Menopause Body & Mind

23/10/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/british-menopause-societ_news-alert-activity-7387049886774616064-4LiF?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAsDucIBDFXObnCjCrwhw7ZqsrOLFAiHii4&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=facebook

27/08/2025

A positive step forward ☺️
Menopausal women leaving work costs UK £1.5bn a year – Labour has a plan to stop it - The i Paper

Firms will be encouraged to offer flexible hours including working from home as part of 'menopause action plans' to keep women in work and boost the economy

27/06/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tish-fisher_sign-the-petition-dont-let-trump-hike-up-activity-7344296120090583041-8vWz?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAsDucIBDFXObnCjCrwhw7ZqsrOLFAiHii4&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=facebook

13/06/2025

26/04/2025

A new study in the Journal of Clinical Densitometry (2025) looked at how trunk body composition—specifically fat vs. lean mass—affects lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) in adults.
Here’s what they found:
➡️ Lean mass—not fat mass—was a strong predictor of bone health across the board. ➡️ For postmenopausal women, chest lean mass was significantly linked to better spine BMD and BMC. ➡️ Total lean mass had the strongest association with bone content in both pre- and postmenopausal women. ➡️ Fat mass? No significant impact on bone density.
🔬 Translation? The muscle you build and maintain—especially through the trunk and upper body—matters deeply for your spine health, especially in and after menopause.
And here’s the truth no one told us for decades: Women were shamed into shrinking. We were taught to fear fat more than we were taught to value muscle. Diet culture told us that smaller was always better—even if it meant losing the very muscle that protects our bones, metabolism, and longevity.
It’s time to rewrite that story.
👉 This is one more reason why resistance training is foundational in midlife. We’re not just training for strength—we’re training for mobility, fracture prevention, and long-term independence.

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03/03/2025

Adenomyosis is often called the "Evil Twin" or "Evil Sister" of Endometriosis. However, much less is recognised and known about this condition.
* This condition affects 20-35% of Girls/Women or 1/10 women in the UK.
* Adenomyosis is when cells of the uterus lining grow into the uterus's muscle wall and can spread to affect other organs in the neighbourhood.
* Adenomyosis causes the soft tissue layers around the uterus to "stick" together, squashing the tissue and organs nearby creating an enormous build-up of pressure in the abdomen, causing it to swell.
* This is often referred to as "Adenomyosis Belly".

Adenomyosis and digestion problems go hand in hand. The lower part of the colon travels along the line of your left pelvic bone- the left o***y is just off the bottom of this bone.
When adenomyosis causes this pressure to increase around the womb and ovaries the colon is squashed and can't take your digested food to the bowel.
The body then fills the area with more air to make room to push your food through.
This pressure increase then affects the pain level of Adenomyosis.
This cycle continues often reaching its worst around ovulation and period time, especially with Adenomyosis.

07/02/2025

Just had to share this one! Now we know why 😂😂

04/01/2025

Thanks to everyone who has supported me and followed my page over the last few years. Where would I be without you? ❤️

Thanks also to those who come along to my menopause support group in Carlisle. We keep each other sane and I am grateful for your continued support. Here’s to many more laughs in 2025.

Here’s wishing you all a healthy and happy 2025 and to all the new exciting opportunities and adventures yet to come.

All my love. Tish xx 🥰😘

28/12/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AaYj4jnEW/

This gave me a real belly laugh so just thought I’d share with you all ❤️

Hope you’ve all survived Christmas and had a great time x

22/11/2024

Had a really busy time recently.

Did a menopause presentation to 65 wonderful women at Rosley Village Hall, in conjunction with Caldbeck GP Surgery, and in my capacity as a Cumbria Radical Bird!

I was able to spend this morning with a fabulous group of people all wanting to work together to improve women’s health in Cumbria. Nothing more inspiring than listening to each others stories and championing each other on 😊
Just by chipping away we are all making a small impact which I am sure will grow to be a tsunami!
It was both a pleasure and inspiring to be in the same room with them all 😊 x