Understanding Plantar Fasciitis Through a Menopausal Lens
If you’ve ever stepped out of bed and felt that sharp heel pain first thing in the morning, you’ll know how debilitating plantar fasciitis can be. It’s one of the most common causes of foot pain, and interestingly, it often shows up more during midlife.
Menopause Hair Loss & Thinning : Natural Ways to Nourish What You Have
I want to acknowledge something many women don’t talk about enough: noticing your hair is thinning. Maybe your parting is wider, more strands in the brush, a little less bounce. It can feel worrying, a reminder that your body is changing. But it doesn’t have to feel like loss. With awareness, kindness, and care, you can support your hair, celebrate your roots, and reclaim your confidence.
Mood Swings and Irritability: Regaining Your Balance in Menopause
During perimenopause and menopause, fluctuating oestrogen and progesterone levels can affect serotonin, the brain’s “feel-good” chemical. The result? Mood swings, irritability, and even moments where you hardly recognise yourself.
Loss of Libido and Menopause: Understanding the Shift and Reframing Intimacy
For many of us, the menopause journey is full of unexpected changes, both physical and emotional. One that isn’t always openly discussed, but is more common than you might think, is the loss of libido. If your sex drive has taken a dip during this time, you’re not alone, and more importantly, there’s nothing wrong with you.
Urinary Problems and Menopause: What’s Really Going On?
Bladder issues aren’t always the first thing we associate with menopause, but for many women, they become an all-too-familiar part of the journey.
Vertigo: When the World Feels Off Balance
We often hear about hot flushes, mood swings, and sleep issues when it comes to menopause. But one symptom that doesn’t get talked about enough is vertigo.
Living with Menopausal Anxiety
The menopause journey brings many changes, and for some of us, anxiety becomes an unwelcome companion. Feeling anxious or overwhelmed during this phase is more common than you might think. In fact, fluctuating hormones, lifestyle shifts, and the emotional adjustments that come with menopause can all play a role in heightening feelings of worry or unease.
Joint pain in menopause
As we navigate through menopause, it’s not uncommon to notice unexpected changes in our bodies. One of the more surprising symptoms for many women is joint pain.
Menopausal Dry Eyes
As menopausal women, we often now talk about how our vaginas become dryer at this time of our lives, but other areas of our bodies can be affected in a similar way such, as our eyes.
Menopausal Weight Gain
For many women and in my own experience a lot of the symptoms associated with perimenopause, and menopause can initially feel like a subtle shift in our overall sense of well being, we just don’t feel like ourselves somehow, but we may not be able to quite identify why!