Simple ingredients. Easy to cook and prepare. Hoovered up by everyone. The perfect midweek meal. You will need: Pack of skinless & boneless chicken thighs (8 pieces) 400g chopped tomatoes 300ml chicken or vegetable stock…
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Menopause Diet: Healthy Convenience Foods
We are all essentially creatures of convenience. If something feels hard or challenging to do, we simply won’t stick to it in the long term. This includes improving your diet for menopause. In my one-to-one…
Menopause & New Year Resolutions
Traditionally at this time of year, we are told we should be thinking about making New Year resolutions. But is this the right thing, particularly when your menopause symptoms make doing anything feel that much…
Christmas Gift Guide 2023: Thoughtful & Menopause-Friendly Gifts
As we approach the festive season, finding that perfect gift can be a minefield. Through my work as a menopause coach, I’ve had the privilege of collaborating and connecting with some incredible small businesses. I’ve…
Menopause and Stress
This week is International Stress Awareness Week (7th – 11th November 2022) and without a doubt midlife is one of the most stressful time in a woman’s life. Throw in menopause and you may feel…
Eastlife Awards – Best in Essex
I only went and won in The Eastlife Magazine Awards!! …and it is all down to you lovely lot for firstly nominating me and then voting again to make me winner in the Essex Best…
Long Covid and Menopause
Are you, or a woman you know suffering from Long Covid? Did you know that many of the symptoms often overlap with those of perimenopause and menopause? Long Covid or Menopause? Recent research is starting…
How to cope with menopause at Christmas
Navigating menopause symptoms during the festive season can be a challenge. With Christmas and New Year celebrations around the corner, here are six practical tips to not just survive but thrive during this time –…
Why do we gain weight in midlife?
I’m doing everything the same, but I am gaining weight! This a common complaint among perimenopausal women I speak to, so why do we gain weight in midlife? Read on to see why simply consuming…
Hardly any prep lunch
When it comes to making lunches, my top piece of advice is simply to make a little extra for dinner and then portion off ready for the next days lunch. Job done! BUT there will…