Women at 40+

40+ women are innovative, sexy, fertile, talented, successful, and beautiful. Media reporting suggests that women’s concepts of themselves, and society’s concepts of women, are changing:

However for the women involved these may be difficult years when they are expected to present as strong, powerful, and supportive, but may themselves be in need of support. Media reports are not all positive:

These years represent transition and potential loss in a woman’s life. At a time when achievement and comfort can be enjoyed, many women struggle with physical and emotional difficulties:

By this stage women are accomplished carers and copers, skilled at juggling all life’s aspects, and holding everything and everyone together. While other cultures give due respect to this, the western woman experiences invisibility, and her efforts to be an effective manager may be feel unrewarded.

The stress ensuing may imbalance hormones and worsen physical and emotional symptoms as women approach menopause. This is a time to really focus on positive health measures and preventative medicine. Perimenopausal changes are said to start from the mid thirties.

Using acupuncture, nutrition, homeopathy, and herbs, we are able to balance the bodies hormones and energies. Perimenopausal changes, menopausal symptoms, concomitant disease, stress management, and mood changes can be addressed this way.