MyMT™ Education: Why are your clients experiencing morning hot flushes? The Cortisol Awakening Response [CAR].
“Do you know why, when I immediately wake-up, I get a heat surge through my body?” she asked. The question took me back in time. A few years ago, when in my early 50s, I experienced the same phenomenon. Many women do, especially as they move into their post-menopause years. The ‘heat surge on waking-up’ […]
All About Supplements and Alternative Therapies for Menopause Hot Flushes
The emails arrive in my in-box every week – women wanting to know if I promote supplements for menopause – [no I don’t, because I’m not a Naturopath] – or asking why they are still getting hot flushes, anxiety and insomnia, even though they are taking a variety of menopause supplements. This was me as […]
The Fabulous Four! Nutrients that regulate body temperature during menopause
“I loved all the food ideas” mentioned Chris in an email to me, “I’ve gone from 71kg down to 63kg (11st 3lb to 9st 13lb in UK terms) and it feels great. It also wasn’t really that hard and I love how my hot flushes are reduced and my sleep is so much better. The […]
Feast on Folate and Reduce your Hot Flushes, Brain Fog and Anxiety
The Connection Between Your Hot Flushes and Folate in Menopause. The photo below is my garden right now. The spinach and parsley are taking off with the spring rain and I’m looking forward to enjoying the new season’s growth on my dinner plate. How I wish that I had planted both spinach and parsley a […]
Feeling anxious? Hot flushes frustrating you? HRT is in short supply in New Zealand, so is there a lifestyle alternative?
Shortages of some hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products have hit the headlines lately and the Radio New Zealand reporting of a national shortage of Hormone Replacement Therapy patches in New Zealand didn’t surprise me (18th May, 2024). Afterall, the same situation happened in the UK in 2019 – “HRT: UK faces shortage for menopausal women” […]
Hot Flushes After Menopause: Will my hot flashes ever stop?
Every day I get emails from women who are thinking about joining me on the MyMT™ programmes, because they feel overwhelmed with night sweats and hot flushes. Hot flashes are a common symptom of menopause. Yet many postmenopausal women experience them too. Understandably, they have a huge impact on their quality of life, so finding […]
The cause of your morning wake-up heat wave in menopause: The Cortisol Awakening Response [CAR].
“Do you know why, when I immediately wake-up, I get a heat surge through my body?” she asked. The question took me back in time. A few years ago, when in my early 50s, I experienced the same phenomenon. Even though I’m in post-menopause now, I still have the odd ‘heat surge on waking-up’ moment. […]
Plant Phytoestrogens: Should you have them for your Menopause Symptoms?
Red clover used to grow in the paddocks where I grew up in the South Island of Aotearoa/ New Zealand. In summer the honey bees would hover enthusiastically around the beautiful purple-coloured flowers – how it got to be called ‘red’ is beyond me. The flowers are globe-like, can vary in colour from a very […]
From Hot Flushes to Hypertension: How you can get to the heart of the matter without taking menopause supplements
Over two years ago when the world went into pandemic-chaos, a scientific paper was published by world-renowned women’s cardiac specialist, Professor Angela Maas and her team. The paper was discussing the female-specific risk factors and inflammatory risk factors that influence a woman’s cardiovascular risk throughout her lifetime. (Maas, Rosano et al, 2021). In a press […]
