Are your hormones wreaking havoc? Take control of your menopause.

Are you perimenopausal (or think you may be starting to be) or now menopausal? Does it all feel a little out of your control?

The effect on longevity

This process happens to all women and represents a huge transition in your life, often at a point when life is most hectic. Hormones, notably oestrogen, play a crucial role in your long term health. 

Did you know that once you lose your oestrogen supplies (menopause) you are at higher risk of: 

• heart disease and stroke, 
• thinning of the bones (osteoporosis), 
• dementia (particularly Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia), as well as 
• obesity, type 2 diabetes and colon cancer. 

This can be concerning to many.

So get back in control of hormones to lower the risk

However, there is no need to feel overwhelmed as this is the perfect time to seek support to take control and live a healthier, happier, fulfilled life, long beyond your menopause. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is crucial to replace the missing oestrogen and usually given as something called Body Identical HRT. This type of HRT is the most natural and safest option, providing symptom control as well as protecting your future health.

But you need to make other lifestyle changes too

Lifestyle measures are also essential to improve your longevity and reduce future health risks from long term disease. The inevitable weight gain, usually around the midline, indicates metabolic issues arising, which without change, increases your future risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer. 

Understandably, due to the impact of the peri/menopausal symptoms you experience, your diet may be less than ideal. You may be drinking a bit too much alcohol, not doing any exercise and have poor sleep. Whilst replacing your oestrogen supplies is so important (to help you take control of the symptoms and improve your health), changes in your lifestyle will be needed to give you the ultimate longevity, get your body back to the shape you want, and complete the full health picture. 

It doesn’t need to be overwhelming

This can all feel very overwhelming, and this stage in life can be particularly challenging, especially with work and if you have children/other commitments. 

At Fresh Feeling we can support you with the lifestyle changes that you’ll need to make alongside your HRT. You get evidence based modern science on what you should be eating (and when), maximising your sleep, improving your energy and looking at managing your stress: crafting a life which puts you back in control and helps shift that midline back to where it was before. 

You can start with a free lifestyle health assessment even if you’re not sure yet whether you want to take any other testing to determine gut health or your personalised responses to food, etc.