Women’s Health & Wellbeing

Honest, informed stories about women’s health, menopause, hormones, wellbeing and the realities of looking after yourself in midlife.

HRT and dementia risk: what a new UK study means for women in midlife

HRT and dementia risk: what a new UK study means for women in midlife

A new UK study has linked HRT use with a lower risk of dementia. But what does the research actually tell us about HRT, … View Post
Biological age in midlife: why your BMI doesn’t tell the whole story

Biological age in midlife: why your BMI doesn’t tell the whole story

We are surrounded by numbers telling us whether we are healthy enough, slim enough or young enough. But in midlife, perhaps the better question … View Post
Three in five Brits now use AI to self-diagnose. That should worry us, and reassure us

Three in five Brits now use AI to self-diagnose. That should worry us, and reassure us

If we're increasingly asking AI what's wrong with us, perhaps the bigger question is why we're finding it easier to ask a chatbot than … View Post
Why my midlife eyesight isn’t as bad as I feared and what every woman over 40 should know

Why my midlife eyesight isn’t as bad as I feared and what every woman over 40 should know

WOMEN’S HEALTH / MIDLIFE / EYE HEALTH My eye test at 50: the midlife health scare I didn’t see coming I braced myself for today’… View Post
The Consumer Choice Menopause Award is here, and it finally puts women in charge

The Consumer Choice Menopause Award is here, and it finally puts women in charge

WOMEN’S HEALTH / MENOPAUSE / AWARDS The Menopause in Practice Awards are putting women in the driving seat. For the first time, women get to … View Post
Why I’m walking away from the gym in midlife

Why I’m walking away from the gym in midlife

FITNESS / MIDLIFE / REAL LIFE Maybe I should just give up the gym. For the woman who once thought seven fitness classes a weekend was … View Post
Black Friday gift ideas 2025, the thoughtful edit on what women over 40 actually want

Black Friday gift ideas 2025, the thoughtful edit on what women over 40 actually want

Perimenopause is making me sentimental this year. There is a special corner of midlife where I’ve started giving gifts that don’t need … View Post