Simple steps to control ANXIETY

Living in unsettling times can have an unsettling impact on our minds. Plus, as we age, we tend to worry more as levels of the calming, feel-good hormones progesterone and oestrogen alter dramatically around, and after, menopause.

But there are ways to help ease this increased anxiety. ‘The way we breathe has a powerful effect on how stressed we feel,’ says breath coach Rebecca Dennis. ‘Meditation can help to relieve that stress. By asking(£12.20, Trigger Publishing).