THE SH1971 BLOG

We've all heard by now that we need to drink 8 glasses of water a day to be healthy.  And yes, water is essential for life — but ancient healing systems have always taught that how you drink water matters just as much as how ...

For most of our lives, we’ve been taught to live in a very masculine way: push harder, be productive, stay disciplined, ignore hunger cues, drink the coffee, skip the rest, do more, and keep going. Many midlife women have liv...

Bone broth is more than a cozy winter drink — it’s one of the most powerful healing foods you can bring into your daily routine. Thanks to its gelatin-rich base, bone broth helps repair and soothe the digestive tract, making ...

A beauty superfood that improves your sleep, calms your hormones AND helps you glow? Meet the modest sweet potato. We don’t often think of a dinner side as a beauty treatment — but in midlife, anything that helps maximize sle...

Tomatoes in September and October are magical. They’re still hanging on at farmers’ markets and backyard gardens, bursting with sweetness and flavor from the last rays of summer sun. Beyond being delicious, tomatoes are also ...

For decades, I couldn’t consume milk. I loved it, but it didn’t love me back: viciously and immediately, in the way of chest and back acne breakouts that led me to avoid dairy and favor high necklines. This is just the way I’...