title: Self-care lifestyle changes for the menopause and beyond.
abstract: Lynn Young's thought-provoking piece about self-care for older people prompted me to think about changes in earlier life that can have a positive impact on health in later years, and how nurses might encourage this.
authors.affiliation: Menopause clinical and research unit, Harrow.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abernethy