🌸 The Pause Newsletter 🌸 Brought to you by Doc Mac Coaching This week’s topic: Tame Menopause Through Accountability Oh, and don't forget to download my Gourmet Meso-Meal Recipe ACCOUNTABILTY WANT TO MAKE A GOAL DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE GO IT ALONE I’ve probably told this story a thousand times—because it’s that powerful. I once read a study where researchers sought the most effective diet program for women. They followed thousands of women who began a diet on New Year’s Day. By the end of the...
10 days ago • 4 min read
The Fourth Strand - Enlightenment Coaching TAKE LIFE IN CHUNKS The Five-Minute Chunk Rule Let’s be honest. At some point, you and I have both said something like this: "I’m going to overhaul my diet, start a workout program, fix my sleep, manage my stress, rebalance my hormones, organize my garage, and look like a Greek statue... all by next month!" Big have-goals are exciting—until they turn into overwhelming mountains we stare up at with sweaty palms. But what if the path to vibrant health,...
15 days ago • 4 min read
🌸 The Pause Newsletter 🌸 Brought to you by Doc Mac Coaching This week’s topic: Re-Introducing The HOPE Protocol Oh, and don't forget to download my gourmet Meso-Meal Dear Beautiful Women in Your Prime, I’m Doc Mac — a retired doctor, lifelong life optimizer, and your coach for becoming the healthiest, happiest version of YOU in your Third Act. After 45+ years of helping tens of thousands of people achieve their goals (and one short stint as a bartender where my greatest life lesson was always...
17 days ago • 3 min read
Did you know that consuming zinc helps tame the symptoms of menopause? So, why should you eat oysters? I'll HOPE it out for you. HORMONE OPTIMIZATION Most women in menopause have all the symptoms of hypothyroidism, weight gain, weight loss resistance, hair and eyebrow loss, dry skin, and fatigue. They have their doctors test their thyroid function and are told their thyroids are "normal." When I look at their lab work, I often see a Thyroid Conversion Disorder. This is caused by a lack of an...
24 days ago • 7 min read
MIND OPTIMIZATION THE ART OF SELF-DISCIPLINE #6 Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers Now that you know how to set Eulogy, Quarterly, and Weekly Have Goals, Purge your Pantry to rid yourself of temptation, and how to Routine Success, next is that you'll need to fuel the vehicle over the bridge from one side of the canyon to the other side where your have goal sits. THE FUEL EMOTION PROPELS SUCCESS In the first step of building our HOPE Bridge, we decided that our Me-Strand Have Goal was to...
29 days ago • 2 min read
WEIGHT OPTIMIZATION Meso-Meal "The key to weight loss during your 'Third Act' of life is keeping insulin levels low and glucagon levels high." --Doc Mac I call it a Meso-meal because these meals will make you a Mesomorph, a woman or man whose body is "just right" like Goldilocks porridge. In today's Meso Menu recipe, we make the ultimate gourmet Meso-Meal. Click the link below to download the recipe. Doc Mac's Garlic Butter Lobster Tail with Roasted Asparagus If you want me to customize a...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
The Pause Issue #15 of 2025 Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers Thyroid Conversion Disorder Your thyroid tests indicate you do not have typical hypothyroidism. They suggest a Thyroid Conversion Disorder. Now what? “Doc, my doctor told me that my thyroid test is normal. Can you explain to me how my test is normal, but I have most of the symptoms of hypothyroidism?” Most doctors look at just one test: the TSH reading. Let me review the TSH test and its place in the HPT axis. You hear so...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
MIND OPTIMIZATION THE ART OF SELF-DISCIPLINE #5 Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers Now that you know how to set Eulogy, Quarterly, and Weekly Have Goals, and Purge your Pantry to rid yourself of temptation, the next step is to "Routine Success." ROUTINE SUCCESS Do you want to be successful at looking and feeling great while in your "Third Act of Life? Success Routines are the key. Ever notice how the most disciplined people never seem stressed They’re not superhuman. They’re not more...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
HEALTH OPTIMIZATION THE LIVER OPTIMIZATION PROTOCOL Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers NAC The Third Strand of the HOPE Protocol is called the Purification Protocol. It has three phases. The first phase concerns optimizing the liver. If you’re not as healthy as you could be during your "Third Act" of life, the first step to optimizing your health is optimizing your liver. Your liver is in charge of hormone conversion and activation. It is also in charge of fat burning. Its primary job...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
