Being Athletic In Perimenopause and Beyond

We are thrilled to invite you to the Being Athletic In Perimenopause and Beyond Masterclass Series, starting on October 18th. This no-cost 7-day event brings together 24 top experts and thought leaders in mindset, nutrition, training, recovery, and female physiology—each one selected for their proven expertise, clinical experience, and research into what that truly matters to women like us. Our practice owner and leading menopause physiotherapist Christien Bird, is starring with Dr Gillian Cambell in the session on Pelvic Health and Sport on October 19th.
Caroline Ross training mum in Barnes outdoors

Fitting Movement into Your Day

How do we fit in movement into our day when we are juggling motherhood, work and other demands on our time?

There is a simple solution to this and it has two components:

  1. Little and often
  2. Resistance training

Let me explain: the body was designed to move every day. It doesn't like sitting still, for example at a desk, for too long. Nor does it like to be standing for too long either. Both muscles and tissues in the body want to be regularly worked and strengthened otherwise they wither away.

Does Menopause Affect Your Gums?

Most women will go through menopause naturally between the ages of 45 to 55, with symptoms possibly starting between 4 to 8 years before the final period. The average age to go through menopause in the UK is 51.
Osteoporosis Menopause

The impact of menopause on bone health

Understanding of the impact of menopause on bone health is so important, and why is that? Women are much more likely to be diagnosed with osteoporosis and menopause does have something to do with this. In this blog we want to raise awareness of the significance of osteoporosis and its devastating impact for many women.
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Spotlight on osteoporosis: What you need to know

In this blog our GP Dr Amun Kalia talks us through osteoporosis and shares how it can be detected and what measures can be taken to improve bone health.

Additional Services: Menopause Care Ltd. & Dietitian Lucy Kerrison

At the clinic we offer additional services through collaborations with Menopause Care Ltd., as well as with dietitian Lucy Kerrison.

How to manage weight, mood & perimenopausal symptoms through diet

Weight gain is common during the perimenopause and weight distribution often changes, with a shift to a higher proportion of fat mass being held around the waist. Stress, anxiety and low mood can all also be side effects of the menopause and peri-menopause. The good news is there are some simple dietary changes you can make to address these frustrating symptoms. We go through some of these adjustments you can make at home.

Vaginal oestrogen - What is it and how does it work?

During a Women’s health physiotherapy assessment or prior to a pessary fitting we may work together with your GP or one of our Specialist Menopause GP’s in clinic, to consider the benefits of using local vaginal oestrogen, particularly for women that are peri or post-menopausal. Find out more about what it is, how it works and what symptoms it can help with.

Menopause: How Chinese medicine can help

Menopause is an experience that unites women of all backgrounds and lifestyles, with symptoms ranging wildly from the severe to the manageable - and everything in between. Chinese medicine views menopause as one of the “great gates of life” and is an effective treatment for managing both perimenopause and menopausal symptoms. And with more and more women turning to alternative therapies and medicines to overcome the symptoms associated with menopause, this article looks specifically at Chinese medicine and some of the most common therapies being employed by women around the world.

Recommended Women's Health Products

Life continues even in these trying times, which means births and babies and beautiful new mothers needing our care and support. If you are struggling at home, do not hesitate to book an online Pregnancy, Post-natal MOT or Menopause MOT.

Meet your menopause experts

Women are now living 40% of their lives beyond the menopause, lucky for you, it is the best time to be menopausal. In the last 5 years there has been a great momentum with frank & honest resources now widely available and more and more healthcare professionals and fitness professionals taking a real interest and understanding the menopause better.

Menopause & How To Regulate your Diet

A few tweaks to your diet can help with improving your peri-menopause symptoms and well-being, find out more in this blog post.

The Menopause & Getting Your 'Ducks in A Row'

For years, menopause has been the subject of rumor and myth however thankfully, attitudes towards menopause are changing for the better. The flow of life, including menopause continues. Reflecting on how best to navigate the symptoms is now more of a priority than usual.
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