Menopausal Mother

     Welcome to another edition of Fly On The Wall group blog postings hosted by Karen of Baking In A Tornado. Today, there are three of us inviting you into our homes for a closer look at what goes on behind closed doors.  

     The fly has been enjoying himself in my house this month because my husband stinks....like seriously, he smells after days of working outdoors in the South Florida heat. It also doesn't help that lately I've really been into cooking and eating cabbage (what?? It's good for you!). So just use your imagination...our house gets.....smelly. Come to think of it, the dogs could use a bath, too.  Anyway, here are some snippets of conversation that nosy fly has overheard in my house of (smelly) horrors: 

     Okay, ladies, I know you're jealous...because doesn't every woman want a dumpster teddy bear that smells like cheeseballs and believes butter is the Holy Grail? 

**Want more Meno Mama? Check out my latest article about exotic pets for Always Pets HERE, and some great keto soup recipes I have featured on Family Minded HERE

Check out these other bloggers participating in the Fly On The Wall group blog postings:

 Baking In A Tornado  https://www.BakingInATornado.com

                                

The Diary of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver         https://thediaryofanalzheimerscaregiver.com/blog.html/

If you are anything like me, you can never have enough bracelets to match your fashion ensemble. I have a bit of a weakness when it comes to jewelry, especially if it is unique and hand-crafted. So when the  Sashka Co. contacted me about sending a few free bracelets in exchange for an honest review, I jumped at the chance! And WOW, I'm glad I did! These bracelets are really lovely, and by purchasing them, you are supporting families in need. Sashka Co. Bracelets has already donated 3,019,000 meals to families through Feeding America. I love that about this company!

When I first received my bracelets, they were a little too snug for my wrist (and I have very small wrists). I asked for larger sizes and the company was very accomodating. My new bracelets arrived yesterday and I was amazed at how well they are made. Each bracelet is hand-crocheted bead by bead with positive vibes by skilled artisans in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. The bracelets are made with cotton and some of the world's finest glass and sterling. They are not stretchy, but they do have some give to them and will roll over most size wrists. Even better, the Sashka Co. offers a lifetime guarantee and a perfect fit promise. They want you to be happy with your purchase and will handle any aspect of your order that you need to be changed. 

According to the company, "Sashka Co. partners with several organizations in Nepal that train and employ hundreds of artisans in rural communities. Our partners are focused on gender equality and empowering women.  The women at the co-ops earn a living wage that exceeds the local minimum wage. Sashka Co. was founded in 2013 with an amazing team of seventeen artisans. Thanks to the support of Sashka Co. Bracelets customers, we now provide sustainable jobs to 450+ artisans in Nepal. Sashka Co. is an official member of the Feeding America Enterprise Society. Donations from Sashka Co. to Feeding America will be matched by Tony Robbins through the 1 Billion Meal Challenge providing twice the impact.  Every $1 donated to Feeding America helps secure and distribute at least 10 meals to people facing hunger through the Feeding America network of food banks."  

I really love my beautiful bracelets and have already received tons of compliments on them. I think you will love them, too. What are you waiting for? Order yours today! https://sashkaco.com

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Welcome to another edition of Fly On The Wall group blog postings, hosted by Karen of Baking In A Tornado. Today, there are three of us opening our homes so that you can see what goes on behind closed doors. 

This month the fly accompanied me to the local renaissance festival....again. The fair is in town for 7 weeks, so I will be visiting a few more times ( just can't get enough of those turkey legs!) but I thought I'd share some photos of my first weekend there. For the past few years, I've been dressing up as a fairy rather than in the heavy dresses and capes I once wore to the festival---it gets pretty warm here, and multiple layered dresses, headpieces, and gobs of sparkly fake jewels do not go over well in 85-degree temperatures. Thank God we live in the time of A/C and battery-operated hand-held fans! 

So sit back, munch on a turkey leg, and enjoy some mead while you scroll back through time......

 Hot flashes are one of the worst symptoms of menopause---there is nothing worse than getting dressed up to go out for the night, then suddenly feeling a blast of heat that melts the makeup off your face. Sometimes the heat is so intense, it makes you feel claustrophobic and want to crawl right out of your skin.

 If you're plagued by hot flashes and searching for ways to combat them, there's an app for that! Check out Evia, an innovative hypnotherapy app that helps manage menopause symptoms naturally!

How To Reclaim Menopause Naturally: One Hot Flash At A Time.

As anyone who has had their day stopped short by a hot flash (or five) knows, these are one of the most frustrating symptoms of menopause. Most hot flashes last between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, and while many women experience them a handful of times a day, others can have them almost hourly.

