MyMT™ | The Mediterranean Diet for Menopause and Post-Menopause
Can nutritional changes throughout the menopause transition help manage menopause symptoms amidst a growing reliance on medicalised solutions and supplement? It’s an interesting question isn’t it? And one that I asked myself, especially when menopause symptoms, including sore joints, insomnia, palpitations, hot flushes and weight gain, weren’t resolved with HRT. That’s why, drawing from my […]
The MyMT™ Kitchen: Mediterranean Baked Fish – Symptom relief from the deep.
You don’t have to eat a lot of fish to get the wonderful heart and thyroid health benefits that many women need as they transition from peri-menopause to menopause and then move into their post-menopause years. The Omega-3 fats in fish help to reduce the production of compounds which may cause blood vessels to constrict […]
MyMT™ Education for Practitioners: The seasons are changing and so are your client’s menopause symptoms.
“Sleep touches on nearly every aspect of our physiology and psychology, of our interaction with the world and with others.” William Dement (2000), Sleep Research Pioneer. Over 20,000 students took William Dement’s course on ‘Sleep and Dreams’ throughout his tenure at Stanford University. He created and pioneered the fields of sleep research, sleep medicine and […]
Terrific Tomatoes: Lycopene and Osteoporosis Prevention in Post-Menopausal Women
It’s a disease known as the ‘silent thief’ and this food helps to turn it around! My interest in lycopene, primarily from cooked tomatoes, was piqued, when I began to explore the role of this powerful compound on women’s cardiovascular health. Lycopene is a potent anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory compound that isn’t produced in the body, […]
MyMT™ Education for Practitioners: Help Midlife Clients Reverse Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance in Menopause
What is Metabolic Syndrome (MetS)? I remember the conference in New York distinctly. I remember the conference in New York distinctly. It was 1995, the year my daughter was born. It was my first time away from her. However, attending the conference was an opportunity that I didn’t want to miss. I was presenting at […]
MyMT™ Education for Practitioners: Alcohol, Osteoporosis & Bone Health – Understanding the Risks for Midlife Women
Alcohol consumption has long been studied for being detrimental to bones. The irony wasn’t lost on me. Here we were at a recent social event and she was already on her third glass of wine. No, I wasn’t counting. She told me this when she offered to pour me a glass of wine. I turned […]
“I returned home like a new person mentally and spiritually. It was the hardest thing I’ve done.” [Cathy, Australia]
“The trip was one of the hardest- things I have ever done in my life, (including running marathons), but it was one of the best experiences of my life. I have been on MyMT™ since May 2020 and it has been an enormous help and still continues to be. I did the Circuit Breaker programme […]
High blood pressure in menopause and beyond: Is this at the heart of your symptoms?
Why is my blood pressure increasing during menopause? This is a question often asked by women in menopause and post-menopause who discover that they have high blood pressure. There are a number of lifestyle solutions that are important for reducing blood pressure. Learn more with My Menopause Transformation™ – Evidenced lifestyle solutions for midlife and older women.
The MyMT™ Kitchen: A Banana and Almond Loaf for Fueling the Midlife Exerciser
My New Zealand Edmonds Cookery book is iconic. It’s the biggest selling cookbook in New Zealand’s history and if you are a Baby Boomer as I am and live in New Zealand, then you will know all about it. It’s sat in my recipe book cupboard in my kitchen for the best part of 40 […]
