New Research: The effect of inflammation on your bone health in menopause.

Suzi often sends me photos of her hiking in beautiful Switzerland. It’s an activity that I encourage all my ladies to do if possible, not only because of the benefits to our mental health when we are out in nature, but because a good hike, using hiking poles, is beneficial to our ageing bones. Hiking […]

Extra Virgin: Why this oil is important for women’s health during and after menopause.

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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 […]

The Food Inflammation Connection

When you are finally getting to do one of the world’s greatest walks in the wettest region of New Zealand, you just know that you are going to have to hike in the rain. And yes, for an entire day we did. Hut life is interesting. It’s a chance to meet fellow ‘trackies’ and of […]

Feeling forgetful? Why your brain-fog baffles you in menopause.

What have you forgotten about over the past week? We probably don’t let on about it do we? Especially in the workplace. Research tells me that in the workplace especially, much of our symptom-suffering tends to be in silence. But I’m sure we’ve all had that ‘moment’ haven’t we? Whether it’s trying to recall the […]