Mirela Salaj

The Cold Plunge Challenge WMD 2026

Diving in for answers on women’s health

I’m excited to take The Cold Plunge Challenge because women deserve answers. Menopause influences 70% of age-related diseases, yet less than 1% of preclinical aging studies worldwide consider menopause in their research. It's time to change that. 

I'm plunging to support Sinai Health, one of the only academic centres in the world to make women's health a strategic priority. Together, we can help advance the research that will improve care for women before, during and after menopause—and across every stage of life. 

Please support my Cold Plunge Challenge with a donation. Every gift helps accelerate the discoveries women have waited far too long for. 

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What Perimenopause Has Taught Me!?

Wednesday 23rd Sep
Perimenopause has taught me that change doesn't always arrive with an announcement. Sometimes it happens quietly—through a restless night, a body that suddenly feels different, emotions that seem unfamiliar, or the realization that the things that used to work for me no longer do.

At first, I wanted answers. I wanted to know how to get my old body, energy and sense of predictability back.

But somewhere along the way, I realized that maybe the lesson wasn't about going back.

Maybe it was about learning to listen.

Perimenopause has taught me to pay attention to my body instead of fighting it, to care more about strength and health than perfection, to rest without feeling guilty, and to understand that getting older doesn't mean becoming less of who I am.

If anything, it has made me more curious about myself.

And perhaps that's what this stage of life is really about—not losing ourselves, but getting to know ourselves again.

Thank you to my supporters

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