“At first I didn’t want to change how I lived my life.” [Zelinda, Australia]
Why do people struggle to turn healthy lifestyle intentions into action? It’s a question that I studied for numerous years doing my Masters thesis. And I have an answer for you! Behaviour-change research consistently reports that for women especially, three main factors impact on their resolve to change their lifestyle routines and behaviours: Lack of […]
New Research: Turn around your menopause melancholy with this vital vitamin!
If you cast your mind back to your transition through puberty, I wonder if at times, you felt moody, melancholy, grumpy, or angry? Perhaps you felt worthless or un-motivated at times. Perhaps you feel that you’ve lost any propensity for experiencing pleasure in your life from normally pleasurable life events – a description of Anhedonia […]
MyMTâą Education: Feeling Forgetful? Understanding menopause brain changes in midlife.
She emailed me from the UK. “My worst symptom is brain-fog” she mentioned. “I work at a computer all day and I’m feeling forgetful. I’m worried that I will get dementia as my mother did. I wonder if you have any solutions? I’m already on the Paleo diet and doing weight training.” It wasn’t the […]
Swollen ankles, aching legs and your changing lymphatic system in menopause.
I could see her struggling to walk along the hospital corridor. There we were in the Emergency Room unexpectedly – it was busy and there were a few middle-age nurses helping the never-ending stream of patients coming in the door – hubbie included. Noticing her discomfort and limping movement, I was drawn to look at […]
The MyMTâą KITCHEN: Harness your Hormones with the Blue Zones Creamy Broccoli-Peanut Soup!
It’s a hard word to roll around your tongue, but Diindolylmethane or DIM, is the compound in cruciferous vegetables that makes experts advise people at risk for breast cancer to eat more cabbage and broccoli as a preventive measure. This important compound makes broccoli the Queen of the Crucifers, as it has an impact on […]
Does your ageing, tired thyroid need the magic of these nutrients?
The new study came out of beautiful Nepal – not a country that I would associate with changing thyroid function in some of the population, but apparently so. The study’s purpose was to evaluate whether blood levels of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus were out of balance in hypothyroid cases. (Dhungana et al, 2022). With a […]
MyMTâą Education: A New Nutritional Approach to Menopause Weight Loss
It’s amazing to think that Type 2 diabetes and obesity was rare in our parentâs generation. But today, in many western countries, it is the fasting growing chronic condition â especially in women aged 50 â 59 years. In Australia alone, 280 Australians develop diabetes every day (Diabetes Australia). Thatâs one person every 5 minutes. […]
MyMTâą PODCAST: Menopause and Exercise hosted by ZEST Wellness.
What describes you – are you lean and mean and usually a killer on the gym floor and starting to struggle? Â Or do you have a patchier relationship with exercise, have put on a few kilos and are just wondering how to get through the day?, mentions research scientist and ZEST Wellness Founder, Dr Anna […]
The MyMTâą KITCHEN: My Blood Orange Smoothie is bursting with vital Vitamin C.
Oranges, especially blood oranges, are a rich source of Vitamin C. The many phyto-nutrients they provide are an additional benefit for those of you experiencing muscle aches and pains, especially after exercise. Many of these benefits, aren’t found in Vitamin C supplements. For those of you who are regular exercisers and experiencing sore joints and […]
