VIDEO: “My Christmas lilies are blooming, which means it’s that time of year to slow down!”
My Christmas lilies are looking magnificent up the back of my garden. It’s a seasonal reminder here in New Zealand that the end of the year is upon us, and despite everything going on in our lives, it’s time to slow-down and reflect on the year that’s been. Has it been a busy year for […]
MyMT™ Education: Is alcohol making your client’s menopause insomnia worse?
It was an interesting discussion that I had whilst on holiday last year in Switzerland. I was reminded of it recently when a discussion came up in my private coaching community about alcohol and sleep. The fondue pot was bubbling away in the middle of the table. How the Swiss got to have a national […]
MyMT™ Education: Can your clients restore their zest in menopause with zinc?
The question sits in my health screening form and states, ‘Do you feel frequently tired?’ – nearly every single response out of the thousands of screening forms that women have filled in for me over the past decade, says ‘yes’. This intrigues me and I always wonder two things: If they are vegetarian or vegan […]
Restore your zest in menopause with zinc.
The question sits in my health screening form and states, ‘Do you feel frequently tired?’ – nearly every single response out of the thousands of screening forms that women have filled in for me over the years, says ‘yes’. This intrigues me and I always wonder two things: If they are vegetarian or vegan (nothing […]
“I crossed that 100km finish line feeling strong. Knowing the correct nutrition for my age and stage in life, was my biggest advantage.” [Kylie, Australia]
“Two weeks ago, I completed my first 100-kilometer trail run and I felt great!” That was the start of Kylie’s email to me. I knew that she had been training for an ultra-distance event after we exchanged emails about her nutrition requirements for her 50 km running during the time that she has been with […]
The MyMT™ Kitchen: A post-workout recovery salad which ticks all the nutrient ‘boxes’.
Not all of you are athletes or regular exercisers I know. But if you are, then this traditional Salade Nicoise, with the addition or swap-out of sweet potato for the plain potato, is a post-workout winner. Sport nutrition, which can also be called exercise nutrition, is the application of nutrition principles for the purpose of […]
“I crossed that 100km finish line feeling strong. Knowing the correct nutrition for my age and stage in life, was my biggest advantage.” [Kylie, Australia]
“Two weeks ago, I completed my first 100-kilometer trail run and I felt great!” That was the start of Kylie’s email to me. I knew that she had been training for an ultra-distance event after we exchanged emails about her nutrition requirements for her 50 km running during the time that she has been with […]
Feeling exhausted? How your fatigue and stress impacts your menopause symptoms and exercise tolerance.
Why have women become so busy and stressed, that this is now affecting their hormonal balance and their tolerance to exercise? The concept of the Stress Adaptation Response was first conceptualized in the 1950s by Psychologist, Dr Hans Selye. Since his early research and descriptions of the ‘General Adaptation Syndrome’ (G.A.S.), this syndrome has been […]
MyMT™ Education: Telomeres, exercise, menopause and the anti-ageing benefits of betaine.
During the past few decades, numerous ageing and health studies have emerged discussing the link between lifestyle factors, inflammation and telomere dysfunction. The tiny ‘hard-hat’s on the ends of human DNA, that control how rapidly we age. Telomere’s become shorter with age and age-related diseases. We all know that much attention is given to midlife […]
