Does alcohol increase the stiffness of blood vessels in menopausal women?
A group of young skiers and their midlife mothers enjoying the end of winter up at the skifield today, caught my attention. They were enjoying a midday wine with their lunch, no doubt well deserved. But one of them caught my attention more than the others. Whilst she was enjoying her wine, her face was […]
MyMT™ Education: Can going through menopause cause high cholesterol levels?
It was her comment in her book that piqued my interest. “For women with mildly raised cholesterol and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, red yeast rice preparation may offer a solution” mentioned world renowned cardiologist, Dr Angela Maas. “Red yeast rice contains monocolin K, which is identical to the statin, lovastatin … however, many […]
MyMT™ Education: The effect of mindfulness and slow breathing on menopause palpitations
I’ve had your client’s menopause palpitations on my mind this week. According to new research, menopause palpitations are more common than women think. [Carpenter, Sheng, et al, 2022]. As the authors noted, ‘compared with the abundance and breadth of research on menopausal vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes) and sleep, there is a relative scarcity of research […]
MyMT™ Education: Is low Vitamin D status associated with blood vessel changes in menopausal women?
Over 60 million women (44%) in the United States are living with some form of heart disease. This is the leading cause of death for women in the United States and can affect women at any age. In 2021, heart disease was responsible for the deaths of 310,661 women— or about 1 in every 5 […]
New Research: Does daily stress affect your client’s menopause symptoms?
If you were to get your clients to pull out a blank piece of paper and list all the factors that drain their energy and/or stress them out over a day or a week, I wonder what would be on that list? From everything which might be over-whelmingthem in their workplace, to their home environment […]
The remarkable connection between menopause symptoms, muscles and the circadian rhythm.
The email arrived over the weekend. The lady works north of Perth in the mines. “I’m really concerned about my sleep” she mentioned. “I work shifts in the mines and shift work is wrecking havoc on my sleep patterns. My hot flushes seem worse, even though it’s winter, so I’m already dreading summer when it […]
“I’m sleeping, no sore joints and I now have the confidence to help the women in my gym too.” [Anne, NZ]
“Learning from Wendy has been an absolute inspiration and light bulb moment for me. I originally did Wendy’s MyMT™ Transform Me programme about a year ago and along with dropping quite a few kilos, it also helped me regain my sleep (bliss). I am a Personal Trainer and Coach and as such, was feeling a bit […]