MyMT™ KITCHEN: Harness your health with my Canadian Black Bean Soup
“People living a long time in the Blue Zones countries eat about a cup of beans a day. It probably yields them an extra four years of life expectancy and reduces inflammation which causes so many health problems as we age. Beans are high in protein and for every cup of cooked beans, you get […]
Beat your menopause heat by controlling your blood sugar levels.
The connection between elevated glucose levels, higher body temperature and sweating are already known in Diabetes research, but this is not only a diabetic issue. In healthy people without diabetes, acute spikes in glucose, either by glucose infusion or excessive carbohydrate consumption, causes body temperature to climb. (Bikman, 2022). I’m sure some of you, especially […]
Use the power of sunlight to improve your mental and immune health during menopause.
The discussions from women on my coaching programmes who live in the Northern Hemisphere are interesting. I even have one lady who works up in the Arctic Circle – with very little sunlight up there during the winter months and because she is moving through menopause, she didn’t realise her vulnerability with her mental and […]
The MyMT™ KITCHEN: A Festive MyMT™ Feast Specific to Mothers in Menopause.
If you’ve been following my newsletter posts over the past year, then you will know that menopause is a time of our life, when getting the right food into us, matters more than ever. This includes during festivities. No matter what your traditional meal is, then how about you put something on the table to […]
MyMT™ WORKOUT VIDEO: Buffer your stress with this 25 minute home-workout.
As we move through menopause, one of the lifestyle changes that we have control over to help improve our resilience to stress, is to undertake moderate, low-impact aerobic exercise. ‘Movement is Medicine‘ is the mantra in the MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness programme and inside this progressive 12 week exercise programme, you will find one of […]
MyMT™ Kitchen: What types of fruits help to reduce your stress levels?
I remember standing at the kitchen bench in the 1980s cutting kiwifruit and apples into ‘spikey’ halves – you know what I mean don’t you? Have a look at the image above – there’s the kiwifruit I’m referring to. In those days presenting the fruit like that was the most exotic thing that many of […]
Discover the stress-liver-menopause inflammation connection!
“It’s the belly-fat that disturbs me. I can’t get into my jeans that I could get into a year ago” was her cry for help. “For years I was playing competitive sport but I’ve stopped that now but still try to run. I also have 2-3 wines at night, but I don’t think this affects […]
“This is a new journey, a change of lifestyle and Wendy’s programme helps with this.” [Beta, Ireland]
“I’m really grateful I found Wendy’s program. I’m entering the menopause transition with less anxiety now. I had enormous difficulties, especially with sleeping. Wendy’s programme helped me get back on track. These days, I still sometimes wake-up in the middle of the night but I always go back to sleep based on her teachings. As […]
Fight the Fatigue: Why physical activity matters to your energy levels during menopause.
My coaching community is full of women enjoying being active again. I say ‘again’ for a reason – so many of them tell me that they have enjoyed activity all their life,but when peri-menopause arrived, aching muscles, insomnia and sore joints, left them unable to do the exercise that they used to do. They are […]
