Author Zoë Folbigg says that hearing the likes of Davina McCall and Martine McCutcheon - and mums at the school gates - share their menopause woes utterly scares her
Author Zoë Folbigg, who lives in Hitchin, Hertfordshire with husband Mark and their two sons, fully embraces the open conversations we’re all having these days about the perimenopause. But the flood of stories from other women - including celebrities and mums in the playground - detailing horrendous side effects has become just too much for her!
She’s lovely, she’s relatable, and she’s been a warrior in opening up the conversation about perimenopause. When she made a documentary about it, I noted it, but parked that thought and said, ‘I’m sure I’ll need to watch that one day.' I stopped looking at Instagram in the morning – my perimenopause paranoia was starting my days with a buzzkill. But it spread into my real world of course. In the school playground, mums started sharing their symptoms. One had spiking blood pressure that was causing her so much stress, she was having to take statins.
So I did a mental assessment of myself. Night sweats? Check – but not unusual for me in the week before my period. Rage? Well my teenage boy can be infuriating when he loses an expensive item of clothing. I don’t think I’m raging out of the blue. Forgetful? I’m an author with a thousand characters and their stories milling in my head, I’m bound to drop a few plates when I’m in the throes of writing a book.
Strength training: Kelly Holmes swears by strength training. ‘Muscle mass starts to decline from our mid-30s and the only way to maintain and grow it is through movement,’ says Anna. ‘And as it can help reduce inflammation and boost our immune system, it’s especially important for midlife women.’
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