Menopause Science

The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women's bodies, and it's no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Menopause is not a disease - it's a planned change, like puberty. And just like puberty, we should be educated on what's to come years in advance, rather than the current practice of leaving people on their own with bothersome symptoms and too much conflicting information.

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.

The Science of Menopause is an informative, practical, and engaging guide to understanding what happens to women's health from your 40s onwards. Menopause is not just about hot flushes, and it isn't something to "sail through" or pretend it isn't happening. Featuring the latest research, The Science of Menopause tells you everything you need to know about what menopause is, the symptoms to watch out for, and the treatments that may be able to help.

As we understand more each day about what hormone changes mean for women's long-term health, there is an urgent need for an evidence-based book that helps women understand what is happening to them so that they can make informed decisions. Should you take HRT? How common is early menopause? What causes brain fog? Can herbal supplements help? Featuring the latest research, The Science of Menopause tells you everything you need to know about menopause is, the symptoms to watch out for, and the treatments that may be able to help.

A compelling defense of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and empowering women to make informed decisions about their health.

Menopause and perimenopause are still baffling 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.

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.

Health is more than the absence of disease. Fitness is the fountain of youth. Dr. Richards provides extraordinary insight into health and fitness with life-changing, transformational guidance. Jeffrey Kuhlman, MD, MPH White House Physician for 16 years, and Physician to President Obama 2009-2013 Dr. Mark Richards' fascinating and fully referenced book shines a spotlight on how unbalanced hormone activity caused by our exposure to powerful Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals has created the chronic diseases that are destroying us. This book contains urgently needed education for the public and ...

It’s time to change the way we think about menopause. While medicine and popular culture fixate on menopause as a decline of women’s bodies and minds, we can choose to honor and embrace the powerful gifts that come to us in our elder years. With Making Sense of Menopause, this renowned women’s health practitioner offers a powerful and practical guide to experiencing perimenopause and menopause as a natural gateway into the next vital, exciting, and meaningful phase of our lives.

Are menopause symptoms disrupting your life? Find out how to lose weight, eliminate symptoms, and get your body and mind back. Menopause can feel chaotic. You probably feel that your body and mind are out of control. There’s lots of advice and unrealistic promises about menopausal symptoms. Much of it is designed to promote particular products or create startling headlines or a great social media post. People don’t care about truth and what is effective as long as it sells.

This book offers clarity amidst the confusion from understanding the physiological changes to navigating the emotional rollercoaster. This guide provides invaluable insights for women at every stage of this journey. Equipped with proven strategies, you'll confidently navigate the ups and downs of this journey, emerging on the other side stronger, healthier, and vibrantly alive.

Welcome to menopause, where everything you thought you knew about your body changed overnight. You’re always hot (unless of course you’re freezing cold), you’re moodier than ever, sleep seems like a distant memory, and your skin is forming “age spots.” You can’t help but wonder, Is this it? Thankfully, no. Weight-loss life coach Pahla Bowers is here to help with a radically simple and powerful method to flip the script on menopause—by adjusting how you think. Pahla teaches how to target Really Unhelpful Thoughts (RUTs), to shed extra pounds, and stay healthy.

Menopause doesn’t have to be a buzzkill. Discover the fun, fabulous, and freeing next act of your life story! Remember when puberty hit and everything seemed confusing? That whole awkward phase when you thought braces were the worst and pimples were the epitome of life’s cruelty? Well, say hello to its sophisticated older sister: Menopause! This time, instead of zits, growth spurts, and teenage angst, you’re contending with hot flashes, rogue chin hairs, and the infamous “meno belly.”

After 20 years of private obstetrics and gynecological practice, there’s nothing Dr. Jackie Walters hasn’t seen. And now, in her new audiobook, the widely-adored OB-GYN invites you to put your feet in the stirrups and investigate. Whether she’s covering libido, contraceptives, labiaplasty, or fertility, Dr. Jackie educates listeners with her characteristic grace and pragmatism. Both funny and informative, she brings you on a quest through the female reproductive system - answering all the burning (and itching, and smelling...) questions you’ve always been afraid to ask.

Understanding estrogen - its function and interplay with all your other hormones and body systems - is key to a healthy, vibrant life. But far too many women remain unaware of the benefits of estrogen, and how it can be supplemented in natural, bioidentical form. This audiobook, written by an expert in the field of OB-GYN and integrative medicine, offers an authoritative yet accessible approach to hormonal health. In The Good News About Estrogen, Dr. Uzzi Reiss draws upon the most up-to-date scientific research, as well as women’s stories from his decades of practice.

Embracing Menopause: Unveiling the Path to Renewed Health and Joy is your guide to navigating the challenges of menopause. If you have doubts about managing symptoms or fear the impact on your relationships, this book offers personal stories and insights to ease your concerns. It covers nutrition, exercise, mindfulness, and self-care, providing solutions to make menopause a journey of growth and joy. Your feedback can help others too.

This audiobook goes far beyond hot flashes and gets to the very heart of the midlife journey, helping women find their unique voice and speak their truth in an era of #MeToo and #ChurchToo. Coming alongside listeners as a wise spiritual guide, pastor and theologian Cheryl Bridges Johns identifies seven key developmental "tasks" of menopause and gives practical ways women can embrace each one. She encourages women to view these tasks as gifts as they experience the remarkable physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation that occurs in this stage of life.

Women go through various life stages, with each moment bringing a new set of challenges and opportunities. Yet we rarely speak openly about these, or share our knowledge and solutions with each other. We use euphemisms to describe periods rather than saying the word. We don't acknowledge leakages or admit that we don't know how to find our pelvic floor or even what it does. We buy trendy sports bras without thinking how they work for breast health or exercise performance. We see young women giving up exercise in their teens to the detriment of their health at an older age.

Navigate perimenopause and menopause with confidence. Feeling overwhelmed by the emotional rollercoaster ride, from irritability to sadness to moments of intense anxiety? Tossing and turning at night with insomnia, or battling unexpected hot flashes that leave you searching for cool relief? Having difficulty concentrating, and your memory seems to be playing tricks on you due to brain fog?

Having your period is messy, makes you sore (like being hit by a train), and is emotionally draining and irritating, not to mention highly inconvenient! Many women and young girls are embarrassed by the process of menstruation, but everybody goes through it.