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MENOPAUSE IS NOT A DISEASE!
Menopause is a natural phase of life it is not a disease! When was the menopause medicalised and stigmatised? Why has this natural end of our reproductive cycle been 'shoved in the bottom draw' and not talked about? Why is it taboo? If we all start talking to each other about our menopausal experiences then we 'normalise'…
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Would you like to know what you can do about the menopause?
The good new is that a group of about a dozen women from all over the world (I'm one of them) are coming together to take the mystery out of the phases of menopause. Individually we have all been passionately developing our own ideas and collectively we have developed what every woman going through the phases of menopause…
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Hot Flashes/Flushes - Night Sweats
What do you do to cope with Hot Flashes and Night sweats? Any tips please? :-D xxx
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When did you know?
When did you know that you were going through the menopause (or peri menopause)? Did you have any symptoms that made you suspect or did you know what to expect? Were you the same age as your Mother/Grandmother? xx
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Top 3 menopause symptoms?
In the interests of general research what are your top 3 menopause symptoms? Mine are :- 1. Hot flushes/night sweats 2. Depression/anxiety 3. Weight gain Isn't the menopause lovely ... not :-/
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Good Info on 34 Menpause Symptoms
I'm doing a lot of research on the 50+ menopause symptoms and the site below gives good easy to understand info about symptoms, symptom management and treatments. There is a lot of info out there but I'm finding it to be confusing and disjointed and I'm on a mission to get to the bottom of it :-D Check this out :-…
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What has worked for you? Share your tips :-D
What have you tried that has worked for you? Exercise and a healthy diet have improved a lot of my symptoms, such as depression and the 'spaced out' feelings I get. I don't want to use HRT and am trying to alleviate my menopause symptoms by change of lifestyle/diet/exercise alone .. has anyone else had any success by…
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Exercise v Rest Days
Hi All, Since adopting my new healthy lifestyle - eating sensibly and exercising - I'm trying to find the right balance. I have joined a gym and am mixing cardio and strength training with yoga and tai chi classes. I might have become a bit obsessed with exercise and have recently been in the gym for 8 days in a row and…
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Water Retention
Any tips or advice please? Is there anything I can eat/drink (natural only no diuretic tablets etc) that will help combat water retention? Many thanks :-D
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This F1 season - are you fuming too?
I've been following F1 since 1974 ... 37 years ... seen a lot of brilliant racers in that time ... some epic battles ... wheel to wheel, untimely engine failures, impossible overtaking manouvers, tyre blow outs,cheered myself hoarse at awesome driving and pulled my hair out at mobile chicanes and blatant cheating ... too…
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Does it matter what time of day you eat?
Hi All, I started to change my eating habits and lifestyle about 4 weeks ago and with the help of newly discovered MFP am reading advice and tips to help :-D I am doing cardio exercise and have upped my strength training and eating higher levels of protein. The food diary has exposed a problem. I am struggling with my…
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Metabolic rate - tips needed to speed it up
Hi All, My metabolic rate has slowed down and I would be grateful for any tips to help speed it back up again :-D I'm going through the menopause, and 30 lbs kind of sneaked up on me :-D I joined a gym a month ago, made changes to my diet and am determined to head back up the down slope and am feeling really good and very…
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Hello UK :-D Help needed to say bye bye to 40lbs!
Hi All :smile: I joined a few days ago and am already addicted to this site :love: The food and exercise diary are great but I need some MFP friends to help :smile: Anyone like to add me as a friend? I'm 50 going on 25 and want to get rid of my flabby bits and have my body rejoin my mind ... any tips/advice/encouragement?…
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Hi All - Me vs The Menopause - Ding Ding ... Round 1
Hi All :-D After unbalancing for an hour at my very first Body Balance class at my newly joined gym, I started talking to another class member. She told me about this site and enthusiastically suggested I get involved as it had helped her enormously. All I can say is that if I end up looking as good as her at any time in…
