by urbanspice | Mar 27, 2020 | Balancing Your Hormones, Estrogen Dominance, Healthful Tips, Menopause, Peri-menopause
I recently pulled out my Red Raspberry Leaf tea and have been drinking it regularly. Red Raspberry Leaf tea is usually connected with fertility but it can also help with many peri-menopausal symptoms as well.Red Raspberry Leaf helps tonify the uterus and helps with...
by urbanspice | Jul 25, 2019 | Balancing Your Hormones, caffeine, Detox, Healthful Tips, Peri-menopause, Weight Loss
Summer is a blessing and a curse. Do you agree? …at least from my point of view as a working mom. I have a 9 yr old son and, for me, summer means juggling my schedule around his camps and time with him when he isn’t at camp. No week is the...
by urbanspice | Jan 30, 2019 | Balancing Your Hormones, Detox, Eating Healthy, Gluten Free, RECIPES
I always fall in love with one of the recipes in my (Peri-) Menopause Detox. And I found the one this detox. It’s Quinoa with Mushroom, Arugula and Lemon. The base recipe comes from the Ottolenghi Cookbook (my favorite of all time!). I adapted...
by urbanspice | Nov 8, 2017 | Balancing Your Hormones, Bone Health, Digestion, Eating Healthy, Fall, food, Peri-menopause, Winter Squash
Winter squash. I love it. I’m not sure exactly when my obsession began but I think it was a Butternut Squash Ravioli with a Brown Butter and Sage Sauce at a little Italian restaurant in Chicago somewhere near Halsted and Diversey in the mid- to late- 90’s. I...
by urbanspice | Oct 9, 2017 | Balancing Your Hormones, Breakfast, caffeine, Detox, Menopause, Smoothie
I love writing about my latest recipe obsessions. This Chocolate Nut Maca Smoothie is my current fav. It’s great for breakfast or a snack. I love it mainly because it’s like a peanut butter chocolate shake but instead of being loaded with sugar, it’s loaded with...
by urbanspice | Oct 4, 2017 | Balancing Your Hormones, Detox, Estrogen Dominance, Healthful Tips, Menopause, Peri-menopause, Weight Loss
Perimenopause is a topic that comes up more and more in my circle of friends as many of us enter our 40’s and 50’s. I thought it would be helpful to explain what perimenopause is and how to find perimenopause relief. What is Perimenopause? While menopause is...
