PinnedMember-onlyWho is Helen Clare, when she’s at home?(As they say in Lancashire) — She’s probably the person who taught you sex education. She’s most likely the teacher you came to when you needed a sanitary towel, or got into trouble, or had an embarrassing question. …Menopause2 min read
3 days agoMember-onlySeven Pillars of Healthy Menopause#4 Sleep — Is Sleeplessness a Peri/menopausal Problem? Sleep’s great isn’t it? It’s good for us both physically and mentally — it’s like moisturiser for the soul, it just smooths everything over and makes our days — as well as our nights — easier. Our sleep does suffer in perimenopause and that’s partly because our thalamus, which regulates…Menopause4 min read
Jul 24Member-onlyQuick Solutions to Hot FlushesWe can skip the science for now! — Oestrogen, blah blah…. Hypothalamus, blah, blah…. We can talk science another time. Right now, it’s hot and your thermostat is broken. Let me give you my top tips — and if you have any to add please pop them in the comments! Get one of those little spray bottles. They…Menopause2 min read
Jul 22Member-onlyThe Seven Pillars of a Healthy Menopause3. Exercise and Activity — May I introduce you to NEAT? NEAT stands for non-exercise activity thermogenesis. This means all the things we do in our everyday lives that we don’t think of as exercise, but which burn energy. Walking, housework, gardening, DIY, the many miles we do walking round our own classrooms. Research shows…Menopause3 min read
Jul 8Member-onlySeven Pillars of a Healthy Menopause2. Diet — No Miracles There’s an uncomfortable truth about perimenopause and menopause — and about growing older in general. We’ve always known what’s good for us, we just got away with it for a long time — and we can’t get away with it any longer. There are no miracle menopause diets. There are…Menopause4 min read
Jul 1Member-onlySeven Pillars of a Healthy MenopauseOne: Appropriate Medical Treatment — Access to the right treatment All of us who need medical treatment in menopause and perimenopause ought to be able to rely on access to that treatment. Sadly that doesn’t always happen, but things are improving. This week the British Menopause Society in collaboration with several other specialist bodies, released an important document — New…Menopause3 min read
Jun 17Member-onlyThe Cool Colleagues Guide to MenopauseHow do we support our colleagues in menopause and perimenopause? Firstly, You Don’t Have To! You are entitled to chose to have nothing to do with menopause or perimenopause. Never to talk about it. Never to read about it. Not to care about it. …Menopause3 min read
May 28There isn’t a silver bullet for perimenopause..…because menopause isn’t a werewolf. — Although I admit there may be days when you feel like it and nights when you’re howling at the moon. Menopause isn’t magical and it certainly isn’t mythical. There’s no silver bullet that fixes everything. We’re all different — and we know from all our experience living with these female…Menopause3 min read
May 20Member-onlyTo HRT or Not To HRTIt’s a really big and angry question these days! — Taking HRT is admitting you can’t handle it If you take HRT you don’t need to bother changing any of your unhealthy habits. Once you get on HRT you can’t come off You can only take HRT for 5 years. HRT causes heart disease. If you take HRT you get…Menopause2 min read
May 3Member-onlyWhy Menopause Deserves a Slot in your CPDSurely everyone is talking about menopause so you don’t have to? Firstly, although it seems that everyone’s talking about menopause and perimenopause that’s still not the case. There are small pockets of the internet where everyone is talking about it intensely, and also spaces where it hasn’t made a ripple. There are also still people holding their hands of their ears…Menopause3 min read
