“I crossed that 100km finish line feeling strong. Knowing the correct nutrition for my age and stage in life, was my biggest advantage.” [Kylie, Australia]
“Two weeks ago, I completed my first 100-kilometer trail run and I felt great!” That was the start of Kylie’s email to me. I knew that she had been training for an ultra-distance event after we exchanged emails about her nutrition requirements for her 50 km running during the time that she has been with […]
MyMT™ Education: What women in menopause can learn from London bus conductors.
Tottenham Court Road is busy as London’s iconic red double-decker buses travel up and down. These buses are modern and very different from the old buses that frequented London’s inner roads in the 1950’s. I wonder what London’s pioneering female bus driver, Jill Viner, would think of them, after being the first woman to drive […]
MyMT™ Education: Telomeres, exercise, menopause and the anti-ageing benefits of betaine.
During the past few decades, numerous ageing and health studies have emerged discussing the link between lifestyle factors, inflammation and telomere dysfunction. The tiny ‘hard-hat’s on the ends of human DNA, that control how rapidly we age. Telomere’s become shorter with age and age-related diseases. We all know that much attention is given to midlife […]
MyMT™ Education: Your client’s changing lymphatic system during menopause.
I could see her struggling to walk along the corridor as I disembarked the plane on the long-haul flight between the United Kingdom and New Zealand recently. She was a woman in her early to late 50s and noticing her discomfort, and always with menopause and changes to the lymphatic system on my mind, I […]
MyMT™ Education: Apples – a core consideration for your midlife client’s gut and liver health.
Will an apple a day keep the Doctor away for women during their menopause transition? If we follow the research on the effect of a whole apple (including the skin), on liver health and the gut microbiome, then yes, women who eat an apple a day, may well be improving their symptoms as they move […]
MyMT™ Education: Understanding Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
I’ve just returned from presenting at the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine conference in the UK. Sitting in on a session by Dr Darota Komar, who is a specialist in Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, was a reminder about how harmful these can be to the functioning of the HPA-Thyroid Axis. Her presentation was a fascinating insight […]
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 […]