With diminishing estrogen, or rather, the roller coaster of its erratic, fluctuating levels during perimenopause, anything can happen, and not just to the targeted female organs. Changing menstrual patterns and flows are expected, but the most common complaints are hot flashes, insomnia, vaginal dryness, and mood changes, the latter referring to depression (new, reappearance, or […]
Glyphosate: The Common Herbicide That Mows Down Your Gut Bacteria
Why is it that non-celiac people on a gluten-free diet claim they can eat wheat products if they are organically grown? Maybe it’s not what’s in the wheat, but what’s on it. Organic crops are those grown with approved natural pest controls and non-chemical fertilizers. Fields must have foregone non-organic treatments for a minimum of 3 years to allow residual […]
ARE YOU BEING SEDUCED?
How the Food Industry Gets You to Buy Their Products The sly marketing of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has contributed to our epidemic of obesity—in the US and around the world. UPFs are highly palatable edible substances formulated in food science labs using the broken down, refined, or reconfigured building blocks of food-carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. […]
All Food Calories Are Not Created Equal
What has puzzled me over the years is how little some people claim to eat, but they still gain weight. After all, the conventional wisdom is that if one consumes 3500 calories more than they “burn,” one will gain one pound and if someone eats 3500 calories fewer than their metabolic needs and activities demand, […]
Perimenopause & Heightened Sense of Smell
During perimenopause, many women develop a heightened sense for smells that family members or co-workers may not notice. (I certainly did.) A woman may also become sensitized to smells emanating from her, other family members, an office space, or her household that were previously never noticed. Not surprisingly, along with all the changes that occur […]
Gluten Intolerance? Or Something Else in Wheat?
Part 5 in the Food Sensitivity series Ever wonder what all the fuss is about with gluten? Until challenged by lectins, gluten has been the fashionable food to avoid. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye and high gluten wheat flour is valued for its stretchy characteristics and ability to help bread […]