I hope you tried a number of the Sleep Tips from last week’s blog. And that you got a lot more Zzzzzzs as a result.  But there are some factors lurking outside of your direct control that may keep you from a full night of blissful sleep… Hormones. Hormones are the chemical messengers in our…

I often chuckle at how little kids fight taking a nap or going to bed, while adults wish for the opportunity to sleep during the day or tuck in early or sleep in late. Kids need even more sleep than adults, and they look so darn cute while doing it, so why the struggle? If…

10 Ways to Manage Chronic Stress STRESS. You can’t avoid it  – it literally surrounds us in everyday life and no one is immune to it. The way our bodies respond to stress is protective in the short term but damaging in the long term. Let’s look at how stress functions in the body and…

You’ve probably heard that what you eat and how you move can make a HUGE improvement in some of the symptoms of menopause.  They can stave off the dreaded weight gain at this time of life. (Ugh!) And they can help prevent other issues like heart disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Here are seven ways to…

While green tea contains less caffeine than coffee, sipping on a cup or two of this beverage throughout the afternoon can give you energy without disturbing your nighttime sleep. This can be a boon for peri-menopausal women who may be struggling with sluggish daytime energy and nighttime sleep difficulties! For myself, sipping on a cup…

ARE YOUR TEETH TOXIC? Sweden and Denmark have banned them entirely. Germany has imposed severe restrictions on their use. Recommendations have been made that they not be used on children, or any female of childbearing age, pregnant or not. What is this thing that is so dangerous? Well, it is likely in your mouth right…

The microbiome not only lives in the gut, it affects the function of digestion. The microbiome allows the gut wall to absorb nutrients, or keep out toxins and partially digested food. It plays a profound role in allowing and orchestrating the right nutrients into the body so the brain gets the appropriate nutrients it needs.…

Be sure to read my next post in this series: How the Microbiome Works With Our Body Systems (including Microbiome Diet Basics). The medical community has long viewed microbes (aka bacteria) as something to destroy, believing that microbes cause illness and disease, and has left us with the idea that bacteria are bad and are a threat…