Menopause and thyroid disease can cause similar symptoms. Both conditions can disrupt sleep, mood, weight, and energy.1,2 When they occur at the same time, symptoms may be mistakenly attributed to one condition when both need attention.1 Understanding how menopause and thyroid disease interact is an important first step toward getting the right diagnosis and the […]

Menopause eventually happens to every woman, and it often affects the people closest to her too. If your partner is going through this transition, you may have questions: What is actually happening to her body? Why do some days feel harder than others? And is there anything you can do that genuinely helps?  What is […]

If you are going through menopause and frequent waking at night, you are not imagining it — and you are far from alone. Frequent awakenings during the night are among the most common sleep complaints reported by women during the menopausal transition and beyond.1,6 Research shows that the brain, hormones, and internal body clock all […]

If you’ve ever felt like the room is spinning around you even when you’re standing still, you’re not alone. This unsettling sensation, called vertigo, stems from issues in the inner ear.1 Understanding what’s happening in your body can help you recognize when to seek medical help and feel less anxious about these episodes.   Dizziness means […]

Lifestyle modifications represent the recommended first-line strategy for managing high blood pressure, often reducing the need for medications. Simple changes including eating more fruits and vegetables, reducing salt intake, staying physically active, managing weight, and limiting alcohol can lead to a meaningful reduction in blood pressure.1 These evidence-based approaches put you in control of your […]

Aching joints, sore muscles, increased risk of fractures and ligament injury are among the symptoms many women report around the time of menopause 1,2. You may wonder whether menopause is the cause, and what can help. This article looks at why these aches happen, the part oestrogen may play, whether hormone treatment helps, what you […]

Flu season brings challenges for families, with approximately one-third of all influenza transmission occurring within households.1 Once one family member gets sick, up to 38% of household contacts may become infected.2 Understanding how flu spreads, recognizing symptoms early, and implementing practical prevention measures including hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette can significantly reduce transmission and help […]

Menopause is the natural stage of life when the ovaries make less of the hormone oestrogen.1 In recent years, researchers have started to look at how this change is linked to the gut microbiome – the community of bacteria that live in the gut.2 This article looks at what current research does and does not […]

Long COVID (symptoms persisting for four weeks or more after the acute infection) and menopause can cause some of the same symptoms, and they often affect women around the same time of life1. This article looks at how their symptoms overlap, whether COVID-19 affects the timing of menopause, how doctors try to tell them apart, […]

Menopause is the time when your periods stop for good, usually between 45 and 55 years of age1. Before menopause comes a transition stage called perimenopause1. Learning about this stage early can help you know what to expect. This article explains simple steps you can take in the years before menopause: healthy habits, useful health […]