Menopause and Weight Management

One of the many symptoms that you may experience during perimenopause is weight gain. Between the onset of perimenopause and your last period, an average of 2 to 4 kg might creep onto your body gradually and unexpectedly as we enter the menopause transition. A lot of ladies find that this extra weight creeps on around the tummy area.

Menopause weight gain may occur because our bodies slowly and gradually ease up on the production of estrogen, testosterone and progesterone. These hormones play a part in regulating our appetite and our energy levels.

This shift in our hormone levels brings on a host of other physical changes that prompts menopausal weight gain.

The menopause can be associated with many physical and emotional changes for women and this can make it a challenging and complicated time.

If you would like to learn more and understand how to to optimise your health during the menopausal transition then have a listen to this very interesting conversation I had with Hurricane H on his wonderful podcast THE EMBC NETWORK: ihealthradio and worldwide podcasts.