Covering many aspects of health including:
Children: Pregnancy, breastfeeding, medicines, child illness.
Women’s health: breast cancer, menstruation, body image.
Improving health – diet, exercise, giving up smoking, being active.
Mental health – anxiety, depression, loss.
April is Adenomyosis awareness month. At the age of forty-five I found out recently that I have this. There wasn’t much explanation about it at all but I will tell you how I found out and what I know. How I Found Out I Have Adenomyosis For as long as I can remember I have … Read more
When it came to changing HRT again I was a bit nervous. Last time the doctor had told me that if it didn’t work out then I would have to accept that possibly I wasn’t perimenopausal. This also triggered the idea that blood tests would be needed – and I have a needle phobia! The … Read more
Diet in Menopause is the key for so many areas. It seems that there aren’t actually many that can’t be helped by improving diet. Although I touched on some areas about menopause and diet in my previous post I thought I would expand some more on what I have been taught in my Menofit classes. … Read more
Unless you’re already doing them, menopause lifestyle changes are something that should be thought about long before the perimenopause even starts. In fact they are really something that should be considered by those in their 30s at least! Menopause is actually the day when there has been an absence of periods for a year. However … Read more
Last week I finally received a phone call from the doctor who originally put me on HRT about how some of my peri-menopausal symptoms have returned. This conversation resulted in her telling me that I must stop HRT at 51 years old; as well as changing the HRT I am currently on. Starting HRT At … Read more
For those who have been following my HRT journey here is an update since my last HRT review. For context I started HRT in June and the review was in September. Recap of My HRT Journey and About Me For those unfamiliar I have been suffering for years with perimenopause symptoms. Actually the first time … Read more
Finally I had a date for my Wisdom Teeth Extraction under General Anaesthetic. The day arrived and I got up early to eat a couple of wheat biscuits, have a couple of cups of tea and brush my teeth before the 7am deadline. My husband took our youngest to school as the other teen wasn’t … Read more
For years and years the dentist has been telling me I will need one of my wisdom teeth out. Thing is I have a needle phobia and so quickly simply letting him come at me with a needle in my mouth was never going to happen! Which is how yesterday was finally the date to … Read more
I thought that it would be good to do a bit of an update on how HRT patches are going for me. Mainly for myself as I do like looking back, but for others who may be curious too. Background on me and HRT Why I asked to go on HRT So, for those who … Read more