Well Again

07/31/2025

Grip strength has long been known to be an indicator of longevity. Weaker grip strength is associated with all-cause mortality and is a marker for overall muscle strength as we age.

BUT, as my son says, ‘Don’t let your grip strength limit lifting capacity’.

I know lifting heavier weights will test and build my grip strength. I also know that I can lift heavier than my grip strength will allow right now. While I work on improving my ability to hold heavier weights, I’ve chosen these lifting wrist straps. They’ve made a huge difference! I’m no longer gripping for dear life hoping the weight doesn’t slip and land on my feet. I’ve broken through where I thought my plateau was on some of my lifts.

I don’t believe there are any blanket statements that work for everyone, when it comes to our health (except that strength training is imperative for women over 40!😜).

For me, using straps is a tool, not a crutch. I’m still training my grip—but I’m not letting it hold back my progress. Women deserve to take up space, lift heavy, and adapt intelligently to where we’re at right now.

It’s not either/or. It’s strength and strategy. 💪

07/24/2025

Have you heard about the Warburg effect? How about the Sugar Research Foundation?

Likely not.

In The Meno-Cause groups, we talk a lot about insulin resistance, and the dangers of sugar for our health and longevity. It can be a major driver in causing widespread inflammation in the body, leading to the development of many different diseases.

There’s some very startling information dating back to the 1920s-30s, when The Warburg Effect was discovered. This is the finding that cancer cells consume glucose (sugar) at a higher rate than other cells.

In the 1940s, The Sugar Research Foundation was established to promote the consumption of sugar.🤦🏻‍♀️ The Warburg Effect gained very little traction and the sugar industry began downplaying the effects of sugar on health and pushed the idea that fat was the culprit. This, along with the development of genetic research, pushed the metabolic theory of cancer growth under the rug. After all, nutrition can’t be patented!

Today, thankfully, there is research being done in the metabolic realm of cancer. However, the sugar industry is still alive and well and being promoted through The Sugar Association. Check out the website -
https://www.sugar.org 😳

Just another PSA from me to you. Make sure to check the research you’re reading for conflicts of interest. Who funded the study? Are the researchers affiliated with any industries?

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07/18/2025

I’m so looking forward to being a part of this market this Fall!

We are excited to have Jen with Well Again with us to talk and dive into topics that are foreign to us until it creeps up. She offers functional health consulting and run groups/workshops for women in perimenopause.

We are excited to have her join us to bring knowledge and guidance to all wanting to learn or are experiencing perimenopausal symptoms.

Excited to have her with us!

07/16/2025

There’s still a spot left for this 5 week group!
If you can’t attend all classes in person, there’s a virtual option too and sessions will be recorded if you have to miss a week.

This is the first step to feeling well again as you traverse the hormonal rollercoaster that is perimenopause.

AND… the first step in participating in a new membership I’ll be announcing soon!

Questions?
info@wellagainrn.com
Want to register?
www.wellagainrn.com

07/16/2025

What if menopause was a reawakening of the freedom of expression and imagination that we held as little girls?

Not a time of dreaded grey hair, wrinkles, and an inability to reproduce, but a return of our wildness?

What if this third act of your life is not a loss of your femininity but a rebirth of the beautiful, playful, unapologetic spirit that was silenced for so many years?

Your symptoms are not a weakness.

They are a sign of the kickass human you are about to become.

07/15/2025

Sometimes it starts with you feeling ‘off’ or not like yourself. Sometimes it’s increasing anxiety, depression; sleepless nights, exhausted days; maybe it’s hot flashes, crazy mood swings, or stubborn weight gain despite no changes in your lifestyle.

If you’re a lady over 40 and feel like you don’t recognize yourself anymore, you could be in perimenopause. Your hormones are on a crazy ride and they’re taking you with them.

If you’d like to gain a deeper understanding of what these hormonal changes mean for you physically and mentally, and how to get a handle on those uncomfortable symptoms, you’ve come to the right spot.

Starting this Wednesday, I’m running a women’s group for perimenopausal health. It’s running for 5 weeks at the Stony Plain Library and, the beauty of this one is it’s PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN!

If you have any questions, email me at info@wellagainrn.com.
Register on my website - www.wellagainrn.com

07/10/2025

I didn’t know it a couple years ago, but a change in my mental health (increased anxiety and unexplained depression) was one of the first symptoms I experienced relating to perimenopause.

