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Perfectly Portioned Wellness

We are functional medicine dietitians who help women in their peri to post hormone journey. Margot and her team conduct full assessments on their clients to improve their digestion, get them sleeping again and help troubleshoot midlife metabolism. They help their clients undo years of bad nutrition advice, restrictive eating, and burn out. They take a whole person approach from nervous system tools to HRT education. This "journey" is bigger than labs and symptoms. They have guided hundreds of women through their high touch 1:1 and group coaching programs. Margot and her team help women step back into the best version of themselves and most importantly, feel at home in their bodies.

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Lessons from My Perimenopause Journey

I am going to share my perimenopause journey and how I didn't even recognize my own symptoms at age 37 (which was around the time this photo was taken). By my late 30s, I had been working in women's health and functional medicine space for about 7 years. So one would think that I would immediately know this was perimenopause...but I didn't. Like so many of us, I assumed my increasing anxiety and poor sleep was related to the typical busy life that comes with family and working.... I knew how...

This next generation of menopausal women will not accept dry vaginas, brain fog, and low libido. We will not accept the terrible fate of frailty and disease that has plagued our mothers and grandmothers. Join Margot for an unfiltered discussion on the peri to post menopause journey. She will go through everything from lifestyle to HRT interventions that you won't find on Google or social media. We are not doing menopause lukewarm....we are doing this piping hot! Since this is a private...

Below is a round up of common questions asked by our community. Can I take black cohosh or wild yam to balance my hormones? These can help with symptom management but if you are looking for long term management and to prevent potential disease later in life there are no true alternatives that will work like hormones. Perimenopause and menopause are not an ashwagandha or wild yam deficiency. Can I just do menopause naturally? There is no one way to do menopause. Ultimately it depends on your...

Comments you might hear about HRT: "Your hot flashes will go away - you just need to wait it out" "HRT causes breast cancer" "Get a fan" "HRT won't help with your mood" "Menopause is natural" "You can only be on HRT for a short period" "You are only 37 yrs old - you are too young for HRT or menopause" Other symptoms that don't fall under the 'typical' menopause challenges: Anxiety/depression Poor sleep Joint pain Hair loss Brain fog Constipation or reflux Burning tongue Frequent urination...

Welcome to our updated newsletter! Our intention for 2025 is making the content we send out more intentional and informative. Your time and attention are some of your most valuable assets and we want to honor that. Alright - let's get to the content! Western medicine has allowed us to age well beyond when our ovaries stop working (around age 51 yrs). By your menopausal years, your ovaries stop producing hormones at optimal levels. While we may be living longer unfortunately for some women...

Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound What do these all have in common? In short, these are medications for type 2 diabetes that help with blood sugar regulation and long term weight loss. And everyday we hear about how people are losing weight on these medications. These medications (among other things) also help with GLP-1 production. What and why is GLP -1 production important? It is a powerful gut hormone that is a vital connection between insulin regulation, gut health, and metabolism Your gut...

Back to Basics: Progesterone At some point in your early forties or even late thirties, you will start to make less progesterone due to infrequent ovulation. To make progesterone, you must ovulate. Think of ovulation as the MVP of your menstrual cycle. If you have symptoms but are still having periods than you are in perimenopause. Perimenopause can start 5-10 years before menopause, and it is these tumultuous years when women need extra support. The loss in progesterone can bring a whole...

By 2030, the world population of menopausal women is projected to increase to 1.2 billion, with 47 million entrants every year. We need a pivotal sociocultural shift in research and treatment. Most of us need to unlearn everything we have been taught about nutrition for hormone health. This can be hard to do because of the conflicting information on social media and google. Many of our clients navigate perimenopausal symptoms for years and they either don't know where to start, are...

We know you have tried it ALL. The cleanses. The restrictive diets. "Hormone balancing" supplements. Intense cardio. Purchased books. Listened to podcasts. Maybe you have even experimented with increasing protein. But you still aren't getting anywhere. The next step isn't more guessing. There are several things at play when working on peri to post menopause care: ➡️ Gut health ➡️ Mind set ➡️ Declining hormones and fluctuations (obviously) ➡️ Lack of real nervous system support ➡️ Mineral...

You probably find yourself asking "What tests do I need? Am I in perimenopause? Is my thyroid working normal? Is it time for HRT?" You know there is something deeper going on but unsure what that is exactly? You want to live your life full of energy with a brain that works and a body that functions. You are frustrated, overwhelmed and burnt out from it all. We bet you have done the following to feel better? ✅ Tried different supplements and diets hoping one of them will work ✅ Worked with...