Perimenopause is the period of time (around 10 years) during which one's ovaries wind down their production of estrogen. Menopause is defined as when one has not had a menstrual cycle for one full year.   The reduction of estrogen results in a ton of changes.  There are the ones most of us will have heard about - hot flashes and night sweats, changes in menstruation, brain fog, emotional ups and down, and dryness of skin and vaginal tissue.  There are other patterns that until recently I had no idea had a relationship to estrogen - blood sugar spikes, increased cholesterol, raising of blood pressure.  

You get home, your body aches, it’s cold. You could cook, shower, call a friend but instead you sit and stare at a screen till bedtime.

What is happening in the marvelous ecosystem that is your body as this takes place? How can we apply that knowledge to find a bit more energy to take care of ourselves?