What perimenopause is, when it starts, how to recognise it, and what to expect.
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Many Indian women reach for homeopathic drops or tablets when 3am waking becomes routine. Here is what women commonly try for perimenopause sleep problems, and what the evidence situation actually looks like.
Turmeric milk has been the household fix for aching joints for generations. Here is what curcumin, its active compound, actually does for perimenopause inflammation, and where the evidence still falls short.
Reaching for a Hindi word mid-English sentence, or losing a word in your mother tongue entirely. For multilingual Indian women, perimenopause brain fog has a specific, confusing extra layer.
Becoming your husband's caregiver during a health crisis while your own hormones are in flux is a specific, exhausting kind of double duty. Here's how to get through it without disappearing from your own care entirely.
Evening primrose oil is one of the most widely sold supplements for menopausal symptoms in India. Here's what controlled trials actually found for hot flashes, and what to know before buying a bottle.
Ashoka (Saraca asoca) has a centuries-long place in Ayurvedic women's health, mainly for menstrual complaints. Here is what it's traditionally used for, and what modern evidence actually supports for perimenopause.
Many Indian women reach for homeopathic drops the moment hot flashes start. Here is an honest look at what's actually been tried, what the trials show, and why hot flash research is unusually hard to interpret.
Til, or sesame seeds, are a staple of Indian winters and festival sweets, and they also happen to be one of the richest plant sources of calcium. Here is what the evidence says about til for perimenopausal bone health, hormones, and skin.
Jatamansi is an Ayurvedic herb reached for when perimenopause turns sleep upside down. Here is what it's traditionally used for, what the research actually supports, and what a doctor would want you to know first.
Methi seeds sit in most Indian kitchen cabinets already, and fenugreek comes up often as a natural option for hot flashes and blood sugar swings in perimenopause. Here is what the research actually supports.