255: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Perimenopause and Menopause

If You Want To Start Transitioning From Perimenopause Into Menopause With Ease and Grace You Should: Keep your body and muscles moving and get in where you fit in Reduce your toxic load and prevent the harmful effects of environmental toxins on your body through essential oils Use nutrition to stabilize your hormones and detoxification Set boundaries and utilize the self-care time that is non-negotiable for you Ask for help, say no to what does not serve you, and create a morning ritual for you   Have you ever felt misinformed or uninformed about the changes that your body is growing through during perimenopause and menopause? You are not alone, as there are millions of women just like you who are trying to navigate their bodies during their 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and beyond with little to no help or understanding.   How To Embrace Hormone Changes Naturally I believe that every woman deserves to know how their body is working and what these hormonal changes mean, and how you can embrace this new stage of life with ease and grace. Perimenopause can start in your mid-to-late 30’s and last anywhere from 4-12 years. While that may seem like a daunting number, the truth is that you have a lot more control over your hormones and this hormone transition that you have been led to believe.  While your body is unique and there is no way to predict how it will react to these hormone changes, there are a lot of levers you can pull to ensure that this transition is as simple as possible for you and your body.   Setting Your Body up for Success Many women are allowing their bodies to pay the price for decades of feeling stressed out and doing everything for everyone all the time, which sets us up for a crazy rocky hormone transition. But, the good news is that your hormones are constantly changing and adjusting to the environment you are in, and there is a lot to enjoy in this new stage of self-discovery. By setting yourself up with the protocols mentioned in this episode, as well as the free Perimenopause and Menopause Relief Summit, you can set your body up for success as much as possible. What we do everyday dictates so much of how our body responds to life, especially during menopause and menopause. Are you ready to join in the game-changing perimenopause and menopause relief summit? Let me know which speaker you are most excited to hear from in the comments section of the episode page. In This Episode Discover what is really going on during perimenopause and menopause to make changes specifically for you (7:25) How to handle the two stages of perimenopause and what to do about your symptoms of each phase (10:52) The most important things that you can do right now to set yourself up for hormonal transitions with ease and grace (15:46) Why you need to be looking at everything behind the scenes when diagnosing your perimenopause symptoms (24:12) Easy ways to transition your body to perimenopause and menopause (28:52)   Resources Mentioned: Register for the Perimenopause and Menopause Relief Summit   Related Episodes:  Essentially You Episode #243: What You Need to Know About the Stages of Perimenopause and How To Address Them  Essentially You Episode #211: What Is the Difference Between Perimenopause and Menopause and Why Is It So Confusing?   Other Resources: Check out the full show notes page Keep up with everything Dr. Mariza Follow Dr. Mariza on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube Podcast production & marketing support by the team at Counterweight Creative