Articles
What I eat, how I fast, how I sleep and what I put on my skin, in plain words.
Evenings
Magnesium Glycinate for Sleep in Menopause: How I Take It
How I take magnesium glycinate at night in perimenopause and menopause: the form I choose, when I take it, and what goes with it.
Minerals
The Best Salt for Fasting (and the Morning Salt Water I Drink)
Which salt I use on fasting days, how I make my morning salt water, and what to look for in a clean unrefined sea salt.
Fasting
How to Start Intermittent Fasting in Perimenopause
A gentle way to begin 16:8 fasting in perimenopause: protein first, salt in the morning, and how I work up to longer fasts.
Fasting
How to Break a Fast Without the Crash
The first foods I eat when I break a fast, the mistake that gave me a crash, and how I do it after 16, 24 and 48 hours.
Protein first
A High-Protein Breakfast for Perimenopause: Why 2 Eggs Isn’t Enough
Why two eggs does not cover your protein in midlife, and the high-protein breakfast I eat at 48 to stay full until the afternoon.
Blood sugar
Why You Crave Sugar After Dinner in Midlife
Why a sweet craving hits right after dinner in midlife, how protein and blood sugar play into it, and what I changed on my plate.
Skin
Tallow Balm for Aging Skin: My Simple Routine
My simple tallow skincare routine at 48: grass-fed tallow soap in the shower and a little tallow balm on my face at night.
Fasting
Electrolytes on a Fast: What I Use and Why
The simple electrolytes I use on 16, 24, 48 and 72-hour fasts: salt, magnesium and a little fruit after, and how I keep them easy.