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‘Perimenopause’ is NOT a medical ‘condition’, nor a set of symptoms, or a pathology

IT’S A NATURAL PHASE! What the media, supplement companies and some so-called ‘experts’ will have you believe though is that perimenopause IS a set symptoms, a pathology, or a condition. Nope. Symptoms CAN (and usually do) manifest at 35, 36, 37, OR not until 45, 46, 47. Or NOT AT ALL. It will be DIFFERENT for EVERY woman.

Perimenopause is a total body systems shift that needs a total body systems approach

Perimenopause isn’t just an imbalance between oestrogen and progesterone. It’s a phase in a woman’s life when many other hormones and systems are disrupted, resulting in various metabolic shifts that affect us physically, mentally, and emotionally. It’s a whole body systems shift and we need to take a whole body systems approach.

What’s the best diet for perimenopause?

The best diet in perimenopause is one that supports good blood sugar regulation, thyroid health, adrenal health, gut health, hormone detoxification, and muscle mass. Let’s dive into what that looks like!

What’s the difference between perimenopause and menopause?

A question I get asked often is how is perimenopause different from menopause? One leads into the other but there are different things going on in each phase hormonally and experientially.

Understanding Chronic Stress and Your HPA Axis

They are your body’s way of letting you know something is awry with your digestion and gut health – and they mustn’t be ignored. Pesky gut symptoms aside, the health of your gut and your ability to digest your food is CRUCIAL for your overall health and wellbeing including immunity, hormone balance, metabolism, brain health and disease prevention.

Understanding your menstrual cycle in perimenopause

In perimenopause, your cycles are still regular (at least at first) and you are still fertile – albeit not as fertile as in your 20s and 30s – however, the communication between your brain and ovaries is starting to change (somewhat break down), resulting in changes to your cycles and periods such as longer or shorter cycles, irregular cycles, shorter or longer periods and heavier and/or painful periods.

Why you need to know about insulin resistance in your 40s

Insulin resistance is an important concept to understand always, but even more so in your 40s as your body becomes more prone to it. Insulin resistance equals less energy, more inflammation and a tendency to gain fat especially around the middle.

Muscle Mass: Why you need it and 4 ways to build and maintain it

Muscle mass might not be something you’ve given much thought to outside of strength and how your body looks. But muscle is extremely health-protective and the organ of longevity! Learn why you need muscle and 4 ways to build and maintain it

Gaining weight in your 40s? 7 Ways to reverse or prevent it (Part 2 of 2)

In your 40s, as you move through perimenopause, your body starts to become better at storing body fat. However, the GOOD NEWS is that some simple diet and lifestyle interventions can prevent or reverse the dreaded perimenopause weight gain!

Gaining weight in your 40s despite not changing how you eat or move? (Part 1 of 2)

Are you noticing weight gain, particularly around the middle, since moving into your 40s, despite not having changed anything you do or eat? You’re not alone! As the female body moves into its 40s, it becomes better at storing fat. This blog explains why and in part 2, I’ll tell you what you can do about it.