Midlife is full of surprises - and not all of them are good...
If you are reading this post then I'm guessing that you are touched in some way by symptoms of the menopause - or more accurately, the transition to menopause.
Perhaps you are even horrified at the person looking back at you in the mirror.
Who is this person?
What the heck happened?
You are not alone.
Until recently, when celebrities like Davina McCall, Gillian Anderson and Kirsty Walk started speaking out about their experiences, menopause was the silent shame. Yet experts reckon that 80% of women experience the symptoms of menopause.
It might be that you are really suffering or perhaps you've just started noticing some changes. The experience is different for every woman but often means being hot, cold, moody, tired, sleep-deprived, nervy, irritable, sad, or hairy. It can mean hot flushes, memory loss, and a seemingly immovable band of fat around the middle and thighs.
Your fluctuating hormones are the cause of all of this, but you don't have to accept these symptoms as the way things need to be. Learning to rebalance your hormones naturally will help you take back control of your life. Given life expectancy increases, women can expect to spend at least a third of their life 'menopausal', so it's really worth getting the help you need now. Despite what you might have feared, menopause is not the death of your youth or vitality, but the start of some of the best and most powerful years of your life. 💕
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