Whether it's weight challenges, eating too many carbs🍩, not eating enough fiber - most of us have challenges where food is concerned. We may have grown up in a household that ate alot of fried foods and that reminds us of home. Or maybe burgers and fries have been your go to fast food meal when you don't have time to cook. Or making a bowl of popcorn 🍿 after a long day. I've seen it all! It's difficult to admit, but I will tell you my own story: when I was under severe stress in graduate school and isolated from family and friends - I found myself bingeing everyday on ice cream. Ice cream was my comfort food. Unfortunately, or fortunately, it eventually made me so sick I couldn't eat anything. I had horrible gastrointestinal problems followed by a raging fever of over 104 degrees for days. I could barely move to take care of basic needs. I was pretty 🤮 sick! Somehow, I made it through and once I recovered I had no desire to eat ice cream anymore LOL! Years later, I read a story about a small NC town (I think was Ashevile) during the polio epidemic that had an ice cream shop that closed down during the epidemic. The town reduced it's polio cases but noone knows for sure if reducing sugar intake was involved. Dr. Benjamin Sandler, a town doctor, was firmly convinced and research does now support that overconsumption of sugar does lower immunity. Many times we know what we are doing - but still can't stop. My new series on the 10 hormones involved with weight loss and aging highlights some of the reasons willpower is not the solution for many of us and why it is worse for women. If you care to share - what is or was your dietary weakness? Sharing can be healing. Watch the new series on YouTube: @DrManonHolisticDoc

Let's welcome Denise who is here to learn. She is an excellent student of health and wellbeing! We look forward to your participation and connection.

The March Newsletter just came out (if you're not on the email list) here is a copy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YKxZ5S7BGe-cLpnF15En2c3yhYT_zQva/view?usp=sharing In the Newsletter we give an introduction to the "10 Hormonal Weight Loss Advantage" Course and how it impacts not only our weight, but our brain and our aging! Our March Coaching Call in SKOOL will be on this very same topic on Thursday, March 5 at 11:00 am Eastern. If you want to know more or have questions on this topic - I hope to see you there! The invitation to register is on the Calendar in SKOOL

The Full Course and Workbook is Available to All Premium Members in SKOOL - in the Classroom! “The 10 Hormonal Weight Loss Advantage They Don't Want You To Know”…….For all Women Over 45: Studies suggest that hormonal changes after menopause can accelerate biological aging by about 6% per year. Weight gain is just the loudest symptom for many of us. But the ripple effects—energy, sleep, mood, inflammation, muscle loss—add up fast. The good news? When you work with your signals instead of against them, you don't just lose weight - you turn back the clock! In the first of my new video series: “The 10 Hormonal Weight Loss Advantage They Don't Want You To Know” I introduce how hormones, beyond estrogen, are affected by menopause and play a large role in what is happening. This is the concept used by GLP-1 drugs – that with increased awareness, we can modulate ourselves, with simple changes in lifestyle, mindset, diet and supplementation. Find your top 2 Hormone Imbalances and Watch Episode 0, Let’s do this together! Take the Quiz: https://form.jotform.com/260522341999160 With Love ❤️ Dr. Manon

Let's welcome our newest member, Jean. Please introduce yourself and tell us what your favorite things to do are and what you are looking forward to!