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Insulin Resistance and Menopause – are your hormones getting the better of you?
As women, we are fully accustomed to the overabundance of hormones that disrupt our daily lives. We become well versed with the rollercoaster of…
How to Love your Menopause
Menopause is sometimes challenging. The symptoms, the unknown, the constant changing of goal posts. It's enough to drive us totally bonkers.…
Why resistance bands are the secret to changing your body shape
Home workouts have made the news lately as the BBC air their documentary “The Truth about…Getting Fit at Home” With over 30…
Fatigue in menopause
Yes fatigue is another symptom of the menopause and you’ve probably guessed the main cause which is the change in hormone levels. As…
Stress and the menopause and relaxation techniques
Entering the menopause can be a stressful time in itself with hormonal changes and symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats and sleep disruption.…
Hormone Replacement Therapy Pro’s and Con’s
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment used to relieve the symptoms of the menopause primarily, hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal…
Natural remedies for the menopause; old wives tales or do they work?
A recent survey by Women’s Health Concern the sister charity of the British Menopause Society found that 95% of women said they would try…
Perimenopause
We’ve all heard of the Menopause, but what is perimenopause? The perimenopause is the transition into menopause, it usually starts for women…
Hot Flushes and Night Sweats
As the weather starts to heat up, it sends us menopausal women into a frenzy and running for the freezer! There’s nothing worse than the…
The Menopause
Hot flushes, night sweats, insomnia, low moods, anxiety and joint stiffness are just a few of the symptoms which you may be suffering from when you…
Summer bodies are made in winter
February is here, how are your New Year’s resolutions going? Are you still on track? Millions of people start a new diet in January, but…