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Optimal Woman 2026

The Vineyard , Colinton Road, Newlands

  • Saturday, Sep 05, 2026
  • 08:00 AM - 01:30 PM

About

In a world of busyness, burn-out and pressure it's easy for us to lose the woman we want to be for ourselves and the people we love.

Optimal Woman 2026 will be there to ignite your health reboot!

Come let us inspire you to build your confident, vibrant and strong future self.


What to Expect


Perimenopause, Menopause and Beyond- How to future proof your body

Specialist Family Physician and Integrative doctor, Dr Erika Drewes, will guide you through how your hormones and metabolism evolve in your 40s, 50s and beyond, providing practical ways to understand and support your body through

these changes.

Below the surface: The Gut Hormone connection in menopause

Registered Dietitian, Stephanie Rouillard, will share with you how nutrition shapes the gut microbiome during menopause- why that connection matters for

hormonal balance, weight management, mood and long term health.

Strength Training- Your Superpower!

Health and Fitness coach Izzy Ellis will help you discover how strength training is the secret weapon that empowers women, boosting confidence, energy, bone

health and independence as we age.

Perimenopause and Menopause in a stressed world: Finding balance

through moments of nervous system reset

Integrative medical doctor Alexia van der Velde will help you learn how small intentional moments of parasympathetic activation can help calm the stress response, support hormonal harmony; and improve resilience, energy,

mood and wellbeing during midlife hormonal transitions.


Join our speakers for a panel discussion where you can have the opportunity to ask us all things hormones and women's health.


Delicious morning snacks and a scrumptious healthy buffet lunch are included, so bring your friends and make a day of it!

Venue Location

The Vineyard , Colinton Road, Newlands

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