The Journal

Woman doing strength training exercise in the gym
Creatine for Women: 6 Science-Backed Benefits That Have Nothing to Do With Bodybuilding
I spent years assuming creatine was for 22-year-old men trying to get bigger at the gym. That assumption cost me probably a decade of real benefits. When I started looking... Read more...
Woman lifting weights for strength and muscle health
Strength Training After 40: What Happens to Your Muscles (and Bones) If You Don't
I'm not going to sell you on strength training by telling you it'll make you look better. That framing has never resonated with me, and I don't think it's the... Read more...
Woman with clear focus and mental clarity
Brain Fog in Perimenopause: What's Causing It and 5 Evidence-Based Ways to Clear It
I want to be precise about something, because I think the term "brain fog" gets used loosely in a way that can feel dismissive: what many women describe during perimenopause... Read more...
Magnesium supplement capsules in hand
Magnesium Glycinate vs. Magnesium Oxide: Which Form Actually Works, According to Research
If you've ever bought a magnesium supplement, taken it for a few weeks, noticed nothing, and concluded that magnesium just doesn't work for you — I want to challenge that... Read more...
Woman sleeping peacefully, representing sleep health
Why Women Over 40 Can't Sleep — And What the Research Actually Says to Do About It
I've had patients describe it the same way dozens of times. Sleep was fine — not perfect, but fine — until sometime in their early to mid-forties. Then something shifted.... Read more...
Active mature woman outdoors representing bone and muscle health
Bone Density Loss After 40: The Window You Might Not Know You're Closing
Most women don't think about their bones until something breaks. That's understandable — bone loss is silent, internal, and gives no symptoms until it's well advanced. But the decade around... Read more...
Woman in healthcare consultation discussing symptoms
Perimenopause Symptoms Most Doctors Still Miss — and What Women Are Doing About Them
Less than one in four women who seek care for perimenopause symptoms receive adequate advice and treatment. That's not a statistic I'm citing to be alarming — it's from research... Read more...
Lion's Mane mushroom and natural ingredients
Lion's Mane Mushroom: What It Is, What the Research Shows, and Who It's Actually For
Lion's Mane has spent years in the noise of the wellness industry — sold in coffee blends, gummies, and powders at doses too low to do anything, positioned somewhere between... Read more...
Supplement bottles and labels on a table
How to Actually Read a Supplement Label: 6 Red Flags Dietitians Look For First
I've worked with enough women who are already buying supplements — spending real money, doing their best — to know that the label-reading skills most people have aren't enough to... Read more...
Botanical herbs and plants used in women's health supplements
8 Botanicals With Clinical Research Behind Them for Women's Hormonal Health
The botanical supplement market for women's hormonal health is enormous and largely unregulated, which means the signal-to-noise ratio is poor. Most products are combinations of ingredients at doses too low... Read more...