BEYOND BABIES: Peri-menopause support and longevity
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If you think you no longer fit in at Dr. For Moms once you are done having babies - think again! Learn more about our extensive support for women navigating perimenopause and optimizing your health over 40.   
 

What is Menopause?

 

Menopause is a natural transition—one of the biggest physical shifts you’ll ever experience—and it’s your body’s way of wrapping up its reproductive years. It doesn’t happen overnight, and it’s not just about periods stopping. In fact, it’s a journey with three distinct stages, each bringing its own changes.

 

Stage 1: Perimenopause

This is the “lead-up” phase, when your hormones start to fluctuate and symptoms pop in and out before settling in more consistently. For most women, this begins around age 45, but as early as 35 for some. You might notice irregular periods, hot flashes, brain fog, mood swings, unpredictable emotions, and a gradual drop in fertility. At first, these symptoms can be sporadic—but over time, they tend to show up more often.

 

Stage 2: Menopause

You officially reach menopause 12 months after your last period. Sounds like the finish line, right? Not so fast. This stage is more like the middle of the marathon than the end. While your cycle is done for good, other symptoms—like hot flashes, sleep struggles, or mood changes—can still stick around. In Canada, the average age for menopause is about 51, and it can last for more than a decade. Yes, you read that right… ten. whole. years.

 

Stage 3: Post-Menopause

This is the home stretch—when your body has fully adjusted to lower hormone levels. For many women, that’s somewhere around 60, though for some, it can take until the late 60s before things truly settle down.

 

The good news? While menopause is a major life event, there’s so much you can do to support your body, ease symptoms, and move through this season feeling strong, vibrant, and in control.
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We've got you covered during this sometimes challenging stage of life. You will be amazed at how just a few tweaks of your diet and lifestyle - along with some special care - can improve the way you handle perimenopause. Hot flushes, brain fog, fatigue, decreased motivation, memory challenges, weight gain around the belly area, muscle loss, bone density concerns - our hormones are once again in flux, but we don't need to struggle through. 

The choices we make in perimemopause will dictate our level of health as we age - join us as we talk more about how to age 'less', and more powerfully.
 
Here are some of the ways the team at Dr. For Moms can help you sail through menopause and optimize your health with a new way of aging we like to call, New Aging:
 
Hormone Balancing
     Acupuncture TCM
     Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching
     
Strategic Replenishment, Longevity, Anti-aging (New-aging)
     Acupuncture Facials
     Hormone Balancing
     Posture, alignment, joint mobility (Chiropractic care, massage therapy)

     Osteoscan Bone Density Ultrasound
     Dr. Patti's Favorites for longevity, biohacking and natural aging support (coming soon)
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Perimenopause Health Coaching 
Dr. Patti Hort, our perinatal and pediatric chiropractor is also a women's health coach with a perimenopause certification. So you can get all the guidance you need, right here, to set yourself up to sail through perimenopause. Whether you are simply wanting to get yourself on track to avoid or minimize the common symptoms women struggle with during this transition or you are already in it and need some support, she can help. 

Sleep, navigating chronic high stress, nutrition, fasting, mindset, supplements  - let's talk!
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Book a perimenopause consult with Dr. Hort on your next visit.

More for busy moms heading into perimenopause/menopause:
          Perimenopause mini course   (coming soon)
          Perimenopause For Busy Moms  8 week Program (coming soon)
          Introduction to Intermittent Fasting for Women  (coming soon)
          Check out Dr. Patti's New Aging IG for even more support and connection.

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