Welcome to my Weekly Wisdom, I am very excited to be launching my brand new ‘Shape Up For Summer’ series. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be discussing everything from exercise to body image and a lot more. In week one I will be kicking off with…
I am often asked: Why am I having hot flushes during the menopause and what are they? What is happening With this in mind, this week my blog explains why as many as three-quarters of women going through the menopause will get hot flushes and night sweats. It is important…
No matter whether you choose to use HRT or the natural approach to manage your menopause symptoms it’s likely to take a while to control your hot flushes and night sweats. This week on the blog I’m bringing you something a little different which could help you feel minimise your…
It’s cold outside so you’ve put on the winter covers, but although it’s lovely to snuggle into when you first get into bed by the early hours it’s a different story. You wake up at around 3am dripping with sweat and then you find it hard to get back to…
Going through menopause you will experience different types of symptoms and I like to break down menopausal symptoms into two categories: Physical Mental Whenever people think of menopause they associate it with the hot flushes and night sweats. But there’s much more to it then a hot flush and what…
You wake up covered in sweat It’s cold outside so you’ve put on the winter covers, but although it’s lovely to snuggle into when you first get into bed by the early hours it’s a different story. You wake up at around 3am dripping with sweat and then you find…
Thank goodness for the TV celebs who talk loud and proud on the menopause, because as Lorraine Kelly recently said, it’s time to remove the stigma associated with the ‘M’ word and speak freely about the symptoms and the impact it can have on women’s lives. Meanwhile, Davina McCall’s recollection…
This week’s ‘Weekly Wisdom’ is about whether or not being overweight makes menopause harder. And the answer is, YES, sadly, being overweight will only make your menopause harder than it should be. Research shows that if you are overweight as you go into menopause, you’re more likely to have more…
Welcome to Hot Flash. Carol Smillie has been in the news this week talking about her menopause, in particular about gaining weight around the middle and discovering more wrinkles. I know that this is something that so many of you are struggling to overcome. Not looking how we used to…
Welcome to Hot Flash. The weather has been very changeable over the last week or so. One minute it’s raining and the next its glorious with the sun shining over the last week. But for many of you going through the perimenopause and menopause this can reek havoc with your…
