A funny time of year It is meant to be the season of togetherness, joy, family and giving. But Xmas also brings up depression and anxiety. Depression in peri-menopause is also very real. I was shocked to read that the biggest risk for suicide in women is between the...
I am excited to announce the launch of my homeopathic study into Peri/menopause. I am looking for 12 women who are experiencing symptoms of peri/menopause and would like to resolve them naturally with homeopathy. The criterion are as follows: 1. You will commit to the...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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?...
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...
Are you struggling with your weight in peri-menopause? You have tried dieting and going to the gym. No matter what you do, the weight just seems to gather round the middle of your body. Sound familiar? In peri-menopause our bodies are producing less estradiol a...
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