Reliable answers for the years nobody prepared you for.

Best Foods for Hormone Balance in Perimenopause (and What to Cut Back On)

By Yarrow Method | Certified Hormone Health Coach, Holistic Nutrition Coach, Herbalist & Member of The Menopause Society "Eat healthy" is the most common and least useful advice given to women navigating perimenopause. It's not wrong, exactly — it's just too vague to act on, and

Perimenopause Brain Fog Is Real — Here's What's Actually Happening

By Yarrow Method | Certified Hormone Health Coach, Holistic Nutrition Coach, Herbalist & Member of The Menopause Society You're in the middle of a sentence and the word you need simply isn't there. You walk into a room and forget why. You reread the same paragraph three

Why Your Doctor Says Your Labs Are Normal — But You Still Feel Terrible

By Yarrow Method | Certified Hormone Health Coach, Holistic Nutrition Coach, Herbalist & Member of The Menopause Society You went to your doctor. You described what's been happening — the sleep disruption, the anxiety that appeared from nowhere, the brain fog, the weight around your middle, the feeling that your

Why Perimenopause Wrecks Your Sleep — And 6 Things That Actually Help

By Yarrow Method | Certified Hormone Health Coach, Holistic Nutrition Coach, Herbalist & Member of The Menopause Society Sleep is the symptom that breaks women. Not hot flashes. Not the mood changes. Not even the brain fog — though that comes close. It's the sleep. Because everything else becomes harder

5 Herbs That Actually Help With Perimenopause Symptoms (And How to Use Each One)

By Yarrow Method | Certified Hormone Health Coach, Holistic Nutrition Coach, Herbalist & Member of The Menopause Society The herbal supplement market for menopause is enormous, confusing, and largely unregulated. Walk into any health food store and you'll find dozens of products making sweeping claims about hormone balance, hot

Perimenopause Weight Gain: Why It Happens and What You Can Actually Do About It

By Yarrow Method | Certified Hormone Health Coach, Holistic Nutrition Coach, Herbalist & Member of The Menopause Society Nothing prepares you for the moment you realize your body is changing in ways that have nothing to do with what you're eating or how much you're exercising. The

You're Not Eating Enough — And It's Making Your Perimenopause Worse

What "Menopause" Actually Means — And Why It's Just One Single Day

By Yarrow Method | Certified Hormone Health Coach, Holistic Nutrition Coach & Herbalist Here is something almost no one knows, including many healthcare providers: menopause is not a phase of life. It is not a transition. It is not a season. It is not something you "go through." Menopause

What Is Perimenopause — And Why Does It Start Earlier Than You Think?

By Yarrow Method | Certified Hormone Health Coach, Holistic Nutrition Coach & Herbalist You're 42 years old. Your periods are still coming, mostly on time. But something is off. You're waking at 3am with your heart racing for no reason. Your jeans fit differently even though nothing