A Tangled Threesome: Circadian rhythm, body temperature and menopause hot flushes.
Hot flushes are frustrating aren’t they? Hot flashes or flushes, are defined as transient sensations of heat, sweating, flushing, anxiety, and chills lasting for 1–5 min, constitute one of the most common symptoms of menopause among women. If they occur overnight as night sweats, they also contribute to insomnia. This of course, leads to increasing […]
Sleep All Night: The connection between menopause and your sleepless nights.
Take Action for your Sleep Sooner not Later There are a number of themes in women’s health research that never get a mention when it comes to discussions on menopause. One of these relates to the work of Sociologist, Anthony Elliott, and his exploration of ‘self’. I read his work whilst doing my doctoral studies […]
Is there need for caution in the Creatine Craze for women in menopause?
Understanding the Creatine Craze I remember the craze in the gym vividly. It was the early 1990s and my new career as one of New Zealand’s first personal trainers for the Les Mills group was getting underway. Having left nursing behind, I had retrained with a degree in physical education – a degree which, at […]
Collagen, Vitamin C and Menopause: What Every Woman Needs to Know
The collagen industry is booming and women arriving in mid-life are often the target judging by the number of advertisements promoting the need for collagen. With the promise of mid-life nirvana, whereby all our aches and pains miraculously go away, we end up spending hundreds of dollars on supplements, specialists and various nutrition programmes. They […]
The MyMT™ KITCHEN: My Blood Orange Smoothie is bursting with vital Vitamin C.
Oranges, especially blood oranges, are a rich source of Vitamin C. The many phyto-nutrients they provide are an additional benefit for those of you experiencing muscle aches and pains, especially after exercise. Many of these benefits, aren’t found in Vitamin C supplements. For those of you who are regular exercisers and experiencing sore joints and […]
“I was 15lbs overweight and could barely run 5km. Now I’ve just completed a half marathon!”
It’s been over a year since Martina from Ireland joined me on the MyMT™ programme and to see how happy she was on completing her first half-marathon was so amazing. One of the things that I often say to women who join me is to just reflect on how you got to this point in […]
Morning Exercise, Blood Pressure Reduction and Weight Loss in Midlife Women
The Health Benefits of Morning Exercise Gender and Exercise has been an emerging theme in Sport and Exercise Science research lately, simply because women are generally under-studied, with only ~36% of study populations in exercise science being women. There are even estimates suggesting that inclusion of women in sports science research can be as low […]
Does your ageing, tired thyroid need the magic of these nutrients?
Thyroid Problems Mainly Effect Women Thyroid hormones play a vital role in both metabolic and physiologic balance in the body. They perform numerous roles including helping to regulate cardiac output, heart rate, resting metabolism, temperature, brain and endometrium function as well as helping to regulate the stress hormones. Nepal isn’t a country that I would […]
MyMT™ Education: Cholesterol Control – Does menopause change cholesterol levels?
It was her comment in her book that piqued my interest. “For women with mildly raised cholesterol and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, red yeast rice preparation may offer a solution” mentioned world renowned cardiologist, Dr Angela Maas. “Red yeast rice contains monocolin K, which is identical to the statin, lovastatin … however, many […]
