The good news first: at age 50 (or beyond), you are just at the top of your game. Unfortunately, the menopause comes just then to spoil the fun. Physically, a lot of things change. Actually, it’s best compared to a kind of reverse puberty: you go from being a fertile to a non-fertile woman. This – courtesy of hormone fluctuations – can bring with it a wide variety of symptoms. From the widely infamous hot flashes and mood swings to poor sleep. But weight gain, less energy and resilience, difficult skin and vaginal dryness are also common. Whatever your symptoms, there is no reason to stick with them. On the contrary. Not only is it possible to do a lot, by doing something about it, menopause becomes not the end of an era but just the beginning of beautiful, new period.