EYES AND FACE

EYES are a muscle just like the rest of the body . With age, our ability to look up, in particular, diminishes so from time to time during each day, keep you head still and look up, then look left and right.

For menopausal women, one of the troublesome consequences of naturally falling levels of oestrogen and testosterone is that this causes an imbalance in the body’s cooling system.

This can lead to hot flushes, a sudden and unpleasant sensation of heat spreading across the face and chest that can range from a mild heat intolerance to prolific sweating throughout the day and night, disrupted sleep and sometimes even leading to fainting and exhaustion.

WHAT TO DO: Aerobic activities including brisk walking, swimming or cycling . Research shows that sedentary women who started a programme of brisk jogging or pedalling four or five times a week, experienced a 60 per cent reduction in the frequency of hot flushes, and also found improvements in other menopausal symptoms such as mood, weight gain and insomnia.