When you think of menopause, do you also think of hot flushes? Most people do! While the signs of menopause go well beyond out-of-control body temperature, if you’re experiencing hot flushes, summer is the time of the year when they become – well, simply unbearable. I went to pick summer fruit today at the local […]
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Estrogen. I thought I ‘knew’ about this very female hormone but my knowledge, as it turns out, has been very limited. Like most of us, I’ve been aware estrogen is the hormone responsible for the development and maintenance of the female characteristics of the body. However, when I began delving into the signs of menopause
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Let’s look at Remifemin® vs MenoMe® Who is Remifemin®? Remifemin® is a trademark of the German company Schaper & Brümmer GmbH Co. KG, and is licensed to pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline for international sales. The Remifemin® product portfolio comprises effective preparations for some of the symptoms of menopause. The original Remifemin® product has been sold in Europe for
Who is Happy Mammoth? Happy Mammoth is an offshore natural health and nutraceutical company dedicated to solving complex health problems. They offer evidence-based formulas to help women regain control of their health, emotions and wellbeing. Who is MenoMe®? MenoMe® is a New Zealand owned and operated company that supports women through all phases of menopause,
Summer and stress? Yes indeed, you did read that right. Most of us love summer, the longer days, the balmy nights. But if you’re in your menopausal years, the summer can be super challenging. Especially for women down under. There are the obvious temperature increases which will not be kind to ‘women on fire’. But
Summer + hot flushes. Somehow just using the words ‘hot flushes’ and ‘summer’ in the same sentence is enough to set off my own internal heatwave! And the temperature’s rising. So if you were suffering from hot flushes already chances are you’ll be feeling under siege right now. Five things you can do that may
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Listening to this TEDx talk – Menopause is Misunderstood – feels like hearing our MenoMe® message being played back to us. The speaker is Shirley Weir, the founder of Menopause Chicks. It’s an eye-opener too. To know that the taboos around talking about menopause are obviously present in the United States as well. The most gobsmacking
If you want to do everything you can to deter menopausal weight gain and combat an expanding waistline you need to exercise. Let’s talk about exercise and why it’s one of the best things you can do at menopause. For both your health and your weight. Did you read “Menopausal weight gain – it’s real,
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Recently, I was sitting having a coffee while I waited for my car to get serviced. So I opened a book that’s been on my bedside table waiting to be read. It’s called ‘The Wisdom of Menopause’ by Christiane Northrup, M.D. Two pages into the introduction, The Journey Begins, I’m wondering why it’s taken me
Let’s talk. I’m serious, this is a call out to all of you wonderful meno women. It’s time to open up and start talking about menopause. The Studies Back It Up Studies show that if you talk about it, you’re likely to fare better in your menopause years.* Menopause is not a stage of life to
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Did you know? October is World Menopause Month? And on October 18, we have our very own special day – World Menopause Day! So, here’s a bit of background. World Menopause Day is an international observance held every year. Indeed, it was initiated by the International Menopause Society, a UK-based non-commercial organisation created in 1978.
Pregnancy at work I’ve gone through both pregnancy and menopause at work and I can’t help but reflect on the differences between the two experiences. Apart from the fleeting shadow of terror that passes across your boss’s face when you break the news – signalling their mind has already leapt to the challenges of maternity
When talking about the gift of menopause among friends and family I have heard some women say “I never went through menopause”. This is like saying “I never went through puberty”. What they actually mean is that they didn’t experience some of the more common signs of menopause. Symptoms such as hot flushes and night
Menopausal weight gain? Of all the menopause signs, the weight gain is the one I find the most distressing and the most pervasive. And it’s all about my expanding waistline. I hate that it’s now almost as hard to bend over and paint my toenails as it was when I was pregnant. Additionally, I hate
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Reframing menopause. It can be difficult to view menopause as a positive time when it’s such a negative sounding word. Somehow, the “pause” part suggests an end to something great. So perhaps our solutions for reframing menopause begins with the word itself. Indeed, should we be interpreting it as “me? NO pause” instead? Because, in
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This is the time when menstruation is well and truly over, the ovaries have stopped producing high levels of sex hormones and for many ladies, perimenopause symptoms subside.
Estrogen has protective qualities and the diminished levels mean organs such as your brain, heart and bones become more vulnerable. It’s also a key lubricant so your lips may become drier, your joints less supple and your vagina might be drier. In addition, your thyroid, digestion, insulin, cortisol and weight may alter.
At this juncture, a woman might experience an increase in the signs of reduced estrogen but she should have a decrease of perimenopause symptoms. That said, some women will experience symptoms like hot flushes for years or even the rest of their lives.
Peri = ‘near’
Most females begin to experience the symptoms of perimenopause in their mid-forties. Your progesterone levels decline from your mid-30s but it’s generally from around 40 that the rest of your sex hormones begin to follow suit.
Perimenopause is a different experience for every woman and some women may barely notice it. The first indicators are usually changes to the monthly cycle. This means that for some ladies, this can be accompanied by things like sore breasts, mood swings, weight gain around the belly, and fatigue as time goes on.
For those with symptoms it can be a challenging time physically, mentally and emotionally.
Importantly, perimenopause lasts – on average – four to 10 years. The transition is usually a gradual process and many women enter perimenopause without realising.
