by Denise Stegall | Jul 15, 2025 | Women’s Health
We’ve normalized what is actually making us sick—and we’re calling it aging. Two years ago, I hit a wall. What I had been doing to manage my menopause symptoms—especially my weight—suddenly stopped working. I doubled down on my own teachings. Logged everything: food,...
by Denise Stegall | Jun 30, 2025 | Women’s Health
I recently returned from visiting my elderly aunt in England. She’s 81, legally blind since childhood, and has been cared for by the state most of her life. She never married, never had children, and after her clerical job became obsolete with the disappearance of the...
by Denise Stegall | Jun 23, 2025 | Women’s Health
You’ve been doing all the right things. You eat your greens, skip the soda, squeeze in your workouts, and try to follow every “healthy habit” the experts recommend. So why—despite all that effort—do you still feel stuck, exhausted, bloated, or burnt out? Here’s the...
by Denise Stegall | Jun 16, 2025 | Aging-Transition, Women’s Health
A few months ago, I found myself in pain every single night. It started with a deep ache in my right leg and hip pain whenever I lay down. It wasn’t sharp, but it was persistent. Unrelenting. And frustrating. My husband and I couldn’t get comfortable in bed. I tossed...
by Denise Stegall | May 27, 2025 | Uncategorized, Women’s Health
If you’re a woman over 40, you may feel like your body has turned against you.You’re eating “healthy,” staying active, maybe even counting calories or doing daily cardio—and yet, the scale keeps creeping up. This isn’t a lack of willpower.It’s a lack of muscle. As we...
by Denise Stegall | May 5, 2025 | Women’s Health
We’ve been sold a version of longevity that sounds more like a math equation than a meaningful life: live to 90, 95, maybe 100—and you win. But what if the goal isn’t just to add more years to your life… what if it’s about adding more life to your years? For...
