Hello, friends.  I have been helping women with their perimenopause and menopausal questions and issues for over 25 years and I can tell you this: No two women are alike and not all women will have the same menopausal experience. Some women have no worries about menopa...

Endometriosis:  Endometriosis is a condition that causes tissues of the endometrium (uterine lining) to grow outside of the uterus.  This tissue swells with blood as ovulation approaches, when the uterine lining is shed during menstruation the implants bleed, except th...

Barbara: “Chances are, if you are between ages 35-45, your progesterone is now low.”

See the chart below:

Signs of low Progesterone if you are “Under” 45 years of age

• Irregular periods / Frequent Periods

• Spotting before periods (progesterone level dropping premat...

Here are the symptoms of estrogen dominance.Take a look:

• Weight gain

• Mood swings

• Insomnia, restless sleep

• Headache, including migraines

• Fatigue

• Heavy periods

• Memory loss

• Fibrocystic breast disease

• Irritability

• Uterine...

Do you find yourself routinely eating more then you mean to?
Struggle with weight gain because you can’t exercise “portion control?”
Feel awful about it – but can’t stop yourself from snacking?
Have you ever gotten the feeling that food is addictive?
You are not alone,...

Turn up the heat on Belly Fat!

What’s going on?  Why am I 5-10-15 pounds heavier when I am eating the same?

Oh, ladies…This happens as we begin to reach menopause.  It happens to men, too, by the way as their hormones decline, but they just don’t seem to care the same wa...

Feeling bloated, irritable, not like yourself? No matter what your age 18-70+ hormone imbalance could be to blame. Hormones are chemical “messengers” that impact the way your cells and organs function. When hormones are unbalanced, your entire life can feel unbalanced....

Hot flashes are just one well-known sign. Most women expect them. But lower hormone levels can yield some symptoms that women do not expect and that can be shocking to them. Also, these can occur at any time after the age of 35 in the years of pre-menopause.

Let’s talk...

Q: I recently lost 23 pounds and can’t wait to go on a cruise with my husband. I plan on having a great time – and that’s going to include eating a lot more than I usually do. Do you have any tricks I can use to avoid gaining back the weight?

A: Your first line of defen...

DHEA is one of the androgenic hormones secreted by the Adrenal glands. Levels of DHEA become depressed when you have Adrenal Fatigue. DHEA helps balance the effects of the stress hormone cortisol.  Cortisol, when consistently high, is the major cause of wearing out the...