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The Hidden Superpower Every Woman Over 40 Needs: Building Muscle Strength

As women, we often focus on cardio, flexibility, or weight loss in our fitness journey. But there’s a critical element many of us overlook –

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Barbara Birke February 4, 2025
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Optimum YOU: Finding Your Optimum Health in Midlife: A Holistic Approach to Thriving Through Menopause and Beyond

The Midlife Wellness Challenge: Why Traditional Health Advice Alone Isn’t Working Are you a woman in your 40s or beyond, navigating the complex waters of

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Barbara Birke January 10, 2025
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Healthy Habits 2025: The Ultimate Menopause Wellness Guide for Women Over 40

Is creating a healthier lifestyle your top priority for 2025? For women over 40, menopause brings unique health challenges. In this comprehensive guide, you’ll discover

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Barbara Birke January 8, 2025
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Blood Sugar and Peri-Menopause

insulin resistance in perimenopause contributes to the dreaded belly fat!

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Barbara Birke April 6, 2023

Top 3 healthy habits (nutrition, movement, self-care) for women after peri-menopause.

As a nutrition/movement/mindset coach who is spezialised in supporting women thrive through perimenopause and beyond, I often get the question “what are the most effective steps I need to take”.

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Barbara Birke January 12, 2023

Want lightness and energy, despite (peri-)menopause?

Lightness and energy? Peri-Menopause and Menopause certainly makes that harder to find! What used to be easy to move on from – things like big

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Barbara Birke December 31, 2022
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Healthy hormones through the holidays

how to thrive through the holidays with balanced blood sugar and happy hormones

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Barbara Birke December 13, 2022
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5 ways hydration eases (peri-)menopause symptoms

Want an easy way to feel better and improve common ailments (peri-) menopause can bring?Hydrate more. Very often one of the first key shifts I

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Barbara Birke March 24, 2022

3 foods to support you in (peri-)menopause

No matter where you are on your (peri-)menopausal journey, just starting to have first little symptoms, starting to think about what it will be like

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Barbara Birke March 7, 2022

40+? How to take back your power and your sanity.

Is 40+ throwing you for a loop? Do you feel like things are out of control and what used to work for you doesn’t work

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Barbara Birke January 26, 2022
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