Do You Suffer from Adrenal Fatigue?

Each person has two adrenal glands, one on the top of each kidney. These small glands secrete a number of hormones that are critical to our well-being. Adrenaline affects blood pressure, heart rate, and sweating; mineralocorticoids affects blood pressure plus the levels of salts and potassium in the body. Other hormones control how fats, proteins, and carbohydrates are used plus male sex functions. Cortisol is also produced by the adrenal glands and has a number of important functions including helping the body deal with stress.  Adrenal fatigue (hypoadrenia) is a term used in alternative medicine for a syndrome or a… Read More »

The Hidden Cause of Weight Gain

When I first started my journey in perimenopause I had this sudden and I mean sudden weight gain. I really felt like I was gaining a pound a day and there was not stopping the freight train. Now keep in mind, I had not changed a thing in my eating, exercising, drinking lots of water, sleeping 7-8 hours a night. I had lost 55 pounds from having babies and maintained for over 10 years so I knew that something was not working right in my body. I woman knows her body best! Remember that always. When I first went to… Read More »

Do You Know Who I Am?

I often wonder if people who come to my site really know me. How did you find me? What were you looking for? I was featured in an article this week for a mastermind group that I belong to that is a sisterhood of Christian women who are working from home. These ladies and the coach who leads them are phenomenal. Especially the coach Theresa who helped me to get the clarity I needed to birth Living Life Holistic. I wanted to separate my ministry with women and my business of coaching with a clear message. You see my message… Read More »

Being a Woman is Hard Work

Why is being a woman so hard sometimes? I get that a lot from my coaching clients who are in the midst of chaos. Let me just say, it’s not fair but it’s a fact that women are much more vulnerable to hormone imbalance then men. At least 26% of women are on a pill for anxiety, depression, or just the general feeling of unable to cope. Guess who has the babies, oh that’s right women! Pregnancy amplifies the demands on the endocrine glands, which release hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, cortisol, thyroid, leptin, growth hormone, and insulin. We as… Read More »