If you ask how to lose weight, you’ll hear one answer on repeat: calorie deficit. And yes, fat loss does require a deficit. But here’s what no one explains properly: you cannot calculate a deficit until you know your...
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Why Stress is Sabotaging Your Weight Loss
Stress and weight loss seem to go hand in hand, right? You’re doing everything “right” … eating well, exercising, drinking water and yet the scale won’t budge. Or worse, it creeps up. Let’s talk about why stress might...
Perimenopause & Menopause: What’s Actually Going On In Your Body
If your periods have gone weird, your sleep is cooked, you have hot flushes, your moods are all over the place, your jeans are tighter and your GP keeps saying “your bloods are normal”… you’re probably in...
7 Essential Facts About Perimenopause Testing: Can You Really Test for It?
Many women start asking about perimenopause testing when their body suddenly begins changing. One day you’re sleeping well and feeling fine. The next you’re waking at 3am with anxiety, struggling with brain fog,...
Will HRT Help Me Lose Weight?
One of the most common questions I get is: “If I go on HRT, will it help me lose weight?”The answer is NO! HRT is not a weight-loss drug. But it’s also not that simple. To really understand this, we need to look at...
How to Fight Perimenopause Weight Gain
If you’re in your 40s or early 50s and feeling like your body is changing in ways you can’t control, you’re not alone. Perimenopause can bring a whole bunch of changes, and for many women, weight gain is one of the...
How High Cortisol Levels Affect Glucose Metabolism and Contribute to Weight Gain
Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but chronic stress can have more profound effects on your body than you might realize. One of the key players in this process is cortisol, a hormone released by the adrenal glands...
Understanding Perimenopause Symptoms: It’s Not Just Hot Flashes
When we talk about perimenopause, many people immediately think of hot flashes. While hot flashes are one of the common perimenopause symptoms, they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Perimenopause can bring a whole host...