New Research: Is your liver keeping you awake at night and making hot flushes and weight gain worse?
When you’re plodding the hallway at 2am feeling exhausted and despairing and you know you’ve got a busy day ahead of you, I bet you haven’t given your liver a thought have you? However, you need to. Your liver has its own circadian clock and if your liver is a bit unhealthy (and whose isn’t […]
A Step in Time : How moderate walking helps your menopause symptoms.
Have you forgotten what ‘moderate exercise’ means to you? Despite my years of teaching exercise prescription to students, I know that I had! I love seeing women in my private coaching group out walking and hiking. With all the increased publicity about weight training for bone health, I feel that walking isn’t getting the attention […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Relief for your tender breasts during menopause.
“I have to wear three bras to go for a run – my breasts have got so big and sore!” she cried as she left a message on my phone. “They’ve never been this big in my life and I hate how it’s uncomfortable to run.” My personal trainer friend was frustrated. How this bought […]
The science behind your changing shape during menopause.
Not all women put on weight in menopause – in fact, some women need to gain weight as they are too thin, and therefore may be increasing their risk for frailty as they age. But with the prevalence of overweight and obesity and a condition called Metabolic Syndrome, being reported the highest in women aged […]
Lost your Libido? – Let’s go looking for it then.
It might be the week of romance with Valentine’s day this week, but I’m not thinking about all of the young lovers out there…. I’m thinking of all of you going into and through menopause. Because this is the time of life when women the world over find that their reducing oestrogen levels can cause […]
