by admin | Jun 25, 2023 | Digestion, Lifestyle, Menopause, Nutrition, Perimenopause, Women's Health
Water is an essential nutrient – more important to life than any other nutrient. It is ESSENTIAL – our body needs it more than any other nutrient. Our body weight consists of more than 60% water and it is found in cells, around cells and outside of cells....
by admin | May 16, 2023 | Hormones, Lifestyle, Menopause, Mindset, Nutrition, Perimenopause, Stress, Women's Health
Fatigue is extremely common and a number one symptom of women in their forties. Studies have shown that about 33% of women experience extreme tiredness. It is also a hugely common symptom in menopause – with in an online survey of just under 1000 women –...
by admin | May 6, 2023 | Hormones, Menopause, Perimenopause, Women's Health
What is it? Insulin is an important hormone. Its job is to get glucose (aka blood sugar) out of our bloodstream and into our cells. This is important because glucose is a form of energy used by every cell in our body. Insulin resistance is when the cells in our body...
by admin | Apr 16, 2023 | Hormones, Menopause, Perimenopause, Women's Health
Hot flushes (aka as flashes in the US) are one of the most recognisable and common symptoms of menopause affecting 3 out of 4 women during menopause. (1) The medical term is vasomotor symptoms or VMS. 1 in 5 will find that they interfere with their quality of life...
by admin | Mar 20, 2023 | Hormones, Menopause, Perimenopause, Women's Health
According to the Ministry of Health (1, 2) one of the leading causes of death in women in NZ is heart disease. Apparently more than 50 women a week will die from some form of heart disease. (3) Why is that? Oestrogen helps to keep our blood vessels flexible and...
