My Perimenopause Journey

Ancient cultures knew: The soul lives in the bones. Could the "I'm just a shadow of myself" feeling many perimenopausal women experience be linked to bone loss? Our ovaries and bones are central to metabolic health. As the ovaries slow production during perimenopause, the spotlight shifts to the bones. Paired with strong muscles, they can help us age more healthily. Tune in to learn...

For years, I searched for doctors to help me understand and manage the physical, mental, and emotional challenges of perimenopause. Neither could provide the answers I needed, nor did they suggest that my ever-growing list of symptoms could be related to perimenopause. Surprisingly, my passion for Excel uncovered connections, correlations, and solutions that changed my life. Excel literally saved...

The perimenopausal transition is just natural. So is pregnancy. However, would you ever consider having and giving birth to a baby without thorough care and the guidance of experts? Perimenopause and post-menopause easily make up a third ofa woman's life. What we do in this transitional phase can significantly affect how we grow into older age. It can also help reduce the risk of a plethora of...

During perimenopause, I experienced widespread inflammation—my eyes often became inflamed, my joints were on fire, and my brain felt like mashed potatoes. While exercise, sauna sessions, better sleep, and hormone therapy alleviated some of these symptoms, the inflammation kept returning. This led me to explore nutrition, glucose, and insulin, revealing that I, like many women in menopause, am insu...

Welcome to my channel! Join me to find out why it's called "Excel with Mariana" and discover how I connect this to perimenopause. Don't forget to subscribe for more insights and tips! Subscribe for bi-weekly updates on My Perimenopause Journey. Find tips and inspiration for yourself, and join a slowly growing community of kindhearted ladies, and anyone who wants to learn about pe...

Discover how your right brain is more than just the emotional center. Like the left brain, it also has both emotional and thinking components. While the left brain focuses on the past and future, the right brain lives in the present. Watch this video to learn about your two right brain characters and how to bring all four of your brain characters together in a brain huddle. This practice can boost...

Discover the fascinating concept of the four brain characters as explained by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. This video explores the interplay between the left and right thinking and emotional brains, highlighting their vital roles. Learn why understanding your brain is especially important during the perimenopausal transition and find out what steps you can take to promote a healthier brain. Subscribe fo...

For months, I struggled with recurring eye inflammation around ovulation. This cycle, it disappeared. Curious what changed? I used estradiol gel daily and tried a low-carb diet. Watch this video to discover how estrogen can influence inflammation in the body. Subscribe for bi-weekly updates on My Perimenopause Journey. Find tips and inspiration for yourself, and join a slowly growing community of...

Are you feeling hopeless, lifeless, judgmental, or withdrawn during perimenopause? Your wood energy and liver health might need extra love and care. Supporting your liver can also improve your sleep, helping you avoid those 3am wake-up calls. Watch this video to learn more about wood energy and discover how it can help you find joy again. Subscribe for bi-weekly updates on My Perimenopause Journey...

Discover how dryness becomes a key concern during perimenopause, affecting skin, hair, nails, and even causing ear sounds or tinnitus. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), balanced hydration is linked to the water element and kidney energy. Learn to recognize emotional signs of imbalanced kidney energy and get practical tips on how to strengthen it to improve your well-being. Subscribe for bi-we...

Many women experience waking up between 3am and 5am during perimenopause. Western medicine explains this phenomenon by fluctuating glucose and cortisol levels, which can cause disrupted sleep. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers additional insights through the organ clock, revealing that waking during this time may be linked to the liver signaling a call for help, long before we understood t...

Heart Palpitations During Perimenopause? Hormonal imbalances might be the cause, or it could be an imbalance between your water and fire energies, indicating weak kidney energy. Learn about the 5 elements of TraditionalChinese Medicine and how they can help you find personalized remedies for a smoother transition through perimenopause and beyond. Subscribe for bi-weekly updates on My Perimenopause...

