Clinical insights from a Registered Nurse. Written for women who want real answers, not generic advice.
Could the medicines many women now take for weight and blood sugar calm mast cells too? A Registered Nurse looks at the early reports, the side effects and the open questions.
Read article →Progesterone often calms mast cells, yet some women react to it. A Registered Nurse explains progestogen hypersensitivity, cycle-linked flares and why perimenopause can bring them to the surface.
Read article →For Dysautonomia Awareness Month: five findings from Australia's national POTS registry, from diagnostic delay for women to brain fog and post-viral POTS.
Read article →Your gut bacteria help control how much oestrogen recirculates in your body. A Registered Nurse explains the estrobolome in plain language, and why gut, hormone and histamine symptoms cluster together in perimenopause.
Read article →Achy knees, new stiffness or a frozen shoulder in your 40s? A Registered Nurse explains why falling oestrogen affects your joints and tendons, and what genuinely helps.
Read article →Ready to move past what histamine intolerance is and into what to actually do. A Registered Nurse explains the elimination-reintroduction process, what DAO supplements can and cannot do, and why the least restriction that works beats a lifetime of blanket avoidance.
Read article →A racing or pounding heart is one of the most unsettling perimenopause symptoms. A Registered Nurse explains what’s common, what needs a GP visit first, and how hormones, POTS, histamine and anxiety can each play a part.
Read article →Losing words mid-sentence, missing appointments, feeling scattered in ways you never used to. A Registered Nurse explains the oestrogen-dopamine link and why so many women are diagnosed with ADHD in perimenopause.
Read article →Dizzy on standing, a racing heart, gut trouble, temperature swings. A Registered Nurse explains dysautonomia, why perimenopause destabilises the autonomic nervous system, and what helps.
Read article →Worried HRT will trigger your Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, or already reacting to it? A Registered Nurse breaks down what the evidence says about oestrogen, progesterone and mast cells, and why dose and route matter.
Read article →Dizzy on standing, random flushing, sudden reactions to food you used to eat easily. A Registered Nurse explains POTS, MCAS and why histamine is central to both, and why so many women are told it is just anxiety.
Read article →Not all exercise is equal in perimenopause. What the research says about strength training, HIIT, cardio, and the minimum and optimal dose of each.
Read article →The 3am wake-up and the afternoon sugar craving are the same problem. A Registered Nurse explains the four interconnected hormonal systems behind midlife weight change.
Read article →Bone health rarely makes it into the perimenopause conversation until something breaks. Here’s why your 40s and 50s are the years that matter most, and what genuinely helps.
Read article →Eating well and exercising but still gaining weight? Here’s what’s actually happening hormonally and what the evidence says actually helps.
Read article →Feeling anxious in ways that don’t feel like you? A Registered Nurse explains why perimenopause is so often misdiagnosed as anxiety, and what the real drivers are.
Read article →Unexplained bloating, flushing, headaches, or palpitations? The oestrogen-histamine connection may explain symptoms that have puzzled you for years.
Read article →All articles are written by Anna-Klara Skarp, Registered Nurse (AHPRA NMW0002238991) and HCANZA Certified Health Coach.
Content is evidence-based and for informational purposes. It does not constitute medical advice. If you have health concerns, please consult a qualified healthcare practitioner.