MyMT™ Education: Why Social Connection Matters to Health as Women Age
“You might not remember me?“, she said as she came in the door at my Masterclass on Menopause seminar one evening. I peered at her face and immediately said, “Joy, it’s you.” Old primary school friends who have not seen each other for 40 years. But although the years pass by, there is always a […]
MyMT™ Education: Why gut health matters for your clients on menopause-related anti-depressants.
2/3 of those on antidepressants in the UK, NZ and Australia are female, and typically in their 50s and 60s. Why is depression so prevalent in women? This was a question posed by researchers in Canada (Albert, 2015) and one that I have often thought about too. But not just any women – those in […]
MyMT™ Education: The evolutionary significance of the menopause transition
With the possible exception of pilot whales and chimpanzees, no mammals studied to date are known to commonly exhibit the cessation of their reproductive capacity as they get older. Except of course, for human females. For those of you with clients approaching mid-life (45-60 years), my theme this month is about ‘New Beginnings‘. That’s why […]
MyMT™ Education: A PODCAST with Jenna on Menopause, Exercise and Healthy Ageing
I’m often asked about exercise education for women during their menopause transition and Jenna wanted to interview me, because as a women’s Health Coach, she found herself, that there is so much confusion out there in menopause-land. This podcast is from her series called Women On Fire®. What exercise to do during the menopause transition […]
MyMT™ Education: The effect of water on gut health (and menopause symptoms) in midlife.
When you walk around the lake-front of the small town where I live, there is a natural spring. I became interested in it when I went into menopause. Not because of its aesthetic value, but because it reminded me of the small mountain village in Switzerland, which is home to a source of glacial water […]
MyMT™ Education: Gut Health and Menopause Gluten Sensitivity – unpacking your client’s fatigue.
Menopause Gluten Sensitivity & Fatigue Fatigue management has been the topic of my posts this week in my private coaching group for Health and Exercise Practitioners who are on one of my courses. It’s so great to read the discussions in this group and to help Practitioners understand many of the lifestyle solutions that can […]
MyMT™ Education: Lifestyle evidence to improve menopause anxiety and cognition.
‘Despite the overwhelming prevalence of anxiety in modern society, medications often fail to achieve complete symptom resolution. We highlight the roles of the microbiome and inflammation as influencers of anxiety, and discuss the evidence base for specific nutritional interventions.’ [Norwitz and Naidoo, 2021] Most of us know the feelings of anxiety don’t we? The elevated […]
MyMT™ Education: Women’s Healthy Ageing During Menopause – Discover my top-4 strategies
The Women’s Healthy Ageing Project (WHAP) is a longitudinal study of over 400 Australian-born women, epidemiologically randomly sampled in 1990. In the early 1990’s, researcher Professor Szoeke, became very dis-satisfied with the lack of clinical research on mid-life women. Up until then, most of the research connecting lifestyle behaviors and choices with diseases of ageing, […]
MyMT™ Education: Menopause Weight Loss, Cardiometabolic Health and Exercise
The Evolution of Fitness and Women’s Weight Loss Goals “I hired a Personal Trainer online for the first time during the pandemic. I was really enjoying the sessions, but I have to admit, I didn’t lose any weight whatsoever – in fact my clothes are now tighter and I feel swollen and bloated. He has […]
MyMT™ Education: The role of RYE in cardiac health during menopause.
“After this past year of avoiding whole-grains completely based on the diet I was on, I now realise that this was the wrong thing to do now that I’m in my 50’s. I’ve lost 5 lbs & I’m feeling amazing. I have so much more energy.” [Kirsten, USA] Most women joining me on the MyMT™ programmes […]