Pass (up) the butter: How naturally occurring hormones in food could spike your menopause symptoms
She was sitting in the front row of one of my UK seminars a couple of years ago. It was a bit distracting having her there because I could tell from her folded arms and her body language that she was grumpy. She looked very trim and fit but quite young (as in around 40Ăsh). […]
“Nobody talks about it at work, although we are probably all thinking about it.” Working Women, Workplaces and Menopause
“When my mum was in her 50’s she gave up working. I can’t do that though. I need to keep working as long as I can. It is quite tiring and stressful though, then menopause on top of that, makes it tough. Nobody talks about menopause at work, though we are all probably thinking about […]
The science behind your changing shape in menopause.
Not all women put on weight in menopause – in fact, some women need to gain weight as they are too thin, but if you are putting on belly fat and your diaphragmatic fat is increasing, as you reach your early to mid 50’s, then I have some questions for you:Â Â Â Â Can you […]
The best beverage in menopause – for more reasons than you think.
If youâre feeling hotter as you move through your menopause transition, then Iâm not surprised – especially if you live in the Northern Hemisphere at the moment. Canada and parts of the US Pacific Northwest are sweltering and 2020 was announced as the warmest on record from the EU earth observation service. My heart goes […]
Have you got that dizzy feeling now that you’re in menopause?
Itâs a long way from Nebraska to New Zealand, but the women from Nebraska who participated in one of the very first studies on menopause-related dizziness, just bought me a little bit closer to them. Because I now understand why I had to stop my beloved step-aerobic classes when I went into peri-menopause when the […]
Dryness ‘down there’ in Menopause â an awkward topic, but Hadza tribal women experience it too.
As if the hot flushes, lack of sleep, sore joints, exhaustion and itchy skin werenât complicated enough, then along comes vaginal dryness too. âWhat next?â I hear you cry, as one of the ladies also said when she messaged me about it recently. Dryness ‘down there’ caught me off-guard â so too did the pelvic […]
“I have to wear three bras to go for a run – my breasts have got so big and sore!”
“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. It’s really impacting on training my clients.” How this […]
When does Menopause occur and how long does it last?
“I didn’t know what menopause was” she mentioned in her email to me this week. “Nobody seems to talk about it, especially not my friends.” Having had the same experience when I reached my late-40s, I totally understand her consternation. That’s why in this article, I’m taking you on a journey through the three phases of […]
The changing sensitivity of your skin in menopause and the benefit of this tropical fruit.
“What’s is it with all the itching and tingling of my skin?” Keighley said as she delivered my coffee. As one of my most favourite barista’s Keighley knows that I ‘talk menopause’, so she knew that I would have an answer for her. For some of you in your early 50’s , it gets incredibly […]
