Supporting the Perimenopausal Brain [RECORDING]

Presenter: Dr Elisabeth Philipps PhD BSc(Hons) BSc Nut. Med.

The menopause is a natural part of a women’s life when she stops having periods. This usually happens between 45 and 55 years old and is a gradual process that happens over months or years. Changing hormone levels contribute to a number of different symptoms, in particular affecting neurological function including mood changes, memory problems, sleep issues and hot flashes.

There are a number of options to women for managing this change in their lives but a functional medicine approach of diet and lifestyle changes can greatly support the changes occurring in the brain-endocrine axis, including supporting blood sugar levels that feed into hypothalamic and brain function as a whole.

Join Dr Elisabeth Philipps as she discusses the latest research into the impact of menopausal hormonal changes in the brain and how this can be positively impacted through a functional medicine approach. Topics covered include:

How oestrogen and progesterone affect brain function through menopause
The role of glucose, hypothalamic function, oestrogen and hot flashes, mood changes and memory problems
Managing menopausal brain fog and blood lipids through the diet and specific nutrient support to reduce the risk of stroke and cognitive decline
Managing depression, anxiety and the menopause through lifestyle and diet
Resetting the post-menopausal brain using essential nutritional supplements and lifestyle factors to balance the brain-endocrine axis as it enters this new phase of life