Hurdity, agreed, it is also very wise to keep alcohol consumption and bmi within the recommended limits.
I feel very healthy with the diet/lifestyle that I have chosen.
I have not eaten animals for almost 30 years, but in the last two years I have reduced coffee intake to 1-2 cups in morning only, raised my omega 3 intake, my bmi is in the middle of the recommended bracket, alcohol is maybe a couple of glasses of wine at weekends which are both well within recommended levels. I also do not have much dairy at all, very rarely. Possibly when I am in a restaurant and a sauce happens to have a bit of milk but I never have at home and I also have very good energy levels. My sleep has really improved in the last year too. I did get night sweats about a year after last period, but always slept well before these.
My menopause symptoms have been very short lived. 2 years and peaked in the middle.
We are all very different and make different choices, but I think we all know our own bodies the best and what works for us. X