This particular blog post will be particularly difficult to write as it is something that I has taken me nearly 7 years to recover from. I feel your pain, not simply because of empathy but because I have walked those same painful steps and come out at t ...
Early Menopause
At the age of 45 I began experiencing what I thought were flu symptoms. One minute I would be cold and the next hot. I’d be teaching in a classroom and all of a sudden I’d be hot, sweaty and flustered. I didn’t think anything of it because the episodes we ...
Living with Fibroids
I'm sure I actually felt the process of growth, like something weird going on in my fallopian tubes. I'm not sure what set the process in motion. Perhaps it was me taking the maca herb in order to make myself more fertile. I'm sure I read somewhere that M ...
Living with Eczema
It's just as much a physical as it is a mental ailment. Physically unsightly, but also mentally distressing. First thing to remember is that it's not your fault. You don't need to know why it happens every single time. Sometimes it's just a culmination of ...
Dysmenorrhea – painful periods
The whole of my life I've had painful periods. The real issue at the core of this is just how much it affects one's quality of life. Periods are a natural occurrence every month for up to a week in duration. That's a substantial period of time to lose in ...
Overcoming Menopausal symptoms
In the mist of all the confusing changes the first thing to realise is that you are not alone or going mad.Your body is just transitioning and you have to learn to transition to new healthier lifestyle habits, which will assist and support the transition.