How are your New Years resolutions going? If you’re anything like me, you might be finding January a really hard time to make lasting changes. It’s right after Christmas when …
Is Coffee Good Or Bad For Your Health?
If you’re starting a healthy eating plan or diet, you’ll most likely be told to give up coffee. It’s always been thought to be bad for you. The truth is …
The power of progesterone – why you need it and how to get it!
We all know that oestrogen has a crucial role to play in all phases of a woman’s life, however little is heard of it’s sister hormone progesterone. This hormone is …
How phytoestrogens can help to improve your menopause symptoms
If you’re looking for an alternative to HRT or just wanting to manage your symptoms naturally, phytoestrogens could be your new best friend! Phytoestrogens are natural plant compounds that are …
Understanding perimenopause and what you can do to improve symptoms
There’s so much attention (deservedly) on the menopause right now, but actually it’s the ‘perimenopause’ that we need to talk about, as this is when women can really struggle. The …
Is your hair falling out or thinning? Natural solutions for female hair loss
Although we expect men to lose their hair as they age, many women suffer hair loss or hair thinning, it’s a really common symptom particularly in women over 40. It’s …
The Eight B vitamins and why you need them all
There’s not just one Vitamin B, there are no less than eight B vitamins that we need to get from our diet that are crucial to our health, hormones and …
The low down on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT); benefits and safety
Working with women’s hormones day in day out, I get asked a lot about HRT and in particular about the benefits and safety. Now I am not a medical doctor, …
Why anxiety is so common around menopause and natural ways to feel better
I’ve written about anxiety in menopause before, but during the last year, not surprisingly the number of women suffering with it has shot up. Not only has it been a …
Top 10 menopause supplements that can be good alternatives to HRT
I get asked a lot about menopause supplements that work for women who can’t or don’t want to go down the HRT route. Supplements do just that, they ‘supplement’ a …