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Your go-to resource for navigating menopause with style, comfort, and confidence.

Understanding the NASA Technology in Your Fifty One Apparel Clothing

Understanding the NASA Technology in Your Fifty One Apparel Clothing

Ever wondered how your Fifty One Apparel clothing regulates your temperature during both hot flushes and when the chills hit? Let's explore!
Evening Rituals: Creating a Cooling Night-Time Routine

Evening Rituals: Creating a Cooling Night-Time Routine

Night sweats and overheating can turn bedtime into a challenge during menopause. Here's our guide to establishing a cooling night-time ritual that works.  
The Art of Layering: A Menopause-Friendly Guide to Winter Dressing

The Art of Layering: A Menopause-Friendly Guide to Winter Dressing

Winter dressing can be particularly challenging when you're experiencing menopause symptoms. 
From Hot Flushes to Cool Innovation: The Fifty One Apparel Story

From Hot Flushes to Cool Innovation: The Fifty One Apparel Story

Today marks World Menopause Day, an occasion that holds special significance for us at Fifty One Apparel. 
The Peri Menopause swing, periods and Menopause Awareness Month.

The Peri Menopause swing, periods and Menopause Awareness Month.

When I look back, I realise that I was experiencing peri-menopause symptoms for quite some time.  The cold extremities, the itchy skin and flaky ears (!) but it was probably the insomnia, or more accurately...
Insomnia

Insomnia

Sleep is one of the most important things we can do for our health and I speak as someone who has always been very good at sleeping! I never envisaged I’d have a problem getting...
Exercise and Menopause

Exercise and Menopause

I used to be so active and so fit.. always a little on the curvaceous side maybe, but nothing that concerned me.  I find myself in my late ‘40’s having let a few things go...
Menopause, HRT, Dementia and the GP visit

Menopause, HRT, Dementia and the GP visit

My hot flushes continue to increase at pace! I do find it weird that they appear to come as if they are a diary appointment... They are currently around 9am, 6pm and 10.30pm.
To take or not to take HRT - that is the question......

To take or not to take HRT - that is the question......

Last year I started experiencing odd symptoms, including very dry and flaky ears (who knew?!) I only found out this could be a symptom of Menopause when I happened to read a Menopause thread on...