Intermittent fasting: yes or no?

Intermittent fasting: yes or no?

Have you heard of intermittent fasting? Or micro-fasting? Or time-restricted eating?   Before you say “No thanks Olga, it is not for me”, just hear me out šŸ™‚. You might want to know that fasting is šŸ‘ NOT a fad diet šŸ‘ one of the amazing tools in your...
Can you smell the coffee?

Can you smell the coffee?

Have you had your morning coffee yet? I have to admit… For me it’s a ā€œlove and hateā€ relationship with coffee šŸ˜…ā€¦ I love the taste of it, and the smell of it šŸ˜‡ā€¦. It makes me feel so comforted and happy at the same time…and I enjoy sharing a nice cup of coffee...
Do we all need HRT?

Do we all need HRT?

I was talking to a 68-year-old woman, who asked me if she should start HRT She had no symptoms of menopause. She has done really well to get to the age of 68, to have transitioned through menopause without needing any medication or HRT. She was really active,...
Essential Oils…a trend or a fad

Essential Oils…a trend or a fad

Do you feel like you’ve been hearing a lot about essential oils lately? While you might think essential oils are a new, hip trend, these highly concentrated plant extracts have been used for therapeutic purposes by ancient civilizations around the world for...
The quintessential weed

The quintessential weed

With much needed sunshine my garden is now a lot greener and covered in… dandelions!   I don’t know how about you, but FOR YEARS I have been trying to clear our lawn off those ā€œweedsā€ by pulling them out!   Until I learned a few things about this amazing...