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I spent an hour in zone 5 today🥵Big shout out to my doubles partner Lisa Conlin who last minute cancelled plans this mor...
10/04/2026

I spent an hour in zone 5 today🥵Big shout out to my doubles partner Lisa Conlin who last minute cancelled plans this morning to run her third Hyrox of the weekend 🙏 I can confirm wall balls and burpees are much better with a friend 💕

Hyrox is a different beast. Glitter, cute matching outfits, tunes cranked, lights dim, tickets hard to get, cameras everywhere, nervous energy, it makes you think you’re going to a party. But no. I wouldn’t call it a party.

But it is a celebration of fitness. I was amazed to see the constant stream of athletes of all ages, body types, fitness levels, taking on the challenge. In a world where a sedentary lifestyle is an easy default I’m grateful that hybrid fitness racing has found its place, especially for women. So while we’re getting stronger and better conditioned for life as we age, why not work towards training for something that’s big enough to be scary yet do-able enough to be motivating?

Now to recovery. Apparently I need 91 hours of it 😂
Next hybrid race DEKA Fit in Toronto on Oct 31 with Sharron Lounds-Dykxhoorn
If you’ve wanted to try a hybrid race DEKA is a great place to start! And you can wear glitter✨

📸thank you to Coach Jill @ Wild Life Academy and Waldo

If I could prescribe a week in the mountains and have it covered through insurance it would be near the top of everyone’...
08/24/2026

If I could prescribe a week in the mountains and have it covered through insurance it would be near the top of everyone’s treatment plan.

Fresh air, sunny skies, simple food, hours of quiet contemplation on the mountain trails and quality time with family and friends without distraction in the midst of the most breathtaking scenery. Truly medicine for the mind, body and soul.


Meet the newest member of our clinic team 💫Holistic Nutritionist Judy Prete 💫Judy has a special interest in women’s heal...
07/29/2026

Meet the newest member of our clinic team
💫Holistic Nutritionist Judy Prete 💫

Judy has a special interest in women’s health, particularly supporting women through perimenopause and menopause. Her focus areas include

➡️metabolic health including high cholesterol and insulin resistance
➡️weight management
➡️energy
➡️inflammation
➡️performance nutrition &
➡️healthy aging

She takes a done-with-you approach to nutrition that is personalized and built for real life.

Judy is available for one-on-one virtual consults (bookable online HealthSpan Wellness) and stay tuned for new programs coming this fall with Judy | Clinical Nutritionist | Women’s Health

Brain fog or something more? 🧠Many women in perimenopause worry that their memory lapses could be the start of dementia....
07/07/2026

Brain fog or something more? 🧠

Many women in perimenopause worry that their memory lapses could be the start of dementia. The good news? In most cases, they’re not.

In June, the British Menopause Society released new guidance to help clinicians distinguish menopausal brain fog from dementia.

Menopausal brain fog typically:
• Comes and goes rather than steadily worsening
• Includes word-finding difficulties, losing your train of thought, forgetting why you walked into a room, misplacing items, and difficulty multitasking
• Is usually noticed by you, and you’re eventually able to recall the information
• Fluctuates with hormones, sleep, stress, mood, and mental workload
• Often improves after menopause

Dementia typically:
• Is progressive and most often begins after age 65
• Causes increasing problems with memory, language, judgment, and completing everyday tasks
• Is often noticed by family and friends because it begins to affect independent living

A helpful analogy:
✴️Brain fog is misplacing your car keys.
✴️Dementia is forgetting what car keys are for.

Whether you’re managing brain fog or protecting long-term brain health, these habits matter:
💫Exercise regularly (the strongest lifestyle intervention for brain health)
💫Check for nutrient deficiencies (iron, B12, omega-3s)
💫Manage blood pressure and cholesterol
💫Prioritize sleep and mental health
💫Stay socially connected and mentally engaged

Brain fog can be frustrating—but it’s also a recognized and common symptom of the menopausal transition, and for most women, it gets better.

