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Written for women 40–52, in the thick of the transition. We are not a brand site, a clinic, or an influencer's newsletter — we're a small editorial team that reads the research, applies UK compliance rules honestly, and recommends supplements only when the formulation reasoning is strong enough to defend in print.
We read the studies.
Cochrane reviews, GB Nutrition & Health Claims register, peer-reviewed journals. We quote the evidence at the level it actually supports — not the headline a press release wished for.
We pick one reference brand.
Solgar UK. Three criteria: bioavailable form, transparent dose, third-party testing. When Solgar doesn't meet them, we say so on the page and recommend what does.
We disclose, then recommend.
Every recommendation links to Amazon.co.uk, and we earn nothing when you buy. The statement sits in the footer, in the article, and in our published formulation criteria.
Ten clusters. One spine.
Perimenopause sits at the centre. Everything else — nutrition, skin, exercise, stress, longevity, digestion, testing, care — radiates from it. Start with what's pressing, follow the threads where they lead.
Perimenopause, with the nuance most sites strip out.
The 7–10 year transition window, what shifts physiologically, and what the research has actually established about the supplements that may help. The longest read on the site.
Eating through the transition
What perimenopause does to insulin, satiety, and visceral fat — and the dietary patterns the studies converge on for women in the window.
Skin through the oestrogen decline
What perimenopause does to collagen, elasticity, and texture — what topical actives address, and what the supplement trials actually measure.
Loading muscle and bone in the window
How perimenopause shifts muscle and bone — and how resistance, impact, and protein timing change the picture for women in the transition.
Stress, cortisol, and the hormonal terrain
How perimenopause changes cortisol patterns and the demands of daily life — magnesium glycinate, ashwagandha, what's earned its place and what hasn't.
What the transition means for the long run
How perimenopause sets the long-term trajectory for cognition, cardiovascular health, and bone — and where the research has actually established something.
The gut–oestrogen axis through perimenopause
How perimenopause shifts the estrobolome, fibre intake, and the live-culture conversation — and the formulations worth attention.
Tests worth taking in the perimenopause window
Which tests carry signal in perimenopause, which are theatre, and how to read the results — at-home hormone panels, CGMs, wearables.
Care pathways through the transition
NHS, private menopause clinics, and UK telehealth — how each handles perimenopause and what to ask before you book.
Hair and nails through the transition
Why hair thins and nails turn brittle as oestrogen falls — what to test first, which nutrients carry authorised claims, and what stays research-context.
Two ways to make this concrete.
The reading is the foundation; the tools are how you apply it. The quiz takes about 90 seconds and outputs a plan with three starter picks. The meal plan builds on the cluster you tell us is most pressing.
Seven questions. Your starting cluster.
Tell us which shifts you're noticing — energy patterns, rest quality, skin texture, focus. We map them to the right cluster page to start reading, with three Solgar supplement cards and their formulation reasoning.
Start the quizA week of meals tuned to your cluster.
Built on Suggestic's API. Every recipe sized for a midlife metabolism, with fibre, protein, and the micronutrients the research keeps returning to. Lands after the v1 site goes live.
In developmentAn AI coach trained on the editorial standards.
Ask follow-up questions on the cluster pages and have them answered in the same voice as the editorial — compliance-aware, citation-led, never diagnostic. Phase 2.
In developmentWe started HerStack because the women we know are tired of being addressed as a marketing demographic. The site is small on purpose. The recommendations are short on purpose. The sources are visible on purpose.
— The HerStack editors
Notes from the editors.
Long-tail and timely reads that extend the clusters. Every post cites its sources and links back to the relevant guide.
What astronauts teach us about bone through the menopause transition
Take the load off a skeleton and it thins fast. Spaceflight and bed-rest studies show bone changing on a clock of weeks, which makes them an unusually clear window on the same tissue midlife women are asked to protect over decades.
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