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Want to navigate the perimenopause with energy, vigour and body confidence? Picking up heavier weights might be the answer…

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Hormones playing havoc with your weight and shape? Has a “meno-belly” appeared from nowhere? Some simple lifestyle tweaks like fasting can help, says Dr Clare Bailey Mosley. And don’t worry, you won’t be left hungry.

Menopause might be talked about more these days, but that doesn’t mean we’re always getting it right . From ‘being too young’ for it to being dismissed as ‘just’ hot flushes, we’re chatting to the experts to separate fact from fiction

The kids from Grease certainly weren’t singing about steamy nights brought on by hot flushes, that’s for sure! But if the warmer weather exacerbates your sleeping woes, we’ve got some great tips to help you snooze well this summer.

Could hormonal imbalances be hijacking your happiness? Marcelle Pick identifies the hormones linked to depression and seven ways to lift your mood naturally