Women's health changes - what’s it all about?

Wondering why you are feeling more tired, anxious, achy, struggling to sleep during your late thirties or early forties? People have mentioned menopause or perimenopause, but you’re not really sure what that means? 

Here is an extract from our recent women’s health day covering some of these points. As a woman, yoga teacher, chartered psychologist, mum and daughter I feel so strongly that exercise, yoga and understand can really help women through this stage in life. I am launching a new 25 minute monthly class for women to practice getting used to weight lifting exercises, especially if they are a little nervous about hitting a gym! 

Read on and find why you should be lifting some weights and other changes that occur as a women during the perimenopause stage. 

Here’s the science…  

The monthly release of the egg follicle and production of the sex hormones are triggered by the pituitary gland in the brain sending chemical messages called the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and lutenising hormone (LH). These carry instructions for ovulation. 

The store of eggs in the ovaries will vary from woman to woman, but by midlife most women will be coming to the end of their supply. During this time, the ovaries are less responsive to FSH and LH, there are months when no egg is released – this is called anovulation (no period occurs).  

During perimenopause the woman may sporadically miss her cycle and it may be lighter or heavier. 

Eventually she will miss it for 12 months and then it is then called Menopause.  

We will dig further into this on our health days, join our next one on Sunday 1st March.

Bone and Tendon Health  

Bones  

Throughout our life time our bones are constantly renewing themselves which is called bone remodelling, we have bone cells called osteoclasts which take up old bone and osteoblasts which lay down new bone. Osteoporosis occurs when there is an imbalance in the normal process of bone remodelling. 

Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass and structural changes within the bone. It is a painless condition that increases risk of a fracture, it is often not diagnosed until a person sustains a fracture. 

Menopause has a significant impact on our bone health due to decreased oestrogen which plays an important role in maintaining our bone mineral density and strength. 

Again - join us on the 1st March to find out the simple changes you can add into your life to improve long term health.

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