🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 We talk a lot about hormones here — and you know how much they matter. But there's another piece of the puzzle that almost never gets mentioned — and when I started seeing it consistently in our genetic testing results, it stopped me in my tracks. It's called HISTAMINE INTOLERANCE — and it may be quietly sabotaging your weight loss and other goals, even when your hormones are improving. Does any of this sound like you? - Bloating that seems way out of proportion to what you ate - Brain fog that gets worse as the day goes on - Headaches that creep in an hour or two after eating - Hives or itchy skin for no obvious reason - Stubborn belly fat that just won't budge - Runny nose or congestion after a glass of wine - If you're nodding — keep reading. 👇 Here's the thing most women don't know. Histamine isn't just an allergy thing. Your body produces it naturally, but when there's too much of it — or your body can't break it down fast enough — it tells your body to store fat, drives inflammation, causes water retention, and blocks the signal that tells your brain you're full. And the foods that trigger it? You're probably eating them every day thinking they're fine — or even healthy. - 🥓 Bacon and sausage - 🍷 Red wine and prosecco - 🧀 Aged cheeses — parmesan and sharp cheddar especially - 🥗 Anything with vinegar — dressings, pickles, condiments - 🫙 Yogurt (I know it's healthy - but maybe not for you!) - The tricky part is that histamine is cumulative. One of these foods on its own might be fine. But yogurt at breakfast, vinegar dressing at lunch, wine and parmesan at dinner? By the end of the day your body can be in histamine overload — and you'd have no idea why you feel so awful. Why do some of us have this and others don't? GENETICS: Some women are simply predisposed to producing too much histamine, or their body can't break it down efficiently. It's written into your biology — which is exactly why we now include the 3x4 Genetic Test alongside hormone testing for all our clients.

Day 4 of our Iceland adventure and I can confidently say that renting a car was absolutely worth it. The freedom to explore wherever and whenever we want has made this trip even more special. The food has been incredible—everything tastes so fresh and flavorful. Last night we even got to try homemade ketchup, which was surprisingly delicious! You could purchase a cup of fresh tomato’s for the road. So far, the hot springs remain my favorite experience. There is just something magical about soaking in the warm water while surrounded by Iceland’s stunning landscape. Every day brings a new adventure, and we’re loving every minute of it. 🇮🇸❤️ Where have others traveled recently and what was your favorite part?

Why Your Relationships May Be Affecting Your Weight, Cravings, Sleep, and Menopause Symptoms and Solutions to Heal Them 🌟 LIVE GROUP COACHING THIS THURSDAY 🌟 Most women think hormone imbalances are caused only by food, aging, or lack of exercise. But what if one of the biggest hidden stressors is sitting right in front of you? Your relationships. Whether it's your partner, adult child, family member, friend, or even yourself, relationship stress can keep your nervous system stuck in survival mode, elevate cortisol, trigger emotional eating, increase cravings, disrupt sleep, and make it much harder to reach your health goals. Join me this Thursday as we explore: ✅ How relationship stress impacts cortisol and hormone balance ✅ Why unresolved conflict can trigger cravings, emotional eating, and weight gain ✅ The connection between your nervous system and your ability to heal ✅ The “Power vs Force” model explaining how your life state affects your healthy, happiness and healing. ✅ Powerful techniques for changing your life state and healing your relationships I'll also share a personal story about a recent conflict with my daughter and how one simple practice helped transform the situation in a way I never expected. If you've ever found yourself stress eating, feeling overwhelmed by a relationship, struggling to set boundaries, or wondering why you're "doing everything right" but not getting results, this session is for you. 📅 Thursday, June 18th, 2026⏰ 8:00 am Mountain Time, 10:00 am Eastern Time, 4:00 PM Central European Time (mark your calendars now!) Bring your questions and be ready for an eye-opening discussion. Your relationships don't just affect your emotions—they affect your biology. See you there! “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity…” Ephesians 4:2

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 For those of you who missed the Group Coaching Class - we discussed how to create a foundation of the "feel good" chemical dopamine, in your brain. I wanted to post this presentation so you can benefit from it! I truly hope you can make the next one! Group coaching is a very important and valuable benefit of the Holistic Hormone, Brain & Body SKOOL because of the experential and connection components where you are sharing with other women who are often going through the same challenges you are! This coaching presentation provides simple natural solutions to boost this "feel good" brain chemical in your brain in a way you can create a foundation, rather than the quick fix that you get from sugar, drugs and alcohol and even sex - especially the kind of sex used as a temporary replacement for true connection that builds this foundation. 🥩Did you know you can increase dopamine through certain foods? For example - Protein! How many times have a told my clients to eat more protein! So not only does increasing your protein help lose weight - it also increases your dopamine! Creating a foundation of dopamine helps build resillience, eliminate brain fog and improve motivation. There are many other solutions included in this presentation and also an exercise to help you build your own "feel good" foundation. Let me know what you think and your experience in the comments!

PREVIEW FOR OUR THURSDAY COACHING SESSION: Thursday, May 21, 11:00 am Eastern Time, where we will explore new ways to rewire the negative circuitry in our brain 🧠! (link on Calendar in Skool) What matters more to attaining your goals in midlife, whether it's weight, health, age-reversal, being a better partner or finding a new partner, is your own thoughts about yourself. So many midlife women are silently exhausting themselves by comparing their bodies, aging, attractiveness, fitness level, or appearance to other women. 😔And the sad part? Most of the women they’re comparing themselves to are struggling with their own insecurities. A friend recently told me she hates having her picture taken because she dislikes how she looks in photos. She won’t even post on a dating app because she feels she doesn’t “have a good picture.” Another woman shared that she went to a fitness camp and immediately felt out of place because she believed everyone else was fitter, stronger, leaner, and more confident than she was. But here’s what most women don’t realize… This constant comparison creates psychological stress. And psychological stress changes biology. It raises cortisol increases emotional eating, disrupts sleep, lowers motivation and reinforces negative neural pathways in the brain.And over time, it literally conditions your mind to search for more evidence that you are “not enough.” and driving you further from your own goals! That is incredibly counterproductive to healing, confidence, weight loss, hormone balance, and healthy aging. Comparison disconnects you from your own path. The truth is: 🌟 Every human being has unique gifts, strengths, energy, wisdom, beauty, and purpose.🌟 I often think of it like an orchestra. 🎻 If you are a clarinet, but spend your whole life trying to become a flute 🪈 because you think the flute sounds prettier… the orchestra loses the beauty that only the clarinet can bring.