Menopause? No sweat!

Menopause? No sweat!

Hormones

We have all heard horror stories of hot flushes and weight gain but is the menopause always destined to be like that? It turns out there is quite a lot you have control over to minimise symptoms. Being proactive about health care and wellbeing is high up my list of...
Basal Metabolic Rate: Harris Benedict

Basal Metabolic Rate: Harris Benedict

Health Calculator

The Harris Benedict method calculates your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) using your age as well as weight and height. This is useful for insight as to how many calories we need to think about reducing as we get older. In the UK we are told that the ‘average’ women needs...

The Menopause Diaries: Food resources

Food, The Menopause Diaries

The below external links are background information to my book The Menopause Diaries. PDF: Food Standards Agency – Balance of Good Health Web link: Fruit and veggies colour list PDF link: 5 a day portion guide Web link: Glycemic Index Blog link: Carbs, Fiber and...

The Menopause Diaries: Health resources

Health, The Menopause Diaries

The below external links are background information to heath sections of my book The Menopause Diaries. Heart health Web link: Healthy eating for your heart Web link: Heart health and the menopause Web link: High cholesterol Web link: NHS Cholesterol Web link: High...