VIA-L Library: perimenopause and menopause
Plain, honest articles about what happens to the body in the transition years, and what really helps. Every article is based on published research.
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Where to start
What perimenopause is and how to recognise it4 min readMenopause: what changes after your last period5 min readWhy hormone tests after 40 tell you so little4 min read
What bothers you
Hot flashes: why they happen and what really helps4 min readWhy sleep gets worse after 40 and what to do about it5 min readWhere tiredness after 40 comes from and how to get your energy back5 min readMood swings, anxiety and irritability: what is happening5 min read"Brain fog": I forget words and lose my train of thought — what's wrong with me?4 min readWhy your waist grows even when your weight barely changes5 min readAching joints and morning stiffness: what it is and how to help your body5 min readMuscles after 40: why they weaken and how to keep them4 min readDesire and intimacy in the transition: what changes and how to get comfort back5 min readYour cycle after 35: heavier, less frequent, less predictable — what is happening5 min read
What to do
Coffee before 2 pm, no evening alcohol, early dinner: why it works3 min readSame wake-up time and morning light: an anchor for the whole day3 min readStrength training twice a week: one step, benefits for everything4 min readProtein at every meal: why you need more after 403 min readA cool bedroom: a simple way to sleep better with hot flashes3 min readA walk after meals: 10 minutes that change the whole day3 min readSlow breathing: calm in five minutes3 min readBed is for sleep only: how to help your body relearn falling asleep3 min readVegetables and protein before carbs: the same lunch, gentler on blood sugar3 min read
For men
Andropause: what really happens to men after 405 min readTests for men after 40: testosterone and what matters more4 min readSleep after 40: snoring, apnea and why the night matters so much5 min readNo energy after 40: where men's fatigue comes from and what brings it back5 min readIrritability, apathy, "nothing brings joy": men's mood after 404 min readBrain fog in men after 40: what causes it and what helps4 min readNo drive: where the energy of wanting goes and how to get it back4 min readA growing belly: why it happens to men after 40 and what really works5 min readAches and stiffness in men after 40: where they come from and what helps4 min readMen's muscles after 40: the strength that protects everything else4 min readDesire and erections after 40: what men need to know5 min readThe prostate after 40: what's normal, what's treatable and when to see a doctor5 min readA man's heart after 40: what really protects it5 min read
The VIA-L app
VIA-L is an app for women from 35 and men from 40: sleep, energy, mood and body through midlife hormonal change. In plain words, based on your own data — and with a check of what actually helped.
All library articles are in the app too.