New Research: Your belly-fat in post-menopause … and why you shouldn’t just blame your hormones.

Have you ever wondered why so many women put on belly-fat as they move through menopause into post-menopause? This so confused me at the time. My legs were getting thinner, but my belly was getting bigger. Dangerously bigger. I knew it wasn’t good for my heart health and it was sending me down the slippery […]

VIDEO: Meet Dr Wendy Sweet [PhD] from MyMT™.

Royal Couple with Baby

Hi Everyone – how exciting – a new royal baby this week, and the start of a new life for the beautiful Royal couple, The Sussexes. It’s such an exciting and nervous time when there is a new baby. And how little we knew when many of us had our own children. Research wasn’t available […]

Discover the link between sore joints and menopause and the powerful nutrient your joints will love.

Whenever I get a health screening form arrive in my in-box from women who sign up to the MyMT™ progammes, I look carefully to see if they have ticked the box that they are experiencing  joint pain that has come on since they have reached menopause. The majority of women do. When I ask what their doctor […]

Burn menopause fat by helping these cells to do the job they love to do … and why my dog needs to do this too!

Coming back to New Zealand has been an eye-opener. A month in Switzerland in a small ski village and hardly ever, did I see an overweight mid-life woman. Even when I visited the larger cities. Although the 2017 OECD report suggests that both Switzerland and Korea are countries where obesity rates are projected to increase over […]

“If menopause is the life-stage that is the opposite of puberty, then why is it treated as a ‘sickness’?”

“Menopause is the opposite life-stage to puberty and we don’t medicate our daughters with hormone therapies, anti-depressants and endless supplements. Too many women believe that menopause is a ‘sickness’, and yes, I was one of these women who believed this too, because that’s how it has been traditionally managed. But we aren’t sick! Our lifestyle […]

Discover my 6 ‘foodie’ tips that will help reduce your HOT FLUSHES, keep your BLOOD PRESSURE low & help you STAY CALM this Christmas!

Turkey or Ham? Potatoes or Sweet Potatoes? Broccoli or Cauliflower? Spinach or Kale? Beetroot or Parsnip? Steamed pudding or pavlova? Of all the hundreds of coaching posts that I’ve written for women who join me in the private MyMT communities for my three different 12 week programmes – [Circuit Breaker, Transform Me & my new […]

Need some calming strategies in your life? Why I’m at New Zealand’s Hauora Yoga Conference!

November is ‘exercise month’ and that’s why I’m here at New Zealand’s first conference for Yoga Instructors … where re-connecting with Jason was insightful! How do you cope with stress and your feelings of anxiety with your busy life? Do you eat more? Do you get frustrated, impatient? Maybe you turn to lots of exercise […]

“I’m slimmer, healthier, sleeping and happy. Your menopause programme is life-changing.”

“Hi Wendy .. with renewed confidence I went clothes shopping today for the beautiful slim woman I see in the mirror everyday.  Participating in your  programme has been life changing for me.  A huge thank you to you for taking the challenge to study healthy ageing and share your discoveries on menopause.  I would not […]

“My heart had been damaged by many years of high blood pressure.” [Tina Turner]

I’m heartbroken. And so is Tina apparently – literally. I had no idea that the legendary Queen of Rock, Tina Turner, had been through so many health problems. But her autobiography, ‘Tina Turner – My Love Story’  was under the Christmas tree and 24 hours later, I had read every word. Bowel cancer and kidney disease have […]