MORE BLOG POSTS — Stress

Freedom from Menopause Prison After 25 years Menopausal women rejoice! We’ve finally been unshackled. All that unnecessary suffering-- navigating hot flashes, weight gain, brain fog, and that stubborn fatigue that makes you feel like gum on the bottom of a shoe—was completely unnecessary. For more than two decades, women have been denied release from “menopause prison”—told it was safer to stay locked in even while the key dangled inches from our fingers.  But now, twenty-five long years later, the cell doors have finally swung open. On November 10, 2025, the FDA announced it will remove the black-box warning—the most severe caution...

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...

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...

If you're feeling tired, foggy, moody, or just "off,” it might not be just stress or hormones. In fact, one of the most overlooked reasons women struggle with energy, weight, sleep, and mood is simple but subtle: nutrient deficiencies. Nutritional deficiencies are surprisingly common—and they don’t just affect people with poor diets. In fact, nearly half of American women over 40 are running low on at least one essential vitamin or mineral. Even more eye-opening? Even more women are unknowingly deficient in several at once, especially as they get older. You might be wondering how this is possible—especially if you’re eating a healthy diet and maybe...

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...