06/19/2026

Scratching the surface on the confusion around iron supplements.
The form, dose, duration and timing are all part of the prescription

04/29/2026

Wild yam cream vs natural progesterone. What’s the difference?
Wild yam contains a plant compound - diosgenin - that’s taken into the lab and chemically modified to become identical to human progesterone. Indeed wild yam is the starting material of prescription bioidentical progesterone creams or pills.
However the human body can’t convert diosgenin into progesterone. It requires lab synthesis.
A wild yam cream does not contain progesterone nor can it claim the same benefits as bioidentical progesterone.
It’s good for moisturizing the skin though.

Inspired this week by a patient who called me “her ChatGPT” 😂 I asked chatGTP for the #1 perimenopause question women a...
04/22/2026

Inspired this week by a patient who called me “her ChatGPT” 😂 I asked chatGTP for the #1 perimenopause question women ask AI. And this was it… “Do these symptoms sound like perimenopause or is something wrong with me?”

It wasn’t about hot flashes or weight gain or hormone therapy - it’s women looking for reassurance that they’re not crazy. That there’s a reason for the exhaustion, rage, anxiety, overwhelm, heavy periods, sleepless nights, or the overall feeling of NFLM (not feeling like myself)

Perimenopause is a nuanced diagnosis taking into consideration age, symptoms, cycle length, and labwork to rule out other potential causes of your symptoms.

The most common symptoms associated with perimenopause (based on research-standard clinical questionnaires):
✨changes in menstrual cycle - more/less frequent; more/less flow; more/less difficult
✨vasomotor symptoms - overheating, changes in body temp, night sweats, heart palpitations
✨sleep problems-problems falling or staying asleep and sometimes both
✨mood changes - feeling more anxious, inner restlessness, feeling down, depressed, irritable, hypersensitive to sounds, smells
✨physical and mental exhaustion - decrease in performance, forgetful, problems multi tasking, trouble focusing
✨reduced libido
✨bladder/urination problems - increased frequency, stress incontinence, more frequent UTIs
✨vaginal dryness
✨vague joint and/or muscle pain

These are the most common symptoms that bring women into clinic. And the good news … they’re treatable! Diet, exercise, mindset and lifestyle matter. Correcting nutrient deficiencies and musculoskeletal issues matter. Hormone therapy can be a piece of the puzzle. Perimenopause is natural but that’s doesn’t mean it’s easy or that you need to suffer through it. Help is here if you need it🫶

02/27/2026

Join us Sat March 7 1-4pm .ca for Thriving Through Menopause!
A 3 hour workshop including a screening of the film The M Factor 2: Before the Pause
Followed by my presentation ‘Perimenopause Unfiltered’ and Q&A
$10 for members
$20 for non-members
To register email [email protected]

There’s a common misconception that hormone therapy can only be prescribed to women after menopause. In fact hormone the...
02/20/2026

There’s a common misconception that hormone therapy can only be prescribed to women after menopause.
In fact hormone therapy can be helpful for some women in the years leading up to menopause. Not always needed but always worthy of a discussion. 💫

Do you fast before your cholesterol tests? Both fasting and not fasting have pros and cons.💫Eating before labwork can in...
02/03/2026

Do you fast before your cholesterol tests? Both fasting and not fasting have pros and cons.

💫Eating before labwork can increase triglycerides, which are a storage form of energy you just consumed. Normally, triglyceride levels peak 3-4 hours after eating and clear from the bloodstream after 12 hours of fasting. Persistently high levels can signal metabolic issues like insulin resistance and pre-diabetes.

💫Elevated triglycerides can artificially lower your LDL cholesterol readings. In non-fasting tests, we rely on other markers like non-HDL and ApoB levels.

💫That being said, non-fasting tests have their own benefits. They can reflect real life since we're not fasting most of the day. Different triglyceride ranges are applied to fasted and non-fasted tests.

💫Non-fasting tests are also more convenient, especially for those prone to hypoglycemia.

For the best option for YOU, follow the recommendations of your clinician.

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