Around age 40, women’s menstrual cycles typically become less consistent. One important change is that an egg may not be released every month, which impacts the production of hormones, including estrogen and progesterone.

Initially, changes in perimenopause tend to be subtle, so tracking your cycle can be very helpful to notice and understand what is happening with your hormones and your cycle, as these will have an impact on how you feel.

Brainspotting is a valuable tool used to clear unprocessed trauma, coping mechanisms that are no longer serving us, automatic thoughts and behaviours, anxiety, blocks in performance and creativity (professional, artistic, athletic and in daily life), and create new habits and get back to lost parts of ourselves. The following paragraphs will give you an idea of what happens in a Brainspotting session.

Where you look affects how you feel.

Brainspotting (BSP) is a powerful brain-body treatment technique developed by David Grand PhD in 2003 that works by accessing the deep brain (autonomic and limbic systems), identifying, processing and releasing emotional and physical stress and trauma.

Fibre is one of the things that often gets overlooked in our nutrition. We think of carbs, sugar, fat, protein, and water… but not always fibre. Yet, it is essential to our health to get enough of it every day. Are you getting enough?

Here is an example of a diet diary you can use to track your meals, water intakes, etc.

Here are some general dietary steps to follow to maintain balanced blood sugar. Start with as little as one step or as many as you’d like and gradually incorporate each one into your daily health habits. Remember to aim for balanced nutrition, not perfect nutrition as perfect does not exist!

Are you avoiding gluten and need some help? This resource will help you identify the foods to avoid, where gluten may be hiding and some alternatives.

The Low FODMAP diet (which stands for fermented oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols) removes undigestible sugars from the diet, that when eaten in excess or when the digestive symptom is hypersensitive, will cause gas build-up, water to move into the bowel and as a result and symptoms such as pain, bloating and diarrhea.

IBS is a very common condition of the digestive system causing bloating, cramping, diarrhea, constipation or a mix of the two. For most people, it is a disruptive and embarrassing condition, causing much stress and anxiety.

Here are some steps to support your IBS symptoms:

The Seed Cycling Protocol can help to re-balance the hormones involved in your cycle: estrogen and progesterone.

Measuring the carb to protein ratio is an important to ensure a balanced blood sugar. This tool can be used to assess snacks and meals, to help you make better choices for your health, and the health of your family.

Every body has four major routes of elimination: the colon, the kidneys and liver, the lungs, and the skin, the skin being the largest of these organs. Up to a third of all body impurities are excreted through the skin, which is sometimes referred to as the "third kidney".

Guildelines of which foods to enjoy and which foods to avoid for the anti-inflammatory diet.

Get some ideas and guidelines for healthy snacking.

Use this as a cheat sheet to calculate your protein intake. This is an estimated amount of protein that serves as a quick reference.