Dana LaVoie, LAc
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Most women have tried everything for menopause except Chinese herbs. Let me show you how: www.danalavoiecoach.com/mini-course Are herbs right for you?
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Soaking up the last of summer at a concert in the park. I LOVE live music - I even play a bit myself.
Made this one for my NEW Menopause Kickstart video series - Video 4 is totally new and something I haven't shared in a while...
Instead of trying to learn which herb goes with every new pain or problem in midlife, look at the stage of menopause first. Just beginning the change, right in the thick of it, or years past it.
The rule, every single time: match the stage before you match the problem.
Skip that, and a great herb can feel like it does almost nothing. It wasn't a bad herb. It was the wrong match.
A 38-year-old and a 75-year-old both came to me with night sweats. Both were using the formula Google calls the best one. It wasn't working for either of them. Same night sweats. Completely different stage of menopause. They needed completely different herbs.
So before choosing anything, ask: what stage of menopause is this - and does this herb match it?
I'm Dana LaVoie. I've been an acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner for 20 years, with more than 10,000 sessions with women, and I've taught hundreds of women online the simple 3-step system I created for choosing the right Chinese herbs in midlife
Watch now - FREE no time limit - www.danalavoiecoach.com/mini
10/06/2026
The vitamin C is out on the counter.
The zinc is in the cupboard.
Tried and true cold and flu support. It used to work.
And lately? Not so much.
So what changed?
Hormones.
In the menopause years, the immune system shifts - more inflammation, and less defense.
There's nothing wrong with the go-tos. They just need a base to work with.
Swipe for the 3 things I want every woman in midlife to know this cold season.
The full blog post and video are at the blog link in my bio or: danalavoielac.com/cold-flu-season-menopause-hormones/
09/29/2026
Black cohosh is topping search charts for menopause relief right now - and also landing in headlines over liver-toxicity concerns.
Worth a second look: in traditional Chinese herbalism, this herb doesn't even crack the top 10 for menopause. It's not even in the hormonal support or adaptogenic categories!
Not a knock on black cohosh. Just a mismatch that's been popular in the West for a long time.
Want to know what herbs your own pattern actually calls for? Link in bio to my free mini-course.
https://danalavoiecoach.com/mini
09/26/2026
At the gym today, staring at my phone more than my weights - trying to figure out this new app.
It's called Empower by Dottir - built around real research on women's workout physiology and chronobiology, designed by Dr. Stacy Sims to teach women over 38 how to actually work out for what their body needs now.
I'm blown away by how different it is - even compared to the other workout apps for women in their 50s I've tried.
Still testing, still figuring out the app.
Finding a lot of good features so far - customer service has been surprisingly responsive (who doesn't love that these days!), and there's a community inside I'm just getting into.
So still testing, but so far? Thinking YES.
I'm Dana - acupuncturist, herbalist, & founder of Making Menopause Easy. I'll keep you posted.
Thanks to for opening up a new world of science backed training - Im excited to see what the results are!
A friend asked if I'd come meet her neighbor's golden retriever - see if I could help channel all that zest for life into something a little more manageable. Dog training's one of my hobbies.
The 1 year old golden jumped all over me. I had on a skirt. I ended up with some pretty ugly scratches on my legs.
Three days later, almost completely healed.
I gave myself a little cheer - like, okay, this is really working!!
But it also surprised me - right when I expected my skin to be thinning and more fragile post-menopause - how quickly it healed.
It's a sign everything I've been doing for my post-menopausal health is finally clicking together - working as a whole, not just pieces.
Speaking of what's possible when the right strategies click into place - go check out Train With Joan. She's not someone who got lucky. She's proof that even if you think you might have missed your moment - you can start exactly where you are and change your body more than you'd expect.
Full video on why recovery takes longer in perimenopause and menopause (and what you can actually do about it) - link in bio.
https://danalavoielac.com/why-recovery-takes-longer-perimenopause-menopause
6am. Herbal hot chocolate steaming beside me. Coat zipped up. Writing at my backyard desk again.
First morning back at it since the backpacking trip - and I still can't make myself work indoors.
I'm Dana - acupuncturist, herbalist, & founder of Making Menopause Easy. Follow along for the backpacking tips I'm sharing this month, and everything else midlife throws at us - real strategy, but you might catch me laughing or skipping along the way too.
Why herbs, not just acupuncture, for menopause?
Hormones are the first domino of menopause - the shift that sets off everything else that changes during menopause (connective tissue, inflammation, recovery time, all of it).
Acupuncture's great for a lot of things, but herbs are the more powerful tool for supporting hormones directly which is why…
Every time I see a woman who needs hormonal support, I'm reaching for my herbs, not my needles.
Full video on why recovery takes longer in perimenopause and menopause - link in bio.
09/12/2026
We were walking through a meadow thick with berries, heading toward a lake, when there it was - a bear, just ahead of us in the meadow. Nibbling away, not bothered at all.
We stopped. Stared. Got our photos. Made some noise, and it wandered off.
Spent the rest of the hike half nervous, half hoping for another glimpse. Hung our food on the bear poles every night - no other bear activity the whole trip.
This was on my recent Mount Rainier backpacking trip - the one I'm sharing my favorite tips from all month for women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s.
I'm a menopause herbalist who apparently also does bear encounters now - follow along for more, or save this one for your own trip planning.
A special kind of friend gives you a tiny bidet for the holidays, and a silver-infused p*e cloth for your birthday.
Mine is also the one who talks me into another hike I wasn't sure I wanted - and I always end up fitter and more inspired for having done it.
Turns out the people who get you out the door are usually the ones who've already solved the boring, practical stuff nobody talks about too.
My picks, no friend required: Kula Cloth (kulacloth.com) and the CuloClean bidet (culoclean.com) - in my pack every trip now.
Want more of this - the stuff nobody else is telling you, backed by ancient medicine and modern science? That's my newsletter, The Missing Chapter. Free, unfiltered, actually useful. Get on the list - link in bio.
PS - not sure which way in makes sense for you? My free Menopause Kickstart mini-course (four short lessons over five days) or my Herbal Playbook program (full protocols, real support) - both linked in my bio.
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