Hormone Health Hub: Expert Insights on Testing, Balance & Better Living — sleep and menopause

I remember the uncertain winter of my entrance into perimenopause so well. It began in my late 40s, with hot flashes that came on like heat waves every half hour. In the dead of winter, I found myself flinging open windows to let in the freezing air; I soon found out that having hot flashes in winter was nothing like having them in summer, when the added heat and humidity made them feel more like mini-meltdowns. How to Cool Down Without Melting Down Perimenopause is a hormonally challenged transition during which the ovaries gradually begin to make less oestrogen and...

Original of this article was published on ZRT Laboratory Blog. I remember the dismaying shock of menopause storming into my life... I was in my late 40s. My daughters were still pretty young, 9 and 6 years old, and having a hard time adjusting to new schools on top of coping with an older mom whose hormones were suddenly in full revolt. As I recall, Christmas was fast approaching but with hot flashes hitting me every 20 minutes, and mood swings in between, no amount of holiday cheer could cheer this mama up. In the dead of winter I kept...