Have you noticed that your armpits are a little more …… pungent than normal? Our body odour is something we don’t tend to talk about, so you may be relieved to know you are not alone! The hormonal changes around perimenopause can change our body odour. On a simple level, we Read more…
You may have noticed that your sleep quality is starting to suffer as you go through perimenopause. Naturally, you may have had times of sleep disturbance in the past if you’ve had children (or animals, or snoring partners). In perimenopause, sleep issues can happen as a result of the fluctuation Read more…
Why we experience mood issues in perimenopause and some simple strategies to cope.
Weight gain, particularly around the middle and abdomen, is a very common complaint of women over 40, especially those going through perimenopause. There are many reasons for this, some of which I’ve written about previously here. However, in this blog I specifically want to tackle the question of snacking. Why Do Read more…
Hot flushes are one of the most common symptoms associated with the perimenopause with a reported 70% or more of women experiencing them at some stage. One definition of a hot flush is… “… a rapid and exaggerated heat dissipation response, consisting of profuse sweating, peripheral vasodilation, and feelings of Read more…
Like many people, I started January feeling a bit … meh. A fun night out on New Year’s Eve, preceded by a few weeks of festivities had left me feeling lacklustre. My clothes were getting tighter and I’d noticed that each year, I’d been gaining 1 or 2 lbs here Read more…
Are you wondering why you’ve gained weight and why you’re finding it difficult to lose it, despite eating less and exercising more? The good, and bad, news is that if you are over 40 there are probably reasons beyond calories and exercise that are playing a part. I work with Read more…
There are some foods that deserve their ‘superfood’ status and the brassica vegetables are arguably at the top of the list. So what are they, and why are they great, especially for female health? The following is a brief and simple overview. Brassica vegetables, or cruciferous vegetables actually belong to Read more…
‘How do I know if I’m in perimenopause?’ I get asked this question a lot in my Hot Women workshops. The menopause and peri-menopause is something we’re surprisingly not taught in school! Our mothers probably never discussed it, or knew it was a ‘thing’, and our friends’ symptoms range from Read more…