Many menopausal and perimenopausal women lack down-to-earth support. Functional medicine health coach Anita Hamilton-Williams explains which hormonal and other changes trigger certain symptoms. She discusses practical solutions - including targeted nutrition - from a holistic and bio-individual viewpoint, bearing in mind the role of stress. Most of all, Anita offers support in affecting these changes step by step.

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In ep. 110 of the weekly podcast series Calm, Clear and Helpful, Anita Hamilton-Williams clarifies

• what perimenopause is and the average age when menopause takes place

• what functional medicine involves and how it traces a symptom to its root cause

• what a hormone is and how hormones, including oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, cortisol and insulin, interact  

• ways in which women are affected by hormonal imbalance

• being oestrogen-dominant – perhaps unknowingly – and experiencing symptoms like hot flushes, night sweats, high anxiety, weight gain, unstable blood sugar levels and mood swings

• the role of the adrenals and the ongoing detrimental effect of stress hormones

• links between, for instance, oestrogen levels and cholesterol and how this can be addressed

• hormone health, “oestrogen mimickers” and detoxification

• the connection between progesterone and healthy sleep patterns

• aspects including menopause and sleep, exercise, movement, hydration, nutrition, self-care and the quality of our thoughts

• info on Anita’s online membership club for menopausal and perimenopausal women, designed to provide information and support  (enrol on her website: www.myhealingspace.co.za)

• Anita’s 3 tips on nutrition and menopause.

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About Anita and contact details

Anita Hamilton-Williams is a functional medicine health coach from Johannesburg who focuses on root causes and drivers of chronic disease. She is a graduate of the School of Applied Functional Medicine, a Culinary Nutrition Expert through the Academy of Culinary Nutrition and an Accredited 3x4 Nutrigenomics Practitioner.

Her practice focuses on women in midlife 40+ and other individuals. She uses a combination of diet, lifestyle and nutrigenomics (nutrient interactions with genetics) to provide personalised health care to her clients.

Anita works online and offers complimentary 20-minute discovery calls to interested individuals.

Contact details:

Website: www.myhealingspace.co.za

Email: anita@myhealingspace.co.za

Facebook: My Healing Space

Instagram: anitahamiltonwilliams

LinkedIn: Anita Hamilton-Williams

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuWm4Ohcj5U

The free podcast series Calm, Clear & Helpful is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Player FM and Iono.fm.

Music by Mart-Marie Snyman

Thumbnail image: Unsplash. Model used.

Photograph of Anita Hamilton-Williams: supplied