Black Cohosh has a long history of use both by Native Americans and European settlers.  For a herb with such as long history of use, it is certainly misunderstood. It is feared by some and loved by others. 

If we were to consider the...

Book extract "From Invisible to Invincible" The 
Natural Menopause Revolution.

It’s fascinating to look at how women from different cultures and races view menopause. All women go through this change. For some women, it's a time...

Let me tell you about Maggie, she’s a patient of mine and yes I’ve changed her name. She came to see me wanting help with her menopausal transition. Her main concerns included poor stress tolerance with frequent outbursts,...

Shatavari is the most popular Ayurvedic herb used for the menopausal transition. Ayurvedic medicine is possibly the oldest treatment system in the world, originating from India. The first recorded use of Shatavari dates back to 1500BC in the Rig...

I was recently asked “What’s the best natural product for hot flashes? My answer was well that all depends... I know this isn’t the answer that she wanted to hear and I do apologize for that but it’s the truth. Every woman...

Did you realise 1 in 2 women aged over 50 is impacted with low bone quality or quantity leading to bone fracture?

Let’s first look at why this happens. In your body, you have 2 main types of bone remodeling cells, osteoBlast which Builds...

Today is an exciting day. Exciting for me anyway, today is my podcast’s 100th episode and I really want to thank you for coming along on this ride with me.

It's hard to believe I started this project in May 2019 and almost 21/2 yrs later I...

Gynecological surgery is common during the menopausal transition. Looking over my patient files about 3/4 of them have had some form of surgery. Most start seeing me after their surgery but I get especially excited when they start working with me...

Have you noticed your body is starting to look different, maybe your composition has changed? Have you started to notice more fat in your muscle tissue, maybe you have noticed you are not as strong as you used to be? This could be the start of a...

Vitamin B12 is an essential micronutrient that is needed for more bodily processes than you probably realised.

Many of its deficiency signs match those of the menopausal transition so it’s important to determine if your symptoms are...