Menopause Healthy Living

Menopause Healthy Living

“Healthy lifestyle changes, like regular exercise, a balanced
diet and good sleep routines, can ease menopausal
symptoms and improve health after menopause”.1

Umbrella

What may the Menopause Healthy Living Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • Menopause Healthy Lifestyle/Living
  • Menopause Lifestyle Management

Menopause Healthy Living

Is there an association between menopause and healthy living?

In Looking After Yourself Around the Time of Menopause the (Australian) Jean Hailes for Women’s Health (JH) note:

“Healthy lifestyle changes, like regular exercise, a balanced diet and good sleep routines, can ease menopausal symptoms and improve health after menopause”.2

In The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: Management – Considerations for All Women At Menopause, published online 30 October 2023, the authors explain:

“The importance of improving lifestyle factors such as good nutrition, being physically active, cessation of smoking, limiting alcohol and stress management should be highlighted, as healthy behaviors confer benefits to all women”.3

In their Menopause Wellness Hub the (British) Women’s Health Concern (WHC) explain:

“However you choose to manage your menopause symptoms, your lifestyle choices are going to be the cornerstone of any treatment plan you choose.

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and other complementary and alternative treatments can all be very helpful, but the transition to menopause is a good time to review your lifestyle. Not only can this help manage menopausal symptoms in the short term, it can lay the foundations for good health through perimenopause, menopause, and the years to come”.4

Symptom Management

What is some general advice for symptom management?

In The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: Management – Considerations for All Women At Menopause: General Advice for Symptom Management the authors explain:

  • “Overweight and obesity, and smoking are risk factors for VMS. Weight reduction may result in reduced VMS in overweight women and smoking cessation should be encouraged
  • Exercise, yoga and relaxation methods have not been found to be effective for VMS, but these activities may improve sleep and general well-being”.5

What is VMS?

VMS can be an abbreviation for Vasomotor symptoms e.g. Hot flushes and night sweats.

Lifestyle Checklist

Is there a lifestyle checklist?

On page two in Perimenopause and Menopause: Your Questions Answered: What Can I Do? reviewed April 2026, the WHC elaborate on:

“Maintaining a healthy lifestyle now is an investment in your future health. Consider the following lifestyle checklist:

  • Diet: Eat a balanced diet low in saturated fat and salt. Ensure you get plenty of calcium and vitamin D to protect your bones. Aim to maintain a healthy weight
  • Exercise: Aim for 150 minutes a week. Mix “cardio” (walking, swimming) with strength exercises (weights or resistance) to keep bones and muscles strong
  • Smoking: If you smoke, now is the time to stop. Smoking is known to trigger more frequent and severe hot flushes
  • Alcohol: Stick to fewer than 14 units a week and have at least two alcohol-free days. High intake can worsen symptoms and increase breast cancer risk
  • Emotional Health: Don’t ignore your mental wellbeing. Stress reduction, mindfulness and talking therapies can be effective”.6

Health Care Provider

What if I would like help with healthy living?

If you would like help with healthy living, it may be in your best interest to choose to talk to your health care provider about this.

The WHC also note:

“Every woman experiences the menopause differently. It is helpful to remember that your body is changing, as it did during puberty when you were a teenager. While it can be challenging, understanding the changes allows you to make the right choices for your body. Help is available and you do not have to “just get on with it!””7

Who is a GP?

DotS and/or DotC (Depending on the Country) a GP may be a qualified and registered general practitioner, a medical practitioner, a medical doctor or a doctor.

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Sources

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You may find the Sources quoted at:

Sources

  1. Looking After Yourself Around the Time of Menopause. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-topics/menopause/looking-after-yourself-around-the-time-of-menopause/ Accessed: 12 June 2026
  2. Looking After Yourself Around the Time of Menopause. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-topics/menopause/looking-after-yourself-around-the-time-of-menopause/ Accessed: 12 June 2026
  3. Davis, S. R., Taylor, S., Hemachandra, C., Magraith, K., Ebeling, P. R., Jane, F., and Islam, R. M. The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: Management – Considerations for All Women At Menopause. Published Online: 30 October 2023 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2023.2258783 Accessed: 12 June 2026
  4. Menopause Wellness Hub. Website Updated: June 2026. Women’s Health Concern https://www.womens-health-concern.org/help-and-advice/menopause-wellness-hub/ Accessed: 12 June 2026
  5. Davis, S. R., Taylor, S., Hemachandra, C., Magraith, K., Ebeling, P. R., Jane, F., and Islam, R. M. The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: Management – Considerations for All Women At Menopause: General Advice for Symptom Management. Published Online: 30 October 2023 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2023.2258783 Accessed: 12 June 2026
  6. Perimenopause and Menopause: Your Questions Answered: What Can I Do? Reviewed April 2026:2. Women’s Health Concern https://www.womens-health-concern.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/38-NEW-WHC-FACTSHEET-Perimenopause-and-menopause-APRIL2026-A.pdf Accessed: 12 June 2026
  7. Perimenopause and Menopause: Conclusio.? Reviewed April 2026:3. Women’s Health Concern https://www.womens-health-concern.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/38-NEW-WHC-FACTSHEET-Perimenopause-and-menopause-APRIL2026-A.pdf Accessed: 12 June 2026
Topic Last Updated: 21 July 2026 – Topic Last Reviewed: 12 June 2026

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