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My periods have stopped and I feel fine. Do I need HRT?
My periods have stopped and I feel fine. Do I need HRT? Every woman’s hormonal journey is going to be very individual, but there will be...
Is there something I’m missing?
How often have you sat with a friend, listened to their story, offered advice, which sounds perfectly sane and sensible, but then not been...
Perimenopause – Forewarned is Forearmed
If my 50-something-year-old body could speak to my 40-something-year-old body it would shout about lifestyle and diet being the two most...
Gratitude & Meditation – what about it?
The noise of the world is relentless. How do we escape and find a moment of peace? From meditation to expressing gratitude - slowing...
Carbohydrates and fats
I always surprise my patients when I tell them, fat is good, carbohydrates are bad. In all my clinics I see women who tell me that they...
Why is Magnesium important?
Why is Magnesium important? Magnesium is an important mineral required by the body in order for it to stay healthy. It delivers a variety...
How strong are your bones?
Our bone mass is at its best at the age of 30. In the first year of menopause, we lose 5% of our bone mass and 1% every year after that,...
Alcohol and the menopause
The festive season is almost upon us and this year time spent with family and friends is going to be even more special than usual....
What makes us sexy?
“Climbing naked down into a stream is awkward and ungraceful, but you don’t care because you know that when you are in the water you will...
Seek out the Gym
One thing we all did during lockdown was exercise and exercise is great for helping to stabilise our hormones during menopause. We...
Misdiagnosis of the perimenopause
Misdiagnosis of the perimenopause is of huge concern to women and understandably so. In your 40s, major life events often bombard us,...
A Lifetime Of Care
Many of us were born in its care, many of us have benefitted from its skills and, sadly, some of us will die in spite of its experience...