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“We want to find out early where you’re at so we can help you build your bone. Going on hormone replacement therapy drops your chance of getting osteo - porosis by half. There are exercises we can recommend that really help, as
“There’s definitely more conversation about entering this chapter of our lives. Women deserve this type of care. It’s very well documented that women are under-studied in research, and we’re under-served because of it.”
well as supplements like vitamin D and calcium. Prevention is what we’re all about,” she says. “A whole-body DEXA looks at internal fat, or vis - ceral fat, which tends to go up in perimenopause and menopause. Visceral fat can cause metabolic syndrome when you have three or more conditions like fatty liver, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pres - sure, high cholesterol, high triglycerides or sleep apnea. Visceral fat is very reversible with the right diet. There are a lot of things we can do to make really big changes.” While reflecting on the first year of The Menopause Practice, Reimer says it’s been reward - ing to work with women of all ages.
Currently, menopause and perimenopause seem to have become buzzwords, and Reimer notes that many people are offering services without a lot of training. In contrast, The Menopause Practice offers services from educated and experienced experts. “All of our practitioners are licensed nurse practi - tioners and health-care providers who have done additional training in hormone care,” she says. “They really are experts in the area.” As an expert in bone density, Henderson notes that this area of wellness is often overlooked.
“I want women to advocate for their own health and well-being.”
– ANNABELLE REIMER, NURSE PRACTITIONER
“We’re seeing so many women that have osteo - porosis and osteopenia long before 65. If we can see that you have low bone density in your 40s and 50s, we can get you on a program to help slow down bone loss and, in some cases, even increase bone density,” she says. “One in three women will have osteoporosis after the age of 50. It’s a huge issue. In North America right now, 400,000 women are breaking a bone every year from osteoporosis. Of those that break a hip, 33 per cent will die within a year of breaking that hip due to complications.” At The Menopause Practice, women can get a whole-body DEXA scan that assesses bone density and muscle mass to identify risk factors for both osteo - porosis and sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass and strength). A specific hip and spine DEXA is done to diagnose osteopenia or osteoporosis.
“I want women to advocate for their own health and well-being. They should be seen in a space that values who they are and offers them the opportunity to have conversations to feel supported and heard,” Reimer says. “This time of menopause and perimenopause grants us an opportunity to re-evaluate how we manage day-to-day life and to consider what we want for our next few decades in order to live in the healthiest manner possible.”
To learn more about The Menopause Practice, visit themenopausepractice.ca email hello@themenopausepractice.ca or call 204-416-6545. ●
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