Perimenopause/Menopause - Pippa Campbell Health

Is Blood Sugar Making You Shaky, Anxious and Light Headed?

by Support_PippaCampbellHealth | May 5, 2026 | Cortisol, Energy, Fatigue, Featured Blog, Health, Hormone, Insulin Resistance, Oestrogen, Perimenopause/Menopause, Skin, Stress & Anxiety

Hypoglycaemia means low blood sugar. You do not need to be diabetic to experience it, and it is far more common in women than most people realise. I have experienced this myself. As a functional hormone nutritionist I understood what was happening and why. For most...

75% of Women Have Oestrogen Dominance. Most Have No Idea.

by Support_PippaCampbellHealth | Apr 28, 2026 | Energy, Fatigue, GUT, Health, Hormone, Insulin Resistance, Leptin, Liver Detox, Nutrition, Oestrogen, PCOS, Perimenopause/Menopause, Products, Progesterone, Skin, Stress & Anxiety, Sugar, Thyroid, Weight Loss

Oestrogen dominance is one of the most common hormonal imbalances I see in clinic, and one of the most frequently missed drivers of the symptoms women in their late 30s and 40s are told are simply part of getting older. It does not necessarily mean your oestrogen is...

Is HRT Right For You If You Have Thyroid Issues?

by Support_PippaCampbellHealth | Apr 13, 2026 | Health, Cognition, Fatigue, Hormone, HRT, Oestrogen, PCOS, Perimenopause/Menopause, Progesterone, Skin, Stress & Anxiety, Thyroid, Weight Loss

If you are in perimenopause or menopause and you also have a thyroid condition, you have probably been given advice on both in entirely separate appointments, by entirely separate practitioners. One conversation about HRT. Another about your thyroid medication. Very...

Your cholesterol isn’t the problem. Your fibre intake is.

by Support_PippaCampbellHealth | Apr 2, 2026 | Bloating, Detox, Energy, Fatigue, GUT, Health, Insulin Resistance, Nutrition, PCOS, Perimenopause/Menopause, Skin, Weight Loss

Fibre plays a key role in how the body clears cholesterol and hormones. It binds to bile in the gut so it can be removed from the body. If that process is not working efficiently, bile can be reabsorbed, which affects cholesterol levels and how hormones like oestrogen...

Bone Loss and Oestrogen: What You Are Not Being Told

by Support_PippaCampbellHealth | Mar 20, 2026 | Health, Exercise, GUT, Hormone, Menopause, Nutrition, Oestrogen, Perimenopause/Menopause, Progesterone, Testosterone

You feel less strong than you did two years ago. Your back aches in ways it never used to. You may have been told this is just ageing, or that your oestrogen is dropping. But if you are in your early to mid-40s and your periods are still regular, there is something...

When Progesterone “Doesn’t Work”

by Support_PippaCampbellHealth | Mar 4, 2026 | Progesterone, Cortisol, Fatigue, GUT, Health, Hormone, HRT, Insulin Resistance, Liver Detox, Oestrogen, PCOS, Perimenopause/Menopause, Stress & Anxiety, Thyroid

Progesterone is often described as the calming hormone. It supports sleep, steadier moods, regular cycles and protects the lining of the womb. In perimenopause, when ovulation becomes less consistent, progesterone is usually the first hormone to decline. So when...