You can eat well, move often, and still see your cholesterol climb in your forties. For many women, it’s not just about food — it’s about falling oestrogen. As hormone levels shift in perimenopause, cholesterol balance can change too, often showing up on blood tests long before other symptoms appear. Understanding why this happens — and what you can do about it — is the key to protecting both your heart and your hormones through midlife and beyond.
Brain fog. Anxiety that comes from nowhere. The sense that whatever you've tried isn't landing. This is a starting point, what's genuinely shifting in your body during perimenopause, and which nutrients are worth understanding first.