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Finding My Body’s Way with Nia Dance

June 12, 2014 by Angie Macdonald 2 Comments

Nia Technique class

It’s a Saturday afternoon in East Dulwich. Outside it’s pouring with rain, but inside Push Studios, I’m with a group of women moving to music. I’m barefoot and sweating and feeling utterly free in my body. Most importantly, I’m having fun! My quest to be Fit by Fifty had brought me to a two hour […]

Filed Under: FIT BY FIFTY, FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLBEING Tagged With: dance, exercise, fit by fifty, fitness, mary ann mhina, movement, nia, nia dance, Nianow, Push Studios

Jeanette Winterson and the Menopause

May 16, 2014 by Angie Macdonald 2 Comments

Screenshot of web images of menopause

In an article entitled Can you stop the menopause? published in The Guardian, writer Jeanette Winterson describes how she was left physically depleted after experiencing two years of mental breakdown. Even after her mind had healed, she was still struggling with low energy levels, problems sleeping and her hair was falling out. A visit to […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: BHRT, bio-identical hormones, bioidentical hormones, can you stop the menopause?, hypothyroidism, iron, iron deficiency, Jeanette Winterson, menopause, perimenopause

Fit by Fifty: A Litany of Injuries

April 11, 2014 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Young woman in white leotard holding green weights at shoulder height.

Things are not going according to plan. My goal is to be Fit and Fab by Fifty but the more I try to get fit, the more I injure myself. Fit by Fifty: A Litany of Injuries In the last few months I have torn the rotator cuff in my right shoulder and put my […]

Filed Under: FIT BY FIFTY, FITNESS, HEALTH Tagged With: body, fit by fifty, fitness, injuries, medial gastrocnemius tear, NHS Couch to 5K podcast, physiotherapy, Rolfing, running, running injuries

UK Doctors Need Better Education about the Menopause

April 9, 2014 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Medical students in training

Doctor’s appointments can be stressful experiences and even more so during the menopause when you may find yourself feeling anxious, depressed, forgetful and generally overwhelmed by your symptoms. Often, by the time women bring up the subject of the menopause with their doctors, they’re at their wits end. Many avoid it because it can feel […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: doctors, GP training, GPs, menopause, menopause education, menopause guidelines, NHS, The British Menopause Society

Is Your HRT made from Pregnant Mare’s Urine?

March 24, 2014 by Angie Macdonald 32 Comments

Screenshot from the Premarin website

If you’re pre or post-menopausal you may have been prescribed or even begged your GP for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to try and relieve some of the awful symptoms. Perhaps you’ve read up on the wonders of bioidentical hormones and decided you’d like to try them. But, if your experience is anything like mine, you […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: bioidentical hormones, HRT, hrt risks, menopause, pregnant mare's urine, Premarin, prempak-c

High Protein Diet Scare: PR Hype, Scaremongering or the Truth?

March 12, 2014 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

High protein diet meal: Mediterranean cod

Hardly a week goes by without yet another health scare making the headlines. After endless column inches devoted to the evils of sugar, last week it was the turn of high protein diets. No sooner had I written about the virtues of the high protein 2-Day Diet when I was bombarded by the fact that […]

Filed Under: DIETS, HEALTH, NEWS, NUTRITION Tagged With: diet scare, health scare, high protein diet, high protein diet scare, link with cancer, NHS Choices, protein, The 2-Day Diet

Can the NHS Cope with the Impact of Flooding on Mental Health?

March 5, 2014 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Signs submerged by flood water

Resilience is a word we’re hearing more of lately. There are courses to teach employees emotional health and resilience to cope well with stress, organisational change and other economic factors involved in the workplace. An upcoming conference at King’s College School, Wimbledon on 20th March will focus on developing emotional resilience in schools, especially amongst […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, NEWS Tagged With: coalition government, flooding, flooding and mental health, impact of flooding on mental health, mental health, NHS, NHS mental health services, UK floods

The 2-Day Diet: Feeling Great but not Losing Weight

February 21, 2014 by Angie Macdonald 2 Comments

Recipe ideas for The 2-Day Diet

My quest to be Fit (and Fab!) by Fifty continues. In a little over a year I will be celebrating my half-century on the planet and my aim is to look and feel the best I can. No fitness plan would be complete without a diet and this year the diet I’m attempting is The […]

Filed Under: DIETS, FIT BY FIFTY, HEALTH, NUTRITION, WELLBEING Tagged With: 2-day diet, diet, fit by fifty, mediterranean diet, nutrition, The 2-Day Diet, weight loss

Can Testosterone Help with Menopause?

January 9, 2014 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Screenshot of Daily Mail article 'Can Testosterone help beat the menopause?'

The Daily Mail Health section ran an excellent article on testosterone and the menopause in December. In the article Can testosterone help beat the menopause? medical journalist Jane Feinmann took an in-depth look at the important role that testosterone can play in a woman’s health during the menopause. Can Testosterone Help With Menopause? The benefits […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: HRT, menopause, testosterone, testosterone for women

#UnLabelled at TEDx Covent Garden Women

December 19, 2013 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Logo for TEDx Covent Garden Women UnLabelled Event 7 December 2013

Picture the scene. 250 people on their feet, shouting ‘F**k the Labels’ at the tops of their voices and rejoicing in the sheer power and freedom of it. For me, that moment was the highlight of the TEDxCoventGardenWomen* event on 7th December when 12 speakers took to the stage to share with us their approach […]

Filed Under: CULTURE, LIFESTYLE, NEWS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Tagged With: #UnLabelled, feminism, inspiration, labels, TEDx, TEDx Covent Garden Women, TEDxCoventGardenWomen, women, women's issues

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I'm a fifty-something writer living in London and currently experiencing the 'joys' of menopause. Write Health is where I share my passion for all things related to wellbeing during the menopause. It's also where I write about my relationship with HRT; the highs and the lows. I hope you'll join me on my journey... Read More…

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