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Midlife, Optimized.
If you’re navigating perimenopause or menopause and feeling tired, wired, gaining weight, or not quite like yourself… you’re in the right place.
This blog is where I share evidence-based strategies on hormone balance, strength training, metabolic health, and nutrition for women in midlife. No quick fixes. No extremes. Just practical, sustainable approaches that actually work for women over 40.
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I realized I haven’t been clear about something important…
What I actually do, how FASTer Way fits in, and why both matter for your midlife health.
Forward momentum beats perfection
Some days it feels like I’ve got it all together. Other days… not so much.
And the truth? There’s no such thing as perfect balance.
Here’s what I mean:
The other day, I was feeling pretty good. I’d gotten up early for a strength workout, did some patient consults and finished up charts, posted on social media and answered messages, even squeezed in a trip to the Farmer’s Market with the kids. By dinnertime, I thought: I’m on top of it today.
What I’ve done for my own health that might surprise you…
This might surprise you.
Over the last 10 years, I’ve done a lot of things that wouldn’t land on a “Top 10 Natural Health Solutions” list.
Things like…
Why strength training is the secret to enjoying what you love longer
Every summer for the past few years, I’ve taken group tennis lessons at our local club in Southampton. And every year, within the first week or two, I’d end up with shin splints… or shoulder pain… or aching forearms.
But this year? Nothing. Not a single complaint.
(Well, maybe a little twitch in my thumb — but that’s it.)
And I know it’s not just luck.
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