Do you remember those days when you had a model figure like the ones you see on the cover of magazines? It would seem like ages ago especially when you have reached the menopause stage. By that point, there’ll be bulges around the middle and they’ll carrying on expanding by around a pound a year. It may sound undesirable but it is a fact that every women should face.

There are a number of health risks that increase during menopause, and many of these risks are exacerbated by a poor diet.

We all have heard about the inevitability of death and taxes and yet there is one other inevitable event, for women anyway. Around the age of 40-50, females have a change taking place in their lives and bodies that is known as menopause. Hormones begin to shift and the levels change, which brings about some exciting and empowering events.

As it is for most women, when menopause arrives, you may notice notice weight gain, even without any change in your diet or exercise routine. When dealing with the menopause, you need to remember that your body is going through a big change.