COTSWOLD MENOPAUSE BLOG

Discover simple, holistic ways to feel calmer, stronger and more energised this winter. This guide shares natural self-care tips for women in perimenopause and menopause, helping you reduce hot flushes, stress, fatigue and overwhelm. From essential oils and nutrition to liver support, hydration, warming rituals and boundary-setting, learn how to protect your energy and ease symptoms so you can truly enjoy the season.

Discover how Vitamin C can ease menopause symptoms, support skin, heart, and immunity, and even reduce hot flushes naturally. Learn how to make it your hero vitamin today!

A holistic approach looks at your health and your life as a whole — mind, body, and spirit. Your symptoms aren’t random; they’re clues about what your body needs. Taking this view may involve a little DIY, but it’s empowering and deeply effective. Your mind and body are connected — if one struggles, so does the other. Some women are naturally curious and drawn to this approach; others prefer to stick with traditional medical paths. Which feels right for you?

What really causes hot flushes? How Chinese medicine shows the natural way to relieve them. During perimenopause I managed my symptoms...

Inspired by my own body's transformation.I got a bit complacent with vitamin D, thinking the sun would provide enough – right? In this month's blog, I explore whether my increasing belly fat signals other health factors in menopause (yet to come) and if it's due to a deficiency in this vitamin, now recognised as a hormone. Could a lack of vitamin D3 be the root cause of your major menopause symptoms and belly fat?

How are your joints feeling? Do they ache? Are you in your 40s or 50s? One of the key symptoms of perimenopause that sneaks up on us is the achiness in our joints and muscles. You’ll be living with your body for many more years, so let’s address those creaks and pains. I’ll explain how you can support your joints in this month’s blog: Are your joints aching in perimenopause?

As a nation, it's been recognized that we need supplementation to support us daily, but as you transition through peri and menopause, you tend to cut down on the products that have fortified wheat in them. Vitamin B's are critical to your health, and never more so than as you transition through the peri/menopause, so this month my blog is: Why vitamin B's are your perimenopausal best friend!

When I first began practicing yoga many years ago, I heard a phrase that’s always stayed with me: "Every time you step on the mat, you detoxify both mind and body. Fast forward to today after years of practicing and teaching, I now fully understand yoga’s profound ability to detox our body, mind, and emotions. It’s only after personally navigating all stages of menopause, that I now view yoga as the ultimate detox rescue for menopause symptoms.

Today’s blog is going to explain how to successfully track your perimenopause symptoms to give you clarity and why this is so useful to you!