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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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Going vegan for menopause - Tips and meal inspiration
Increasing research suggests a wholly plant-based vegan diet might not only improve your overall health but could also be particularly beneficial if you are going through the perimenopause and menopause.Veganism, a way of eating where you don’t consume any animal-derived foods, is...
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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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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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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 , can boost...
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How to look and feel fabulous, whatever your waist size
So you’ve breezed through the hot flashes, 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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Best exercises for menopausal weight gain
We all know that getting moving and being mindful about diet are the best way to fight menopause weight gain. But what if you’ve let your exercise regime slide, or really can’t face the idea of going to the gym? Jane Dowling,...
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Intermittent fasting for women in 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 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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What is Menopause Belly and how to get rid of it
It should come as no momentous surprise to learn most of us pile on a few pounds as we get older. According to research by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality this weight tends to increase progressively – a pound or...
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What top 10 triggers make perimenopause and menopause worse (and what you can do about them)
More than a million women will experience perimenopause and menopause each year in the US[1] – a time when the sex hormones including estrogen start to go into freefall triggering a range of physical and emotional changes. Whilst there is not much...
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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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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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