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Kimberly Gillan
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weightwatchers.com/au 31MENOPAUSE
THINK LONG-TERM
With the average woman living
well into her 80s, now is a great
time to put good habits in place.
“Often menopause is a good
time for women to take stock of
their health to set themselves
up for healthy ageing into the
future,” Vincent points out.FIVE WAYS TO
feel fabulous
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GO FISH Add some canned
salmon or sardines (with
bones) to your weekly menu
for a dose of calcium to prevent
osteoporosis, as well as
omega-3 fatty acids, which may
help with hot flushes. Aim for
two to three serves a week.SLOW DOWN “Be aware
if you’re emotionally eating,”
Williams says. “Slow down your
rate of eating, because you get
a lot more out of mindfully eating
a couple of squares of chocolate
than you do from mindlessly
eating a whole block.”UP YOUR NUTRITIONAL QUALITY “When you get
to that period of menopause your total energy requirement drops
in a subtle but consistent way, and unless you make dietary change,
you will gradually gain weight,” says Williams. “Aside from activity,
the most important change you can make is to eat five serves of
vegetables a day with lots of variety and colours.”GET ORGANISED
Research shows nearly one in four
meals Aussies eat are prepared
outside the home, and Williams
says it’s a recipe for weight gain.
“Try to rely less on foods that
are prepared outside the home,
because they always have more
fat, sugar and salt,” she says. #