Is perimenopause having a big impact on your life?

If you are finding that perimenopause symptoms are having a big impact on how you feel, there are things that you can do to help.

Susie’s story

Perimenopause was having a big impact on my client Susie when she reached out for help, and she was feeling overwhelmed. She was having regular hot flushes during the day and night sweats were affecting her sleep. She was feeling low in mood and tearful. Headaches were a regular problem, along with joint pain, fatigue and bloating. Susie was also feeling a lot more anxious about life than she had been.

Stress was a big part of Susie’s day to day life, as like many people in their 40’s, Susie was looking after her own children as well as caring for elderly parents.

Susie was worried about doing nutritional therapy as she didn’t have time to cook separate meals for herself, so we worked on meals that would work for the whole family, whilst still giving Susie the extra nutrients she needed.

What we changed

We started with some blood tests from Susie’s GP which showed she was low in iron and vitamin D, which was adding to her fatigue.

Over the three months of working together, we put in some targeted supplements to help regulate hormones and improve Susie’s perimenopause symptoms. We also added supplements to help with gut health, improve vitamin D and iron levels.

We gradually made some changes to Susie’s diet to increase hydration levels to help with energy and headaches. We added some more vegetables and hormone balancing foods. We reduced sugary snacks and added more protein to help balance Susie’s blood sugar levels.

We worked on a number of strategies to help improve Susie’s sleep quality and help her to relax and manage stress.

Susie’s results

By the time we finished working together Susie was no longer getting night sweats and just had the occasional hot flush in the day. Her energy levels had improved, especially the mid afternoon energy dips she had been getting. The bloating didn’t happen as much, and Susie also felt that her anxiety was improving.

It doesn’t have to mean massive changes to get results. We kept Susie’s families’ evening meals very similar and just added in a few more vegetables. We made some gradual changes to Susie’s breakfasts and lunch as she had more scope to make changes to these as the rest of the family had different things then anyway. Susie made a few changes to her evening routine to help with sleep and stress management.

Don’t be put off trying nutritional therapy because you feel overwhelmed. I can work with you to make changes that will fit in with your lifestyle and food preferences.

If you’d like some 1 to 1 support with perimenopause symptoms, book in for a chat to find out more about my Foundations programme.

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