When most people think about fiber, they picture digestive regularity and maybe lowering cholesterol. But for women in midlife and beyond, fiber is so much more—it’s a powerful tool for heart health, hormone balance, weight management, bone strength, and even relief from menopause symptoms like hot flashes.
Menopause isn’t just about hot flashes and hormone changes—it brings a full-body shift that many women feel deep in their skin, joints, and bones. If you’ve started noticing creaky knees, sagging skin, or a less resilient body overall, collagen loss may be part of the picture.
By: Holden Adkins, Lagniappe Wellness Dietetic Intern Diets are not immune to the cyclic nature of social trends. What’s old is new, and in 2024 carbs are as much a social taboo as last year’s high-waisted denim. Like most trends, an underlying marketing force drives public interest, and the marketing machine behind very low carb […]
By Cecilia D., Lagniappe Wellness Dietetic Intern Diabetes mellitus is a disease so common worldwide just about every person walking down the streets of wherever you are reading this from could tell you something about it. Maybe you have seen commercials on television for medicines to aid in diabetes management, heard the common misconception that […]
By: Krista W., Lagniappe Wellness Dietetic Intern With the continuous rise of obesity rates over the past three decades, it’s no secret that we are in the midst of an obesity epidemic. It is predicted that more than half of the world’s population will be living with overweight or obesity by the year 2035 if […]
