Mid-life changes herald a unique set of challenges for women.
From around the mid-40s to the mid-50s, many women experience evolutions in work and home life, alongside substantial physical changes. If this transition is not well supported, many experience significant loss of both physical and mental well-being, which can have serious impacts on the workplace and future health risks.
Peri-Menopause
During the peri-menopause, variations in hormones can elicit sudden changes in mood, memory loss, sleep deprivation and increasing fatigue. Due to concerns about the perceived risks of HRT, many women are offered anti-depressants as first-line therapy. The prevailing sense that these problems are due to psychological factors is often compounded by the increasing stresses felt by women in mid-life. Many worry about their teenage children while simultaneously juggling care for ageing parents with high-level work responsibilities.
Conflicting Advice
Navigating conflicting advice and finding help can be frustrating and time-consuming. Most women want to help themselves and often feel too busy to implement significant changes. However, ignoring problems such as weight gain and fatigue caused by hormonal changes can seriously increase the risks of other health problems such as diabetes and heart disease.
A Holistic Assessment
At Functional Nexus, our expert team can offer a holistic assessment and treatment plan to empower you to regain control of your health. We understand how difficult it can be to make changes alone, and our group programmes are perfect for those wanting to overhaul their nutrition and lifestyle in a supportive and caring environment.
For those wishing to work 1-1 with one of our experts, our Cardiometabolic clinic is run by our Doctors and Advanced Practitioner Nicola. Our treatment plans will be bespoke for you in response to the results of comprehensive testing and evidence-based best-practice.
We can offer:
- Diet and nutritional advice with coaching and meal planning via the Plan to Eat App. Our nutritional plans are designed to improve nutrient density, reduce inflammation and stabilise blood sugars.
- Support to optimise blood sugar stability, tackle high blood sugars and glucose monitoring to help you learn how your body responds to individual foods.
- Health coaching and support with stress management, sleep and movement. Helping you to make the step by step changes to feel back in control of your time and health.
- Alternatives to HRT. For women who are at high risk due to health issues or who prefer not to take prescription medication, we offer alternatives to HRT or very low-dose compounded hormonal replacement. From herbal medicine to targeted nutritional support, many symptoms of mid-life changes can be managed conservatively.
- Investigation and treatment of hormonal imbalances. Whether it’s thyroid optimisation, or bioidentical HRT, we take a nuanced approach to restoring hormonal health. Once we have initiated prescription HRT, we monitor levels and aim to support hormonal metabolism to make our interventions as safe and effective as possible.
- The option for prescription weight loss medication for patients who need extra support in addition to diet and lifestyle coaching.
- Consultant endocrinologist support for very specialist or higher risk HRT; Making sure you have expert advice to make informed choices about your health and treatment options.
To find out more about how Functional Nexus can help you with your mid-life health issues, call our patient pathway coordinator to discuss which treatment option will be best for you.
