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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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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 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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Tips for Surviving Ramadan during perimenopause and menopause
GP Dr Hannah Allen and Nutritionist Helen Roach give their tips on how to women experiencing peri and menopause can navigate their way through the month of Ramadan so they can fully enjoy it.
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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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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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How to combat low energy levels during menopause
Are you tired all the time? Do you wake exhausted, stumble through the day and fall home too tired to properly engage with your partner or kids? Or perhaps you start the day strong but by mid afternoon you’re slumped over your...
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