Magnificent Midlife

Jackie Lynch is a Registered Nutritional Therapist who’s written a very interesting book called The Happy Menopause. It’s specifically about how nutrition can help us flourish and I just love the title Happy Menopause. We talk about: Why Jackie believes menopause is a transformational time in a woman’s life in a good way Estrogen as the biddable, nurturing hormone Why some women suffer badly in menopause and others don’t The importance of diet and lifestyle in midlife and beyond How the manner in which we lived when younger can impact our menopause experience The impact of stress and the myth of having it all How Rachel got her periods back after a diagnosis of early menopause The importance of maintaining stable blood sugar levels How the body produces stress hormones when blood sugar levels are not stable How menopause may not be to blame for what’s happening to us How our thoughts and beliefs can impact our experience of menopause The importance of eating more protein with every meal and snack Getting mag