Midlife Depletion
Feeling depleted at midlife? Nutritional deficiency is currently at an all-time high.
There are 6 crucial nutrients that the body needs to be healthy. I think of the body as a house, you can’t build a house without a solid foundation and you can’t h...
Zinc for Menopause
Minerals for Menopause Webinar Many of you have probably heard of zinc over the last few years. It is a wonderful consideration when it comes to immune health. But even with its benefits becoming more widely known it's still thought that about 50% of...
Magnesium - The Master Menopause Mineral
Let me tell you about Maggie, she’s a patient of mine and yes I’ve changed her name. She came to see me wanting help with her menopausal transition. Her main concerns included poor stress tolerance with frequent outbursts, anxiety, and depression. Sh...
Electrolytes, Dehydration and Menopause
Water is the largest component of the human body, representing up to 70% of a healthy young woman, this percentage reduces with age, and a post-menopausal woman may be closer to 55% fluid.Â
Independent of menopause, aging has important effects on fl...
Iron and the Menopausal Transition
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Iron is an essential mineral for health.
It is a key building block for hemoglobin. The hemoglobin's job is to transports oxygen to your cell. Oxygenated cells can then produce energy and oxygenation also aids in cellular development and repair....
Minerals for Menopause
Minerals are ESSENTIAL building blocks for life. You need to obtain minerals through your diet or supplementation as your body can not produce them. Minerals are so crucial for your health that a deficiency can actually cause disease! Just think abou...
Initial Testing for Menopause
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Women often have very similar symptoms during their menopausal transition but very different underlying causes. Testing is the best way to determine why you are feeling the way you are and what individual treatment strategies you need to get...
Treatment for Hot Flushes
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Why am I having Hot Flushes: Part 1Â
Why am I having Hot Flushes: Part 2
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Treatment for Hot Flushes
"If menopausal symptoms were due solely to hormonal changes then the menopausal experience would be ...
Why am I having hot flushes? Part 1 Estrogen and Estrogen Receptors
Part 1
The exact mechanism is unknown, but what we do know is, that there is a part in your brain called the hypothalamus, that is responsible for temperature regulation, sex drive, sleep, moods, and memory. This area contains many estrogen receptor...
Sodium
Sources:
- Natural sea salt, e.g., Celtic sea salt is a superfood. It contains 43 trace minerals including sodium in the correct ratio. Table salt or iodised salt are not good options as they have been processed and the other nutrients have been rem...
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Jennifer Harrington
Clinical Director
Menopause Specialist, Naturopath, Nutritionist, Medical Herbalist
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