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Menopause Menu: Cherries

My “MENOPAUSE MENU” series is dedicated to exploring foods that can be easily assimilated into your diet and can positively affect menopause-related symptoms. For example, today’s Menopause Menu is all about cherries. The cherry is a relatively low-calorie fruit (63 kcal/100g) but contains signif...

Menopause Menu: Can Foods Affect Your Breast Cancer Treatment?

A while ago, I wrote an article on soy and breast cancer, which sparked my interest in exploring more foods beneficial for menopause symptoms. The result of that interest is my Menopause Menu series, where I explore the benefits that certain foods/herbs could potentially have on menopause- and ag...

Menopause Menu: Pre- and Post-Workout Nutrition

Do you know why it is important to consume quality nutrition after your workout? What about before your workout?  Is there a magic window of time to replenish energy reserves?  Let’s look into it.  *Menopause specific: Muscles shrink* Building and maintaining muscle is tougher during menopause ...

Menopause Menu: Adaptogens

My “MENOPAUSE MENU” series is dedicated to exploring foods that can be easily assimilated into your diet and can have a positive effect on menopause-related symptoms. Today’s Menopause Menu is all about adaptogens. Adaptogens are a class of herbal medicines commonly used to assist in chronic stre...

Menopause Menu: Lion's Mane Mushroom

My “MENOPAUSE MENU” series is dedicated to exploring foods that can be easily assimilated into your diet. Today’s Menopause Menu is all about Lion’s Mane mushroom ( H.erinaceus), a culinary and medicinal mushroom that gets its name from its clump of dangling spines resembling a lion’s mane. It ha...

Menopause Menu: Probiotics

My “MENOPAUSE MENU” series is dedicated to exploring foods that can be easily assimilated into your diet. Today’s Menopause Menu is all about probiotics.  Menopause is a normal part of aging with various symptoms ranging from hot flashes, weight gain, and memory loss to depression and anxiety. S...

Menopause Menu: Is There A Dark Side To Soy?

The soy controversy - Is it safe to consume soy for menopause symptom management? For menopausal women, soy with its estrogen-like effects has been touted as an effective natural treatment for hot flashes but there remains a lot of controversy, confusion, and concern about the soy-breast cancer ...

Menopause Menu: ASUs and Arthritis

My “MENOPAUSE MENU” series is dedicated to exploring foods that can be easily assimilated into your diet and can have a positive effect on menopause-related symptoms. Today’s Menopause Menu is all about Avocado Soybean Unsaponifiables, known as ASUs. They are vegetable extracts made from fruits a...

Menopause Menu: Garlic

My “MENOPAUSE MENU” series is dedicated to exploring foods that can be easily assimilated into your diet. Today’s Menopause Menu is all about garlic. Besides warding off vampires and werewolves, which is of course extremely important, garlic is a magic bullet of nutrition and health. The irresist...

Menopause Menu: Rainbow Plate

My “MENOPAUSE MENU” series is dedicated to exploring foods that can be easily assimilated into your diet. Today’s Menopause Menu is all about how you can reap lots of health benefits by adding color to your plate.  Increased inflammation in the body is correlated to an increased risk for a varie...