Welcome to Day 2 of Women’s Health Week. Fernwood is honoured to again be an official partner of Jean Hailes’ Women’s Health Week in 2022. Running from Monday 5 – Sunday 11 of September, 2022, Women’s Health Week is the biggest week in Australia focusing on women’s health and wellbeing.
https://www.womenshealthweek.com.au/Day 2 focuses on building education around menopause and managing this important transitional period of a woman’s life. As women, we hear the word ‘menopause’ dropped into conversation more frequently as we age, which essentially means saying goodbye to our menstrual cycle – period.
We caught up with Naturopath and expert in this field at Jean Hailes, Sandra Villella to discuss ‘the menopause’, remove the stigma, and normalise the topic in our everyday conversations so we can better support women’s health and wellbeing.
A wealth of knowledge, Sandra has been a naturopath for 28 years, starting at Jean Hailes in 1999. On this podcast, Sandra talks about what menopause is, the average age women experience menopause and ways we can better manage our nutrition and wellbeing during this transitional time.
Sandra looks at how a woman’s nutritional needs can shift as she experiences perimenopause (leading up to menopause), menopause, and post-menopause, plus the implications of alcohol, recommendations for caffeine intake, and the benefits of plant oestrogens, called phytoestrogens.
This is an essential topic for women who want to better support their health at every age. Join us as Sandra shares quick tips for better nutrition and wellness in the lead-up to, during, and after the menopause.
We can’t wait for you to hear this episode!