Women deserve the freedom of thriving in our butterfly era. To do that, we must focus on creating an effective healthspan plan. As The Geriatric Gymnast, I like to share out the things that I've learned through the metamorphosis. I call myself The Geriatric Gymnast for fun. GG, for short. The name encapsulates the creaky… Continue reading Creating a Healthspan Plan, GG Style
Tag: Menopause transition
The Geriatric Gymnast’s Position Statement on “Geriatric Gymnastics”
There’s always room for controversy. Even in adult gymnastics. I recently came across a video of a 30-something year old gymnast who was raising the question of whether adults should be using the term “Geriatric Gymnastics.” I watched the video and looked at some of the comments and felt a little perturbed that someone would… Continue reading The Geriatric Gymnast’s Position Statement on “Geriatric Gymnastics”
Optimizing Menopause: Personal Health Insights
Our menopause transition is not our mother's. Today, we have many more options to optimize our health from the moment our estrogen starts to drop. This is about the choices I've made to maximize my life experience. I'm always reading and looking at the social media of the doctors in the Menoposse. I've written about… Continue reading Optimizing Menopause: Personal Health Insights
Taking Charge of My Health in Perimenopause
Time for a little update about my recent midlife therapeutic interventions.
What did the GG Beta Readers Think?
Ask and ye shall receive. This encapsulates some of the incredible feedback I received from the beta reading team for my upcoming book, Geriatric Gymnastics: Flipping, Recovery an Defining Life on Your Terms.
GLP-1 and Me
I've written plenty about my health/nutrition/weight maintenance experience as a woman steeped in perimenopause. The reality: it just gets harder to keep up as the years pass, as the hormones wane, and as I go out and do more adult-y things (like eating at restaurants). This article is about my decision to try the GLP-1… Continue reading GLP-1 and Me
Returning to writing
I can't believe it's been over six weeks since I've posted anything here. No, I haven't lost the love for writing. Quite the opposite. I've actually been working on another book project. As I closed out my 29th teaching year, I had to decide how to spend my time during summer break. We didn't have… Continue reading Returning to writing
Building Muscle Mass in Perimenopause
In this blog, I've been exploring a lot about nutrition in perimenopause. So far, I've covered bone health, cholesterol, weight maintenance, and phytoestrogens. This post is focused on increasing protein and building lean muscle mass. One of the experts I've been following is Dr. Mary Claire Haver. Her website The 'Pause Life posts fantastic science-based… Continue reading Building Muscle Mass in Perimenopause
Estrogen Matters to your Mind
I'm slowly making my way through the book Estrogen Matters (2018) by Avrum Blum, M.D. and Carol Tavris, PhD. It's deluge of science-based information has fast become the Bible of the menopausal transition set. It is helping me to better understand everything surrounding HRT. This article delves into what I'm learning about estrogen and brain… Continue reading Estrogen Matters to your Mind
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