One of the most common complaints I hear from my menopausal patients, is the problem of poor sleep. After a lifetime of sleeping like the proverbial baby, it’s common for perimenopausal and menopausal women to suddenly battle with insomnia for the first time. Often it’s the problem of frequent night waking, and of course this [...]
WHAT HAS SLEEP GOT TO DO WITH DIABETES?
It’s been an interesting week in the bedroom… but not in a good way. It’s been a week of broken sleep, followed by alarm clocks ringing at dawn, and a body determined to pull up the duvet and keep on slumbering. Between cat fights, teenagers and the full [...]
Female hormonal imbalance has reached almost epidemic proportions in the Western world. PMS, irregular or heavy periods, absent periods, endometriosis and infertility blight the lives of increasing numbers of women in their reproductive years.
The most common solution to female hormone imbalance is to impose artificial balance by using the Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill. While this [...]
