Alcohol and the menopause

Alcohol and the menopause

Pause for reflection. How do our bodies cope with alcohol as we grow older? In the perimenopause, menopause and especially the post-menopause stage of our lives hormone levels change and so too do the enzymes that process everything that we ingest, including alcohol....
Breast Cancer Risks

Breast Cancer Risks

We are often asked in the clinic about HRT and the increased risk of cancer. It’s a concern for many women however, studies show it not to be the case that HRT increases your risk of breast cancer. If we were to follow one thousand women between the age of...
How Strong are your Bones?

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, how strong are your bones? HRT helps maintain a healthy bone cycle i.e it allows the old bone to be taken away and new bone to be...