I am hugely excited to announce my third book in the menopause trilogy (!!) The Post Menopause Method: a nutritional guide to ageing well. I am SO OVER fear based narratives when it comes to post menopause. Women post menopause deserve practical, evidence-based advice to help them thrive! As someone not on HRT, I also wanted to highlight the abundance…

So my cookbook is now in the wild! I do hope you are enjoying the recipes and enjoying cooking by symptom if you have a copy. The launch was a lovely evening in the company of many of my clients, friends and colleagues from the menopause space. What a wonderful community we have! It seems apt that this year’s Menopause…

The menopause is now deemed an inflammatory transition in a woman’s life. This image outlines important factors which can cause inflammation in the body at menopause. Inflammation examples include pain, muscles stiffness, a foggy head, depression, bloating, ezcema (which literally means to boil over in Greek, which is what our immune system is doing!), osteoarthritis and any auto immune condition.…

What is the collegen / oestrogen link? Studies have shown that estrogen supports collagen production by binding to receptors in the skin known as fibroblasts. Collagen makes up roughly 70-80% of the weight of our skin! At menopause collagen can decline by up to 30% which is why we often see quite a lot of change in our skin and joints…

Modern life has created an energy crisis – and that’s before perimenopause kicks in. The reason we have this energy crisis is because the body keeps going, regardless of how much stress weare under. We’ve created a sophisticated biochemical and endocrine feedback system to deal with adverse events and high life-load. Although we can adapt, this is often to the…

As our oestrogen starts to rollercoaster this can affect our serotonin levels, cue low mood. But we can help support our serotonin production through the food that we eat. First off, we need to make sure we have regular intakes of one of the essential amino acids tryptophan. Tryptophan is the precursor to serotonin AND melatonin, so good to support…

Are you finding your muscles ache, especially in the morning? Have you got stiff joints or even osteoarthirits? A lot of these symptoms are down to the far reaching effects of fluctuating levels of oestrogen. The menopause is now deemed an inflammatory transition. Declining oestrogen levels can make us more inflamed because oestrogen is one of our natural anti-inflammatory steroid…

Can’t remember why you came into a room? Brain feels like cotton wool? Do you forget what you were talking about mid-sentance or can’t remember colleague’s names? These are all common and often alarming symptoms when we seriously worry that we’re getting early onset dementia. But there are reasons for it. Oestrogen is stimulating to the brain and helps with…

How many of us: …Wake up EXHAUSTED so reach for caffeine…Skip breakfast (not hungry because eaten too late the night before)…Crash mid morning (more caffeine. Snacks)…Eat lunch on the run (often a sad sandwich)…Major energy slump at 3pm (more snacks and caffeine)…Eat late (due to lots of snacking in the afternoon as not that hungry)…Stay up late (so much to…