Stages of Perimenopause

Learn what is going on in your body during this transition.

Your sex hormones are not the only hormones involved, what systems and parts of the body are affected by the hormonal decline and how to set yourself up for good health beyond Perimenopause.

Nourishment & Digestion

You will learn how to support optimal digestion, what foods to eat for a healthy gut microbiome and more.

Supporting your hormones and metabolism with adequate nutrients (vitamins, minerals and antioxidants) from whole foods for proper digestion, detoxification of hormones, to make hormones, to support the nervous system, and thyroid. Learn what foods will be your hormone besties.

Digestion is critical. Find out how to optimize your digestion to get the most out of your healthy diet. If you aren’t breaking down your food fully then not only is your body not getting the nutrients it needs to make hormones but that food will go down the digestive track partially broken down and become food for bad bacteria to grow, causing an imbalance in your gut microbiome. Playing a role in hormonal chaos, contributing to anxiety, mood swings and weight gain.

Blood Sugar Regulation

Learn how your body responds to certain foods and the symptoms it’s showing you.

Learn how your body responds to excess sugar and refined carbs, and learn how to balance meals, meal timing for optimal energy and metabolism.

When blood sugar is up and down all day this contributes to the stress on your body making the adrenal glands work harder. Which means increase cortisol, hello belly fat, irritability, mood swings, hot flashes and night sweats.

Metabolism/Thyroid

You want to keep your metabolism fired up in your late 30’s and beyond!

Your thyroid plays a big role in that. It also contributes to having: steady energy all day, good digestion with 1-3 bowel movements a day, strong healthy hair, skin and nails, and good mood.

Nervous System Regulation

Learn how to regulate your nervous system, lower stress on the body and mind.

Your nervous system plays a key role in this perimenopause transition and needs to be supported.

Stress increases symptoms in perimenopause for several reasons: One the same nutrients needed to make your stress hormones are the same ones that make your sex hormones (progesterone, estrogen and testosterone). And your body will prioritize keeping you alive over making sex hormones, because to the body stress is stress. The second reason when we are stressed or the body is stressed, it uses up your minerals depleting your body.

Liver Health

The liver plays a crucial role our hormone balance.

Here we learn how to support the liver for optimal function, thyroid conversion, estrogen detoxification and how it plays a role in blood sugar balance and estrogen dominant symptoms in perimenopause.

Movement/ Sleep

I guide you through a step by step process as to how to sleep all night.

Learn the best type of movement for you in perimenopause and beyond. Guest what it is not more cardio, believe it or not that will just contribute to weight gain if your body is already stressed out.

Good quality sleep is foundational for weight management, cardiovascular health and improving symptoms through perimenopause. Learning why you aren’t sleep as well, how to optimize sleep. I guide you through a step by step process as to how to sleep all night. As well as what deficiencies that could be playing role in your inability to get quality sleep.

Joint Health

Nutrition strategies for managing joint and muscle pain.

Joint and muscle pain and stiffness can be a big problem for many women in perimenopause we will discuss how to support this and improve joint health with nutrition.