10/18/2025
Itโs world Menopause Day!
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We have come a long way from what was once only whispered about or even worst, kept silent to now more open discussions and sharing of experiences. We still have a ways to go to help women transition into and through this life stage.
The theme this year for World Meopause day is Lifestyle Medicine- emphasizing how nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle choices can help manage symptoms and serve as a foundtaion for optimal health. I love that The Menopause Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador is shining a brighter light on the need for โhealthy relationshipsโ in this stage of life to improve outcomes.
Menopause can bring physical and emotional challengesโฆhaving a strong support network can make all the difference in how women manage the changes they face. Friendships, family, support groups, or community involvement, can foster social connections and be one of the most powerful ways to improve a womanโs experience of menopause and promote overall well-being.
โConnection is why weโre here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.โ๏ฟฝโ Brenรฉ Brown
๐ World Menopause Day 2025
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ: ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต
Today, on World Menopause Day, the Menopause Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (MFNL) proudly joins the International Menopause Society (IMS) in recognizing this yearโs global theme:
๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต.
The 2025 IMS White Paper highlights a growing body of evidence supporting lifestyle medicine as a foundational, non-pharmacological strategy to ease menopausal symptoms, reduce chronic disease risk, and enhance quality of life.
It identifies ๐๐ถ๐
๐ฝ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ that empower women to navigate menopause with resilience, autonomy, and vitality:
1๏ธโฃ Healthy Eating
2๏ธโฃ Physical Activity
3๏ธโฃ Mental Wellbeing
4๏ธโฃ Avoidance of Risky Substances
5๏ธโฃ Restorative Sleep
6๏ธโฃ Healthy Relationships
At MFNL, this message deeply resonates. From the very beginning, our mandate has been to take a ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต to menopause management, recognizing that every womanโs experience is unique, and that true care requires a comprehensive management plan, not a singular โcure" approach.
While medical therapies like HRT play an important role, many women benefit from combining these with lifestyle strategies that nurture the whole woman โ supporting her physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Thatโs why our Holistic Management Plan was built on similar pillars โ nutrition, movement, stress management, sleep, and appropriate medical support โ mirroring the evidence-based foundation of lifestyle medicine celebrated worldwide today.
This year, as we join this global conversation, we want to shine a special light on one pillar that is especially meaningful: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐.
Strong social connections are critical for healthy ageing. They protect mental health, ease symptoms, and remind women that they are not alone on this journey. As the IMS notes, โ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐.โ
๐ And this is why weโre so thankful for each and every one of YOU โ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐.
By being here, connecting with one another, sharing our posts, commenting, engaging, and supporting this mission, you are helping to cultivate this sixth pillar: Healthy Relationships.
Together, weโre breaking the silence, rewriting the narrative, and creating a space where women feel seen, supported, and empowered through every stage of midlife and menopause.
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ โ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. ๐ซ
Happy World Menopause Day!
Learn more about this yearโs theme and download the IMS factsheets at ๐ www.imsociety.org/education/world-menopause-day-2025