No matter how frequently you experience hot flashes, most women would agree that once one starts, they would like it to stop, fast. The unfortunate truth is, that once a hot flash has begun, there is very little that can be done to stop it.

The good news is that hypnotherapy is a natural, science-backed way you can use to manage your hot flashes and menopausal symptoms that has been recommended by the North American Menopause Society.

Introducing Evia: The App That Helps You Manage Menopause Symptoms, Naturally.

While traditional menopause solutions focus on hormone replacement, hypnotherapy can be used to manage hot flashes by aiming to help you manage the frequency and severity of hot flashes through the mind-body connection. 

Hypnotherapy has been shown to help manage hot flashes by up to 80%, which is more effective than any other non-medicated hot flash management tool.

Further, hypnotherapy has also been shown to help improve sleep quality and feelings of anxiety.

Thanks to Evia, hypnotherapy can now be done on-demand, in the comfort of your own home.

With an innovative app program developed by world-leading neuroscientist and menopause researcher Dr. Gary Elkins, Evia helps you learn how to calm the body's stress response and self-manage hot flashes with evidence-based hypnotherapy.

During a session, you’ll be taken through relaxation exercises, and while your body relaxes, your mind will retain a focused state of attention. When you’re in this state you’ll listen to cooling visualizations and suggestions about how your body will be able to manage hot flashes, and how they will bother you less, and less.

Not only do the sessions give your body time to relax, and feel cool, but also help you to adjust how your brain reacts to normal temperatures.

With Evia, it's easier than ever for you to manage menopause and hot flashes at home — without the need for medications, supplements, or diet changes.

When you sign up you'll receive immediate access to a clinically-based hypnotherapy program with 15-minute daily sessions, designed by world-leading experts to help you manage your menopause symptoms.

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     Welcome to another edition of Fly On The Wall group blog postings, hosted by Karen of Baking In A Tornado. Today, three bloggers are bravely inviting you into their homes for a peek at what goes on behind closed doors.

     So far, January has been quite entertaining. We celebrated the New Year, then a grandchild's birthday, and have also had some pretty fun times around the fire pit since the weather here in Florida has turned cold (yes, a whopping 60 degrees----BRRR!). But this is the kind of weather I thrive in---cooler days---because this girl does not like to sweat. And of course, that pesky fly on the wall has been buzzing around my family the whole time, eavesdropping on our conversations. Here are some snippets of what he overhead:  

"Don't you hate waiting for news from the doctor? It leaves your plans in limbo."

"I have a bad back--my limbo days are over." 

Here's to wishing everyone a Happy 2022! It can only get better, right? RIGHT?? Cheers!

Buzz around these other blogs and see what you think! 

 Baking In A Tornado                                https://www.BakingInATornado.com

The Diary of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver         https://thediaryofanalzheimerscaregiver.com/ 

Menopause got you down? There's help if you need it! Today on the blog I have the good folks from Nutrafirm, a company that has developed a supplement called LibiGem that will help balance your hormones. Wouldn't it be nice to reduce night sweats, hot flashes, fatigue, and anxious feelings? If you're experiencing these common symptoms of menopause, check out this amazing supplement from Nutrafirm!

IF MENOPAUSE HAS KNOCKED YOU FLAT, YOU CAN GET BACK UP AGAIN!

As women approach that “certain age”, many find the challenges of the menopause transition can often feel debilitating.  One of the things that can really help with these unique challenges during this time, is a natural supplement by the name of LibiGem® by NutraFirm® Inc. It works to balance and regulate hormones by promoting healthy estrogen levels.  When hormone levels are balanced, women will experience less sleep disturbances, less hot flashes and night sweats, improved anxiety levels and mood, and increased energy levels.

Looking at the ingredients of LibiGem® (which is all-natural and vegan and gluten-free), you will find many that you’ve been hearing so much about already, and some that you may already be taking separately (you can effectively stop doing that and take it all in one supplement instead!). 

LibiGem® takes 16 important ingredients and puts them in ONE perfectly balanced supplement, so you won’t have to buy multiple products. It’s the only one that combines all these herbs and roots into one product along with essential vitamins. You just take two capsules a day! It’s been Health Canada approved, and you will find that along with many other amazing benefits such as improved sleep, mood, and energy levels, hot flashes and bloating will greatly diminish if not disappear completely. The best part is that you will start seeing an improvement within a week or two of using LibiGem (i.e. improved sleep). The full benefits of the product are evident within three months of taking it.

