In our normal womanly monthly cycle, we rely on two hormones – estrogen and progesterone.
It’s important to know that the menstrual cycle occurs in three phases: follicular, ovulatory and luteal. The first half of the cycle is known as the follicular phase and the second half of the cycle is known as the luteal phase. Midway through the cycle between days 12 and 16 ovulation occurs, known as the ovulatory phase.
How many times have you been at a grocery store, restaurant, or even in front of your refrigerator and felt totally confused and helpless about what you should eat? With all the endless food options, mass-marketing from food companies, and new studies coming out every day that tell you a new food that will either kill you or heal you, it can be overwhelming to make the seemingly simple decision of how to nourish your body at any given moment. So what do we usually go for? Either something we know tastes good, something we know we “should” eat (because it’s low-carb, gluten-free, paleo, raw, low-calorie, etc.), or literally whatever’s in front of us. Ok, cool – so what about what your body actually needs?
Are you constantly exhausted? Does dragging yourself out of bed in the morning feel like a major victory? If you feel chronically tired, weary, and unwell, you might be experiencing adrenal fatigue.
Adrenal fatigue occurs when your adrenal glands function below the optimal level. Prolonged stress is one of the most common causes of adrenal fatigue.
Menopause is, in our cultural vocabulary, described as the symptoms of hot flashes and night sweats. But menopause is actually the cessation of your menstrual cycle. You know it’s ceased when it you haven’t had a cycle for a year. Perimenopause is a period that extends for a long time before menopause.
Perimenopause starts at age 35, or starts 10 years before menopause, depending on who you ask. It is the slow decline (sorry to use that word) of your ovaries as a player in your endocrine system. Accompanying that is a slow decline of fertility, that really speeds up in your 40s.
Now that many women are delaying childbirth, many women are being hit with the double whammy of trying to conceive while dealing with perimenopause. Still others are experiencing troubling perimenopause symptoms while raising young children.
But what is going on in perimenopause anyway?
Eating healthy doesn’t have to be a chore. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with all the choices out there, especially when every grocery aisle promises to unlock the secrets to a healthier meal. But I believe simple options are often the best options.
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