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The menopause can cause all sorts of changes in your body 鈥� weight gain, hot flushes, sleeplessness and joint pain amongst others. Can what you eat help ease these symptoms?

Officially a woman has reached menopause after 12 months without a period, however the transition itself can take years.

Many women are prescribed hormone replacement therapy to tackle some of these symptoms, but lifestyle changes can also be helpful.

In this programme we鈥檙e joined by three women who have experienced menopause and found some benefits in food. Elizabeth Ward is a registered dietitian based in the United States. She co-wrote a book called 鈥楾he Menopause Diet Plan, A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health and Happiness鈥�. Fiona Staunton is a trained chef in Dublin, Ireland, who offers menopause cookery courses called 鈥楩iona鈥檚 Food For Life鈥�. Sue Mbaya is a Zimbabwean living in Ethiopia, she works in policy and governance, and presents the podcast 鈥楶ause for Menopause鈥�.

(Picture: woman using hand held fan. Credit: Getty/大象传媒)

Produced by Beatrice Pickup.

Presented by Ruth Alexander.