This is what I was told by a naturopath.
I went to her for help with my awful Perimenopause symptoms and ongoing digestive issues.
I have been going round and round in circles with the GPs at my practice, endless telephone appointments to only be told to take antidepressants. I am told I am not in peri as I have a regular cycle and no day time hot sweats although they totally disregard all of my other peri symptoms (I am almost 49 have ongoing anxiety, anger, depression, no libido and vaginal dryness, broken sleep, itchy skin, exhaustion, awful heavy periods, night sweats before period, awful pmt, breast tenderness...........)
So I found this naturopath online, she said she specialised in gut issues and hormonal problems.
She had said she will take onboard all of my health issues and devise a bespoke plan for me.
Said ‘plan’ is basically warm lemon water in the morning, eggs for breakfast and I am to eat at least 7 vegetables per day. Epsom salt baths too. She also wants me to purchase £100 worth of various supplements. If I do this within 4 weeks I will feel like a different woman apparently.
She then went on to say that women who eat like this do not suffer from the menopause at all.
I already eat fairly well, I don’t drink or smoke, I exercise every day, have a bmi of 20 etc and still have all of these peri symptoms even after being on the ‘plan’ for over a month.
Of course it goes without saying the healthier your lifestyle the healthier you will feel. Obviously living off takeaways and junk food won’t help peri symptoms but surely it’s just not as simplistic as eating like this, is it?
I feel like a complete mug with £200 down the drain which I couldn’t really afford in the first place, urgh!