Do You Want Your Emotional Baggage?

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The principle to keep in mind is that triggers explain—they don’t excuse. Emotional triggering is, at root, a survival response. Our brains create powerful associations between things that hurt us and whatever happened to be occurring when we got hurt. Once you’ve been hit by lightning, even though you know that the odds of its happening again are astronomically low, the touch of a single raindrop may send you running for cover. It’s easier to forgive misbehavior in ourselves and others once we understand this powerful connection between environment, emotion, and reaction. But recognizing our triggers doesn’t give us carte… Read More »

Are You Battling Breakouts in Menopause?

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With the exception of puberty, there is no more challenging time for your skin than when you go through menopause. Like opposing forces of nature, your skin must battle against both breakouts and wrinkles, giving you definite obstacles when it comes to choosing treatments and products. This is a time of hormonal shifts that play a major role in your skin changes. Surges of testosterone cause acne, not only on the face but anywhere else, including the back and chest. Stress also creates precursors to hormones, which serve to increase breakouts. I did not have an acne problem during puberty…. Read More »

Menopause and Cancer

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The relationship between estrogen and breast cancer is complicated and not entirely understood. Most oncologists prefer to minimize a breast cancer survivor’s exposure to estrogen. So estrogen or hormone therapy is not recommended for most women with breast cancer. The question of whether dietary sources of weak estrogens, such as soy, are safe for these women is also uncertain. There are vocal experts on either side of the fence.   With that said, there are options to help all women with symptoms from menopause.  I believe that the holistic lifestyle is a plus for women and cancer.  You have many choices and… Read More »

Do You Suffer from Lack of Sleep!

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We all know that lack of sleep makes you cranky and irritable.  It can also make you fat.  I am a person who likes her sleep.  I sleep 7-8 hours every night. There are many studies out there on sleep and perimenopause and menopause.  Here are some of the other less-well-known reasons you need to sleep 7-8 hours: Lack of sleep gives you brain fog. Sleep plays a critical role in thinking and learning. Lack of sleep interrupts these processes. First, it impairs attention, alertness, concentration, reasoning, and problem solving. This makes it more difficult to learn efficiently.  We have various… Read More »