by Adi Howarth | Mar 12, 2020 | fermented foods, Perimenopause, womens health
There are many ways to skin a cat. Segregation and prevention are one way of dealing with the current covid19 outbreak. Another, is looking at how we can strengthen and support our immune systems to deal more effectively with any viruses and ensure that the...
by Adi Howarth | Dec 11, 2019 | depression, emotional wellbeing, menopause, mental health, Uncategorized
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...
by Adi Howarth | May 14, 2019 | homeopathy trial, menopause, Perimenopause, womens health
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...
by Adi Howarth | May 13, 2019 | balancing hormones, homeopathy, Perimenopause, womens health
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...
by Adi Howarth | May 12, 2019 | menopause, Perimenopause, womens health
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...
by Adi Howarth | May 11, 2019 | menopause, Perimenopause, womens health
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...
by Adi Howarth | May 10, 2019 | menopause, Perimenopause, womens health
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...
by Adi Howarth | May 9, 2019 | balancing hormones, menopause, Perimenopause, the pill, womens health
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,...
by Adi Howarth | May 8, 2019 | Grief, menopause, Perimenopause, womens health
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...
by Adi Howarth | May 1, 2019 | anger, balancing hormones, emotional wellbeing, menopause, womens health
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?...
