Are You Menopausal Or Pregnant?
27 January 2021
Pregnant or menopausal? I know right? But the 40s can be a time of either possibility if you don’t practise birth control. As we’ve said in other stories such as
Menopause Signs
An Eye Opening Tedx Talk On Perimenopause
27 January 2021
Listening to this TEDx talk – Menopause is Misunderstood – feels like hearing our MenoMe® message being played back to us. The speaker is Shirley Weir, the founder of Menopause Chicks.
What Can You Do To Prevent Dementia/Alzheimer’s?
2 September 2020
Sometimes women connect common menopausal symptoms like brain fog and forgetfulness with dementia which is a legitimate worry given the statistics. Indeed, dementia has taken over from heart disease as
The Human Brain & How It Changes At Menopause
26 August 2020
The human brain, I mean your brain is phenomenal. It’s actually the cornerstone of your life because they govern everything you do – how you think, feel, act and interact
How Menopause Affects Your Amazing Brain & What You Can Do
18 August 2020
Let’s look at how menopause affects your amazing brain So, you’re going about normal life when a friend says something seemingly innocuous. For some reason, you feel extremely hurt and
Top 3 Natural Remedies to Combat Hair Thinning & Loss
24 June 2020
Hair loss/thinning. It’s one of the – for me anyway – annoying/heartbreaking side effects of the meno years. When I noticed my hair becoming finer, and even receding a millimetre
How Your Va-Jay-Jay & Sex Life Can Change In Midlife
29 May 2019
If you’ve been noticing changes ‘down there’ (hello va-jay-jay!) and a distinct disinterest in sex you’re not alone. It’s just that not everyone talks about it, it’s one of those
Itchy Skin During Menopause? 6 Ways To Tame It
24 April 2019
One of the most annoying and lesser-known signs of the menopause years is itchy skin. It’s so frustrating. Often you might put itchy skin down to dryness (which is true
What Is Paresthesia?
10 April 2019
Paresthesia, have you heard of it? It’s also referred to as tingling extremities, which, while it’s not one of the more common signs of peri and post- menopause can deliver
Why Do I Have Sore Breasts?
20 March 2019
Do you have tender, sore, painful and/or lumpy breasts? Chances are if you’re peri/menopausal you could be experiencing something like this. It’s a very, very common sign so know you’re
Why Does My Pee Smell Sweet?
27 February 2019
Yes, We’re Going To Talk About It This question came from one of our meno ladies so we’re addressing it right here, right now because one of the (several) things
Menopause Oral Health: 6 Issues To Look Out For
10 October 2018
Oral health and peri and post-menopause. Did you know gum disease is one of the 34 most common signs of the menopausal years? Just as the fluctuating hormones of pregnancy
Vaginal Dryness – Shhhhhh
26 September 2018
Vaginal dryness. It’s not something you want to talk about. It’s a little bit like incontinence, it’s a not-something-we-talk-about thing. But, it’s OK, you can read about it in private
Brain Fog: Causes & Cures
8 August 2018
Are you befuddled by brain fog? We know the feeling! Never fear, we got our intrepid biochemist on the case. So without further ado here’s what brain fog is, why
Burning Mouth Syndrome
1 August 2018
Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is one of the unpleasant signs of the menopausal years. It affects around seven per cent of the population (American figure, but according to the info
Headaches During The Meno Years?
10 July 2018
Headaches. They’re a headache aren’t they? My humble apologies for the corny joke 😉. I know headaches are no laughing matter and I also know a lot of you are experiencing them
10 Ways Caffeine May Worsen Meno Signs
20 June 2018
A Cup Of Joe. Supping on a regular cup of joe has become a bit of a movement over the last few years. Go back a couple of decades and
Got The Blues? Here’s Some Sage Advice For Happiness
14 February 2018
Happiness. Stop and think about it for a moment. Are you happy? It seems like a fairly inane question, doesn’t it? But have you thought about it lately? The reason
Reframing Menopause
5 December 2015
Reframing menopause. It can be difficult to view menopause as a positive time when it’s such a negative sounding word. Somehow, the “pause” part suggests an end to something great.
