Health & Wellness
From HRT to nutrition to the things that actually make a difference. Everything you need to make informed decisions about your perimenopause health and beyond.
Perimenopause health in Canada is an area where women are often under-informed and under-supported. This transition has real implications for your long term bone density, heart health, metabolic function and overall wellbeing. The decisions you make in your 40s and early 50s matter more than most women are told.
This section covers the practical side of navigating perimenopause well. Hormone therapy, including what the current Canadian guidelines actually say and how to have that conversation with your doctor. Nutrition and exercise, covering what the research shows and what’s worth your time. Supplements and alternatives for women who want non-hormonal options or complementary approaches.
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada recognizes menopause hormone therapy as the most effective first-line treatment for managing moderate to severe symptoms in healthy women under 60. Yet many Canadian women are never offered that conversation. If you’ve been dismissed or left to figure it out on your own, this section is for you.
No fads. No supplements being sold through the back door. Just evidence informed information to help you make choices that are right for your body and your life. If you’re not sure where to start, our articles on HRT and hormones are a good first stop.
Probiotics and Perimenopause: What the Research Actually Shows
Probiotics get a lot of hype. Here is what the research actually supports. Walk into any pharmacy looking for something […]
One Hormone Is Behind All Your Weird Perimenopause Symptoms
What estrogen does in your body, and what happens when it starts to disappear during perimenopause If you are in […]
Why Is Estrogen Responsible for So Many Weird Perimenopause Symptoms?
From a dry vagina to a foggy brain to a sudden hot flash, it all starts in the same place […]
Your Guide to a Dry Vagina, GSM, and How to Ask For Help
The symptoms below the belt that most doctors never bring up Visiting the doctor as a woman with mysterious symptoms […]
Perimenopause Bingo: How Many Weird Symptoms Do You Have?
If you’re nodding at more than five of these, welcome to the club nobody asked to join. You didn’t know […]
The Weird Things Perimenopause Makes You Google at 2am
The internet has thoughts. They are not always helpful. There is a specific kind of 2am that perimenopause creates. You […]
How to Talk to Your Doctor About Hormone Therapy (HRT)
The old fear got walked back years ago. But plenty of primary care physicians have not caught up yet, so […]
Is Hormone Therapy Safe for Menopause Now?
The whole 2002 breast cancer panic, boiled down to what you need to know now. If you have been thinking […]
The Study That Scared a Generation Off Hormone Therapy (HRT), Revisited
Two decades of fear, traced back to one misread result. If you have ever floated the idea of hormone therapy […]
How to Get Your Doctor to Take Perimenopause Seriously
You are not imagining it, and you are definitely not crazy. You just need to walk in prepared. After weeks […]