Expert menopause advice

Louise Reed
Helen Roach

Helen Roach

Nutritionist

Tips for Surviving Ramadan during perimenopause and menopause

This is spiritual time of year for all Muslims, however, for women going through the perimenopause and menopause, fasting for weeks can raise some potential challenges which might impact on the Ramadan celebrations. GP Dr Hannah Allen and Nutritionist Helen Roach give their tips on how to navigate your way through the month so that you can fully enjoy it.
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Louise Reed
Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

General Practitioner

Genes and Menopause: Is the age you start menopause genetic?

Are menopause symptoms hereditary? Here are the known links between genes and menopause. How your genetics can affect menopause and whether you’ll experience early menopause because your mum did.

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Louise Reed
Jane Collins

Jane Collins

Health & Her Editor

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...
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Louise Reed
Jane Collins

Jane Collins

Health & Her Editor

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...
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Gilly Woo
Gilly Woo

Gilly Woo

Stylist

Don’t let periods or leaks dampen your style

There’s no skirting around it. Changes to flow around menopause can bring with them sudden, unexpected periods and heavier flows that can...
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Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson
Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

General Practitioner

Is it PMS, PMDD or Perimenopause

It is a rare woman who has never experienced some symptoms of PMS (Premenstrual syndrome) and it is estimated that at least...
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Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson
Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

General Practitioner

Menopause and cardiovascular disease

Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson explains why a woman’s risk of cardiovascular disease increases around the time of menopause Research shows twice as many...
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Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson
Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

General Practitioner

Breast changes during perimenopause and menopause (and the reason you need to keep checking yours)

It’s completely normal and natural for your breasts to shift in size and shape and/or become more sensitive as your oestrogen levels...
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Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson
Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

General Practitioner

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...
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Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson
Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

General Practitioner

What is early menopause

Early menopause is defined as when you go through menopause earlier than is typical. It is something that can happen naturally or...
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Helen Roach
Helen Roach

Helen Roach

Nutritionist

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...
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Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson
Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

General Practitioner

Top 10 tips for a healthy gut during perimenopause and menopause

And why it is important during perimenopause and menopause… Research is emerging almost daily showing that having a healthy balance of gut...
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Helen Roach
Helen Roach

Helen Roach

Nutritionist

Does a Mediterranean diet help Menopause?

A Mediterranean-inspired diet could help balance your hormones, minimise your perimenopause and menopause symptoms, keep your weight down, reduce your belly fat...
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Helen Roach
Helen Roach

Helen Roach

Nutritionist

Foods that increase testosterone in females during menopause

When you’re going through perimenopause and menopause, you’re probably used to hearing the words oestrogen and progesterone bandied about. Not least because...
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Jane Collins
Jane Collins

Jane Collins

Health & Her Editor

What is menopause?

The term menopause – derived from the Greek ‘men’ which means month or monthly and ‘pausis’ which means end or stop –...
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Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson
Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

General Practitioner

Signs HRT is Not Working: Can HRT make your symptoms worse?

For many women HRT is the answer they have been searching for when it comes to minimising, or stopping, their often soul-sapping perimenopausal or menopausal symptoms. 
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Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson
Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson

General Practitioner

Does HRT help prevent dementia?

Alzheimer’s dementia is one of the greatest health fears for most of us – and a condition that disproportionately affects women. Now...
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Helen Roach
Helen Roach

Helen Roach

Nutritionist

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...
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Jane Collins
Jane Collins

Jane Collins

Health & Her Editor

What is Perimenopause?

Perimenopause translates literally as ‘around the time of the menopause’. Put simply, it is the stage of life when you’re still having...
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Dr Kate Burns
Dr Kate Burns

Dr Kate Burns

General Practitioner

Everything you need to know about menopause and contraception

If you think that going through the menopause means you don’t have to worry about contraception any longer, think again. Here Dr...
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Josh Lea
Rosie Letts

Rosie Letts

Nutritional Therapist

Menopause Mood changes & foods to help with mood swings

What causes menopause mood changes, and can the right nutrition help? Qualified nutritional therapist Rosie Letts explains what’s going on – and...
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Anita Ralph
Anita Ralph

Anita Ralph

Qualified Medical Herbalist

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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Dr Shilpa McQuillan
Shona Wilkinson

Shona Wilkinson

Nutritionist

Stress and anxiety; a doctor's overview

Some of the most challenging menopause related symptoms are the ones you can’t see. Dr Shilpa McQuillan discusses the psychological side of...
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Jane Dowling
Jane Dowling

Jane Dowling

Exercise Practitioner

Easy stretches for aching joints

Here is a simple routine you can do every day to ease aching joints – a menopause symptom that is common but...
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Dr Deborah Lancastle
Dr Deborah Lancastle

Dr Deborah Lancastle

Registered and Chartered Health Psychologist

How to cope with with your emotions during menopause

by Dr Deborah Lancastle, ⊕ medically reviewed by Dr Rebecca Tomlinson on 10th October, 2022 Many women experience low mood, anxiety and sudden...
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Caroline Barnes
Caroline Barnes

Caroline Barnes

Make-up Artist

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...
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Anne Henderson
Anne Henderson

Anne Henderson

Consultant Gynaecologist

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’t feel that way. Psychological problems and low mood can be very common too – anxiety, phobias and panic attacks can occur for the first time.
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Louise Reed
Ruth Devlin

Ruth Devlin

Menopause coach

A quick tour of menopause symptoms

Ruth Devlin of the fantastic coaching consultancy Let’s Talk Menopause has been helping us to demystify this time of life for the...
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Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
Uma Dinsmore-Tuli

Uma Dinsmore-Tuli

Yoga Therapist

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...
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Julie Dennis
Julie Dennis

Julie Dennis

Career Coach

How to deal with menopause at work

Many woman hours are being lost to menopause here in the UK every year. However, the personal and professional cost of menopause...
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Jane Dowling
Jane Dowling

Jane Dowling

Exercise Practitioner

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...
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Rosie Letts
Rosie Letts

Rosie Letts

Nutritional Therapist

What 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,...
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Gilly Woo
Gilly Woo

Gilly Woo

Stylist

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...
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Louise Reed
Health and Her

Health and Her

Everything You Need to Know about Surgical Menopause - Side Effects, Symptoms, Management and Recovery Time

Surgical menopause, or a hysterectomy, can be a difficult decision to make and a challenging journey to undergo. Dr Victoria Hobbs answers...
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