Navigating Peri-menopause and Midlife Mayhem

Hi Everyone. I cannot believe how quickly time has passed; but, that seems to be the case every year during July and August. When I lived in New York I couldn’t wait for these months to arrive, and then in a flash they were gone. That’s one reason why I now live in South Florida. It’s summer all year round and I love it. Come on down.

This week in The Pulse, I want to share a topic that is very hot (pun intended) right now, Menopause (or as Maryon says “The Menopause”).

Maryon Stewart, The Natural Menopause Pioneer, is going to share some of her amazing work with you and some very helpful tips to help you through this confusing and not-often-spoken-about time of life.

Here is Maryon:

When signs of perimenopause first appear, it’s common to wake up in the morning feeling like life as you knew it is a dim and distant memory. Your hormones are in the driving seat, and you are left clinging on by your fingernails. Gone are the days when you rolled over in the mornings hoping your partner was in the mood for some fun. Instead of snuggling up for comfort and love, you are only too pleased to be on your own side of the bed, throwing off the covers as the heat overpowers you. When you cool down, you start to worry that having sex will be a nightmare, leaving you feeling sore instead of satisfied.

You drag yourself out of bed to get on with your day, but you struggle because you have no energy. Your clothes feel too tight, while lack of exercise has made you despondent and depressed. Frequent, unannounced “power surges” make your face as red as a beet, and you feel like you are melting. You wonder where all this may be going. Some things happening to you may even be too embarrassing to discuss with close friends, so you sit in not-so-splendid isolation, wondering what comes next.

Making This the Time of Your Life
What if I told you that in a few weeks you could be feeling serene, sexy, wise, and calm again, with harmonious hormones and free of your menopause symptoms? Wouldn’t you want that?

What’s Happening in Your Body?
Three key changes are happening in our body at the time of the menopause.

• The level of the hormone estrogen, which gives us our feminine characteristics, is falling as the ovaries begin winding down. 
• Levels of important nutrients necessary for normal brain chemistry and hormone function are at an all-time low, sending us into economy mode, making it hard for our brain or hormones to function.
• Plus, our metabolic rate slows down, that’s the rate that our body normally ticks over, making it difficult for us to consume our usual diet without gaining weight!

Nutritional Deficiencies
Few women reach their mid-40s in a nutritionally good place. Published studies conducted by my own team of nurses and nutritionists have discovered that, by the end of their childbearing years, up to 80 per cent of women have inadequate levels of magnesium. Many are also low in iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin D and essential fatty acids.

Learning how to spot nutritional deficiencies so that you can get your nutrients into an optimum range will help to get the brain chemistry working normally again. Plus, consuming foods and science-based supplements that are rich in naturally occurring estrogen have been shown in a number of clinical trials to reduce the depth of our wrinkles, increase collagen quantity and improve skin roughness in menopausal women.

Feel Like the Best Version of Yourself
When women learn to have what I call a ‘Midlife Refuel’, rather than it being the beginning of the end, it can represent a whole new beginning. All the tools and information you need to reclaim your wellbeing are in my new Midlife Refuel Community. I look forward to welcoming you there.

Warmly,
Meri
The Pro-Age Woman