Don’t let ANYONE tell you these are the “normal” signs of aging! Now is the time to reclaim your life!

• Thinning hair?
• Tired all the time, and tired of being tired?
• Lost your libido?
• Weight creeping up more than you’d like,
  especially on your belly?
• Feel a little foggy?
• Too tired to exercise?
• Pains in your joints?

In a culture that worships at the altar of youth, what can a woman expect once she reaches her forties and fifties? Is it true that aging means gaining weight, lost libido, thinning hair, and increasing aches, pains and physical woes? Absolutely not! This can be a wonderful time of life, if women learn to take care of themselves as well as they’ve taken care of everyone else in the decades before.

Overworked, overwhelmed, overtired, over-committed, this can be the time when it all starts to unravel. The worst part is the authoritative voices, in doctors’ offices, in the news, on tv and in the movies, suggesting that this is how it’s supposed to be. It almost seems like we’re expected to just roll downhill from here. NOW is the time to reclaim your fabulous, vibrant, sexy, successful, fulfilling life!

Being this age does not have to mean a slow inevitable deterioration with increasing debilitating symptoms. And it certainly doesn’t mean the end of our sensuality or sexuality. It can be a time of great vitality, growth and new freedom. These are the years when lifestyle choices really pay out: the great ones and the not-so-good ones. It’s the time to make the changes that determine the quality of your life for the decades ahead. Decide what you want to change, educate yourself about the options, and get support. Don’t accept conventional wisdom about what can and can’t heal. Much more is possible than you think.

The most important issues at this age are healing the metabolism and balancing hormones. What worked in your 20s, when your body was still geared toward growth and reproduction, no longer works. Women who have been on and off diets and up and down the scale for a couple of decades are almost always insulin resistant. Many also have burned out their adrenals from a combination of chronic stress, too much caffeine and too little sleep. The good news is that we are incredibly resilient: all of this can be healed. To get help right now, either click on the Book Now button to the right and let’s get started.

I Can’t Lose Weight!
Women at this age often complain that they don’t eat much but seem to gain weight anyhow, and losing weight seems impossible. If that’s your experience, you are not wrong, but you probably have a damaged metabolism. Healing your metabolism involves identifying and eliminating food sensitivities; balancing protein, carbs and fat every time you eat, according to your current state; reducing your toxic load, including nicotine, alcohol, artificial sweeteners, refined sugars, and caffeine. And don’t depend on soy for protein. Soy suppresses the thyroid, causing further havoc with your hormones. By making consistently good choices you can heal your metabolism and become a more efficient fat-burner. We don’t get healthy by losing weight – we lose weight by getting healthy.

My Hormones Are Out of Whack!
Somewhere in their forties or fifties almost all women start to experience hormonal changes signaling the end of the reproductive years. Hormonal changes are responsible for many symptoms we associate with aging, including dryness, loss of flexibility, aching joints, thinning hair and plummeting libido. Instead of trying to replace estrogen directly, it’s better to lower cortisol, which is always in inverse relationship to estrogen (as testosterone is, for men). Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glad in response to stress, and stress hormones take precedence over all other hormones, so if you are stressed, your calming and reproductive hormones drop. Lowering cortisol helps bring all your hormones back into alignment. You can do that by: getting more sleep, reducing caffeine, practicing stress management, and taking Phosphatidyl Serine, a naturally occurring phospholipid, which reduces the cortisol response. PS also improves cognitive function and has been shown to reduce age related declines in memory, including name recall. It also helps you lose belly fat. Therapeutic doses of VItamin C help repair the adrenals and lower cortisol levels. There are so many nutritional changes and supplements you can use that will support your healing in this process. I can help you find the right ones from the hundreds that are available, and make sure you get the quality and dosage of supplement that will actually work for you.

Sleep It Off
Want to look and feel younger, lose weight, have more energy, improve your immune system and your heart health? Get at least 8 hours of sleep a night! It’s a myth that you need less sleep as you age. Sleep is the precious time when our body does repair and rebuilding. It’s also the time we stop producing cortisol, so sleep contributes to hormonal balance as well.

Turn Yourself Upside Down
Hot flashes? Night sweats? One of the best things you can do is inversions. There are many reasons to do yoga during these years, but headstands and shoulder stands are truly stellar. Start with 10 breaths, and work up to a count of 100. Don’t do these without warming up first, and if you’ve never done them, you’ll want to find an experienced yoga instructor to help you. In the meantime, you can lie on the floor with your legs vertical, against a wall, and small pillow under your lower back.

Find Your Still Point
Mind-body techniques such as visualization and meditation help us find the calm in the center of the storm. Meditation doesn’t have to mean sitting in unmoving full lotus for an hour, nor does it mean not having any thoughts. There are many forms of meditation and you are bound to find one that suits you if you shop around. Many places, including my office, offer free classes, so compare styles and formats. And you can take a mini-vacation any time by simply taking a few deep breaths while thinking of something pleasurable, somewhere beautiful, or someone you love. To hear two examples of meditation that I teach and practice, click here. To find the next meditation class I am teaching, see the Events Calendar to the right.

Exercise Smarter, Not Harder
As we age, extended cardio is less effective for losing weight and maintaining health. You can lose more fat, support hormonal balance and increase energy by doing exercise “bursts.” Go all out for one minute and then let your heart rate return to normal. Repeat 3-8 times, 3 times a week, and you will produce more human growth hormone and testosterone, keys to lean muscle, and helpful for improved energy and libido. To get the best results in less than 20 minutes a week, and burst with no impact to your joints, I recommend the Xiser.

Make a Commitment to Yourself
Your forties, fifties and beyond can be a time of vibrant physical health, healthy sexuality and sensuality, and pleasure and delight in a full and active life. It all begins with making decisions that support you in thriving in your own wonderful life, and following through with them day by day. Ready to start now? Let me help you with an individualized program to heal your metabolism and rebalance your hormones. You don’t even know how much better you can feel!

