You asked the questions and we got the expert to answer them for you! Dr. Jessica Yearwood is a board-certified physician and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner with nearly 20 years of clinical experience. After training at the University of Puget Sound, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Yale Emergency Medicine, she returned home to the Pacific Northwest where she now specializes in … [Read more...]

Turmeric supplementI'm super active and as I get older I don't recover as well as I used to ;) So, I started taking a high dose turmeric supplement a few months ago to help with joint pain (mostly my knee hurting with pickleball) and I feel like it helps me a lot. There are many benefits to taking turmeric, and science to back up it up, and I feel like it's been a nice addition to my supplement … [Read more...]

With many people gearing up for spring break in April, I thought it would be helpful to share some ways I stay healthy on the road. Tip # 1: Pack Travel Snacks (for both ways) This might be the most important tip of all. It is easy to rush packing and just wing it when it comes to the food piece, but that means you’re at the mercy of overpriced and low quality airport food. I know all you … [Read more...]

We are leaving fasted workouts behind in 2025. No matter what time you workout it’s important that you’re properly fueled beforehand. I typically workout between 5-6am during the week and while I’m not very hungry at this time, I make myself have something. A good rule of thumbs when trying to figure out what to eat before a workout is this: cardio (60-90 minutes): 30 grams carbohydrates + … [Read more...]

In an ideal world, my Sunday is wide open with plenty of time to meal plan, grocery shop, and meal prep. However, very few Sundays look like that, and I’m guessing yours don’t either. I have created some strategies over time to get it in some sort of meal planning and prep most weekends which really helps set the tone for my week. Every week doesn’t look perfect and that’s ok. For example, I … [Read more...]

In 2026 we are going to keep it simple! We are going to focus on basic habits that make us feel good and age well: strength training consume a whole foods diet that is rich in protein and fiber drink plenty of water take our essential supplements consistently prioritize quality sleep meal prep > winging it reduce alcohol intake walk at least 8-12k steps a day … [Read more...]

5 Trends I Hope Stay Behind in 2025 Reliance on Supplements & Quick FixesThe supplement industry is completely out of control and while I have a handful of supplements I take on a daily basis and would recommend, supplements cannot take the place of real food. I wrote a post last year about this topic and have scaled back my supplements over the years to ones that are very hard/impossible … [Read more...]

I’ve spent a lot of time on the blog educating on the importance of of protein and fiber and figured it’s time to talk about carbohydrates. Carbs have taken on the villain role in our society and I’m seeing women avoid consuming carbohydrates like they poisonous. It is true that as we age, our carb tolerance unfortunately changes. That means eating the same bowl of pasta at age 20 will have … [Read more...]

Happy October! As the weather starts to cool off, here is a little inspo to keep you moving ;) xx, A … [Read more...]