Pleasure in Perimenopause: Nutrition - Nourishing Food for Health & Pleasure

Portal one of my series of 5 Portals to Pleasure in Perimenopause is Nourishment. Nutrition for health and pleasure. Feel good in your body and life by eating healthy.

Perimenopause is the transition your body moves through in the years before menopause (which is one event 12 months post your last period). It can begin earlier than you would expect. I entered Perimenopause with 38 and instead of treating it as something to “survive” or “manage”, I asked myself: How can I bring pleasure into this phase of my life? How can I access and live from my pleasure? And I found the way… The Pleasurelit Way

You might notice changes in your cycle, sleep, mood, temperature, energy, appetite, skin, the shape of your body, or your desire. Your body is moving through a real change of season.

Pleasure is more than just your experiences in the bedroom. It’s also the feeling of strong legs after lifting. Feeling the sunlight on your skin. Laughing with your kids until it hurts. Food you actually taste.

When your capacity for pleasure expands, your relationship with your whole body expands too.

Your nervous system, your stress levels, how safe you feel in your own body, movement, nourishment, sleep, and the attention you give yourself all shape your pleasure experiences.

Perimenopause is an opportunity to prioritise yourself, your body and your life so you can feel pleasurelit.

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"I believe the more we expand our capacity for pleasure, and the more we care for our body, the more deeply in love with ourselves and life we can feel."

I’m Pleasurelit Patricia, award winning Somatic Pleasure Educator & Perimenopause Coach

After growing up as the good girl, becoming a high achiever and later leaving a DV marriage, I became fascinated by what helps us fall in love with ourselves and life. I have explored hundreds of somatic practices and pleasure tools, alongside more than 20 certifications and years of study across health, nutrition, fitness, somatics, yoga, breathwork, tantra and sexuality.

Through my programs, courses, coaching, and community, I help you build a pleasurable and healthy relationship with your body, so you can feel deliciously in love with yourself and life itself, especially during perimenopause and at times of disconnection.

I’m the founder of Pleasurelit®, bestselling author of The Pleasurelit Way, and host of Pleasurelit with Patricia, a top 5% globally ranked podcast.

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Portal 1: Nourishment

Eating for health and pleasure

PORTAL TO PLEASURE

With the changes in hormones our appetite and metabolism can change too. During perimenopause it is even more so important that we fuel our body with healthy nourishing and delicious food for energy, mood, pleasure and to reduce stress. Not just what we eat, but also how we eat our food impacts our body and pleasure.

Nutrition Tips

- Have a serving of protein with each meal. Research links this pattern to steadier blood sugar and fewer energy crashes as estrogen shifts. It is also beneficial for preserving muscle mass.

- Have fibre at most meals, such as legumes, wholegrains, vegetables. Those can help you feel full for longer and aid to digestions.

- Have regular meal timing rather than skipping meals. Skipping meals can spike your cortisol levels, which interrupts your digestions and can lead to cravings and overeating later.

Nutrition Practice

For one meal today, put your phone away and be fully present with yourself and your meal. Notice the smell before you eat. Feel the first bite land on your tongue. Slow down enough to fully taste it.

With love & pleasure,
Patricia

Award Winning Somatic Pleasure Educator & Perimenopause Coach

*Disclaimer: Please listen to your body and honour your own needs while engaging with these practices and conversations. Not every practice is suitable for every person, every body or every season of life. This content is shared for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, psychological or therapeutic advice.

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