Q: Why is my PMS getting worse with age?

This episode is dedicated to the 35+-year-old women who are suffering from increased breast tenderness, significant mood changes, constant bloating, random hot flashes and so much more.  Girlfriends, this is called perimenopause.  It is a stage of life and a normal biological ageing process, yet many of us experience such significant symptoms that our quality of life has been impacted, nothing about it feels normal!   As we age, our body starts to realize that the egg supply is getting lower.  The response is an increase in estrogen to mature those remaining follicles before we hit menopause.   In essence, we become estrogen dominant and for many, the body responds with all those yucky prepubescent symptoms, especially worse during the PMS window.  The body is trying to cope with a new hormonal environment where the estrogen is higher and those worsening symptoms tell me that the body is not able to adapt to the changes. In this episode, I discuss the possible reasons this may be happening and offer up some simple and highly effective lifestyle changes to stay ahead of these disruptive hormones.