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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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Can a vegan diet help 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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Can cold-water swimming help menopause?
Could now be the time to dip your toe into cold water swimming to help ease your menopause symptoms? Cold-water swimming, sometimes known as wild water or open water swimming, is done (as its name suggests) outdoors in lakes, lochs, ponds, pools,...
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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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Diet and recipes ideas to help balance hormones in menopause
Eating a healthy balanced diet is important at any age but at the time of perimenopause and menopause it becomes even more significant. Certain foods can help to balance and regulate your hormones which can help to minimise unwanted symptoms like hot...
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Herbal remedies for night sweats
Qualified Medical Herbalist Anita Ralph discusses natural and herbal remedies for night sweats alongside other herbal-based methods to try to control night sweats. Well-tolerated, safe and highly effective, can medicinal herbs and food plants provide a natural route to a calmer, cooler night’s sleep?
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Makeup tips for hot flushes by Caroline Barnes
How do you modify your makeup bag for menopause? Hot flushes might well be your biggest worry. Watch as celeb make up artist Caroline Barnes shares her Speed Beauty Menopause Makeup Tutorial that focuses on products that will stay put… this is...
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What is the best nightwear for menopause night sweats?
Do you regularly wake up drenched in sweat, night clothes soaked through, stuck to your sheets? Menopause night sweats are a really unfortunate side effect, affecting 70% of women – but the good news is that there’s much you can do to...
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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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Hot flushes in Menopause
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 your life. From lifestyle changes to Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), there’s a lot you can do to...
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Herbalist Advice for Managing Hot Flushes
Qualified Medical Herbalist Anita Ralph discusses natural ways to control hot flushes. Well-tolerated, safe and highly effective, can medicinal herbs and food plants provide natural relief for you?
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Yoga for hot flushes
Can yoga help you take control of your hot flushes? Though you may not be able to stop that hot tide rising, Yoga Therapist Uma Dinsmore-Tuli has a very clever yoga move that you can master to cool, calm and manage hot...
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How to dress for hot flushes
Here are our stylist’s secrets to manage your wardrobe even if your temperature’s out of control. Have you ever ended up in a meeting feeling like you’re boiling alive? Been so desperate to cool down that you’ve stripped down to your vest...
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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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