Plant-based menopause recipes, Amy Elkhoury's kitchen

What actually changes in perimenopause, and why what used to work stops working.

This is where I explain the physiology behind midlife changes in metabolism, hormones, and recovery, and what to do differently because of it.

Plant-based nutrition, strength and recovery for perimenopause and menopause, explained properly.

Muscle Is Your Most Important Metabolic Organ. Here Is the Mechanism

Resistance training matters in perimenopause for a specific cellular reason. GLUT4, glucose disposal, and why mechanism changes the way you train.

Resistance Training and Muscle

Amy Elkhoury

Apr 154 min read

Plant diversity for gut health and estrogen metabolism in perimenopause

Your Gut Is Running an Estrogen Programme. Most People Have Never Heard of It

The estrobolome, a specific group of gut bacteria, helps regulate how your body clears estrogen. In perimenopause this matters more than it sounds.

Nutrition and Gut Health

Amy Elkhoury

Mar 273 min read

Woman in midlife navigating the metabolic shifts of perimenopause.

Why Everything Stops Working in Perimenopause

The body you are in seems to be operating under different rules. It is. Here is the metabolic shift, what is actually driving it, and why a single-lever fix rarely works.

Perimenopause and Menopause Science

Amy Elkhoury

Mar 214 min read