Nutrition

food as medicine

Food: The Best Medicine For Midlife Women

Paving the Way to Health Through Our Forks “Using food as medicine is a powerful tool to help women lose weight and enjoy better health during the menopause life stage.” — Gloria Richard-Davis, MD One of the most common complaints women have during the menopause life stage is weight gain….

changes relieving perimenoopause symptoms

Changes Improving Perimenopause Symptoms

These lifestyle changes are making WLB community members feel better. I have noticed with increasing my exercise program from just walking daily to adding in 2 cardio classes and 1 strength training class that my circulation is better, my headaches are less, my energy and sleep have improved. I eat…

Diet_Optimized

Modest Midlife Changes Make a Difference for Heart Health

Two quotes from an article about making changes in midlife: “So, does prevention work? Women who don’t smoke, walk a half-hour a day, aren’t overweight, and eat a prudent diet—defined in the study as greater than average fruit, vegetable, nut, whole grain, and bean consumption—had a 92% lower risk of…

Almonds to prevent osteoporosis

Almonds — Good for Bone Health

In this article, Dr. Michael Greger from nutritionfacts.org talks about almonds and the benefit they provide for improved bone health. He explains that bone is living and it is constantly in a state of growth and at the same time being depleted. The rate of depletion increases beginning when hormones…