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Deadlines have always been a great motivator, and now a major one is looming – death. This doesn’t feel tragic; a long deep sleep would be very nice. The question is, what do I have left to do while I am still here? I can’t deny the obvious markers of time: my face is sagging, …
When Kate from Pembrokeshire started experiencing vertigo, flooding periods, exhaustion and brain fog at 51, she had no idea what was happening to her. “It was really scary,” she says, “I felt like I was losing my mind.” Working as the general manager of a travel company, she was surrounded by younger colleagues she didn’t feel …
It’s easy to buy into the narrative that sex after 50 is more trouble than it is worth. Fluctuating or falling levels of sex hormones can play havoc with a woman’s desire and experience of sex during perimenopause and beyond. Not only are there physical changes that can render what was once pleasurable unsatisfying or …
This is a problem I know well. If I wear a glossy or satin lipstick, it ends up all over my face, on the walls, passersby … but the dry, corpse-like effect from matt lipstick isn’t pleasant either. First, let’s talk lip prep. It’s worth giving your lips a scrub with a facecloth and Vaseline, …
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Q: I have difficulty concentrating and suffer from anxiety, and I can feel I am losing my confidence. What can I do? A: Prof Aimee Spector is professor of clinical psychology of ageing at UCL Most studies of menopause symptom management focus on hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) and physiological symptoms. This restricts treatment options for …
Anita Powell, 50 “I discovered what perimenopause was when I was probably going through it,” laughs Anita Powell. At 45, she had joint pain and insomnia; people told her she had become “extremely snappy” and at work she found it harder to empathise. “I’m a community worker, I’m supposed to like people!” Among her friends …
When it comes to menopause, awareness of symptoms and ways to mitigate their impact are changing. Chief among treatments that have undergone an image change is hormone replacement therapy (HRT). While many women have been wary of such medication because of concerns over an increase in the risk of breast cancer, it has recently become …
In the past I’ve sometimes got it wrong, the compliment. Too earnest, too fast, out of nowhere like a soft little sniper. Or chucked from a distance, or too familiar, or too specific. Even the worst compliments, though, I have always maintained, are good, as long as they are genuine and well-meant (and as long …
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