Your ageing arteries in post-menopause and the magic of magnesium.
Women’s health and ageing research is replete with cardiovascular disease studies. The declining health of our mother’s generation have paved the way for this type of research in older women. For many women, menopause is the start of their changing heart health … but here’s the thing that our mother’s generation didn’t know – it doesn’t […]
Reduce hot flushes and improve heart health during menopause with the ‘Rye Factor’.
“After this past year of avoiding whole-grains completely based on the diet I was on, I now realise that this was the wrong thing to do now that I’m in my 50’s. I’ve lost 5 lbs & I’m feeling amazing. I have so much more energy.” [Kirsten, USA] Most women joining me on the MyMT™ programmes […]
Are you a ‘non-dipper?’ The chain of events connecting your menopause insomnia with high blood pressure.
It’s the dipping that you need overnight. Generally it occurs between 2-4 am – just that time of night, that you may be lying awake, your partner is snoring and you are worrying about well, … everything really. Maybe you are even getting up to use the bathroom – afterall, since you’ve been in menopause, […]
Extra Virgin: Why this oil is important for women’s health during and after menopause.
The island of Ikaria off the coast of Greece is home to some of the healthiest, most vibrant older women on earth. Their lifestyles were researched by Dr Gianni Pes, from the University of Sassari in Italy and Ikaria became part of the Blue Zones group of countries. This is a term coined by Belgian […]
Lower your blood pressure in menopause in a way you never expected.
I bought his book just last week. Journalist James Nestor’s new book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, has hit the New York Times best-seller list. Since reading it, I’m reminded that possibly for decades, my breathing hasn’t been the greatest … so, what about you? Is your breathing something you even consider […]
Can you beat high blood pressure with celery, red yeast rice (and other vegetables)?
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 […]
Discover the goodness of grains for your heart health in menopause.
The Goodness of Grains for your Heart Health in Menopause and as you Age. I never knew that oestrogen played an important role in the health of my heart and muscles when I went into menopause. Did you? But from our early-50’s onwards, as menopause progresses, our cardiac muscle changes in structure and function as […]
Why this popular tropical oil requires caution if you have high cholesterol in menopause.
“Growing up in Fiji, we never cooked with coconut oil” mentioned Losena in an email to me. After reading new evidence noting how we need to be cautious about all the marketing hype with coconut oil, I wanted to hear from her. Afterall, the marketing is based on the experience of Pacific Islanders using coconut […]
Discover the power of Garlic & Kyolic Garlic for your ageing blood vessels as you move through menopause.
I wish my late mother had added more garlic to her meals. Maybe then she would not have needed all the heart pills that were prescribed for her as she got older. On reflection the decline happened in her late 50’s and 60’s – yes, her post-menopause years. My greatest regret is that I hadn’t, […]
