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World Menopause Awareness Day 2024 and World Menopause Month
World Menopause Day is held annually on the 18th October to raise awareness, break the stigma and offer support for all those going through the menopause.
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Is there a link between Perimenopause and poor mental health & depression?
Health & Her have conducted research that shows 9 in 10 women will suffer mental health issues as a result of perimenopause, 77% of whom have never struggled with mental health before.
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Menopause Mood changes & foods to help with mood swings
What causes menopause mood changes, and can the right nutrition help? Qualified nutritional therapist Rosie Letts explains what’s going on – and how it’s possible pack your plate with powerful goodness that’s proven to balance the low moods and mood swings many...
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What happens to testosterone levels during menopause? And how can it affect us?
Testosterone tends to be primarily spoken of as a ‘male’ hormone but, along with oestrogen and progesterone, it is also an important one for women. Getting enough of it is important for energy levels, a healthy sex drive, maintaining muscle mass and...
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Can Intermittent fasting help women during menopause
The current buzz around intermittent fasting for women has linked it to everything from improved gut and heart health to a better menopause and even a longer life. So is it simply a new fad or could intermittent fasting during menopause be...
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Foods that can help support testosterone production
When you’re going through perimenopause and menopause, you’re probably used to hearing the words oestrogen and progesterone bandied about. Not least because replenishing and stabilising these hormones can help to manage your symptoms, and many menopause treatments, like hormone replacement therapy (HRT),...
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What top 10 triggers make perimenopause and menopause worse (and what you can do about them)
An estimated six million UK women are currently going through the perimenopause and menopause – a stage when the sex hormones including oestrogen start to go into freefall triggering a range of physical and emotional changes. Whilst there is not much anyone...
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How to cope with with your emotions during menopause
by Dr Deborah Lancastle, ⊕ medically reviewed by Dr Rebecca Tomlinson on 10th October, 2022 Many women experience low mood, anxiety and sudden flashes of irritability during menopause – but what can we do to cope when extremes of emotion hit? Health Psychologist...
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Menopause mood changes and brain fog – the surprising cognitive and psychological symptoms
Many women are surprised by the changes to cognitive function that can occur around the menopause; brain fog might sound funny, but it certainly doesn’t feel that way. Psychological problems and low mood can be very common too – anxiety, phobias and panic attacks can occur for the first time.
Everything you need to know about diet for perimenopause
It’s old news now that the way you eat can have a massive impact on how you feel. With fad diets popping up every other week, suggesting you need to slash sugar, forget fat, cut carbs, it can feel more than a...
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The top 5 best exercises for Menopause
Menopause can put your body through the ringer, both physically and mentally. With joint aches, hot flushes, migraines and fatigue, alongside a host of mood related symptoms such as anxiety or feeling down, exercise in menopause can be the least appealing notion...
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Yoga for menopause: restorative yoga types & poses for menopause
The benefits of yoga for your body, mind, and all around emotional and physical wellbeing seem to have no end. Research has shown that practicing yoga in menopause can help prevent memory loss and aid brain function, can help reduce cellular aging,...
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Phytoestrogens - what are they and how can they help in menopause?
For many women, the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause can be frustrating and can affect everyday life. Though there are options available to medically treat menopause, for women who are looking for an alternative, many symptoms can be helped by using natural...
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CBT for menopause and hot flushes
Does Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for hot flushes and other menopause symptoms really work? In this article she introduces Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for menopause: what is it, how to try it, and the science that proves it really works. If you’re...
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How to look and feel fabulous, whatever your waist size
So you’ve breezed through the hot flushes, taken control of the emotional rollercoaster… but you’re feeling down because your dress size has gone up? Stop right there. With some clever styling and properly fitted foundations, you’ll look – and feel – fantastic,...
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Loss of libido in perimenopause and menopause - Working through it with your partner
Libido, sex drive, sizzle, in the mood… call it what you will, your desire to have sex can take a real hit as you enter perimenopause, and menopause. Whatever the reasons – physical or emotional or a mix – it’s a change that...
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How to cope with stress and anxiety during menopause: expert advice from a GP
by Dr Shilpa McQuillan, ⊕ medically reviewed by Dr Rebecca Tomlinson on 5th September, 2022 Some of the most challenging menopause symptoms are the ones you can’t see. GP Dr Shilpa McQuillan discusses the psychological side of menopause, and the symptoms many women visit her...
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How to manage stress, anxiety and anger and keep your relationship strong
Relate, the UK’s largest network of relationship counsellors, has worked with Health & Her to develop advice to help you and your partner work together through menopausal symptoms. The stress, anxiety and anger that arise seemingly out of nowhere during menopause can...
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Menopause, perimenopause and post-menopause – A doctors overview
by Dr Shilpa McQuillan, ⊕ medically reviewed by Dr Rebecca Tomlinson on 5th September, 2022 From the time you start noticing changes and symptoms to beyond your last period, menopause is a time of multiple changes. Many of us feel mystified by what’s going on....
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