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Menopause, in plain language

Articles reviewed for clarity so you can read once and carry the takeaway into real conversations.

Does intermittent fasting work for menopausal women?

Intermittent fasting has accumulated an enormous amount of attention over the past decade. The research on it is genuinely interesting, the metabolic mechanisms are real, and the number of people who report meaningful results is hard to dismiss. For women navigating the weight changes, insulin resistance, and metabolic shifts of menopause, the appeal is understandable: here is an approach that does not require tracking every calorie and that has science behind it.

Dr Chika Compassion6 Jul 2026

NutritionMenopause Diet

The menopause diet: foods that support hormone balance

At some point during the menopause transition, most women encounter a version of the same message: eat less, move more, cut carbs, try intermittent fasting, lose the belly fat. The language is dressed up in wellness terms, but the underlying frame is diet culture, and it is not helpful. It treats a changing body as a problem to be managed through restriction, and it piles shame onto a transition that is already asking a great deal of you.

Mayno Admin6 Jul 2026

Menopause DietNutrition

Alcohol and menopause: why your tolerance has changed

A single glass of wine that used to be unremarkable now produces a hot flush within twenty minutes, a fitful night's sleep, and a morning that feels disproportionately rough. Or perhaps what changed is subtler: the second drink that used to be easy now tips into feeling unwell, foggy, or uncharacteristically low the following day. Many women going through perimenopause and menopause notice that their relationship with alcohol has shifted in ways that can feel surprising and sometimes annoying.

Mayno Admin6 Jul 2026

RLSRestless Leg Syndrome

Restless legs syndrome and menopause

It starts the moment you finally lie down. A crawling, pulling, buzzing discomfort deep in your calves or thighs that is impossible to ignore and impossible to describe precisely to anyone who has not felt it. Moving your legs brings brief relief, which makes rest impossible. You get up, pace, stretch, lie back down, and it starts again. By two in the morning you are exhausted and furious in equal measure, your partner is asleep beside you, and the night feels very long.

Mayno Admin20 May 2026

Natural Sleep Aids

Natural sleep aids during menopause: what has evidence behind it

The supplement industry has an answer for everything, and menopause sleep problems are no exception. Magnesium gummies, melatonin drops, valerian capsules, CBD oil — the options are everywhere, the packaging is reassuring, and the testimonials are enthusiastic. What is rarely on the label is an honest account of what the research actually shows.

Dr Obinna Ogbonna20 May 2026

Sleep Hygiene

Sleep hygiene for menopause: what actually works

If you have searched for help with menopause sleep problems, you have almost certainly been told to try sleep hygiene. Keep a consistent bedtime. Avoid screens before bed. Cut caffeine. Limit alcohol. Create a relaxing routine.

Dr Chika Egbuna20 May 2026

CognitiveMenopause at work

Cognitive changes at work during menopause and how to cope

For women in senior or demanding roles, this experience carries a particular weight. There is the fear of being seen differently, of losing credibility built over decades, of colleagues or managers drawing the wrong conclusions.

Dr Chika Egbuna4 May 2026

MenopauseSymptoms

The 34 symptoms of menopause: a compassionate breakdown

You are exhausted but cannot sleep. You feel anxious in a way that does not connect to anything specific. Your joints ache. Your skin is dry. You are running hotter than you used to, or maybe colder. A smell bothers you in a way it never did before. Or perhaps you have been lying awake trying to connect the dots between a collection of symptoms that seem to have nothing in common, wondering whether they are all in your head.

Mayno Admin4 May 2026

Early MenopauseEarly Perimenopause

Early perimenopause signs most women miss in their late 30s

When most people think of perimenopause, they picture a woman in her early 50s. Hot flushes. Maybe a missed period. A conversation with a doctor that confirms what she already suspected.

Dr Chika Egbuna4 May 2026

SurgicalPerimenopause

Surgical menopause: what to expect when menopause is medically induced

There is a particular kind of disorientation that comes with surgical menopause. For some women, it arrives alongside a cancer diagnosis or a long-fought battle with endometriosis or fibroids, making it one loss layered on top of many others. For others, it comes as a surprise: a surgery that was described in terms of what it would fix, with less attention given to what it would change hormonally. However you arrived here, one thing is consistent: surgical menopause moves fast, it can feel overwhelming, and it is poorly understood by many of the people around you, sometimes including your own

Dr Chika Egbuna20 Apr 2026

PerimenopauseMenopause

The difference between perimenopause and menopause, and why it matters

Perimenopause and menopause. You have probably heard both words used to describe the same thing, sometimes in the same sentence, sometimes by the same doctor. It is understandable. The two are closely related, and in everyday conversation, the distinction can feel academic.

Mayno Admin20 Apr 2026

PerimenopauseMenopause

What is perimenopause? A clear, honest guide for women in their 40s

Something is off. You can feel it, in the way you sleep, in the way your body runs warmer than it used to, in the brain that sometimes stalls mid-thought.

Dr Favor Stone19 Apr 2026