Nutrition for Women Navigating Menopause
The POWER OF Addition:
An Anti-Diet Strategy
What if your healthiest years aren’t behind you—but ahead of you?
The POWER OF Addition is a refreshingly anti-diet guide that helps women 45+ feel stronger, think clearer, and live longer by focusing on what to add, not what to cut. No more white-knuckle rules. No more starting over on Monday. You’ll learn how simple “additions”—protein, fiber, smart carbs, healthy fats, strength training, and sane routines—stack up to real, durable change.
Written by Katalin Ogren, veteran coach, lifelong martial artist, and owner of Chicago’s POW! Gym, this book blends practical coaching with compassion. It meets you where you are (careers, caregiving, changing hormones, busy schedules) and gives you a rhythm you can actually keep.
The Power of Addition:
The Addition Method™
A humane framework that swaps restriction for capacity—so your energy, mood, and metabolism work with you.
Your Core Pillars
Protein (muscle’s love language), Fiber (fullness & glucose control), Smart Carbs (steady energy), Healthy Fats (hormones & absorption).
Constants vs. Variables
Own 70–75% of your week with controllable constants and handle the rest without guilt.
10 “Addition Exercises”
Tiny, high-leverage habits you can start this week.
5 Sample Days
Plug-and-play examples for real life—meeting days, social nights, active days, and more.
Mindset Upgrades
For women in midlife: confidence without perfectionism, progress without punishment.
An Anti-Diet Strategy
This book is for you if...
You’re done with rigid plans that implode by Friday.
You want strength, mobility, and longevity—not another 30-day sprint.
You’re ready for a plan that respects your reality and still gets results.
What changes when you add instead of subtract?
Your plate gets simpler. Your training gets smarter. Your life feels bigger. Addition builds a body—and a life—you want to keep.
Katalin Rodriguez Ogren
Author of The Power of Addition
Katalin Rodriguez Ogren is an internationally recognized martial artist with four black belts and a fitness professional with a prolific career spanning over three decades. She has authored several fitness training manuals and starred in numerous workout videos and DVDs. Katalin also played Kitana, Mileena, and Jade in the iconic video game Mortal Kombat II. Her reach extends across fitness, entertainment, and the international speaking circuit, where she has presented at industry events worldwide for over a decade.
As owner-operator of POW! Gym Chicago since 2001, she pioneered the "boutique fitness" concept and built her reputation on programming that meets her clients where they are. She understands what actually works for real bodies and real lives. What sets Katalin apart isn't just her experience; it’s her focus on genuine connection. Katalin believes real change happens through relationships, not just a one-size-fits-all workout plan.
Drawing from the disciplines and methods of her lifelong martial arts practice, she has spent her career teaching women how to train their bodies and their minds with the same intensity, focus, and strategic thinking that she cultivated through decades of martial arts training. But what truly makes her stand out is her ability to listen, translate complex concepts into relatable strategies, and deliver the exact message each person needs to hear in the way they need to hear it. Whether she's leading training sessions or providing nutrition feedback, Katalin has a gift for identifying what matters most for each unique individual and communicating it in a way that clicks. She's witnessed firsthand that nutrition and strength training are inseparable partners in midlife. Her goal is simple: inspire women to apply the Power of Addition to their weekly nutrition, one of the most controllable parts of their week. Once nutrition becomes their constant, strength training becomes the game-changer. Because getting stronger isn't just about looking better. It's about living longer and attacking the second half of life with power, purpose, and passion.