Why ‘inflammaging’ matters to your menopause and post-menopause symptoms.
Women dying at the end of World War 2 in New Zealand, didn’t have to worry too much about menopause affecting how they were ageing did they? As you can see from the Statistics New Zealand graph below, the average age of death was under 70 years old. Interestingly, it was still heart disease (which […]
What Reduces Menopause-related Depression in the Hadza women of Tanzania?
I often talk about the fascinating research into the daily lives of the Hadza women of Tanzania in my live events. As I share the investigative studies into the lives of Hadza women in Tanzania and their experiences of menstruation and menopause, including post-menopause, by Biological Anthropologist, Dr Katherine Fitzpatrick from the UK, there is […]
5 Reasons for your Menopause Weight Gain
The Science of Menopause Weight Gain I remember the morning distinctly. I got out of bed and hobbled to the bathroom, dismayed that my weight was going up not down. I wasn’t sleeping and it seemed like every joint in my body was aching. But it was the belly-fat and diaphragmatic fat that filled me […]
MyMT™ Education: The effect of citrus and their components on inflammation and immunity.
Citrus fruits have been present in the diet of people living in Asia and the Mediterranean basin since the time of the Roman Empire. Not only do these fruits play an important role in the landscape but also in the diet of these populations. [Duarte et al, 2016; Naureen, 2013]. I talk a lot about […]
MyMT™ Education: Why are your clients experiencing morning hot flushes? The Cortisol Awakening Response [CAR].
“Do you know why, when I immediately wake-up, I get a heat surge through my body?” she asked. The question took me back in time. A few years ago, when in my early 50s, I experienced the same phenomenon. Many women do, especially as they move into their post-menopause years. The ‘heat surge on waking-up’ […]
5 Reasons for your Weight Gain and Stomach Fat in Post-Menopause.
“If your waist is ‘thickening’, your body-shape is changing and you are going into or through menopause, let me explain why!” [Dr Wendy Sweet, (PhD) Women’s Healthy Ageing Researcher] Understanding the Science of your Belly Fat in Menopause and Post-Menopause I invite you to watch my Science of Weight Gain in Menopause and Post-Menopause video […]
The MyMT™ Kitchen: VIDEO – Making a healthy Tuna Bowl with Michaela from Canada
When Michaela, from Coo’s Kitchen, contacted me about changes to her sleep pattern as the season’s changed in Canada, I reminded her about her Vitamin B12 levels, and how these impact sleep quality and duration. She had also taken up ‘Pickleball’ and therefore, was doing more vigorous exercise than usual. As such, she needed to […]
Swollen ankles, fluid retention in your legs and menopause.
I could see her limping as she walked along the hospital corridor. We were in the Emergency Room at the hospital unexpectedly – hubbie had crashed off his bike and was waiting to be checked over. Middle-age nurses were everywhere and I was sitting there quietly, observing their swollen ankles and thinking about their aching […]
MyMT™ Education: Lifestyle evidence to improve menopause anxiety and cognition.
‘Despite the overwhelming prevalence of anxiety in modern society, medications often fail to achieve complete symptom resolution. We highlight the roles of the microbiome and inflammation as influencers of anxiety, and discuss the evidence base for specific nutritional interventions.’ [Norwitz and Naidoo, 2021] Most of us know the feelings of anxiety don’t we? The elevated […]
