by Joanne Parker | May 16, 2019 | Exercise, Fitness, Sweat, weight loss
If you follow the fitness industry, you’ve probably heard of the benefits of HIIT (or High Intensity Interval Training). I am often asked by my Real Girls, what type of workouts should they be doing especially once they hit their 40’s and beyond. HIIT workouts...
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 | 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...
by Joanne Parker | Jun 26, 2017 | General Health, menopause, Nourish, Thrive, Wellness
Do you get hot flashes? Are they mostly at night? Do they set the bed on fire (but not in that way)? Let’s get you some solutions! Before we do that, just some quick info on why hot flashes occur so we can try to effect the root cause of these...