I’m enjoying The Change
Have to admit that I wasn’t initially up for a sitcom about menopause. The Change, Channel 4’s new series, written by and starring the award-winning actor, writer and comedian, Brid...
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Meet Omisade Burney-Scott, creator of The Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause
Omisade Burney-Scott (Oh-me-SHAH-day) is a seventh generation, Black southern feminist, storyteller, social justice advocate and force to be reckoned with. Omisade has spent the last 25 years a...
Reduce the risk of osteoporosis & keep your skeleton strong
Half of women and 20% of men over 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis, where your bones become weak and break more easily, but you can help reduce your risk. Osteoporosis, which is Lat...
Let’s talk about the menopause (and all its symptoms)
The conversation around menopause is getting louder. The recent Menopause in the Workplace report states that ’employers’ lack of support for menopausal symptoms is pushing h...
Ageing and anxiety: What to know and where to find help
Do you find yourself worrying a lot? Between climate change, Brexit, Covid, and the war in Ukraine – to say nothing of more personal concerns like ageing parents, the rising cost of living, y...
Bra shopping as an older woman: how to support your changing breasts
As we get older, our breasts become less firm and full, less glandular and more fatty, which makes the breasts softer, wobblier and more, well, saggy. Collagen loss, less elastici...
Have you lost it? Low Libido and what to do about it
Sexual desire may decrease as we get older, but it doesn’t have to be a problem… A reduced sex drive is not an inevitable part of ageing, but it’s something many women and men experie...
LOVE this: Davina McCall’s menopause sweatshirt
Earlier this year, TV presenter Davina McCall was trolled online for appearing on The Masked Singer in a figure-hugging dress that she was deemed far too ‘wrinkly crinkly’ and ...
Say bye-bye to feeling dry… what you need to know about vaginal dryness
Your vagina can look after itself most of the time. It doesn’t need special washing products, nor Gwyneth-Paltrow-style steaming, herbal detox pellets, tightening sticks or ‘vagacials’.
Do we have to age in a certain way?
This week, BBC Woman’s Hour invited me onto the show to talk about long hair on older women. It was a fun piece towards the end of the programme and I enjoyed chatting to Jane Garvey and the hai...
Are you D-ficient? (Why we need vitamin D)
At this time of year – and in the midst of the pandemic – we all need to think about our levels of vitamin D. We know vitamin D as the ‘sunshine vitamin’, and that our bodies man...
When you gotta go… (tips for dealing with urinary incontinence)
Do you leak when you laugh? Or when you lift something heavy?