by Joanne Parker | Jun 25, 2019 | Fatigue, General Health, menopause, Sleep, Stress, Thrive, weight loss
Have you ever wondered whether a lack of sleep can cause weight gain? Are you stuck trying to figure out why you’re gaining weight? Or why it’s so difficult to lose those extra kilos that just seemed to sneak up on you despite not changing your diet or exercise...
by Joanne Parker | Jun 14, 2019 | General Health, menopause, Stress, Thrive, Wellness
SENESCENCE or biological aging is the gradual deterioration of functional characteristics. The word senescence can refer either to cellular aging or to deterioration of the whole organism. (Eek, deterioration!) FACT: we all get older every single day and each person’s...
by Joanne Parker | Apr 22, 2019 | menopause, Sleep, Stress, Thrive, Wellness
– and what to do about it Hormones are like chemical messengers, and govern nearly every cellular action in our body. While very important, our sex hormones like estrogen, progesterone and testosterone, are actually not essential for our survival. They’re...
by Joanne Parker | Dec 10, 2018 | General Health, menopause, weight loss, Wellness
Weight fluctuation can be so annoying! Have you felt the frustration of working hard to maintain a healthy body weight, only to step on the bathroom scale and see the numbers going in the wrong direction – or not quickly enough in the right direction! I know I...
by Joanne Parker | Jul 2, 2017 | healthy eating, menopause, Nutrition, Recipes
Makes 12 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 red pepper (diced) 2 cups baby spinach (chopped) 1 cup mushrooms (chopped) 2 cloves garlic (minced) 6 eggs 1 tablespoon flax/linseed (ground) Preheat oven to 180C. Grease or line a 12 serving muffin tin. Heat a...
by Joanne Parker | Jul 2, 2017 | General Health, healthy eating, menopause, Metabolism, Nourish, Nutrition, Thrive, weight loss, Wellness
During menopause women tend to gain weight. While this isn’t great it’s pretty common and there are many reasons why. Two reasons why women gain weight during menopause… Reason #1 Reduced muscle mass. Muscle mass uses energy (burns calories) so...
