WellBeing – Issue 218 2025

Summary

WellBeing Issue 218 (2025) places perimenopause centre stage with the cover line "Perimenopause What's Really Happening To Your Body And Mind" and a dedicated Special Report (p44). The issue also explores creative conception, ageing powerfully through diet and lifestyle, energetic boundaries through yoga, and fascia as the body's hidden storyteller.

The Special Report on Perimenopause (p44) examines hormonal shifts, symptom management, and the gap between what women experience and what conventional medicine addresses. Creative Conception covers fertility options for women over 35, including IVF advances, acupuncture protocols, and mind-body approaches. Ageing Powerfully reviews diet and lifestyle strategies that slow cellular ageing, focusing on telomere length and inflammatory markers. A yoga feature teaches energetic boundaries for empaths and caregivers, and Fascia: The Body's Hidden Storyteller introduces the connective tissue network's role in pain patterns and posture. The annual WellBeing Education, Course and Seminar Guide is also included.

Regular columns include The Pulse (p18) with new research, Healing Food (p24), Supplement (p25), Reviews (p114), Real-Life Experience (p130), Be Inspired (p131), What's On (p158), and Your Say (p16).

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Content Guide

▸ Cover Feature

p.44 · Special Report Perimenopause
Covers the三个阶段 of perimenopause, hormone fluctuations beyond oestrogen and progesterone including testosterone, and symptom tracking as a diagnostic tool. Evidence-based interventions from HRT to diet modifications are rated by strength of evidence. Readers start a symptom diary for one full menstrual cycle before their next GP visit.

▸ Body & Mind

p.(n/a) · Creative Conception
Fertility options for women over 35 including ovarian reserve testing, acupuncture timing relative to egg retrieval, and lifestyle factors affecting IVF success rates. A fertility specialist answers whether egg freezing is worth the cost. The advice: start CoQ10 supplementation at least three months before any fertility treatment.

p.(n/a) · Ageing Powerfully Diet And Lifestyle Strategies
Telomere science explained with actionable nutrition choices: specific fruits, vegetables, and omega-3 sources linked to longer telomeres. Stress management and sleep quality are presented as equal in importance to diet. Readers add one serving of berries and one serving of leafy greens daily.

p.(n/a) · Fascia The Body's Hidden Storyteller
Explains how fascial adhesions develop from repetitive movement, injury, and emotional holding patterns. Myofascial release techniques including foam rolling and specific yoga poses are demonstrated. The weekly practice: a five-minute fascia release sequence before bed.

▸ Movement

p.(n/a) · Energetic Boundaries Through Yoga
A yoga sequence designed for people who absorb others' emotions easily. Poses focus on the solar plexus and sacral chakra areas. The closing practice: lying down with hands on the belly, repeating "I hold only what is mine."

▸ Regulars

p.18 · The Pulse
Research on perimenopause exercise guidelines, a study on fascia and low back pain, and new findings on creatine supplementation for women over 50. Each study includes the original journal citation.

p.24 · Healing Food
Nutrient focus on a specific food (content truncated in source), with cooking methods that preserve delicate compounds. A simple recipe is included.

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Editor's Take

Issue 218 is the strongest WellBeing issue of the 2025 cycle on the basis of the Perimenopause Special Report alone. It fills a genuine information gap: most women's health coverage either ignores perimenopause or reduces it to hot flushes. This report covers mood, cognition, bone density, libido, and sleep with equal weight. The fascia feature is a welcome deep dive into a topic usually treated as a footnote. The weakness: the Education, Course and Seminar Guide that follows the special report feels like advertising masquerading as content. Creative Conception covers important ground but the fertility industry bias toward intervention over prevention is not interrogated. This issue is essential for any woman aged 38 to 55 and the clinicians who treat them.

Strengths
• Perimenopause Special Report covers mood, cognition, bone density and libido with equal depth
• Fascia feature treats connective tissue as seriously as muscle
• Ageing Powerfully translates telomere science into daily food choices

Weaknesses
• Education and Course Guide reads as paid promotional content
• Creative Conception lacks critical lens on fertility industry incentives

Verdict: Essential The perimenopause coverage alone makes this a reference issue for women and their healthcare providers.