Alcohol, perimenopause and the festive season

You may have noticed your hangovers get worse as you progress through perimenopause

There are a number of reasons for this, partly to do with ageing and your liver’s ability to metabolize alcohol. Women naturally have a lower tolerance for alcohol metabolisation than men anyway, and this appears to increase as we age.

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Lesley Waldron
The simplest tool for managing stress

Over time this can have a negative impact on our blood pressure, digestion, sleep, mood, concentration AND it can exacerbate hot flushes, brain fog and anxiety which are already heightened as a result of declining levels of oestrogen and progesterone.

We can’t necessarily fix all of this overnight, but we can take small steps daily to keep those stress levels down as much as possible. Here’s a simple strategy to help

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Lesley Waldron
Healthy habits in perimenopause

One of the cornerstones of my coaching is supporting clients to build healthy lifestyle habits to support both their perimenopause symptoms and long term wellbeing. Habits that work well for them in their busy lives. There are two key things to address before you get started, which help you building habits that last.

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Lesley Waldron
A positive perimenopause

Your experience of perimenopause and hormone change CAN be positive. Especially if you feel empowered, aware and able to support your wellbeing and have the right structures in place to support you.

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Lesley Waldron