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What Do Squats Have to Do with Brain Health in Menopause?

Train your legs! A twin study showed women with stronger legs had better cognitive function and larger brain volumes, especially in memory regions like the hippocampus. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4789972/ The research found: Great leg power = larger brain volume Better leg strength = better cognitive resilience Strong legs may slow brain aging Yet ANOTHER reason to resistance … Continued

Snacking Sabotaging Your Results in Menopause?

Learning how to delay gratification is a useful skill. One way you can do this with nutrition, particularly when you want a snack (that you might not need) is by setting a 5 minute timer. If you can put TIME between you and a potentially unhealthy snack, you will likely make a better choice. Instead of … Continued

Advice on Aging in Menopause

Whether you’re in your 40’s or 80’s… You’ve never been as old as you are right now. Which might be a reason to go sit down… But, you’ll also never be as young as you are this moment… So maybe that thot will remind you to go do that thing. Whatever you’ve been putting off. … Continued

Another Reason to Resistance Train in Menopause

Hot flashes? Well, if you need ANOTHER reason to resistance train, here it is… More lean muscle is shown to reduce hot flashes according to this study: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40695-020-00058-9 How do you get more muscle? Resistance training! With declining estrogen levels in the menopause transition, both bone density and muscle mass declines. Resistance training offsets both … Continued