Sadly, many women experience the same and are met with resistance from their healthcare providers when trying to find answers. They’re often prescribed antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications and told it’s just a part of aging or it’s because they’re too stressed (notice the ‘blame game’??).

What’s even more disturbing?

Women are most likely to take their own lives between the ages of 45-55.

Coincidence? Not a chance!

If you’d like to find answers to your symptoms or a supportive group to share your struggles with, join me and a small group of women over 40 in The Meno-Cause starting next week. This month, I’m offering a Pay-What-You-Can option if the cost is what’s been holding you back.

There’s only a couple in-person spots left for this session and it won’t be offered again until Fall.

info@wellagainrn.com for questions
wellagainrn.com to register

07/09/2025

This is your one chance to get in on the PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN deal!

I’m hoping to get this group filled up so I need 2 more ladies to join in person.

Classes run Wednesday evenings:
July 16 - August 13
5:45-7:45pm
Stony Plain Library/Virtual

07/04/2025

*New Class Alert*

Wednesdays
July 16 - August 13 5:45-7:45pm
Stony Plain Library/Online

There are only a couple spots left in this first ever hybrid group!

You can choose to attend in person or virtually (in person is recommended to get the best experience).

AND….

This round is structured as Pay-What-You-Can!

Register soon at www.wellagainrn.com or email info@wellagainrn.com for questions.

06/28/2025

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be running another WOMEN’S GROUP for PERIMENOPAUSAL HEALTH starting MID-JULY!

This one will be offered as a HYBRID MODEL. I always recommend you attend the group in person to get the richest experience but, if you’re unable to make it to Spruce Grove/Stony Plain, you’ll be able to join in virtually as well.

This next group will be set up as ‘PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN’ because I know times are tight right now.

I’ll announce when the dates are confirmed and registration is open!

05/31/2025

Your future self thanks you!

Health isn’t punishment, it’s physiology.

We’ve been taught that change takes time. That healing is slow. But the truth is, your biology responds to every choice you make almost instantly. You are one walk, one meal, one deep breath away from shifting the entire chemistry of your body.

A single nutrient-dense meal can begin to reprogram your gene expression, flipping on the genes that promote healing and turning off the ones that drive inflammation and disease.

Go for a walk, and you boost levels of BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), a compound that helps your brain grow, adapt, and protect itself against aging.

Take a few deep, slow breaths and your vagus nerve kicks in, activating your parasympathetic nervous system, lowering cortisol, and shifting you out of stress mode and into repair mode.

These aren’t abstract ideas. They’re real-time biological events. And they add up.

Everything you’re exposed to over the course of your life, from diet to stress to toxins shapes your health more than your genes ever will. That means you’re not at the mercy of your DNA.

You are the CEO of your own health.

04/17/2025

What’s the difference between a health coach/holistic health practitioner/natural health consultant and a functional health nurse?

First, as a Functional Health Nurse, I am a Registered Nurse with a university degree. In those 4 years of post-secondary schooling, I gained a foundation of knowledge and experience working with patients in the hospital, public health, mental health, and community health settings.

Second, as a RN, I am a regulated health professional, meaning, my discipline follows practice standards, ethical guidelines, and I must work within the scope of practice outlined by my regulatory college (the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta). I must re-register every year and prove I am in good standing with the regulations and maintain a certain number of practice hours to remain competent.

Third, I have over 2 decades of experience working with patients/clients across the lifespan and in a vast array of settings. I’ve gained valuable and unique experience in managing care of patients, from newborns to the elderly. While I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe/change medications, I can absolutely provide education about your diagnoses and medications. Unfortunately, this type of education is often one of the missing pieces in our conventional medical system, leaving patients feeling confused, helpless, and stressed.

That’s where I come in!

There are a lot of other health and wellness ‘practitioners’, ‘coaches’, ‘providers’, ‘consultants’, etc who have very little (if any) medical training or experience in providing health education and advice. None of these titles are regulated, thus, there are very few rules they must abide by when working with clients.

The lesson… do your research!

Ask the person you’ve chosen to work with what their background is and what checks and balances there are to ensure they are providing ethical and safe services. Be very wary if anyone with these unregulated titles provides you with advice on your diagnosis, treatments, or medications.

When it comes to your health (and your hard-earned money) always consider your safety first!