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Author: Sandra Turnbull, RD

Sandra has over 30 years experience as a Registered Dietitian and Certified Executive Coach. She is passionately committed to helping women to become healthier, happier and more fulfilled thru midlife and beyond. She is known for serving up trustworthy nutrition information-without a side of diet culture.
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Symptom management

Best Foods that Fight Hot Flashes

Hot flashes can sneak up on you in menopause—one minute you’re fine, the next you’re a sweaty mess. These sudden surges of heat are one of the most…

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Composition with food products rich in magnesium for menopause.
Nutrition Basics | Supplements

Magnesium for Menopause? You Might Need It

Magnesium rarely makes headlines, yet it quietly supports over 600 processes in the body. For women in midlife, this often-overlooked mineral may be especially important—playing a role in…

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Nutrition Basics

Alcohol and Menopause: What women really need to know

Menopause is a time of big shifts—physically, emotionally, and socially. Hot flashes, mood swings, sleep disruptions, and changes in your sex drive can all make this stage feel…

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Midlife woman looking joyful that she has ditched dieting
Mindset

Why Midlife is the Perfect Time to Ditch Dieting

Let me guess: you’re feeling fed up with your body—or maybe simply confused by its changes. Some of you have already spent decades tracking points, weighing portions, and…

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Nutrition Basics | Supplements

6 Best Supplements for Menopause Brain Fog (That Actually Work)

Ever stood in the shower, completely baffled about whether you just shampooed your hair? Me, too. More than once. Menopause has a way of making even the most…

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Array of Omega 3 foods for menopause
Nutrition Basics | Supplements

Omega-3s for Menopause: Why Every Woman Needs These on Her Plate

Let’s face it—menopause can feel like your body has switched to a new operating system overnight. From mood shifts and brain fog to stiff joints and restless sleep,…

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Array of foods taht help with brain fog including salmon, leafy greens and berries
Nutrition Basics

9 Must-Have Foods That Help with Menopause Brain Fog

Ever walk into a room and forget why you’re there? Or open your mouth to say something and completely blank on a word you use all the time?…

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Women over 50 sitting quietly holding a hand over her ehart, listening to her body
Mindset

How to Listen to Your Body(When You’ve Spent Decades Tuning It Out)

Does your body feel like a stranger to you these days? Midlife can bring a wave of changes— energy crashes, disrupted sleep, moods swing, digestion flares up, and…

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Mindset

How Menopause Messes With Body Image and What Do About It

For many women, perimenopause and menopause bring a surprising and often painful ramping up of body image struggles. The truth is many, many women struggle with body image…

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Mindset

Why This Dietitian Still Wants to Lose Weight After 50 (and What I’m Doing Instead)

Let’s be real: midlife can shake things up in ways we never expected. You might look in the mirror and barely recognize the body looking back at you….

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