Expert Menopause Advice
Physical Advice
Menopause Contraception: everything you need to know about menopause & contraception from menopause specialist GP Dr. Kate Burns
Amongst the many challenges faced by women who are experiencing perimenopause or menopause, contraception is not one that is frequently talked about. However, with pregnancy ...
Lifestyle Advice
Is menopause messing with your sleep? Tools, techniques and treatment to reclaim your rest
If you’re struggling to fall asleep, or stay asleep through the night, you’re not alone. In this article, Dr. Sophie Bostock, Sleep Expert ...
Physical Advice
Menopause Yoga Nidra for disturbed sleep and low mood
Yoga Nidra is a special kind of yoga that helps you rest and restore through what’s called ‘yogic sleep’. It’s a kind of ...
Physical Advice
Nutrition for sleep – natural ways to improve your menopause sleep
Want to understand your menopause sleep problems from a nutritional perspective? Rosie Letts, qualified and registered nutritional therapist, explains what's happening, and how can you ...
Physical Advice
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Guide
What is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and could it be for you? Our GP Shilpa McQuillan has created the really useful guide to demystify HRT: ...
Psychological Advice
Is it the menopause or is it life?
The menopause experience explored by our leading Health Psychologist Dr Deborah Lancastle is a Registered and Chartered Health Psychologist and Principal Lecturer at the University ...
Lifestyle Advice
Makeup for menopause tutorial by Caroline Barnes
Makeup for menopause… is it different? Should you change formulas to beat those hot flushes? What about skincare? Is it time to try something new? ...
Physical Advice
Menopause symptoms explained… for men!
Ruth Devlin of the fantastic coaching consultancy Let’s Talk Menopause has been helping us to demystify this time of life for the lucky ones ...
Psychological Advice
Asking for help with intimate menopause symptoms – practical tips to deal with ‘embarrassing’ questions
Not every woman feels confident talking about her intimate health, but you shouldn’t let shyness or embarrassment put you off getting the help you ...
Physical Advice
Menopause nutrition – how to eat for a healthier, happier menopause
Tucking into tasty food to relieve menopause symptoms? It can’t be that simple… can it? Rosie Letts is a qualified nutritional therapist, and explains ...
Psychological Advice
CBT for menopause
Does cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for hot flushes and other menopause symptoms really work? Myra S Hunter, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Health Psychology at ...
Lifestyle Advice
Managing menopause at work
How many woman hours are being lost to menopause here in the UK every year? How much does that cost us personally and professionally? And ...
Psychological Advice
Menopause and relationships
Relate, the UK’s largest provider of relationship support, discuss how relationships may change as you discover you are perimenopausal, and as you experience menopause. ...
Physical Advice
How to talk to your GP about menopause
Not sure where to start when it comes to discussing menopause with your doctor? GP Shilpa McQuillan is here for you, with practical advice to ...
Physical Advice
Exercise for menopause
Exercise for menopause – how it helps and how you can get started. Jane Dowling, the inspirational trainer behind the award-winning blog Meno&Me provides ...
Psychological Advice
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’...
Physical Advice
How to do pelvic floor exercises – Jane Dowling explains all…
At menopause it’s more important than ever before to exercise your pelvic floor so it’s strong and healthy. Jane Dowling, Clinical Exercise Practitioner – ...
Physical Advice
Incontinence at menopause – urinary changes and why they happen
Suddenly having little leaks? Increased urinary frequency or urgency, and incontinence at menopause happens – even if you’ve never had problems in this area before – ...
Lifestyle Advice
Menopause skincare tips by Caroline Barnes
So you’ve finally got your skincare regime just perfect: you’ve found the products you love, and you’re feeling at home in your ...
Psychological Advice
Coping with with your emotions during menopause
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? ...
Lifestyle Advice
Can a great outfit lift your low mood?
Everyone knows that lipstick sales always go up in recession – providing affordable cheer in troubled times – so by that logic, can a really great outfit (...
Lifestyle Advice
Mood changes during menopause – does what you eat make a difference?
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 ...
Physical Advice
Painful sex, menopause and you – what’s happening and how to feel more comfortable
Why do some women start to find sex painful around menopause? Vaginal and anatomical changes can lead to poor lubrication, as well as changes to ...
Psychological Advice
Painful sex and relationships – how to talk about it and improve things together
Are menopause symptoms making sex painful? Relate, the UK’s largest provider of relationship support, has worked with Health & Her to develop advice to ...
Physical Advice
Headaches during menopause – does diet make a difference?
What causes headaches at menopause, and how can you reduce them? Qualified nutritional therapist Rosie Letts explains what’s going on – and how it’s ...
Physical Advice
Headaches – A GP’s overview
GP Dr Shilpa McQuillan discusses headaches at menopause. Why do they happen, and how can you reduce the impact they’re having on your life. ...
Physical Advice
Hot flushes – A GP’s overview
GP Dr Shilpa McQuillan discusses hot flushes – what are they, why do they happen, and how can you reduce the impact they’re having on ...
Psychological Advice
Cognitive behaviour therapy for hot flushes
Is it possible to manage hot flushes in a natural way? The science says yes! Many studies have proved that a technique called Cognitive Behaviour ...
Lifestyle Advice
Makeup for hot flushes by Caroline Barnes
How do you mod your makeup bag for menopause? Hot flushes might well be your biggest worry. Watch as celeb make up artist Caroline Barnes ...
Lifestyle Advice
How to dress for hot flushes
Stylist’s secrets to manage your wardrobe even if your temperature’s out of control Stylist and dressmaker Gilly Woo has worked with hundreds of ...