As women, our bodies, hormones, and needs are constantly evolving. From the changes of puberty to the challenges of pregnancy, we navigate a complex landscape of hormone-related symptoms. And just when we think we’ve found balance, our 40s arrive – bringing yet another wave of transformation and challenges. One of the most common complaints IContinue reading “Cortisol, Belly Fat, and Weight Struggles After 40: What You Need to Know”
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The Connection Between Emotional Eating and Hormonal Imbalances
I’ve talked a lot about how our emotions can affect our eating habits. We often reach for food to soothe an emotional need rather than a nutritional one. Yet, emotional eating is also influenced by many other factors, including hormonal imbalances. I am sure many of you are familiar with how your eating habits change throughout your menstrual cycle, weContinue reading “The Connection Between Emotional Eating and Hormonal Imbalances”
What is Emotional Eating?
Throughout our lives, we consciously and unconsciously connect feelings with food. Therefore, it’s so important to think about how and why we eat, rather than just what we eat. Emotional eating is when we use food to comfort ourselves or repress negative emotions. Stress-eating How many of you reach for chocolate, pastries, crisps, or aContinue reading “What is Emotional Eating?”
Dealing With Stress
April is Stress Awareness Month. This has been running since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. We all have suffered from stress in our lives whether because of moving home, exams, work, bereavement, an illness, children, divorce, financial troubles or other. In fact, we’re soContinue reading “Dealing With Stress”
Coffee: Friend or Foe?
The whole world loves to drink coffee. Everyone is looking for their caffeine fix to get them through their busy day. I must be one of the very few who hate the taste of coffee. I have always been more of a tea drinker. But in this article, I’m going to look at the prosContinue reading “Coffee: Friend or Foe?”
Stress and the Digestive System
In this article I’m going to explore the relationship between stress and the digestive system. The food and drink that you should incorporate in your diet, and those you should avoid. We have all suffered from stress at some point in our lives whether due to exams, work, a bereavement, an illness, children, divorce, financialContinue reading “Stress and the Digestive System”
5 Reasons You May Not Be Losing Weight
So, you’re doing everything you can to lose weight? Going to the gym regularly and eating healthy but still no results? As we age, our metabolism tends to slow down and we will often make mistakes by not changing our habits inline with our body. Below is a list of 5 Reasons You May NotContinue reading “5 Reasons You May Not Be Losing Weight”