I know this place. I lived here.
I went through perimenopause while my marriage was ending. I was alone in Hong Kong, in the middle of a pandemic.
I had a miscarriage at 40. My body had been changing its rules for years. I was still playing by the old ones.
I had spent years learning how to take care of it. I thought I understood it.
And it stopped responding.
I blamed everything else, the stress, the isolation, the grief, the relationship.
Only later did I understand what was happening.
Underneath it all, my physiology had shifted. And no one had explained how to adapt to it.
If this feels familiar, it’s not random.
What I found changed everything.
I stopped asking what was wrong with me and started looking at what had changed physiologically.
Estrogen affects far more than your cycle. It influences how your body uses fuel, responds to training, recovers, sleeps, and handles stress. When those signals shift, your body responds differently, even when your habits stay the same.
That is why what used to work often stops working.
So I went back and studied the physiology properly, and what I learned became the foundation of everything I now do.
I'm Amy Elkhoury, an Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP) specializing in plant-based perimenopause and menopause metabolic health. I work with women whose bodies have stopped responding and who are not willing to accept that this is just aging.
Eating plant-based is not the problem, and it is not something to work around. It is a strength we build on.
My work sits at the intersection of menopause physiology, functional nutrition, and movement. I hold the IFNCP credential through IFNA and am a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, with additional training in menopause physiology through Dr. Stacy Sims' Menopause 2.0 and the Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate through the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell.
My movement background spans more than two decades as a certified yoga teacher, with additional study in Ayurveda in Shanghai. Before this work, I founded Saucha Yoga in Montreal and Nuteese in Hong Kong, an artisanal plant-based cheese company.
My work has been featured in Tatler Asia, the South China Morning Post, Green Queen, Expat Living Hong Kong, and the Montreal Gazette.
"Amy is an exceptional coach with a truly personalised approach to health and wellbeing. Her expertise in plant-based nutrition, yoga and resistance training allows her to create support that is tailored to each individual.
I was especially impressed by the detailed personal assessment and report, which made me feel genuinely understood. Amy identified the areas where I needed support and helped me gently work through them with knowledge, kindness and dedication.
Throughout the process, I felt truly supported and cared for. Amy combines extensive expertise with honesty and compassion, and she genuinely goes above and beyond for her clients.
I highly recommend Amy to anyone looking for personalised support from someone who truly listens. Since working with Amy, my energy levels have improved and I feel much more positive.
Thank you again 🤍"
Agata B., Dubai
We begin with a Clarity Call. If your body has stopped responding the way it used to, we talk about what is happening for you now and what matters to focus on first. You leave with a clear sense of direction, whether or not we go further together.
Before this work
I came to this work through food and through the body. The science came later.
I founded Saucha Yoga in Montreal, where I taught yoga for a decade before moving to Shanghai. I spent years exploring plant-based and raw cuisine with teachers around the world, deepening my understanding of food as a source of nourishment, creativity, and connection. I later founded Nuteese, an award-winning plant-based cheese company in Hong Kong.
When my own body stopped responding the way it used to, I realised that while I understood how to nourish and move the body, I needed to understand the physiology behind the changes I was experiencing. That search led me to specialise in perimenopause and metabolic health through functional nutrition.
The food and the movement were never the detour. They were the training.
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