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Heart, bones and metabolism
Menopause weight gain: why it happens and what to do
In the transition to menopause, fat tends to move to the abdomen and muscle tends to decrease. Why it happens, how to measure visceral fat with the waist-to-height ratio and where prevention starts, with Prof. Sarzani and Dr Stella.
Symptoms and perimenopause
Perimenopause: the early symptoms and what causes them
Changing periods, waking at 2am, stiff joints in the morning, a mood that comes and goes, tiredness with “normal” test results: the symptoms that herald perimenopause, the age at which they appear and the hormone behind each one. With Dr Lenzi.
Heart, bones and metabolism
Health in menopause: protecting your heart, bones and brain and slowing the ageing process
Menopause does not only change the symptoms you feel: it also affects your heart, bones and brain. Which areas are most exposed when oestrogen falls, and what research says about the role of hormone therapy in long-term protection.
Heart, bones and metabolism
Menopause and thyroid: why your metabolism slows down
Do you find yourself gaining weight even though you eat little, ever since your periods changed or stopped? Sex hormones can slow your metabolism even when thyroid tests come back “normal”: how to recognise the signs and when it makes sense to look into it further.
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