“This is the best thing I’ve ever done. This is the best money I’ve ever spent.”  – Daglind Ginty

The Success Program Succeeds!

Clients are losing pounds of fat, and inches—particularly around their waists, the best indicator of overall health improvement—and they are feeling GREAT! They are already well on their way to their goals, and feeling better than they thought possible. They are getting amazing results, not only in weight loss, but in ways they hadn’t even thought possible before the program.  They are getting compliments, and feeling great about themselves.

My 13 Week Success Program can do the same for you. Start now and in 3 months and you will be looking and feeling better than you imagined possible. I can help you set and reach your goals. I can teach you:

• How to succeed, once and for all, with a program I customize for you, individually, that will address the reasons why previous programs have not worked.
• How going on and off diets over the years slows down your metabolism, and what you can do to heal your metabolism so you begin to burn fat naturally, without ever starving or depriving yourself.
• Why nothing will work long-term if you don’t identify and eliminate your food sensitivities. Even if you don’t have any apparent digestive problems, you may have hidden sensitivities that are impacting your health, both long-term and short-term. And if you do have any digestive issues, you almost certainly have at least one hidden food sensitivity.
• How to exercise smarter, not longer.
• How to work through resistance, because it inevitably arises when you are making changes to your lifestyle and habits.
• How to develop the focus and strength of mind to follow through with your commitments. Not only will this help you with your health, it will serve you in all areas of your life.

“I’ve never felt this good. I’ve lost 29 pounds, 27 of it fat and it’s not like I’m starving myself, not at all. It makes life a lot easier! To think that at 53 I had arthritis! It’s gone. Sure we’re all getting older, but I don’t have that inflammation any more. I feel much healthier, I’m more active, I sleep better, I have more mental clarity and a more positive attitude.” — IE

“I feel so good! I haven’t felt this good since… ever!” —MC

“The emphasis has come off food; my cravings are gone. When the desserts come out I have no desire – none! To not constantly want food, that ‘what do I want, what do I want?’ I don’t have that any more, and I feel so good.  I have been able to get off blood pressure medication.  Even with a stressful week, I wasn’t tired and I feel great” —Susanne (lost 27 pounds, 25 of it fat)

“I recently completed Fran’s 13 week weight loss program and am now 25 pounds lighter! I have been seeking Fran’s advice for a few years now. Every time something in my body ‘broke down’, I immediately reached out to Fran. She kept telling me that I needed to change my eating habits. I tried, but after feeling better each time, I fell off the wagon. Now I know what was missing. It was Fran’s weekly guidance and coaching. After being diagnosed with kidney stones, fatty liver and diverticulum in my colon, what did I do? What else? Pick up the phone and call Fran, AGAIN. She gently nudged me to think about what she had told me all along: I had to change what I was eating. I committed to her 13 week program and Fran helped with everything from physical to psychological issues. She tested me for different supplements and guided me in the use of my new found love for essential oils. The weight came off and I noticed changes starting to happen to my digestive system. I have more energy, sleep better and have a new found love for life and veggies!! Without Fran, I know I would be unhealthy and feeling emotionally “sick” right now. Way to go Fran!!!!” —VP, Centereach, NY

This program is for anyone who fits any of these criteria:

• Knows they should lose weight but hasn’t been able to do it either on their own or with other programs;
• Has chronic health issues that have begun to impact the quality of their life;
• Has wanted to “eat healthier” but isn’t sure how to make sense of all the conflicting information out there;
• Wants to transform their relationship with food and eating;
• Wants to lessen their dependence on, or avoid taking, medication;
• Wants to feel vital, invigorated and rejuvenated, rather than chronically tired, drained and frustrated.

“I’ve lost 35 pounds since I started working with Fran. When I’ve been on diets in the past, it’s been agonizingly painful, so difficult for it to come off. Since I’ve been on the supplements and homeopathic remedies, it just comes off. I was put on Fosamax in 2003 for osteopenia and [had no improvement]. My MD couldn’t believe the results since [working with Fran]: a 50% improvement and my bones are now normal. She said that she has never seen so much improvement before. I look great and have more energy. It makes me very happy.” —ES, Westwood, MA

Your level of health is not static! The choices you make each day result in the quality of health you are experiencing. Learn how to make the choices that will support you in feeling alive, energized, fit and well. 13 weeks of Success will teach you what to do and get you understanding, practicing and integrating the changes you need to make.

“Fran is always a considerate, compassionate, deeply aware and intuitive person who works in earnest to alleviate the stresses we inadvertently place on our body, mind and spirit. Not only do I enjoy our sessions and find much benefit in them but I have also seen major health improvements in the process. During the 15 month period of our work together, I have lost approximately 70 pounds (so much for the myth of not being able to lose weight after menopause) and my cholesterol dropped 60 points, all triglycerides and LDL cholesterol. Testing further revealed much improvement and restoration to my major organs. I have more energy and my mind seems to be functioning as it did in my youth. Although there is still much to be done, I consider myself blessed and fortunate to have found an exceptional and gifted healer to help me on my journey.” —CP, Saylorsburg, PA

The Success Program includes 3 one hour individual consultations at the beginning, middle and end of the 13 weeks, and ten 20-30 minute sessions every week in-between. It includes a full nutritional evaluation, including testing for food sensitivities, guidelines for meals and snacks, unlimited email support and coaching.

If you’re ready to get started, contact me now to set up your initial appointment. You will start to look and feel better within a few weeks. The Success Program is available and effective for both local and long-distance clients. The cost is $975, and payments plans are available.

To make your appointment right now, click on the booknow button.