MENOPAUSE HEALTH

I was delighted to produce this infographic for the POGP journal to support Christien Bird's presentation at the POGP conference last year. 

The presentation by Christien covered many different aspects of menopause management but the three key elements that all women need are good sleep, good diet and regular exercise. 

There is lots of confusing information out there, especially about diet in menopause. But the take home from the presentation was this: Manage your blood sugar levels. The easiest way to do this is through eating a combination of protein and complex carbohydrates. 

There is a tendency for women to "go to the mat" in the peri/post menopausal years. Whilst there are lots of benefits to doing lower impact mat based exercise, the benefits or doing a mixture of exercise types (including resistance and higher impact) are incredibly important for optimising muscle mass and bone density. Variety is key! 

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