During perimenopause, many women have difficulty falling asleep. While some use medication, oral progesterone, antidepressants, or that classic cup of warm milk, the idea of YinYang could also offer relief. Tune in to learn how to balance your YinYang energies and fall asleep more easily. Subscribe for bi-weekly updates on My Perimenopause Journey. Find tips and inspiration for yourself, and join...

Many doctors have a limited understanding of perimenopause, and even fewer are familiar with the concept of YinYang. Yet, YinYang is more than just an esoteric idea—it's central to health and wellbeing. Paying attention to YinYang during your perimenopausal transition can become your greatest strength. Discover how one simple trick can help you better balance your Yin and Yang. Subscribe for b...

When you were born, about 50 trillion cells had been created, forming a tiny, adorable, and screaming bundle. But did you know that the very first cell from which you developed was born when your mother was born? Tune in to learn how your grandma gave birth to your very first cell and discover that you're mucholder than you thought… Subscribe for bi-weekly updates on My Perimenopause Journey....

In evolution, humans and octopuses are very distant relatives. However, we do share a connection that hasn't been fully explored. In octopuses, after their eggs hatch, the optic gland sends hormonal signals to shut down the system. Humans have something similar to an octopus's optic glands. Possibly, those signals also influence how we transition through perimenopause and explain why life...

Every new cycle, I experience eye inflammation. It might be caused by imbalances between estradiol and progesterone, low testosterone, surging FSH levels, or a combination of these. But what should I do when my eye is inflamed? Learn about three remedies that cleared the inflammation within just two days. Subscribe for bi-weekly updates on My Perimenopause Journey. Find tips and inspiration for yo...

I hated going to saunas; it was just too hot, and I never really broke a sweat. After listening to many experts and learning about the benefits of saunas, I gave them another try. After six weeks, I noticed improvements in my overall well-being and health. Now, I go three times a week. Tune in to learn about my sauna routine and see how this lifestyle habit could help you, too. Subscribe for bi-we...

The Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is one of many hormones produced by the pituitary gland. But did you know that FSH levels can increase by 10 times, or even 100 times, during perimenopause and postmenopause? Listen in to learn how this change in pituitary production might impact other hormones and your overall health. Subscribe for bi-weekly updates on My Perimenopause Journey. Find tips and...

The effect of the Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) on immune cells, fat tissue, and the brain is massive, especially as we transition through perimenopause and menopause. Tune in to learn more about this often overlooked hormone. Subscribe for bi-weekly updates on My Perimenopause Journey. Find tips and inspiration for yourself, and join a slowly growing community of kindhearted ladies, and anyo...

Think the Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is done when stimulating the follicle? Think again. This hormone not only becomes more active during perimenopause and after menopause, but it also affects your immune cells, blood vessels, brain, and bones. In this episode, I give a general introduction to FSH and discuss its effects on blood vessels and bones. Tune in to learn more about this often ov...

A cold water bath could be the remedy you've been looking for to soothe your inflamed or dry eyes. Not only is the cold water soothing on the eye and a nice stimulation of your vagus nerve, but it also flushes out bacteria. Watch to see how easily this can be done. Subscribe for bi-weekly updates on My Perimenopause Journey. Find tips and inspiration for yourself, and join a slowly growing com...

A third of our lives is spent sleeping, yet doctors receive only about 1.2 hours of training on sleep. Shocking? Yes. Equally surprising is the lack of education on perimenopause and menopause. Even gynecologists do not get a full day of training on these topics. However, those transitional years form the foundation of the second half of women's lives and affect everything from health and soci...

Some symptoms of perimenopause are so noticeable that they become part of everyday talk: hot flashes, heavy bleeding, or even switching from contact lenses to glasses. But there is one organ that orchestrates many of these symptoms and changes, and is affected by perimenopause itself: the brain. Tune in to learn why brain health is often overlooked, can lead to social isolation, and why diagnosis...

When bleeding in the eye lasts longer than in other areas during perimenopause, you know something's wrong. I have seen eye doctors, general doctors, gynecologists, and other specialists; none have offered solutions for my recurring eye inflammation. Having tried higher doses of progesterone, the results were unfortunately inconsistent. Tune in to learn which other factor might be causing this...