World Menopause Month 2025: Lifestyle Medicine Is the Real Game-Changer

Written By Phillipa Weaver-Smith

October is World Menopause Month and this year’s spotlight is on lifestyle medicine.

Sounds very official, doesn’t it? Almost like you need a lab coat to be allowed near it. But actually, lifestyle medicine is about the everyday choices you make: what you eat, how you move, whether you ever get to bed before midnight and how you handle life when it throws you a hot flush mid-Zoom call.

What most people don’t realise is when you’re navigating perimenopause or postmenopause, these choices aren’t just “nice extras” they are essential medicine.

Why Lifestyle Medicine Matters in Menopause

Hormonal changes in midlife can feel like your body has swapped operating systems without warning you. Suddenly:

  • Bones get weaker (PMID: 30513557).

  • Waists get squishier thanks to shifts in fat distribution (PMID: 30097511).

  • Sleep becomes something you fantasise about like it’s a spa holiday (PMID: 38916279).

  • Heart health becomes more important than ever (BMS, 2024).

MHT and medical treatments can absolutely help (and I’m a big fan of informed choice here). But lifestyle medicine is the foundation everything else rests on. Without it, it’s like building a house without decent walls, no amount of fancy wallpaper is going to keep the wind out.

Coaching: The Bridge Between Science and Real Life

This is exactly where I come in as a Nutrition & Health Coach.

Let me guess: you’ve already Googled “best diet for menopause” at 2am. You’ve seen about 50 different opinions, all contradicting each other and you’ve ended up eating crisps for breakfast because frankly, who can keep up?

What really matters is,  you don’t need more information. You need a way to live the information. That’s what coaching does.

  • Science says: eat more protein to protect your muscles (PMID: 35187864).
    Real life says: how do I actually get that into a busy Tuesday dinner that doesn’t taste like cardboard?

  • Science says: lift weights to keep your bones strong (PMID: 30513557).
    Real life says: what if I feel intimidated by gyms and only own a pair of 2kg dumbbells?

  • Science says: stress management is vital.
    Real life says: my “stress management” currently looks like eating chocolate in the loo so no one asks me questions.

Coaching is the glue that sticks lifestyle medicine to real life. It’s not about perfection or turning you into someone else. It’s about finding strategies that actually work for you, espresso machine included.

A World Menopause Month Invitation

So here’s my invitation to you this October: stop trying to do this alone.

Lifestyle medicine is powerful but it only works if it’s personal and practical. That’s what I help women with every day turning evidence into action, without losing the joy (or the chocolate).

Book a free call with me today and let’s chat about how you can use lifestyle medicine to thrive through menopause and beyond.

Because menopause isn’t the end of vitality, it’s the start of a new chapter. And you deserve to write it your way.

Ready to stop Googling and start thriving? Book your free call here. Let’s make lifestyle medicine your superpower.

 

 Resources & References

Phillipa Weaver-Smith https://Themenopausehealthcoach.com
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