Did you know that problems with your thyroid could be the underlying cause of your heavy periods, fertility problems, fatigue, brain fog, dry skin, hair thinning, changes to your weight, palpitations, anxiety, insomnia …. And much more?

BiOrigin has been named the South of England's Holistic Medical Clinic of the Year 2024 by the Prestige Awards.

There is nothing more essential to health and wellbeing than breathing: we breathe in and out thousands of times a day without taking any notice of HOW we breathe. As one of our automated bodily functions we are able to breathe from the moment we leave the womb until our last few breaths on earth. Yet, as human beings we have lost the ability to breathe properly, and dysfunctional breathing is much more prevalent than we realise. Many of you may ask, “Why do I need to learn how to breathe? I’ve been breathing my whole life.” We assume that we are breathing correctly just by the fact that we are alive. But stress, fatigue, illness and anatomical variations can make us ineffective at breathing.

The perimenopause can be a challenging and confusing time for women. Historically it has been poorly understood, under-diagnosed and often mis-labelled as anxiety. Thankfully, knowledge and awareness around the perimenopause and menopause has improved over the last few years but there is still a lot of confusion and misconceptions out there. Dr Tanya’s article in Anything Goes magazine covers the basics to help you navigate the Perimenopause, including some information on hormone therapy, nutrition and lifestyle recommendations.

Menopause Matters Magazine December issue features the article “Checking the noise around HRT” written by Dr Liz and Dr Tanya.

In conventional medicine, PCOS is seen as a single diagnosis. From an Integrative or Functional perspective we have come to understand that there are actually 4 different types of PCOS and under each of these there are even more contributing, but again interconnecting root causes.

The creation of the Menstruation, Menstrual Health and Menopause in the Workplace standard (BS 30416) followed on from the Fawcett Society research. The research found about 10% of employees experiencing menopause have left the workplace due to symptoms such as insomnia, hot flushes, dizziness, muscle and joint stiffness.

Can’t remember where you left your keys?

Missing appointments?

Word finding difficulty?

These are all too familiar for a lot of women. But what’s normal and when does it start to become a problem?

Brain Fog is a common symptom in the perimenopause, but it’s important to remember there are other causes too:

Good nutrition is an aspect of our health that we can control. Founded on healthy eating, good nutrition is an essential factor that helps us to stay healthy and active. Whereas poor nutrition can lead to stress.

Stress can be a very serious thing creating huge negative effects on both our physical and mental health. In our high pace, highly stressed society getting enough sleep has become an increasingly important and healthy lifestyle choice.

As part of Endometriosis Awareness Month, we want to look at the treatment of Endometriosis.

It is becoming increasingly well recognised that Endometriosis is actually a chronic inflammatory condition, not one related to Oestrogen alone.

Endometriosis is a systemic, chronic, inflammatory condition that can affect up to 10% of all women.

Join Dr Liz Leek and Guests for a series of workshops with Q&A opportunities. Learn more about the key pillars of our lifestyle, the impact these have on our hormones and what you can do to take control.