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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

Hypothyroidism and High Cholesterol during Menopause

May 31, 2013 by Angie Macdonald 6 Comments

Hypothyroidism and menopause can increase a woman's risk of heart disease

Declining oestrogen levels during menopause increase a woman’s risk of developing heart disease. But what most women don’t realise is that hypothyroidism also causes high cholesterol which can result in coronary heart disease. Menopause and the Risk of Heart Disease Have you had your cholesterol levels checked recently? If you’re a woman in your forties, […]

Filed Under: CONDITIONS, HEALTH, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: cholesterol, high cholesterol, hypothyroidism, menopause, thyroid, underactive thyroid

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