Evidence-based lifestyle and natural approaches to managing perimenopause symptoms.
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A simple, realistic week of Indian meals built to support you through perimenopause — steady blood sugar, protect your bones, ease symptoms, and keep it all familiar and vegetarian-friendly. Use it as a flexible template, not a rulebook.
Intermittent fasting is everywhere, but does it actually suit a perimenopausal body? The honest answer is: it depends, and for some women it can backfire. Here is what to weigh before you try it.
If alcohol suddenly hits you harder, worsens your hot flashes, or wrecks your sleep in perimenopause, you are not imagining it. Here is how falling hormones change the way your body handles alcohol, and what to do about it.
Sudden, intense cravings for sweets, chocolate, or carbs in perimenopause are not a lack of willpower. Here is the hormonal reason behind them and practical ways to steady them without a battle of self-control.
If the weight-loss methods that once worked have stopped working in perimenopause, you are not imagining it. Here is why weight becomes harder to lose, and the approach that genuinely works for a perimenopausal body.
The shelves are full of pills promising to fix perimenopause. Most are a waste of money, but a few have genuine evidence behind them. Here is an honest guide to which supplements are worth it — and which to skip.
The kind of exercise that helped in your 20s is not what your body needs most in perimenopause. Here is what actually protects your bones, muscle, mood, and weight through the transition — and why strength training matters most.
You do not need a restrictive diet in perimenopause, but a few common foods and drinks genuinely make symptoms worse — from hot flashes to broken sleep to mood swings. Here is what to cut back, and why, in an Indian context.
Certain foods contain plant compounds that gently mimic oestrogen in the body, and others support the systems that struggle as oestrogen falls. Here is an honest, Indian-friendly guide to eating well through perimenopause and menopause.
The years around perimenopause are when bone loss accelerates the most. They are also the years you have the most power to slow it down. Here is what actually protects your bones, and what to do now rather than later.