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Bone health is not only an older person's issue. Understand how menopause, inflammation and steroids can affect your bones, and what to discuss with your GP.

A practical primary-care framework for spotting fracture risk in menopause, inflammatory disease and steroid exposure, using NICE NG259, NOGG and FRAX/QFracture.

Discover what Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is, what a normal HRV range looks like, why it changes daily, and how to improve your vagal tone naturally - body, mind, and soul.

Why walking 30 minutes a day can transform your heart, blood sugar, brain health and mood - and what to know about the upcoming NHS Movement 26.2 challenge.

Why perimenopause weight gain happens, how hormones affect belly fat, insulin, cravings and muscle, and what helps with nutrition, sleep, HRT and strength training.

Why Black and South Asian women are less likely to be offered HRT, what myths need correcting, and how to ask for culturally competent menopause care.

Explore perimenopause treatment options including modern HRT, strength training, nutrition, CBT, sleep support and how to advocate at your GP appointment.

Perimenopause can cause anxiety, brain fog, joint pain, hives, sleep problems and weight changes. Learn why symptoms are missed and when to seek help.

Most of your immune system lives in your gut. A science-backed look at the gut microbiome — what's well established, what's promising, and what's hype.

A practical, affordable, science-backed guide to healing your gut — from the 30-plant rule to fermented foods, the vagus nerve, and what truly works.

Part 3 of the gut series: the evidence-backed links between your microbiome and your hormones, sleep, skin, exercise, and antibiotics — and what to do.

Women make up 80% of autoimmune disease patients. Discover the science behind the XIST chromosome, oestrogen, and why your symptoms are not 'just stress'.

A practical guide to five common symptoms — fatigue, bloating, anxiety, headache, and abnormal periods — and the red flags that mean it's time to see your GP.

The evidence is clear: South Asian and Afro-Caribbean women face earlier onset, more severe symptoms, and a higher burden of autoimmune and hormonal disease — and are underrepresented in the research meant to help them. Here's what the science says, and what we can do about it.

Why perimenopause and autoimmune disease are so often confused — and how to advocate for yourself when something doesn't feel right.

An introduction to Dr Rabia and The Soulful GP — why I practise science-backed, spiritually-led medicine that treats the whole person: mind, body and soul.