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...
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,...
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?...
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...
You feel shaky, heart pounding.. The noises around you seem too loud. Your chest feels tight, your thoughts are racing. You need to get out. Your colleague is talking to you but you can’t concentrate. You are feeling the pressure of work and all you have...
“ I feel responsible for everything that is happening in the world” Mary was 52 when she came to see me for the first time. Her periods had stopped 2 years ago but since then she had been obsessed with thoughts of death and feelings of panic and anxiety....
When I was a little girl of 6 or 7 years old, I remember having anxiety. There was a definite change in the pace of life for me at that time. I went from Pre School in South Africa to Sub A. That’s like going from Reception to Year 1. Suddenly everyone wore uniforms,...
How it all started I have always been fascinated by the body and how it heals itself. My favourite game as a little girl in South Africa was to play nurses … and gardeners. So I basically ended up putting the two together and studying Homeopathy. My first degree was...
I am just on Day 3 of my period, and realising how busy I have been this month. I knew I had been pushing the river and had a feeling my hormones were trying to tell me something. The week leading up to period was pretty rough. I felt like I was swimming through...
So many women I know dread the approach of their periods each month. It’s a hinderance to our busy schedule. On top of it, we might feel grouchy, low energy and have terrible pain in the lead up to the period itself. Other symptoms of PMS might include bloating,...
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