Feeling like your energy tank is permanently on empty? And climbing the stairs is an effort? Welcome to the wild ride of perimenopause, where your hormones start playing by new rules and it feels like your body is controlling you, not the other way around. But rather than battling through the chaos and feeling like…
If you’re between 45 and 55, chances are life is throwing you the odd curveball or two. The classic scenario is waking up in the middle of the night and throwing off the duvet because you feel like you’re sweating your way through the Sahara Desert. But if you’re also experiencing heart palpitations, joint pain,…
They say that health is wealth, and Melanie Lee knows this better than anyone. After experiencing burnout not once but three times in her life and following a bout of Covid right at the beginning of the pandemic that left her and her kids wondering whether she would wake up to see another day, Mel…
If you find yourself at the top of the stairs wondering what you’ve gone up them for or you’re struggling to introduce friends you’ve known for years at a party, don’t worry! You don’t need to call Hercule Poirot to crack the case of the missing ‘little grey cells’. It’s simply the menopause doing what…
Rewind 20 years for a moment. ⏪ Britney and Justin broke up, everyone was talking about the Atkins diet, and a study dropped that would taint the perception of HRT for years to come. In fact, the scare it caused continues to be felt today, with plenty of women putting hormone replacement therapy on the…
Menopause. Until recently, it felt like it was brushed under the carpet. Sure, another drenching from night sweats and the befuddlement of brain fog might have been mentioned among friends, but it has been conveniently filed under ‘women’s problems’ by pretty much everyone else. But like a hot flash, menopause is finally creeping up to…