The good news first: at age 50 (or beyond), you are just at the top of your game. Unfortunately, that menopause comes just then to spoil the fun. Physically, a lot changes. Actually, you can best compare it to a kind of reversed puberty: you go from a fertile to a non-fertile woman. This can – thanks to hormone fluctuations – bring with it a wide variety of symptoms. From the notorious 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 sit with them. On the contrary. Not only can a lot be done, by doing something about it, menopause is not the end of an era but just the beginning of a beautiful new one.