Maryann Jacobsen's Blog

October is Menopause Awareness Month. But there is already a menopause movement gaining momentum. Whether it’s the explosion of menopause awareness in the UK, online menopause clinics like Midi Health popping up, or the expected rise in the global menopause market to a whopping 24.4 billion by 2030, the evidence is undeniable.

As a registered dietitian who specializ...

This year I joined my husband in a dry January. Only thing was, after a week, I didn’t feel any better.

I mean, I didn’t have sleep issues before or anything, but I guess I expected a boost.

After all, I ...

Every day countless midlife women are blindsided by seemingly overnight changes to their heart health.

“I knew women’s heart disease risk rose after menopause, but honestly, as an athlete I allowed myself to be blissfully ignorant…until I hit late perimenopause myself,” writes Selene Yeager, creator of Fiesty Meno...

Every day countless midlife women are blindsided by seemingly overnight changes to their heart health.

“I knew women’s heart disease risk rose after menopause, but honestly, as an athlete I allowed myself to be blissfully ignorant…until I hit late perimenopause myself,” writes Seleen Yeager, creator of Fiesty Menopause. “It was jarring to see my LDL cholesterol skyrocket into the red on my InsideTracker graph over the transition.”

How could this be? We’ve all been sold this idea that if we have ...

Girls are having a rough go of it. A recent CDC report found 57% of teen girls felt persistently sad and hopeless in 2021, compared to 36% in 2011.  Not only that, but a report last year found girls going to the ER for eating disorders nearly doubled during the pandemic.

There’s never been a more important time to help support our daughters, both emotionally and physically. Today’s guest is full of strategies to help keep our girls out of dieting and body image pitfalls that go hand in hand with...

We hear so much about macronutrients like protein, carbs, and fat when it comes to midlife health. Yet micronutrients play perhaps an even greater role as we age.

In another post, I detail foods that help us meet needs for certain vitamins and minerals. But supplementation is important too, but there’s so much confusion out there.

Multivitamins have been around for a long time. And I used to be unsure whether taking them was right for me.

But in midlife, I no longer feel that way and I’m going t...

We’ve all seen the article or social media post declaring the “proven” benefits of intermittent fasting.

Cellular repair. Improved insulin sensitivity. A longer life with reduced risk of chronic disease. Increased metabolism and fat burning. 

Because of these strong claims, I’ve been wanting to do a deep dive on intermittent fasting for years now. So, in preparation for my latest book for midlife women, I finally did it.

And it revealed that the benefits of intermittent fasting are anything but ...

During my physical my doctor mentioned a recent study which cast doubt on vitamin D. She wasn’t willing to give up on recommending vitamin D supplements, but wanted to make me aware.

Once again, the public gets a dose of confusion about vitamin D with the latest study headlines. This time, the message is that we may not need D supplements after all; a...

Eat well, exercise, and sleep is all we seem to hear about. But there is another important yet underrated factor for health: breathing exercises.

Yep, the way we breathe can have a tremendous impact on our health in either direction–especially the duration and quality of sleep. This is vital as we age, making midlife the perfect time to invest in your breathing.

My latest podcast guest is sharing his experience and all that he has learned about the benefits of breathing.

Nick Heath is a PhD, typ...

You have a teenager and half the time you don’t know what they’re eating. That’s because they are either eating out or at a friend’s house.

It’s a tricky time. But the truth is it’s an important time for them to get key nutrients they need.

Teenagers brains are still developing until 25 and bones grow until 30. Boys are still growing until 18 or 19, while girls tend to stop growing around 16.

Plenty of evidence points to teenagers needing to supplement their diet with one if not all of the follo...