The MyMT™ Kitchen: Parsley – it’s more than a garnish with my parsley hummus recipe.
Each year tons of parsley leaves are placed upon dinner plates worldwide, probably only to be scraped away with the leftovers. But as we move through menopause, parsley gives you the crucial folate that your ageing nervous system and heart need in mid-life. The photo above is the parsley in my garden. When I learnt […]
“I’ve not had knee joint pain and we are halfway through the Camino de Santiago.” [Lesley, New Zealand]
Lesley has been with me on the My Menopause Transformation programme for a long time. When she mentioned that she was going to tackle the 700+km Camino de Santiago, I knew she had to sort out her joint and muscles health. We are all enjoying her journey as she posts into the MyMT™ private coaching community […]
MyMT™ Education: The effect of mindfulness and slow breathing on menopause palpitations
I’ve had your client’s menopause palpitations on my mind this week. According to new research, menopause palpitations are more common than women think. [Carpenter, Sheng, et al, 2022]. As the authors noted, ‘compared with the abundance and breadth of research on menopausal vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes) and sleep, there is a relative scarcity of research […]
Have you forgotten what ‘feeling healthy’ feels like now that you’re in menopause?
When I was lecturing in health and wellbeing at Waikato University many years ago, I used to show students the diagram below depicting the World Health Organisation’s dimensions of health and the known consequences. Never once did I think it applied to me. I was a regular exerciser, I (supposedly) ate ‘well’, I was pretty […]
The MyMT™ KITCHEN: Lemony roast potatoes/sweet potatoes with tomatoes and garlic pack a heart-health punch in menopause.
You’ll love the smell of garlic and rosemary as this delicious dish roasts in your oven. And when you choose sweet potatoes and mix these with ordinary potatoes you’ll be delivering yourself a dose of heart health goodness, especially if you love roast tomatoes. As many of you know who have followed my newsletter for […]
MyMT™ Education: Is low Vitamin D status associated with blood vessel changes in menopausal women?
Over 60 million women (44%) in the United States are living with some form of heart disease. This is the leading cause of death for women in the United States and can affect women at any age. In 2021, heart disease was responsible for the deaths of 310,661 women— or about 1 in every 5 […]
Give your ageing heart the nutrients it needs for improving your energy in menopause.
Her arms lifted high in the air and the smile on her face, as she reached the top of this hiking trail in BC, Canada, is a testament to what Donna has achieved over the past few months. The attention she has paid towards restoring her sleep, improving her cardiac health and fitness as well […]
Your aching muscles and bones during menopause will love these foods.
Perhaps your leg cramps are waking you up at night? Maybe you’re a regular exerciser and don’t understand why you aren’t recovering the way you used to? Maybe you’ve been told that your aches and pains are a normal part of menopause? Or maybe you’re taking a heap of turmeric and glucosamine and other supplements […]
New Research: Does daily stress affect your client’s menopause symptoms?
If you were to get your clients to pull out a blank piece of paper and list all the factors that drain their energy and/or stress them out over a day or a week, I wonder what would be on that list? From everything which might be over-whelmingthem in their workplace, to their home environment […]
