living in Canada, going “dry” in a season of plenty can make you feel like a lone wolf.   Alcohol and social settings I have written about the impact of alcohol on our health and some of the challenges I see (and ..read more