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Help! Is lack of sleep contributing to my weight gain in menopause?
Sleep problems are frequently reported by women during their menopause years, particularly starting in perimenopause and often continuing into the postmenopause period. Getting adequate and good quality sleep can be a real struggle. Symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats can be a cause, but many other factors can also play a role in insomnia. One very common complaint in menopause is weight gain, and here, we are going to explore the connections between sleep disturbance and weight gain in menopause, the consequences for health and what you can do about it. Why sleep is important for health Sleep is the foundation of our health, having…
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5 Essential Reasons Lifestyle is important for your Menopausal Health
A healthy lifestyle is important across all stages of life, but when a woman reaches the menopause years, it couldn’t be more important to start making lifestyle changes. This is the time when we begin to notice the impact that some of our choices have on our symptoms, and ultimately, how we feel. It’s a vicious cycle, as some symptoms make it really difficult to make changes, but the changes need to be made to see a decrease in symptoms. Add to this the confusion commonly felt as all the physical and emotional symptoms seemingly happen all at once. Most of the time, women don’t know where to begin. …
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3 Secrets to a Better Night’s Sleep in Menopause
Menopause is a natural part of the ageing process for women, typically occurring between the ages of 45 and 55. During this time, a woman’s body undergoes significant hormonal changes that can lead to a variety of physical and emotional symptoms, including hot flushes, mood changes, and sleep disturbances. In fact, up to 61% of women report experiencing disturbed sleep in menopause. In this blog post, we’ll explore the link between menopause and sleep, and share three tips for better sleep during this time of life. What causes disrupted sleep in menopause? Oestrogen is a hormone that plays a key role in regulating the sleep-wake cycle. During menopause, levels…
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Mood, Cognition and Brain Fog in Menopause – Are you are risk of Dementia?
One of the biggest concerns that women have as they enter their perimenopausal years is that the symptoms of brain fog are actually the beginnings of dementia. Every year, the month of October is World Menopause Month, and October 18 is World Menopause Day (WMD). The International Menopause Society marked the theme of WMD to be Brain Fog in Menopause in 2022. Keep reading to learn more about brain fog, mood, cognition and the risk of dementia in menopause. What are Cognition and Brain Fog? Cognition is how we were feeling before the hormonal changes of perimenopause kicked in – we were able to focus and think clearly,…
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How to reduce Inflammation during Menopause
Believe it or not, one of the main drivers responsible for our menopause symptoms is inflammation, including weight gain, hot flushes, night sweats, aching joints and brain fog. It is usually a type of inflammation that without the symptoms of menopause, you wouldn’t even know it’s happening. This article is going to look at inflammation in more detail, its causes and consequences in menopause and health long term, and what you can do to manage both menopause symptoms and the inflammation contributing to them. What is inflammation? Inflammation is something that we have all experienced from time to time – whether it be an injury or illness,…
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Sleep Disturbance and Menopause
Sleep disturbance during the menopausal years is a very common complaint by women, in fact, it is reported by 25% of women between the ages of 50-64 years. It can include not getting good quality sleep, difficulty falling and staying asleep, waking during the night and waking too early in the morning. We all know how that makes us feel, don’t we? Tired, fatigued, no get up and go, lack of energy and generally struggling through the day, only to do it all again the next night. The compounding effect can be debilitating on our quality of life if it continues for too long. There are…
