Overtraining: Too much of a good thing
Mary was a mother of two who began a vigorous exercise program of weight lifting and running, one to two hours a day, six days a week. Not only did she fail to lose weight, she actually gained [...]
METABOLIC RESET CASE STUDY 01 – Joanna
WHY would, Joanna, a fitness instructor and workout enthusiast, who watches what she eats, have extra weight in her midsection and lower body? Does this sound familiar to you? Are you exercising [...]
Why is menopause so hard for some women?
Question I’m going through menopause and feel like I’m falling apart. I get severe hot flashes, mood swings that border on psychosis, and my brain isn’t working. Why? Answer As the ovaries begin [...]
Got PMS? Stress could be robbing your body of progesterone
It’s the time of the month that so many women dread, the PMS days. For some, premenstrual syndrome is simply an irritating inconvenience, but for others it is a cause of extreme suffering. Yet [...]
Why sleep is more difficult for women
Is there a torture worse than hitting the sack exhausted from a long day only to toss and turn for hours, unable to fall asleep? Or perhaps you fall asleep but later bolt awake and can’t fall [...]