Menopause can affect women from top to bottom; including skin, hair, brain, central nervous system, heart, organs and skeletal system, says Dr Al-Araji. — PHICHITPON INTAMOON/Dreamstime/TNS
MENOPAUSE affects women all the way to their bones, and that is why building skeletal health is especially important during perimenopause and after menopause, says Dr May Al-Araji, a women’s health and family medicine expert at Mayo Clinic Healthcare, London.
This is a good time to add strength-training activities such as weightlifting to your exercise routine, Dr Al-Araji says.
