THE SH1971 BLOG

True Story: I woke up one morning in early 2019 and couldn't open my eyes. Not "puffy from a bad night's sleep" — swollen shut. I called my dermatologist in a bit of a panic, got in that same day, and sat there while he exami...

Not gonna lie: I loved alcohol. Truly. For those of you who know me as this teetotaler, I want you in on the other version of me you can't possibly fathom: me regularly drinking until I blacked out, having to ask my friends t...

This is Part Two of the Weight Loss & Insulin Series; click here to access part 1

In Part One I walked you through how chronically elevated insulin locks the door on fat burning — and why so many women in midlife are eating ...

This is Part 1 of a two part series on weight loss & insulin; you can access Part 2 here. 

You've been doing everything right. You're eating less. You're moving more. You've cut the wine, you're tracking your calories, you'r...

Fun fact: perimenopause has over 80 different symptoms and it seems like we discover new ones everyday. For me, this was certainly the case with my oral care: I've just turned 55 and inside of 2 months, I have had to have 2 r...

Let’s talk about something nobody talks about in midlife: slow gut motility. It’s funny until it isn’t — because declining gut motility leaves you feeling bloated, blocked, and puffy even when you’re doing all the right thing...