What is Lifestyle Medicine? Lifestyle medicine is evidence-based clinical care that helps people make sustainable changes to improve health and reduce chronic disease risk. The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine describes it as care that supports behaviour change through person-centred techniques, focusing on key lifestyle drivers such as nutrition, movement, sleep, mental wellbeing, relationships/social connection, and reducing harmful substances and behaviours. The six

The Pitfalls of Perimenopause: Perimenopause is the hormonal transition that precedes menopause and is typically characterised by increasing changes in ovarian hormone production (particularly oestradiol and progesterone). For many of us, this brings with it a widening mismatch between “how you look on paper” and how you feel day-to-day. The clinical challenge is that symptoms can be intermittent, overlap with other conditions, and be misattributed to stress, ageing, or pri

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome -“The Cardiometabolic Chameleon” Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting women of reproductive age, with global prevalence estimates ranging from approximately 6–13% depending on diagnostic criteria and population studied. [1] Despite its frequency, PCOS remains under-recognised and often misunderstood beyond its overt reproductive manifestations. Women with PCOS commonly experience menstrual challe