Below are some useful tips and insights from the team here at Bristol Menopause, acknowledged industry experts and trusted advisors, which will hopefully trigger some thoughts or ideas. 

The Overlooked Key to Women's Health: When women think about health and longevity, they often focus on nutrition, cardiovascular fitness, and hormone balance, but there’s one crucial piece that’s often overlooked: muscle. 

Building and maintaining muscle isn’t just for athletes or bodybuilders; it’s essential for women’s health, especially after 40. 

For decades, neurodivergent conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were primarily studied and diagnosed in men. This male-centric perspective has led to countless women receiving late diagnoses—or missing them altogether—despite struggling with symptoms throughout their lives. The delayed recognition of ADHD and autism in women is not merely a failure of awareness but a complex interplay of gender biases, masking behaviours, and the profound influence of hormonal fluctuations.

he Benefits of Floatation Therapy for Women’s Health: Relaxation at its best.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, yet it’s connection to menopause is often overlooked. Oestrogen helps protect the heart, but as levels decline the risk of high blood pressure, cholesterol, weight gain and cardiovascular disease increases.

By understanding these changes and making proactive lifestyle choices, women can protect their heart health during and after menopause.

Whether in your 30s, 40s, 50s, or beyond, taking proactive steps towards heart health can significantly impact your long-term well-being.

As women enter menopause, the focus often lands on symptoms like hot flushes, mood swings, and sleep disturbances. However, one of the most significant but often overlooked health risks during this transition is heart disease. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women, and the risk rises sharply after menopause. Understanding why this happens and how to protect your heart is essential for maintaining long-term health and well-being.

For so many, our sex drive and sexual pleasure change, when we hit perimenopause and menopause, but it doesn’t have to.

Like puberty, menopause transition involves a complex cascade of hormonal changes. We spend on average over 40% of our lives in post-menopause, so it is crucial to understand and get ahead of these changes to optimise our long term well-being.

Why Menopause Can Be the Start of a Whole New You

The start of the new year can leave many people thinking about all the ways they can improve their lives therefore, it does give us the chance to start a new chapter in our lives.

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a severe and often debilitating form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that affects up to 5-8% of women of reproductive age, although my feeling is that many women have been misdiagnosed or even had their symptoms ignored. While PMS is common and typically involves mild discomfort, PMDD significantly impacts mental and physical well-being, disrupting daily life. Understanding PMDD is the first step towards finding effective ways to manage it, both medically and holistically.