by Elspeth Alexandra | Jul 1, 2025 | Menopause
Written by Guest: Fern Ross, E-RYT 500 What is pregnancy yoga? Pregnancy yoga is a yoga class formatted specifically for pregnant women. The classes will be led by a teacher who has done additional training in pregnancy yoga, and incorporate poses and breathing...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Jun 16, 2025 | Menopause
Okay full disclosure: I haven’t run at all since I got a sore knee in September 2024, and [whispers] I don’t actually miss it. But this isn’t about me, it’s about you brilliant midlife women who are out there doing the running. Those of you who know just how...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Jan 8, 2025 | General, Menopause
If I could change one thing about 2024, it would be the number of injuries I had. I bounced from one annoying restriction to another; several varieties of hip pain, shoulder pain, a weird neck thing, forearm tendonitis, my old faithful achillies tendonitis, and...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Aug 22, 2024 | Menopause
When I hear about midlife women struggling with mental health, I want to shout from the rooftops: this is the truth! Protect yourself and others! Perimenopause is marked by fluctuating levels of estrogen. We have estrogen receptors in our brains, so expecting brain...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Apr 30, 2024 | General, Menopause
New research into magnesium caught my eye recently: supplements helped half the women in a trial to reduce hot flashes. It’s the latest in a long list of ways that magnesium supplements can help women feel better. Quick facts: magnesium is the eighth most...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Nov 21, 2023 | General, Menopause
“I’m almost finished the couch to 5k but I really miss the walk breaks you get in the early weeks. There’s less to look forward to.” This is a photo of me after my Wednesday morning run. I started running in the late nineties, because it was...