LibiGem® is quite an affordable supplement and is sold in several pricing tiers.

As an exclusive offer for readers of this Blog, use coupon Marcia20 on https://www.NutraFirm.ca to get 20% off all orders!

If you’re feeling subpar or struggling with symptoms – you can take action!

The goal of true hormonal rejuvenation and all the benefits that it entails has been the holy grail of hormone research for decades. Today that goal is finally attainable with proper diet, exercise, rest, and proper supplementation. Don’t wait any longer to discover what countless women have already discovered; that using LibiGem® in concert with healthy lifestyle changes can restore hormonal balance and with it, the joy of living.

For major health issues, always check with your doctor; but if you want to try a natural supplement that can truly make a difference, NutraFirm® is a great place to start.

Women no longer need to struggle through the menopause transition, they can now take control with LibiGem®.

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I have often mentioned on my blog the woes of perimenopause and the effects it has on the skin---especially dryness and the appearance of wrinkles. Today I'm excited to introduce you to Celeste Lee, Co-Founder of Caire Beauty, Skincare for Grownup Women. She's here to share tips on the breakthrough science behind the company's awesome products that help hydrate and nourish your skin. If you want healthier skin for the new year, check out this amazing facial serum and mask! 

Yep, it’s true. One of the VERY first signs of perimenopause – before you even know that it’s happening is drier, duller skin. Then you wake up to an undereye bag or little eye lines. Some women see horizontal creases in their neck and forehead and others are appalled by brown spots, redness, or out of the blue bigger pores. 65% will have acne. Meanwhile, you’re still faithfully cleansing, toning, moisturizing, and sunscreen (maybe not every day on the sunscreen but still!). What’s going on? 

Aging or as Caire Beauty likes to say, “growing up” is hard on our largest organ. In skin, it turns out there are 2 major causes of aging. The kind that 99% of skincare solves for is external – which is UV radiation and pollution (think free radical damage here!). This starts the day we’re born and is ongoing. 

But who knew that internally caused skin aging also existed! Sex hormones like estrogen & progesterone do much more than drive sex drive! They influence all manner of biological functions including skin cell production. “Keratinocytes, Langerhans’ cells, melanocytes, sebaceous glands, collagen content and the synthesis of hyaluronic acid are under hormonal influence,” says Dermatology Review. But like so much associated with peri/menopause, the beauty industry has traditionally ignored it. This is why your skincare isn’t as effective as it used to be. It only works to defend your skin from the outside, utterly ignoring how the wild west of hormones is slowing up things on the inside. 

Caire’s breakthrough science fights the estrogen-related Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid slowdown that DOUBLES in perimenopause (38 – 44 onset and lasts 4 to 10 years) and then contracts another 30% at menopause (age 51-ish). Their Pro-Growth complex includes a full spectrum of hyaluronic acid molecules including their signature ‘Tiniest HA in the World’ and a customized peptide that ‘talks’ to the skin, telling it to make more skin cells. It’s like a new ‘good’ boss for your skin. Because the stronger skin is inside, the smoother, suppler, brighter it will look outside. 

Caire’s Theorem Serum Boost ($56) and Triple Lift Molecule Mask ($52) are multi-tasking miracle workers. In addition to the hormone-defying science, all Caire is clean, vegan, fragrance & toxin-free. The Serum should be used twice daily, the tightening gel Mask up to 3x a week. Some women even like to sleep with the Mask on, so as to wake up to younger, softer skin. Aging is unique, meaning you might have large pores, brown spots & fine lines and your bestie might see sags, jawline softness, and dryness galore. 

Caire is a new science for today, and their recent Clinical Test results are super supportive. The Theorem Serum clinicals showed 100% of women experienced smoother, firmer, suppler, more radiant skin. 97% of women said their skin “looked & felt more like it did 5 years ago” and “that circles under the eyes were visibly diminished”.  The Triple Lift Mask clinicals showed 100% experienced “immediately softer, plumper, glowing skin” with “visibly reduced lines” on both the neck and face. 

Their customer reviews in all honesty are even more compelling because these are totally objective experiences from real women from ages 35 to 75 all over the United States of every skin tone, skin type, and living in all different climates. Caire formulas that are naturally anti-inflammatory are becoming a cult favorite for those with newly sensitive skin (caused by that damn estrogen change) as the clean and gentle formulas benefit and soothe redness, irritations, rosacea, and other sensitivities.  See for yourself at www.cairebeauty.com

Use code MENOPAUSALMOTHER20 for 20% off a purchase! The code is good thru Feb 2022