06/08/2026
The low down of 3 key things about perimenopause
Don’t feel gaslit if you’re in your 30s or early 40s and have noticed a shift in your mood, energy, sleep, cycles and cognitive function. Yes perimenopause starts as early as 35!!
Due to the chaos that’s happening with the shift in hormones, it’s a really tricky and chaotic time for women to navigate, and often we just don’t feel like ourselves 😔
Perimenopause can last for 7 to 14 years and concludes when we reach menopause (which is the cessation of a menstrual cycle for over 12 months).
Buckle up, cause here’s the lowdown of what happens 🎢
Initially progesterone drops and ovulation becomes more erratic.
Then we start to see a shift in oestrogen where it can rapidly surge and crash throughout your cycle. This creates a zone of chaos in your body so we experience more inflammation, anxiety, brain fog, moodiness, irritability, frustration, hot, flushes, migraines, headaches, difficulty, concentrating. THERE’S OVER 100 SYMPTOMS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND CONNECTED WITH PERIMENOPAUSE🤯🤯🤯
Cycles shift and go all over the place, shorter longer more regular
More heightened emotions, rage, anxiety, irritability, sad
Changes in blood flow with cycles, heavier, lighter, more days of bleeding or less. It can be a real mixed bag.
There’s no blood test that can diagnose you as being in perimenopause however, we use your married of symptoms and age to formulated diagnosis.
There is DUTCH testing that is a comprehensive hormone test using dried urine to analyse and confirm your hormonal pattern. It can be used as a diagnostic tool for perimenopause.
This test is incredible at providing insights around how your body is creating, breaking down utilizing and excreting or metabolising your hormones. If there’s any bottleneck or in this process that are driving up your symptoms.
Incorporating a mix of nutritional and herbs. My top go-to’s:
⭐️ magnesium glycinate, Ashwaganda (withania), Lions mane, lemon balm, B6 vitex, L-theanine, vitamin D.
As well as, ensuring you’re eating the right amount of protein,complex carbohydrates fats and fibre to support your body to produce and balance hormones, think clea