Menopause and Me - Australia

Menopause and Me - Australia We are passionate about empowering women through their midlife journey.

We aim to educate women and validate their lived experiences, whilst empowering them, through evidence-based practice, for a more hormonally balanced midlife
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08/03/2026

When muscle preservation matters in midlife, protein becomes important.
The current Australian baseline recommendation for adults is around 0.75 g/kg/day.

In midlife, some women may benefit from closer to 1.0–1.2 g/kg/day, particularly when strength training.

Why?
Because skeletal muscle supports: • Insulin sensitivity
• Metabolic efficiency
• Functional resilience
• Long-term cardiometabolic health
This isn’t about dieting.
It’s about preserving lean mass during a biological transition.

Individual needs vary. Always discuss changes with your healthcare professional.
The full newsletter explores muscle, metabolism and abdominal fat redistribution in more detail. Link in bio.

Weight in midlife is often reduced to one message:Eat less. Move more.But perimenopause and menopause influence:• Fat re...
07/03/2026

Weight in midlife is often reduced to one message:
Eat less. Move more.

But perimenopause and menopause influence:
• Fat redistribution
• Muscle preservation
• Insulin sensitivity
• Sleep and stress response
• Metabolic efficiency

Simplistic messaging does not reflect complex physiology.

Support in midlife should be:
• Evidence-based
• Individualised
• Clinically supervised
• Respectful

There is no one-size-fits-all approach.
Cut out the noise. Seek informed care.

We have just reached 1,000 followers, and I want to take a moment to say thank you.Many of you have joined this communit...
07/03/2026

We have just reached 1,000 followers, and I want to take a moment to say thank you.

Many of you have joined this community since the transition from Jenna Bell Aesthetics to Menopause & Me, and it has been wonderful to see so many people interested in learning more about menopause health.
To those who have supported both chapters of my professional journey, your encouragement has meant a great deal.

And to those who are newer here, welcome. This page exists to share evidence-informed information about menopause and midlife health, and to support respectful, open conversations about a stage of life that affects so many women and their families.

Thank you for being part of a growing community that values education, understanding, and patient-centred care.
Women who spend so much of their lives caring for others deserve informed, respectful care for themselves too.

Jenna Bell
Nurse Practitioner
Menopause & Me

Midlife body change is often interpreted as personal failure.It is not.Menopause alters:• Fat distribution• Muscle prese...
06/03/2026

Midlife body change is often interpreted as personal failure.

It is not.

Menopause alters:

• Fat distribution
• Muscle preservation
• Insulin sensitivity
• Metabolic efficiency

This is physiology.

Understanding what is happening allows women to respond strategically instead of critically.

Women who spend so much of their lives caring for others deserve informed, respectful care for themselves too.

Education is not alarm.
It is empowerment.

Muscle is not aesthetic tissue.It is metabolic tissue.Skeletal muscle plays a central role in:• Regulating blood glucose...
05/03/2026

Muscle is not aesthetic tissue.
It is metabolic tissue.

Skeletal muscle plays a central role in:
• Regulating blood glucose
• Supporting insulin sensitivity
• Maintaining resting metabolic rate
• Preserving strength and balance

From midlife onward, muscle mass naturally declines.
This makes preservation intentional.

Strength training and adequate protein intake are not about appearance.
They are about long-term metabolic resilience.

Strategic care focuses on building what protects you.

The number on the scale does not tell the full story.In women, a waist circumference of 80 cm or more is associated with...
04/03/2026

The number on the scale does not tell the full story.
In women, a waist circumference of 80 cm or more is associated with increased risk of:
• Cardiovascular disease
• Type 2 diabetes
• Metabolic syndrome

Waist measurement reflects central fat distribution, particularly visceral fat, which behaves differently from subcutaneous fat.

This is not about appearance.
It is about understanding risk patterns and responding early.

Monitoring waist trends alongside:
• Strength training
• Muscle preservation
• Metabolic screening where appropriate
can support long-term cardiometabolic health.

Individual context matters. Risk is multifactorial.
Education allows informed decisions.

Midlife body change is often about redistribution, not just weight gain.What commonly shifts:• Lean muscle mass• Viscera...
03/03/2026

Midlife body change is often about redistribution, not just weight gain.
What commonly shifts:
• Lean muscle mass
• Visceral fat
• Fat distribution patterns

The number on the scale may not reflect what is happening beneath the surface.

Understanding this allows for a smarter strategy:
Preserve muscle.
Monitor central adiposity.
Strength train consistently.
Education reduces self-blame.

02/03/2026

The scale does not measure:
• Muscle mass
• Visceral fat
• Fat distribution

Midlife metabolic change is often about redistribution, not just weight gain.
Understanding this allows us to respond strategically.
Full newsletter via link in bio.

It’s not just weight.It’s body composition.Many women notice a shift during perimenopause or menopause that feels confus...
01/03/2026

It’s not just weight.
It’s body composition.

Many women notice a shift during perimenopause or menopause that feels confusing and frustrating.

You may not be eating more.
You may still be exercising.
Yet your waistline changes.

Research shows that midlife often brings:
• Reduced skeletal muscle mass
• Increased visceral fat
• Redistribution toward the abdomen
• Minimal change on the scale

This isn’t about willpower.
It’s about physiology.

In this week’s newsletter, I explore:
– What body composition really means
– Why fat redistributes during menopause
– Why muscle preservation matters
– A practical 3-step framework for midlife metabolic health
– A Journal Club review of the latest research

Midlife is not a failure.
It is a biological transition.

Understanding what is happening allows you to respond strategically rather than react emotionally.

The full blog is now live via the link in bio.

You can also subscribe so you never miss an edition.
Warmly,
Jenna
Nurse Practitioner

28/02/2026

Over the past fortnight, we have explored how the combined pill works in perimenopause, why advice can differ, and why review can be appropriate.

Not because something is wrong.
Not because every woman needs to change.

But because hormonal needs, priorities and life stages evolve.

If you missed this fortnight’s newsletter on the combined oral contraceptive pill and perimenopause, it is available on the blog.

Read. Save. Share with someone who may benefit.

Fortnightly newsletters. Thoughtful care. No rush.

You are allowed to ask:Why am I on this?What is it doing?Is this still the right option for me?What are my alternatives?...
27/02/2026

You are allowed to ask:

Why am I on this?
What is it doing?
Is this still the right option for me?
What are my alternatives?

The combined pill is commonly used in perimenopause. For some women it remains appropriate. For others, priorities and symptoms shift over time.

Good care includes space for questions. It includes understanding how a treatment works and whether it still fits your stage of life.

This fortnight’s newsletter explains how the combined pill works in midlife and why advice can sometimes differ.

Perimenopause is a time of hormonal transition.What worked at 32 may feel different at 45.That does not mean something f...
26/02/2026

Perimenopause is a time of hormonal transition.

What worked at 32 may feel different at 45.

That does not mean something failed.
It means your physiology has changed.

Individualised review supports informed care.

No urgency. No pressure. Just context.

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