Menopause, a western woman’s problem?
In the West we view hot flushes, sleep issues, anxiety, joint pain and an existential crisis as a normal part of menopause. But when we look at women’s experience of menopause in other cultures there is a vast difference. How do women in other cultures go through...
Bio-identical hormones: time will tell
Bio-identical hormones have been hailed in recent years as a safe and “natural” alternative to HRT. Many women stopped taking conventional HRT in the aftermath of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial of combined estrogen and progestin (as Prempro). The trial was...
Nourishing our adrenals, the missing link in menopause ?
By the time a woman reaches her menopause, she is often at the height of her career, and may have teenage children. The stress of juggling work, raising children, and a fast paced active lifestyle plays heavily on the reserves or our adrenals. What happens when we...
Treat your peri-menopause insomnia with homeopathy
Going for a couple of nights with only a few hrs of solid sleep is one thing. Going for 5 years or more on 4 hrs a night is another. Peri-menopause insomnia is no joke. The thing about not getting enough sleep is that it affects everything else, especially at...
Has the Pill made your menopause worse?
When we were young , the menopause was far away from our thoughts ! I remember my first period and many of my friends were painful, irregular and downright disheartening. Instead of balancing our hormones with homeopathy and herbs, we were offered the pill. Later on,...
Healing grief in menopause with homeopathy
When Sarah came to see me, she was at the tail end of her menopause. She had been in peri-menopause for about 8 years and was just coming through the other side of it. Her periods had stopped over a couple of years, and she had not had any uncomfortable physical...
What to do with your menopause anger?
Actually, anger is a mild word for what women sometimes experience at their menopause. Really, it’s more like RAGE . and it a symptom that doesn’t often get a mention, but does come up a lot. I mean how does one treat anger anyway ? It’s not a medical condition is it?...
Easing those painful menopause joints
As if things weren’t bad enough. Mother nature is telling you, you are no longer fertile. And now your body is telling you it is inevitable, you are getting older , and your aching joints prove it. Why is it happening now? Falling oestregen levels at...
Treating yourself at home, and when to call your homeopath?
Stage 1 Acute Illnesses/Minor illnesses Short term illnesses that come on suddenly and are usually caused by an external force. accidents/injuries/operations viral illnesses and bacterial infections You can treat these yourself with your own homeopathy kit, and a good...
Help your menopause anxiety
Things we don't talk about Peri-menopause is a big transition in a women’s life, and one we are often not prepared for. First of all we just don’t talk about these things do we? When we start experiencing changes, whether they be with our bodies, mind or emotions it...