Perhaps you too have noticed that you cannot sing along proudly to Wet Ass Pussy? Whether it’s T or aging, you can wake up again feeling like you could once again experience a fisting train at a queer festival!

When H.E. and I decided to make a tincture as a benefit for our Cuban friends surviving through the oil blockade and continual threat of invasion by the US, milky oats had to be the base of it. While we are having very different experiences on opposite sides of this conflict, the jittery feeling of being out of control while conditions deteriorate is an experience we share. We count our blessings that food, transportation, and shelter continue to be stable resources for us, and we do what we can to provide that to the people who shared their lives with us.

Perimenopause is the period of time (around 10 years) during which one's ovaries wind down their production of estrogen. Menopause is defined as when one has not had a menstrual cycle for one full year.   The reduction of estrogen results in a ton of changes.  There are the ones most of us will have heard about - hot flashes and night sweats, changes in menstruation, brain fog, emotional ups and down, and dryness of skin and vaginal tissue.  There are other patterns that until recently I had no idea had a relationship to estrogen - blood sugar spikes, increased cholesterol, raising of blood pressure.  

You get home, your body aches, it’s cold. You could cook, shower, call a friend but instead you sit and stare at a screen till bedtime.

What is happening in the marvelous ecosystem that is your body as this takes place? How can we apply that knowledge to find a bit more energy to take care of ourselves?