Vitamin D and your Menopausal Transition
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that is a part of the fat-soluble vitamin family.Â
Vitamin D receptors can be found in every single cell in the body, hence it's wide-ranging effects.  It plays a role in over 200 processes in the body. Including b...
Hyaluronic acid and menopause
Hyaluronic acid is a naturally produced “moisture magnet” that can do wonders for women in their menopausal transition. As it can help provide little more hydration or lubrication throughout their body. Hyaluronic acid is abbreviated to HA.
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The Health Benefits of Ginger at Menopause
Ginger may not be the first culinary herb you think of to help ease your menopausal symptoms, but maybe it should be due to its ability to reduce acute symptoms such as nausea and hot flushes as well as chronic issues like painful arthritis and bone ...
Power up with Potassium
The women's health initiative study found that over 97% of American post-menopause women are deficient in potassium, let me tell you the rest of the western world would have very similar results.
Did you know one of the leading causes of potassium l...
Preparation for the Menopausal Transition
The menopausal transition is a normal natural part of life, it’s something that all women will experience, given that they live long enough. Even though it's a normal life process, it can take many women by surprise and can significantly throw them ...
Shatavari is more than a libido herb
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 Veda...
What is Sarcopenia?
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 natu...
Electrolytes, Dehydration and Menopause
Water is the largest component of the human body, representing up to 70% of a healthy young woman, this percentage reduces with age, and a post-menopausal woman may be closer to 55% fluid.Â
Independent of menopause, aging has important effects on fl...
The Health Benefits of Taurine
Let's consider the role of a non-essential amino acid called Taurine. It was coined a non-essential amino acid because your body can produce tiny amounts in your liver but your requirements change over your lifetime and the small amount produced by t...
The Benefits of COQ10
Coenzyme Q10, which is known as COQ10 for short, is one of the strongest antioxidants in your body. It is a fat-soluble nutrient found in every single cell in your body, more specifically found in the mitochondria of all your cells. I think of your m...
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Jennifer Harrington
Clinical Director
Menopause Specialist, Naturopath, Nutritionist, Medical Herbalist
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