Thriving Through Perimenopause and Menopause: A Woman's Complete Guide

You are not imagining it, and you are not too young.The sleep that stopped working. The heat that arrives in the middle of a meeting. The mood that turns on you for no reason you can name. Most women arrive in this decade with no preparation at all, and the first thing many of them are told is that their numbers look normal.This is a practical, plain-spoken guide to the years before and after your last period - written to be used rather than read once.Inside: - What is actually happening to estrogen, progesterone and cortisol, and why the symptoms arrive in waves rather than a straight line- Sleep: what works for menopausal insomnia specifically, and why the standard advice falls short- Hot flashes and night sweats - non-hormonal options, hormonal ones, and how to think clearly about the trade-offs- The thyroid symptoms that get blamed on menopause, and the test worth asking for- Eating for a body that handles protein, fiber and blood sugar differently than it used to- Strength training for bone density - the part most women skip, and the part that matters most after 50- The mood and anxiety changes nobody warns you about, and how to tell a rough month from something that needs help- Preventive care through your forties and fifties: what to screen for, and whenIt also opens with something most books in this category leave out: a short section on the symptoms that call for a doctor rather than a lifestyle change - including the one kind of bleeding that is never normal at any age.No miracle protocol. Nothing you have to buy. Where the evidence is strong, this book says so. Where it is thin - and in this field it often is - it says that too.For informational purposes only; not a substitute for care from your own clinician.