Women Health Menopause

Filling a gaping hole in menopause care, everything a woman needs to know to thrive during her hormonal transition and beyond, as well as the tools to help her take charge of her health at this pivotal life stage—by the bestselling author of The Galveston Diet.

THE FITNESS BOOK FOR WOMEN WHO AREN'T BUYING THE "GENTLE YOGA & GIVE UP" APPROACH TO AGING Society expects you to get weaker with age. This book expects you to get stronger out of spite. Let's be honest: most fitness advice for women over 50 basically amounts to "Don't fall and break a hip, dear." As if the moment we hit menopause, we should trade our dumbbells for knitting needles and accept our new role as fragile decorative objects. Louise Harper calls BS on all of that. In Fitness Over 50 for Women: Building Muscle After Menopause, Harper delivers the no-nonsense truth: the strongest ...

For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was the medically approved way to alleviate menopausal symptoms (ranging from hot flushes to brain fog) and reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, and osteoporosis. But when a large study by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) announced, with national fanfare, that women taking HRT had an increased risk of breast cancer, women were scared off, and the treatment was abandoned.

Menopause and perimenopause are still a black box to most doctors, leaving patients exasperated as they grapple with symptoms ranging from hot flashes to insomnia to brain fog. As a leading neuroscientist and women’s brain health specialist, Dr. Mosconi unravels these mysteries by revealing how menopause doesn’t just impact the ovaries—it’s a hormonal show in which the brain takes center stage.

How to Menopause answers all the questions you’ve been too nervous to ask, and brings you into a conversation with millions of other women. Together, we can embrace a stronger, sexier self at every stage of midlife–from perimenopause through menopause and into our "bolden" years.

Restore your health and wellbeing with a powerful combination of fasting and holistic lifestyle practices. Are you ready to feel empowered and take control of your health and wellness, even if you’re over 50? Do you want to lose weight, increase your stamina, and look years younger? You might have tried other weight loss programs, but they only made you think more about food because you felt restricted… causing you to retreat to your old unhealthy eating habits. Don’t lose hope… there’s a type of lifestyle (yes, not a diet) that will allow you to lose weight without having to ...

A 2022 study from SWAN (Study of Women's Health Across the Nation) showed that Black Women reach menopause almost a year earlier than White women, and often have worse symptoms. As well as the hot flashes, trouble sleeping, and hair thinning, Black Women were found to be less likely to receive adequate support and treatments.

More than 80% of women worldwide struggle with hormone imbalances, and many don’t even realize hormones are the real problem when it comes to their basic health and happiness. Women start on a rollercoaster of hormone changes from puberty onwards. Monthly menses, pregnancies and childbirth, and then perimenopause and menopause are bad enough…but we are also contending with a range of further complications that mess our bodies up hormonally. Unhealthy foods, toxic chemicals, hectic lifestyles, and more all add to the mix.

The Menopause Metabolism Solution is the science-backed, refreshingly honest, and often hilarious guide to one of the most frustrating—and least understood—transitions in a woman’s life. If weight gain, energy crashes, poor sleep, or mood swings have suddenly appeared in midlife, you’re not broken—your metabolism has changed. And it’s not your fault. This book delivers a revolutionary message: the metabolic changes of perimenopause and menopause aren’t personal failures—they’re biological adaptations to shifting hormones, especially estrogen. Rather than pushing women to ...

As if from out of nowhere, you experience symptoms such as sleepless nights, irritable moods, unexplained anxiety, trouble retrieving words, and hot flashes. Your weight won't budge, no matter how hard you try. How great would it feel to wake up feeling rested; have a brain that is calm, joyful, and clear; and to finally lose weight in an easy and sustainable way? The good news is that there is a way for you to do all of this and more.

Menopause. It shouldn’t be a dirty word, especially as virtually half of the population will go through it at some point in their lives. It is a part of womanhood we can't avoid, so it’s about time we talk about it, embrace it, and be honest with ourselves and others about our unique journeys. Not only will sharing and discussing our concerns, questions, and laughable moments help our fellow menopausal sisters learn and relate, but younger women will feel guided and prepared for what is yet to come.

Embark on an enlightening journey through menopause with 'A Black Woman's Guide to Menopause' - a comprehensive and insightful book tailored specifically for Black women. This guide offers a unique blend of medical expertise, cultural understanding, and personal empowerment, making it an indispensable resource for navigating this significant life transition.

The last 60 years of dietary advice, warning women to avoid fat, have actually worsened women’s health. If you’re approaching menopause, in menopause, or are interested in improving your health naturally, here is a book that explains the history of menopause, the evolutionary benefits of this life event, and how to eat the right foods to help you enjoy what should be the longest and most fulfilling part of your life.

There’s not enough talk around women’s health, and what little there is rarely helps. Women are routinely warned, lectured, or threatened about their health. Or they are ignored, dismissed, or shamed. But they are rarely empowered. And empowerment, more than anything, is what women—and women of color, in particular—need. Grown Woman Talk is for every woman who has felt marginalized or overwhelmed by a healthcare system that has become more impersonal, complex, and difficult to navigate than ever.

Are you struggling with stubborn belly fat, brain fog, hot flashes, or fatigue that just won’t go away—no matter how healthy you try to be? This isn’t your fault. Your hormones are shifting, and your body is changing. But that doesn’t mean you’re powerless.

Strong skeletal muscle drives healthy longevity yet too often women in particular neglect this important measure of fitness. Indeed, more than 70% of women experience musculoskeletal symptoms like joint pain, muscle loss, and reduced bone density as they enter perimenopause and menopause. These symptoms—what Dr. Vonda Wright refers to as the "musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause"—can often set us up for osteoporosis, osteopenia, broken bones, increasingly limited mobility, and reduced independence later in life. That trend stops now.

Are you tired of battling menopause symptoms and feeling like your body is a puzzle missing crucial pieces? Unlock the Magic of whole foods with easy-to-make recipes to bid farewell to menopause woes, and start the journey to a vibrant YOU! Do hot flashes, weight gain, fatigue, and brain fog make you wish you could turn back time? Are you searching for a holistic approach to wellness tailored to women over 40?

Exhausted from battling the frustrating symptoms of menopause? Take control of your health and reclaim the vibrant life you crave! Are you battling stubborn weight gain that seems impossible to lose? Do hot flashes and sleepless nights leave you feeling drained and exhausted? Are mood swings and low energy robbing you of the vitality you once enjoyed? Lara West, a dedicated researcher and advocate for women's health, has walked in your shoes.

Dr. Christiane Northrup's number-one New York Times best seller The Wisdom of Menopause has inspired more than a million women with a dramatically new vision of midlife - and will continue to do so for generations to come. As Dr. Northrup has championed, the "change" is not simply a collection of physical symptoms to be "fixed", but a mind-body revolution that brings the greatest opportunity for growth since adolescence. The choices a woman makes now have the power to secure vibrant health and well-being for the rest of her life.

At thirty-six, Naomi Watts had just completed filming King Kong and was trying to start a family when she was told that she was on the brink of menopause. It is estimated that seventy-five million women in the United States are currently dealing with menopause symptoms (dry itchy skin, raging hormones, night sweats), and yet the very word “menopause” continues to be associated with stigma and confusion. With so little information, many women feel unprepared, ashamed, and deeply alone when the time comes. This is the book Naomi Watts wishes she had when she first started experiencing symptoms.