The vaginal microbiota and pH has a lot to do with improving your vaginal ecosystem. This system is dominated by D-lactate-producing lactobacilli species. An unhealthy pH, that is one that has a pH >4.5, is a clear indication of a problematic ecosystem (in...
An individualised approach for you Having some understanding of what is actually happening to your body from a symptom perspective is one thing, being able to reveal your biochemistry through pathology tests to provide context is quite another. Pathology tests provide...
It's very interesting and exciting when science discovers easy interventions that can be implemented to improve our health! Dried plums aka prunes as low as 50 grams per day (around 6 prunes a day) have proven to be a dietary intervention that has the ability to...
Interestingly, and understandably, most women under the age of 40 are hard-pressed to describe what menopause is, let alone perimenopause! So for many women the start of the 4th decade can hit you like a ton of bricks, things start changing and you don't understand...
Have you got a ‘Diet Mindset'? The word 'diet' actually just means food that you eat! In our modern world, it's become a term that conjures up feelings of deprivation, starvation and punishment promising more than what can be delivered in the long term but useful in...
If we are 40 plus and start to experience exaggerated mood responses, overwhelm, fatigue, menstrual changes, temperature changes, weight gain or sleep issues the first thing we think about is menopause! Or should I say perimenopause? Because some of the main...
Whilst we can establish that menopause is the absence of a bleed 12 months and perimenopause precedes it whilst you are perimenopausal it can be tricky to know if you actually are!According to Jerilynn C Prior endocrinologist, perimenopause is met if you are...
Menopause can be a difficult subject to broach. Its not a topic of open conversation for most women, so many will suffer in silence. Standard medical treatment options involve Hormone Replacement Therapy, but what if this is not an option for you? Women are told there...
