Helping Women Over 40 Look & Feel
Vital, Sexy & Fit!

Oh, the thrill of menopause!  We are not going to let this normal transition in life get us down. 

These steps are not any different than what would be suggested for someone in peri-menopause or trying to feel better overall.

Please don't get overwhelmed and angry that you have yet...

Confused about when to eat?  Have you been told that you need a protein shake directly after your workout to prevent your muscles from disintegrating or that eating at night will make you gain weight?

 Food timing gets a great deal of play among fitness enthusiasts and refers to...

 Anxiety! Weight Gain! Kids! Stress! Chocolate! NO, no chocolate! Yes, must eat all the chocolate! The diet can always start tomorrow. 

It was hard enough being a woman over 40 trying to manage family, work and peri-menopause. Then Covid hit! 

With gyms and studios closed and...

It is a rare person these days who hasn't heard the myriad of ways to lose weight, tone up, feel calm, sleep better...you name it.  Things sure have changed since I started down the healthy living path over 40 years ago.  

It thrills me to be able to find wholesome,...

Sometime in your mid-to-late forties, you come up for air and realize that 50 is around the corner.  Maybe that milestone has passed and you are heading toward 60.

This may be the time that your kids are getting ready to go off to college, your parents are aging and need more care,...

Fall salad with pears, arugula, dried figs and almonds

I love a delicious salad and am always trying to make them like the restaurants do.  I grew up in Jersey in the days when a salad consisted of Iceburg lettuce, a sad looking tomato slice, and Italian dressing.  

Well, no...

It's time to fight that little devil with healthier methods of self-soothing.

You know how it is.  The sun has set and our minds start to direct us to the cupboard for "just a little something sweet."  It is a nutritional saboteur for most of us.  What do we really want?  We...

I thank "ital mover" who wrote this as.a  comment for an article on keeping your home virus-free for Houzz.  It is so well done that I am keeping it very close to his original comment.

ital mover

Hi from Italy! Here are some tips if you are sharing space with a whole family:

Take off...

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Heading into the holiday season is a great time to step up your healthy lifestyle routine.  From Thanksgiving through the New Year, it is all too easy to gain 5-7 pounds and forgo your workouts.  By being diligent now, we will feel confident come 2020 and...

You've seen it a zillion times; Someone proudly starts to incorporate exercise into their lives and then quits before it becomes a habit.  This pattern may repeat for years leaving one frustrated and feeling disappointed with themselves. 

So why does this happen?  Well, the two...

Do you use playlists to get your workout going,  soothing classical music to study or white noise to help you sleep?  What are these things called sound baths?

 It seems science has confirmed what we sort of knew all along.  Music can change our state. Helen Lavretsky,...