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I hope you are enjoying your Easter holiday weekend 🐣?   Most of you will be taking a break from work to spend more time at home with family.   Our kids are now too old for the Easter egg hunt, but…on Easter Sunday we will be heading to the east coast of...

Did you know that Nature Therapy or shinrin-yoku (“forest bathing”) emerged in Japan in the 1980s to offer an eco-antidote to tech-boom city burnout and to inspire us to reconnect with local forests? So, what are the benefits:   😎 reduced stress - being in nature...

I'm sure you've heard it many times...   Everything is good in moderation...   But is it?   When it comes to alcohol and navigating menopause, moderation might not be the answer.   Whether we like it or not, alcohol consumption, while socially...

Hi - Olga here 🙂.   Have you had a good week?   Last week I had lunch with one of my best friends. It was about celebrating our recent birthdays (born on the same month and in the same year!) and catching up on life really.   As we were reflecting on us...

My week was a bit of a mixed bag.   Good news first - I was lucky enough to be away with my family and enjoyed much needed rest and re-charge...   Now the bad news -  on return home when driving back on the motorway from the airport, we smelt a burning tire...

What is it so special about soy?… Soy contains phytoestrogens, (isoflavones) plant compounds with estrogen-like properties. So, having soy-based foods like tofu, edamame, and soy milk in your regular diet, may help some of your menopausal symptoms due to their...

You probably heard so many times that regular exercise is important.   But it becomes essential during perimenopause and menopause.   Why? 🤔 The crashing hormones are leaving us with a higher risk of health problems like weight gain, heart disease,...

Anxiety has been mentioned a lot during menopause. And even if you'd never suffered from anxiety ever before, with hormonal changes, it can creep up on you, literally, out of nowhere... So, what can be done about it? Medication, of course can be tried. Though it often...

Reducing your toxic load was one of the topics I covered in my recent live and virtual talks on Menopause. As you go through hormonal changes, it becomes even more important to pay attention to this. And it does not have to involve expensive detox treatments...  ...

I don’t know about you, but January is not my favourite… The days are still pretty dark… and it’s pretty cold outside…🥶 That is why I wanted to tell you about the importance of DAYLIGHT! 😃 Understanding the benefits of daylight exposure can be a game-changer for...