Panic Attacks and The Menopause

An awful lot of women ‘of a certain age’ are googling panic attacks and the menopause right now.  Panic attacks and anxiety attacks are very common around menopause. So below, menopause expert Tanya tells us how to deal with a…

Do My Beauty Products Contain Toxic Ingredients?

Want to know if your favourite beauty products contain toxic ingredients? Before you fall in love with a product, do a toxic background check for your health. You’ve got to look at each product on the shelves in a store…

Eyesight Getting Worse? Try a Serious Readers Reading Light!

Been looking for a decent reading light since Year Dot?  Well look no more! If you’ve found that you need to stretch your arm out to see things closely or stand by a window to read small-print then you’re probably…

The NHS – The Monday Moan

Happy birthday! Today (5 July 2018) is the seventieth birthday of the National Health Service. The celebrations are all around us. Which is interesting because it is in a state of near collapse. In 2019 Government expenditure is projected to…

Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding

This Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding tastes so good.  If you’re a chocolate fan then have a go at Mary Berry’s Chocolate Cake next! This delicious chocolate bread and butter pudding recipe is kind of adapted from an old Delia…

A House Declutter

We’re thinking of selling our house! That sounds quite positive, exciting, even romantic in some eyes. To me, as soon as the For Sale board went up alarm bells started ringing very loudly in my head. The actual moving bit…

Easy Vegan Casserole

Perfect for a slow-cooker, Tanya’s Easy Vegan Casserole or Tanya’s Throw It In The Pot Recipe is below … It’s super easy to make and I swear anyone could make it. Most women who are peri-menopause, post-menopause or menopausal will…

Who Is The Quintastic Sharon Trotter?

Mrs 50 Plus spoke to mother of five Sharon Trotter about her family and why she became a Midwife, Parenting Consultant and founder of TIPS Ltd. Who exactly is Sharon Trotter and what do you do? Before I answer that…

Gx Suspension Pillow™

Bought myself a new pillow last week, called a Gx Suspension Pillow, and touch wood, so far, I’m loving it. It might just end up as THE pillow for me. And boy have I tried plenty. From foam to feather,…

How To Cope With Grief and Bereavement

Below, our ‘Listening Helper’ Lynette has given us a few tips on how to cope with grief and bereavement … We all go through loss in our lifetime. You may experience a great sense of loss following, for example, divorce,…