“The knowledge I had as a Personal Trainer was being turned on its head at Wendy’s Masterclass.” [Maxine, UK]
Six years ago, menopause overwhelmed me so much that just the simplest of things would make my heart palpitate. That’s until a friend convinced me to go to Wendy’s Masterclass on Menopause.
Re-address your stress and sleep to help your changing heart health during Menopause.
“Stressors that are relevant to the life-experiences of mid-life women (age 40 – 65 yrs) include job stress, caregiving, marital quality and discrimination. The articles we reviewed support the hypothesis that life stress and stressful events that occur in mid-life can impact women’s later-life risk for Cardiovascular (CVD) events.” (Stewart, Kathawalla et al, 2018, p.13). […]
Understanding changes in your fat tissue during menopause.
Imagine being a subject in a study whereby you are not only undergoing minor gynae surgery, but you’ve also given your permission for the surgeon to do a biopsy of your fat cells under your skin (subcutaneous adipose tissue) as well as the fat cells deeper around your organs (visceral fat). I would like to […]
MyMT™ Education: Symptoms that aren’t related to Menopause – Burning Tongue Syndrome
It’s not often that someone in my own private coaching group, doesn’t bring up a symptom that they didn’t think was a symptom of menopause! From burning tongue syndrome, to hair loss, to dizziness, palpitations and more, many women who I come across don’t know that most of these obscure symptoms which appear in the […]
MyMT™ Education: Exercise Behaviour Change – Supporting active ageing for women.
‘Adopting healthy behaviours implies a multitude of challenges for individuals and unfortunately, medical advice and prescriptions do not guarantee lifestyle changes,’ mentions research out of Spain, calling for a greater alliance between Clinicians and Health Professionals, especially when it comes to women’s exercise in the menopause transition and of course, exercise adherence. [Godoy-Izquierdo et al., […]
Do you feel short of breath now that you are in Menopause?
Does menopause affect your breathing and lung function … especially when you are exercising? Menopause and Shortness of Breath My holiday in France last year was a phenomenal test for my cardiovascular fitness. Hubbie thought it was time to work on his ‘bucket-list’ and follow the Tour de France for a couple of weeks. Every […]
MyMT™ Education: Does daily stress cause liver problems for women in menopause?
The liver is a curious organ – especially as women transition menopause. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the expression “the liver stores the soul and controls the deliberations” indicates that the liver plays an important role in the process of regulating emotion. This is because the liver stores blood and blood stores the soul. Qi […]
In Menopause and Waking Up at 4am, 3am or 2am? Learn Why
What do you think about when you are lying awake at 2am, or 3am or 4am? Do you plan your day ahead or are you just despairing because night after night you aren’t sleeping and you can feel your energy being sucked out of you? You know that the day ahead is another busy one […]
MyMT™ Education: Is low selenium intake making menopause fatigue worse for your clients?
Apparently, there is no region of the South Island in New Zealand, that has high levels of selenium occurring naturally in soils. Russia is the same, as is China, Scandinavia and other parts of the world, including some parts of Australia. The low values around the world are related to the nature of the rocks […]
