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TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF?

MENOPAUSE IS A monumental time in a woman’s life. A time that – when out the other side – many say is deeply liberating and joyous, enabling you to enter into a new phase with different priorities and a renewed sense of self. However, although there’s hope at the end of the tunnel, it’s not always such an easy ride!

The list of possible symptoms is long, from the better known hot flushes and emotional fluctuations, to the less common “burning tongue”, skin conditions, brain fog and loss of bone density. The fact is, menopause is a process that fundamentally changes you – in many ways. Levels of the hormones oestrogen, progesterone and serotoninvast range of bodily processes that they control.

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