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Perimenopause and Menopause Testing: Which Test Answers Which Question
Every new test in the shop, side by side: 4 blood tests, 3 DUTCH urine tests and the GutIQ stool test. What each one answers, what none of them can,...
Perimenopause and Menopause Testing: Which Test Answers Which Question
Every new test in the shop, side by side: 4 blood tests, 3 DUTCH urine tests and the GutIQ stool test. What each one answers, what none of them can,...
What a Hormone Blood Test Can Tell You, and What It Can't
The test everybody asks for doesn't diagnose what you think it does. Here's what a hormone panel actually rules out, how to prepare so the result means something, and the...
What a Hormone Blood Test Can Tell You, and What It Can't
The test everybody asks for doesn't diagnose what you think it does. Here's what a hormone panel actually rules out, how to prepare so the result means something, and the...
Same Time Beats Early: Why Your Wake Time Matters More Than 5am
A women's health pharmacist on why a fixed wake time beats an early one in perimenopause, what actually sets your body clock, and what to do tonight.
Same Time Beats Early: Why Your Wake Time Matters More Than 5am
A women's health pharmacist on why a fixed wake time beats an early one in perimenopause, what actually sets your body clock, and what to do tonight.
Not a Reset. A Chain: The 90 Days I'm Doing in Public, and Why the Whole Day Gets Built...
A women's health pharmacist explains why she's doing ninety days as a chain, not a reset, and gives the whole first week as a clock, with the free programme to...
Not a Reset. A Chain: The 90 Days I'm Doing in Public, and Why the Whole Day Gets Built...
A women's health pharmacist explains why she's doing ninety days as a chain, not a reset, and gives the whole first week as a clock, with the free programme to...
When It Isn't Perimenopause: How to Tell What Else Might Be Going On
Perimenopause explains a lot in your mid-forties, and sometimes it isn't the answer. How a clinician decides what else it might be, told as judgement rather than as a list...
When It Isn't Perimenopause: How to Tell What Else Might Be Going On
Perimenopause explains a lot in your mid-forties, and sometimes it isn't the answer. How a clinician decides what else it might be, told as judgement rather than as a list...
Why Do We Replace Thyroid Hormone Without a Second Thought, but Not Oestrogen?
An underactive thyroid gets replaced. Oestrogen gets a waiting list of things to try first. There is a real reason for the difference, and it only half holds up.
Why Do We Replace Thyroid Hormone Without a Second Thought, but Not Oestrogen?
An underactive thyroid gets replaced. Oestrogen gets a waiting list of things to try first. There is a real reason for the difference, and it only half holds up.
What Happens in the First 10 Minutes of a Women's Health Consultation
A list of symptoms tends to get you a list of tests. A timeline gets you a conversation. What a first women's health appointment should actually cover, in what order,...
What Happens in the First 10 Minutes of a Women's Health Consultation
A list of symptoms tends to get you a list of tests. A timeline gets you a conversation. What a first women's health appointment should actually cover, in what order,...
A Study on Hormones and Dementia Just Made Headlines. Here Is What It Actually Found.
A large study linked oestrogen-only hormone therapy to fewer Alzheimer's changes in the brain. Here is what it found, what it cannot show, and why the difference matters.
A Study on Hormones and Dementia Just Made Headlines. Here Is What It Actually Found.
A large study linked oestrogen-only hormone therapy to fewer Alzheimer's changes in the brain. Here is what it found, what it cannot show, and why the difference matters.
Perimenopause Early Signs: What Actually Changes First
Told it is normal at your age? A UK women's health pharmacist on the perimenopause early signs that come first, and the one you can track for free.
Perimenopause Early Signs: What Actually Changes First
Told it is normal at your age? A UK women's health pharmacist on the perimenopause early signs that come first, and the one you can track for free.
Tired All the Time in Perimenopause: What to Rule Out Before You Blame Hormones
Perimenopause explains a great deal of tiredness, and it also closes the conversation too early. A UK women's health pharmacist on the four cheap things to rule out first, the...
Tired All the Time in Perimenopause: What to Rule Out Before You Blame Hormones
Perimenopause explains a great deal of tiredness, and it also closes the conversation too early. A UK women's health pharmacist on the four cheap things to rule out first, the...
Your Thyroid Test Was Normal. Here Is What That Does and Does Not Rule Out.
A normal thyroid test is good news, and it is narrower news than it sounds. A UK women's health pharmacist on what TSH actually measures, what a normal result does...
Your Thyroid Test Was Normal. Here Is What That Does and Does Not Rule Out.
A normal thyroid test is good news, and it is narrower news than it sounds. A UK women's health pharmacist on what TSH actually measures, what a normal result does...
Ferritin vs Haemoglobin: Why Normal Bloods Can Still Miss Low Iron
A standard full blood count does not always include ferritin. A UK women's health pharmacist on the difference between haemoglobin and iron stores, why normal bloods can still miss low...
Ferritin vs Haemoglobin: Why Normal Bloods Can Still Miss Low Iron
A standard full blood count does not always include ferritin. A UK women's health pharmacist on the difference between haemoglobin and iron stores, why normal bloods can still miss low...
Why Am I So Tired? The Questions to Ask When Tiredness Is the Only Symptom
Tiredness on its own is one of the hardest symptoms to bring to a ten-minute appointment. A UK women's health pharmacist on the three questions that change that conversation, why...
Why Am I So Tired? The Questions to Ask When Tiredness Is the Only Symptom
Tiredness on its own is one of the hardest symptoms to bring to a ten-minute appointment. A UK women's health pharmacist on the three questions that change that conversation, why...
20% Off Heliocare, Colorescience and Zooki: What I'd Actually Pick
20% off Heliocare, Colorescience and Zooki until Saturday 16 August with the code SUMMER. Rather than send you a discount code and leave you to it, here is which sunscreen...
20% Off Heliocare, Colorescience and Zooki: What I'd Actually Pick
20% off Heliocare, Colorescience and Zooki until Saturday 16 August with the code SUMMER. Rather than send you a discount code and leave you to it, here is which sunscreen...
Skin Barrier Repair After Summer: The Complete Product Guide
Three months of sun leave the skin barrier worn. The four ingredients to look for, what to take out for a fortnight, and which product suits which skin.
Skin Barrier Repair After Summer: The Complete Product Guide
Three months of sun leave the skin barrier worn. The four ingredients to look for, what to take out for a fortnight, and which product suits which skin.