The Importance of Exercise in your Menopausal Transition
Exercise is essential at every stage of life, and perimenopause/menopause is no exception.
Here are a few ways exercise can help improve your menopausal transition and benefit your general wellbeing.
- During our transition, we have a heightene ...
Manganese
Sources
- Brown Rice
- Nuts: Pecans, Almonds
- Legumes: pinto, beans, navy beans, peanuts
- Fruit: Pineapples, grapes, berries, kiwi
Deficiency
- Iron and manganese fight for absorption. If you have high iron stores, you will probably have low m...
Magnesium
Sources:
- Dark green leafy vegetables - spinach, broccoli
- Legumes - black beans, kidney beans
- Nuts and seeds - almonds, cashews
- Avocado, banana
- Meat - chicken and beef
Deficiency:
Common signs of low magnesium include eye twitches, leg c...
Iron
Anemia or low iron is common in menstruating women whereas iron overload is common in postmenopausal women. Please test before starting an iron supplement and retest again later.
Sources:
- Meat - beef, lamb
- Seafood - oysters, clams, sardin...
Copper
Sources:
- Shellfish like oysters
- Nuts such as cashews and almonds
- Dark green leafy greens
- Black pepper
- Cocoa
- Yeast
- Copper cooking equipment
Deficiency:
Toxicity is more common than deficiency. Rarely do my prescriptions include copper....
Vitamin B
B vitamins play important roles within the body individually but also collectively. It's best to always start with the entire B family, called a B complex and then add individual B’s if required afterward. B vitamins are water-soluble which means the...
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Jennifer Harrington
Clinical Director
Menopause Specialist, Naturopath, Nutritionist, Medical Herbalist
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