He gave no other advice or support.
I’ve always try to avoid taking medication, even if I’ve got a headache or some other pain. So, even in the depths of my depression that day, I knew that HRT was not for me.
Being in the third year of my nutritional studies, I knew there had to be another way.
I did some research and for the first time, I came across the word perimenopause. Even in my job as a Midwife, I never came across the word before.
I realised how little information there are, for women who want to manage their symptoms naturally, well as the early signs of perimenopause and what to look for.
We women are so unprepared for this stage in life!
I graduated as a Nutritional Therapist with the Institute For Optimum Nutrition (ION).
Nutritional Therapy is based on Functional Medicine principles, which is about finding the root cause(s) of an individual’s symptoms. So I knew there had to be natural ways to deal with menopause symptoms and how we can support our body through menopause transition.
I believe that menopause symptoms can’t just be all down to lower female hormones.
As I made changes to my diet and lifestyle, my symptoms reduced. I’m now able to control my symptoms to a point that my…
Since then, I’ve managed to pass through perimenopause, into menopause and at the end of January (2023), post menopause, just through making changes in my diet and lifestyle. I have used targeted supplements along the way and continue to do so. But most of my menopause nutrition comes from eating whole foods that I prepare from scratch.
I now help women struggling with menopause symptoms, who want to manage their symptoms naturally or who are on HRT and want additional diet and lifestyle support.