Your Questions Answered

How can you tell if you are perimenopausal?

Knowing if you’re perimenopausal is usually something that becomes clear gradually rather than as a result of one single thing. Symptoms may includ...

Can reflexology help menopause?

Reflexology is a wonderful therapy for aiding an individual’s journey through the menopause. You may know that reflexology can be extremely powerfu...

Things to consider adding to your skincare routine

While there are lots of products on the market that say they contain collagen, these will have little impact on the skin. Collagen molecules are to...

Can menopause cause skin breakouts?

Why am I getting spots in my 50s? The changes in your hormones during and round menopause can lead to changes in your skin. For some women, that m...

How can I improve my skin during menopause?

During menopause, hormonal changes can make skin feel more dry, thin and prone to wrinkles. While some of that is part of the natural ageing proces...

What foods raise your oestrogen, improve appearance and increase collagen?

Good diet and lifestyle can improve your menopausal experience. It’s not so much that foods produce oestrogen, but some do mimic it. These are call...

Can menopause make you tired?

Sleeplessness is a big problem for women during menopause, which can naturally lead to tiredness. In addition, the physical symptoms - emotional up...

What can worsen menopause?

There are things that can make the experience of menopause more dramatic or difficult, and there are some things that can make the symptoms worse a...

Appearance, hair, skin, weight and menopause

What are the worst symptoms of menopause? To some extent, the ‘worst symptoms of menopause’ will depend on the individual, both the severity of the...

What should you not do during menopause?

We’re not big on 'shouldn’ts’, and as with so many things, the things we’re told we should not do during menopause are more generally advice for go...

What is the average age for perimenopause?

Menopause usually starts between the ages of 45 and 55, when oestrogen levels begin to decline. Most reach menopause around 51 but some (roughly on...

What are the 34 symptoms of perimenopause?

According to Spire Nottingham Hospital, there are as many as 51 different symptoms of menopause, some are more common than others. However, the mos...