Low libido
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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Can a vegan diet help with perimenopause and menopause?
Most of us have got the message that eating more vegetables is both beneficial for our health and that of the planet, but could following a vegan diet (completely free of all animal-derived foods) reduce troublesome menopausal symptoms? Mounting evidence suggests it...
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6 Healthy Benefits of Having Sex
Whilst no-one ever initiates or engages in sex with the intention of staving off heart disease there are a number of proven physical and psychological health benefits to regular sex (and let’s not forget it should be a pleasurable activity!). If perimenopause or...
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11 Ways to Support Your Libido
Female sexual desire can be fickle at the best of times. Frustratingly, it can be thrown off course by a range of things including your hormones, stress, tiredness, illness, certain medications (including some SSRI antidepressants, codeine, beta blockers and some blood pressure...
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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 flashes, 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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Loss of libido in perimenopause and menopause – is it biological or psychological?
If you’ve noticed a change in your sex drive – and you’re not comfortable with the situation – you might be worried about what’s happening. Do hormones play a part? Is it more about what’s happening in life? In this short video,...
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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 estrogen 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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Foods that increase testosterone in females during menopause
When you’re going through perimenopause and menopause, you’re probably used to hearing the words estrogen and progesterone bandied about. Not least because replenishing and stabilising these hormones can help to manage your symptoms, and many menopause treatments, like hormone therapy (HRT), focus...
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Perimenopause Diet Nutrition & Foods for Healthy 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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Perimenopause to menopause and post-menopause – A doctor’s overview
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. So if you’re wondering ‘am I perimenopausal’ or want to understand what’s...
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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 during menopause. Whatever the reasons – physical or emotional or a mix – it’s a change that can can really...
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Phytoestrogens and 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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