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...
by admin | Mar 5, 2023 | Digestion, Gut health, Hormones, Menopause, Nutrition, Perimenopause, Women's Health
Yes this is a blog about the benefits of garlic but I am going to focus specifically on why this is beneficial if you are a mid-life woman. Whilst garlic is a food, it has been an important part of a medical herbalists ‘tool kit’ and has been used for centuries for...
by admin | Mar 5, 2023 | Hormones, Menopause, Perimenopause, Women's Health
If you are a woman then you may be familiar with this and you may have had your FSH tested. When we talk about the menstrual cycle or menopause, then the focus seems to always be on oestrogen and progesterone but actually FSH is a really important female hormone...
