It’s Tafiq here, aka Mr. Menopause. I'm sharing this post not just as a menopause and healthy aging specialist but as a friend and ally embarking on a renewed journey with you. We are connected by a common goal for health and understanding, bringing us together in a shared exploration...

Happy International Women's Day! Tafiq Akhir is your guide and ally through menopause and healthy aging. Today is a special day to celebrate women's incredible strength, resilience, and beauty everywhere, particularly as they navigate the significant chapter of menopause.

I want to take a moment...

It's time for American companies to take note and start providing menopause support for their staff! 

Did you know the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) recently published new guidance on menopause in the workplace? While this guidance is specific to the UK, it highlights the...

Menopause is a natural and inevitable stage of a woman's life, signaling the end of her reproductive years. Despite its universality, there exists a plethora of misinformation surrounding menopause, contributing to confusion and unnecessary anxiety among women. In this post, I'm dispelling...

Menopause is a natural process every woman goes through as they age. It's characterized by the end of menstrual periods and usually comes with a range of physical, mental, and emotional changes. To effectively handle and reduce the symptoms linked to menopause, it's important to have a good...

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is a medical treatment that involves supplementing or replacing hormones that the body is no longer producing in sufficient amounts. HRT is commonly used to manage symptoms of menopause, which is the natural biological process that marks the end of a woman's...

Women between their late thirties and early 50s may find themselves entering a new and transformative phase of life known as peri-menopause. Since I’ve heard from many women who say they never heard this term before, I’m sharing what peri-menopause is, its symptoms, and a few ways to...

Menopause in the workplace is an essential issue that organizations should address to support their employees' health and well-being. It involves various strategic and practical elements that can help create a more inclusive and supportive work environment for menopausal employees.

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In my nearly two decades as a specialist in menopause, hormones, health, and weight management, I have always focused on empowering women through proven, researched, and fact-based education. As I've become more public with sharing my expertise, there have been questions as to whether men have a...