by Monica Durigon | Apr 7, 2025 | Energy, Hormones, Thrive!, Weightloss
Do you feel like you can’t fall asleep at night? Do your thoughts run wild while trying to get ready to get to sleep? Do you feel tired but are too wired to go to sleep? Or perhaps you can fall asleep quickly because you are exhausted, but you find yourself wide-eyed...
by Monica Durigon | Mar 31, 2025 | Energy, Hormones, Thrive!, Weightloss
Alongside hot flashes, insomnia is one of the most aggravating symptoms women experience during perimenopause and menopause. Whilst in the past, you might have purposely reduced the amount of sleep you had because you wanted to tick off your long to-do list and...
by Monica Durigon | Nov 21, 2023 | Energy, The Healthy Leader, Weightloss
Through my years in clinical practice, I have worked with many women who, soon after entering their 40s and having spent a lifetime looking after their families and focusing on their work, decided that it was time to focus on their health. They started...
by Monica Durigon | Nov 6, 2023 | Energy, Glycaemic Value, The Healthy Leader, Weightloss
This blog is about how you can prepare easy, delicious and healthy snacks. However, I must start by saying that if you have three (or even two) balanced meals per day, you do not need to snack at all unless there are some specific conditions, such as a higher energy...
by Monica Durigon | Nov 1, 2023 | Hormones, Menopause, Perimenopause, Weightloss
When the amount of glucose (sugar) in circulation is not in balance and within the optimal range, your body will store the excess glucose for energy in the form of fat. The bad news is that when you frequently have too much glucose in circulation, you can also develop...
by Monica Durigon | Oct 19, 2023 | Detox, Energy, Hormones, Weightloss
Certain foods cause your body to lose its metabolic power by spiking blood sugar, raising levels of unhealthy cholesterol and triglycerides or adding too many calories that have no nutritional value for your body. On top of that, certain foods, because they contain...
