Which hormones matter most for your health during and after menopause? I’m asked far too often about unique individual hormones. This week it was testosterone and DHEA. Both I wrote about in You Still Got It, Girl! Yet, you don’t want to just look at individual hormones without looking at the whole picture of your …
Testosterone is most abundant hormone in women. Lower percentage compared to men but still ultimately important. For instance, healthy male ranges in a 2022 pub med study stated 300-1000. In women they’re 15-70ng/dL though Centers for Disease Control list 8-49 ng/dL as healthy. The importance of this differential is this: are you focused on optimal …
Not Just for Men, Why Women Need Testosterone, Too! Read More »
Most midlife women have gut issues they ignore, accept as normal, or just try to quietly cope with. And they may avoid group exercise or social engagements because of it. If you too are doing either of those or limiting your food intake, avoiding eating instead of finding the root cause of the issue, this …
Personalized Gut Health: Resolve Menopause Gut Issues Read More »
Your Health Coaches, Group Fitness instructors and personal trainers don’t get this in their basic foundation. Nor do undergrads in exercise science or kinesiology. There’s just too little time. The “minimum viable information a fitness or health professional needs to enter the field” is not enough for your support of women. Let alone women in …
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Have you heard of Sue Hitzmann’s MELT Method? Today is your day. If movement doesn’t feel good, if you’ve foam rolled yourself to the painful tune of oohs and ahs but don’t feel better, then this episode will make it make sense to you. My Guest: Sue Hitzmann, MS, CST, NMT, is an internationally recognized …
Menopause Hormones Fascia Health | Sue Hitzmann’s Melt Method Read More »
Changes in hormones and skin that occur with midlife tend to hit women at varying times. For some women there’s a dramatic change when estrogen levels drop. Skin becomes noticeably thinner and this is when I hear more women ask for help with cellulite that wasn’t visible before. For other women it’s a roller-coaster ride …
Your Hormones and Skin in Midlife | Interview with TheSpaDr Read More »
I swear by my infrared sauna (In fact, recently my hormones were off due to supply-change issue resulting in a change of the type of estrogen I was given. My skin- breakouts – and water retention were the worst. I used my solo sauna for 14 days in a row and got a lot of …
12 Reasons to Use Infrared Sauna | Why I Love Mine Read More »
What’s the relationship between iodine and thyroid health? That’s our conversation today. The explanation provided by my guest (returning guest, Sara Banta) makes a complicated, integrated process of body functions much easier to understand. My Guest: Sara Banta is the owner of Accelerated Health Products in addition to the host of Accelerated Health Radio and …
Exercise-induced stress can interfere with your goals! Whether you want weight loss, to be stronger, faster or boost bone density. So let’s unpack why it happens and what you can do about it. Your cortisol levels follow a circadian rhythm, peaking in the morning and declining at the end of the day. But they can …
Exercise-Induced Stress in Midlife Women | How to Avoid It Read More »
What did you know about menopause before you got here? Will you pass on information to your daughter differently? Here’s one chance. This episode is a fun jaunt both into the deep wants and wishes we all feel and some of us express. We do a fun rapid fire game where I list symptoms of …
Shoulder
Circumference outside of both arms, at the armpit
Right Triceps
Halfway btwn shoulder & elbow, arm extended.
Hips
Find the widest point of girth at the hips
Right Thigh
Standing with weight on both legs, measure halfway between knee cap and hip flexor
Right Calf
Standing with weight on both legs, find the largest point of calf.
Chest
Measure from the rib cage just under breasts at bra line
Waist
At the belly button/umbilicus
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