Our Brain During Perimenopause

Approximately 60% of midlife women report problems with memory during perimenopause with many women worrying that these symptoms are actually early onset dementia, but why? Estrogen promotes the uptake of Glucose and its metabolism in the brain. When we go through menopause and our estrogen declines, so do the glucose levels in our brains.

Although the brain makes up about 2% of a person’s body weight, it uses 20% of our glucose

Remember, practically every cell in your body, including your brain, has estrogen receptors

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