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Hormones through the years
Menopause is a funny thing, it doesn’t matter our race or ethnicity we will or are experiencing this change. Whether we have symptoms or not or associate them with menopause our hormones change and our bodies too. With more than 30 symptoms it’s difficult to decipher if they are menopausal or not! I’m grateful I’ve…
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Hair again
Along with everything else going through perimenopause and menopause I’ve noticed a change in my hair and scalp. Both drier than usual making my scalp itchy sometimes. I include flaxseeds with my breakfast which are supposed to help plus massage flaxseed oil into my scalp from time to time. Leave for a few hours prior…
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Protein power
I’ve upped my protein because I do a fair amount of sport and exercise. Plus now I’m older I need more help to retain muscle mass. I usually have protein with each meal. I eat a little over 1g of protein per kg of my weight a day. TIP NHS guidelines are 0.75g protein per…
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Stay strong
Keeping my subcutaneous fat to a minimum and doing my best to stay strong is important to me. I change up the sport I do depending on time of year, the weather, how I feel. I exercise most days. Outdoors, hiking, running, skiing or horse-riding when I can. Indoors on my mat, a combination of…
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No beating around the bush
It’s not a biology lesson I just want to be clear on what’s what. Vagina is the tube inside. Vulva is everything outside you can see, inner, outer lips (labia), clitoris and the opening of the vagina. Vulvovaginal atrophy, sound familiar? 1 in 3 of us suffer with this but rarely talked about. Falling oestrogen…
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The t hormone
I mentioned brain fog and lack of concentration in my fogged up post. Sometimes I feel I’m not quite as sharp and ‘on it’. Testosterone, wasn’t at the forefront of my mind, but I’m learning more of it’s impact. I have an appointment with my specialist at the end of July. I’ll speak with her…
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Feeling tired?
I’m iron deficient. Since childhood I suffered terribly with nose bleeds, leading to many days and nights in hospital, plus an 8 weeks stint with complications and a blood transfusion. My mum thought it was game over for me. Thankfully post op, my noise bleeds came to an end, but I still have a tendency…
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Mammary glands and mammograms
We’re familiar with changes in our boobs throughout our menstrual cycle. During perimenopause changes can be similar, swelling, pain, tenderness and so on. They’ve given up the milk producing function and breast tissue shrinks. Reducing oestrogen can make breast tissue dehydrated. With these changes the roundness and bounciness is replaced with a little sagging. Gravity…
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The weighting game
It’s not a game of win or lose, more one of balance. Recently a lady asked what I did. I said “it’s balance”, she replied “balance is boring”. Interesting eh? I feel this shows ‘balance’ is unique to all of us. I can tell you it wasn’t fun and games for my mum during perimenopause…