MORE BLOG POSTS — Hormones

You’re cruising through your 40s, finally in your groove—and then one morning you wake up in a body that’s gone rogue. Welcome to perimenopause: Where hormones rule the roost and predictability packs its bags. Your periods start playing hide-and-seek, midnight ceiling stare- downs become the norm, you’re convinced you’re getting early-onset Alzheimer’s, and your waistline seems to be the only thing sticking around for comfort. The kicker? Most women don’t even realize what’s happening. They wonder: Am I stressed? Depressed? Just getting old? Nope, nope, and nope. The truth is, once your baby-making days are behind you, Mother Nature decides your ovaries are ready for...

If you’re over 40 and feel like your metabolism has gone into early retirement, you’re not crazy—and you’re definitely not alone. But before you ban carbs or start a radical juice cleanse, let’s talk about the silent player that’s making weight loss harder: your gut. That 30-foot stretch of digestive real estate is doing a lot more than turning food into poop. It’s managing hormones, cravings, inflammation, and detox. And once you hit your 40s—when hormones shift, stress rises, and muscle mass dips—gut health becomes either your secret weapon or your biggest roadblock. Let’s dig into why gut health is so crucial—and how to get...

You’re juggling a career, a family, aging parents, a metabolism in slow motion, and suddenly your hormones stage a full-blown mutiny. Welcome to menopause—on stress. If you’ve felt like your hot flashes are hotter, your mood swings meaner, or your brain fog thicker than it should be, chronic stress could be the not-so-silent saboteur. Let’s break down why stress makes menopause symptoms worse and what you can actually do about it. The Hormone Havoc of Menopause Menopause isn’t just the end of your period. It’s a major hormonal transition. Estrogen and progesterone—the dynamic duo that once kept your body humming—begin to decline. And as they...

When you think about aging, you might worry about wrinkles or stiff joints — but what about your brain? Many women start to notice little mental slips and slower thinking long before they ever retire. In fact, studies show that up to 60% of women in midlife report struggles with memory, word-finding, or that familiar “brain fog” that seems to appear overnight. If you’ve ever walked into a room and forgotten why, blanked on a familiar name, or felt like your mind just isn’t as clear as it used to be — you’re definitely not alone, and you’re not stuck with it either. Let’s break...

Menopause is a natural stage of life, but for millions of women in the U.S., it comes with more than just hot flashes and night sweats—it carries a heavy emotional, professional, and financial toll. From reduced productivity at work to rising out-of-pocket costs for symptom relief, menopause is quietly draining billions of dollars from the U.S. economy each year. And yet, it remains one of the most overlooked public health and workplace challenges today.   The Annual Cost of Menopause in the U.S.   According to a 2023 Mayo Clinic study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), menopause-related symptoms cost...