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Menopause weight gain

Menopause weight gain

The menopause is a natural part of ageing and happens around the age of 50 (although it can occur earlier or later) when the ovaries’ estrogen levels deplete. Many women go through this change suffering the classic menopause symptoms including hot flushes, night...
Smoothies to Help Balance Hormones

Smoothies to Help Balance Hormones

When we think about eating healthily, hormones may not always be at the forefront of our minds. But hormones play an incredibly important part in our bodies. Hormones are chemical messengers that have profound effects on our mental, physical, and emotional health and...
What is Perimenopause

What is Perimenopause

Perimenopause (commonly referred to as the menopausal transition) is the period of time prior to menopause. During perimenopause, estrogen production starts to decrease causing menopausal symptoms – women experience changing menstrual cycles, hot flashes, sleep...
Low Hormone Levels and Weight Gain

Low Hormone Levels and Weight Gain

Low hormone levels can cause a range of problems and are usually the reason for weight gain in women. Women have so many hormones controlling their minds and bodies; specifically estrogen and progesterone which are involved with a woman’s reproductive system,...
How to switch off the ‘hunger hormone’

How to switch off the ‘hunger hormone’

‘Hormones’. Oestrogen and testosterone are the two that most likely spring to mind, and their role in puberty, libido, the reproductive system. In fact, our bodies produce a whole host of other hormones which play a role in our health and how we function day in day...