Posts tagged weight gain
Is it perimenopause or menopause? How to tell the difference...

Irregular period? Hot flashes? Short fused? Trouble sleeping?

These are just a few of the myriad symptoms that could be a sign you are dealing with peri or menopause issues.

I hear a lot confusion around the 'pauses' so I thought I would break down just what each of these are and how to tell the difference.

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Why We Eat Sugar/Fat/Salt When We're Stressed

Stress affects your ability to control your desire for fat, sugar, and salt. At the same time, fat, sugar, and salt are the molecules that fuel the stress response! When stressed, you need sugar to mobilize your energy, you need salt to maintain the blood pressure that gets elevated, and you need fat to replenish the stores of sugar after the crisis is over.

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Feeling frazzled and fatigued? Then this is for you!

Today, I want to talk about something near and dear to my heart: fatigue.

Do you wake up and have to drag yourself out of bed?
Are you tired most of the day?

Could you close your eyes and be asleep in 2 minutes?

Do you feel like you and your body aren’t on the same page?

There are a number of reasons this could be happening, and most have to do with your hormones.

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