Posts Tagged ‘hot flashes’
Homeopathy for Menopause
Every woman is different and makes the transition through the menopause in their own way, either the medical route or the natural route such as Homeopathy. Some breeze through with very few symptoms and others or most struggle with hot flashes, fatigue, anxiety, palpitations or other symptoms. Sadly modern medicine doesn’t allow women to listen…
Read MoreBlue Monday Moods and Menopause
It’s Blue Monday, the name given to the so-called most depressing day of the year, the 3rd Monday in January, here’s some natural solutions to get your through on top of the peri menopause sadness! The 3rd Monday of the year was found to be the most depressing day of the year by Dr Cliff Arnall,…
Read MoreI cried when I read my Dutch Hormone Test results!
I get emails and messages from women every day telling me they’re feeling sad, depressed, anxious, lacking in confidence, struggling with weight. They’ve been to the Doctors and if they are lucky the Doctor agreed to a blood test where the results were normal, or told they’re too young for a Blood test as it’s…
Read MoreEvening Primrose Oil for Hot Flash in Menopause
Evening primrose oil is made from the seeds of the flowers, and have been known to help women’s hormones and peri menopause symptoms, particularly Hot Flashes! The plants contain to gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) It’s believed that the healing properties come from these GLAs, they’re an omega-6 fatty acid found in plant oils. Skin It can…
Read MoreTreat Menopause Hot Flushes with sweet potato
This month I’ve been talking all about Foods to help hot flashes and moods in peri and post menopause and today we’re talking sweet potato. Eating sweet food such as sweet potatoes can help to beat sugar cravings before your normal menstrual period, but I came across this great article on one ladies’ finding and…
Read MorePERI-MENOPAUSE & HORMONES 8 WEEK BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM
Are you serious about fixing those Peri Menopause symptoms? Sleep Weight Moods Energy Hot flashes This 8 week program is for you if: You’ve got symptoms but are not getting any answers You’re fed up with symptoms – night sweats, hot flushes, forgetfulness You’re open to making lifestyle changes You want to feel and look…
Read MoreMy top Herbal teas for Menopause
If you’re like me you’ll be well aware that the big high street coffee chains have brought out their Red cups or Christmas drink selections full of syrups, creams and naughtiness. Yes, I’m so tempted, I love my gingerbread lattes……. and that new Starbucks Marshmallow hot chocolate is just too scrummy! Not making me look…
Read MoreMenopause at work ACAS
Today is World Menopause Day and I was pleased to speak with a member of Acas who shared some new guidance to help employers and managers to support their staff in the workplace. Acas has published new guidance to help employers and managers support staff who are affected by menopause symptoms at work. You can…
Read MoreBMJ Editorial: HRT Menopause and breast cancer risk:
At The Hormone Fairy we focus on Natural Menopause Support, with Nutrition, Homeopathic Remedies, Flower Essences, Lifestyle advice and other complementary therapies to help women get through the Menopause naturally. However some of our Clients take Medication including HRT alongside their natural support, every woman is individual and must choose the option that is right…
Read MoreSigns and Symptoms of Perimenopause
Let’s get real, if you’re not aware of what’s going on with your hormones and the perimenopause then it can leave you feeling like you’re going crazy and trapped inside a confused body! The Perimenopause can be a journey full of symptoms! It’s commonly known that there are up to 40 symptoms or more, just…
Read MoreWhat’s Perimenopause
Don’t freak out, it’s not a disease, it’s the mirror image of puberty, the hormonal shift that all women naturally go through on their way to full menopause. Your body is shutting down your reproductive zone! Naturally changing, but often causing a rollercoaster of emotion and body changes, every woman experiences this differently depending on…
Read MoreMenopause Support Group
Do you have questions about the Peri Menopause or Menopause? Your periods are all over the place, your sex drive is through the roof, or maybe your libido is no where to be seen! You’re forgetful, full of anxiety at work. You’re shouting one moment and then in tears the next. And then there’s the…
Read MoreOne Million Working Days a Year ‘Lost to Menopause’ Across Wales
Here’s a great article and some interesting research by Health & Her. Women in Wales are being forced to take time off from work due to debilitating menopause symptoms, new research by a Welsh healthcare company has revealed. Around a fifth of working women in Wales in the core ‘menopause age’ – aged between 50…
Read MoreAn Important Victory: Menopause will now be taught in UK secondary schools
Health Minister Damien Hinds has confirmed that following a request from MP Rachel Maclean, young people will be taught about menopause as well as periods and pregnancy in UK secondary schools. “This is great news and means that one of the three main aims of the Menopause Support campaign has been achieved”, said campaign founder,…
Read MoreSupplements for Perimenopause
My Mum went through the Menopause at 42, so I wasn’t surprised when I started to see symptoms of the Perimenopause in my late 30’s, especially as I was going through a period of stress in my life. As my ovaries started to go into decline, and my hormone levels naturally lowered I was seeing…
Read MoreEmpower all the Women around You
Just before my 40th I started experiencing signs of early peri-menopause! Night sweats, weight gain, rocky relationships, irregular periods… I was shocked that I was having these symptoms so early, especially as I’m relatively healthy and fit being a Homeopath & Health Coach. When I started to talk to my girlfriends and clients about them,…
Read MoreEating in Menopause
Hot Flushes, sweating, insomnia, anxiety, brain fog and fatigue… No wonder us women dread the Menopause! Let’s not forget the long term consequences all linked to the menopause or reduced oestrogen levels, that can include a lack of libido, osteoporosis, heart disease, even dementia. Some women can sail through the peri-menopause with only the odd…
Read MoreWhat is Menopause?
It’s one day! It’s the day when your menstrual periods have completed stopped for a total of 12 months. Really! Yes, I was surprised to find that out too. We learn so much about puberty, sex and pregnancy from our School education onwards, but when it comes to Menopause it’s still a bit of a…
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