Many people think of acne as a teenage problem but so many adults struggle with acne too, especially women in perimenopause. While the mechanisms causing acne may differ depending on your stage of life, the principles for addressing it are the same. In this post I'm diving into natural ways to prevent and address acne with nutrition and lifestyle.

For people struggling with fatigue or chronic illness, maximizing glutathione is a top priority. Glutathione is our body’s main antioxidant and it protects our cells from oxidative stress and facilitates energy production. It is also essential for proper immune function, controls inflammation in the body, and is the most critical component in our bodies’ detoxification system. Read on to learn practical ways in which you can use good food and healthy lifestyle practices to increase glutathione production in your body.

Your hormones play a huge role in helping or hindering your weight loss efforts. They can affect everything from your appetite to where you’re most likely to store fat, and if certain hormones are out of whack, it can make it difficult to burn fat. Here are some of the hormones that play a role and ways you can get them working for you, not against you.

For many of us, stress is a major trigger for overeating and overeating causes more stress. Stress and the hormones it releases drive us to overeat and to gravitate towards empty calorie foods that stimulate our brains’ pleasure centers. Here are some proven steps you can take to reduce stress and lower the risk of overeating and it's related health issues.

Food is either a source of internal stress or a stress reliever. But when we're stressed out, most people turn to things like sugar, caffeine and alcohol which just increases stress. Luckily we can break this cycle by giving our bodies what they need to better handle stress, and by removing food or beverage stressors from our diet. Sound easier said than done? Read on.