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The New Menopause

The New Menopause

Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power and the Facts

Summary

THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Menopause is inevitable. Suffering through it is not.


This is the empowering approach that pioneering women’s health advocate Dr Mary Claire Haver takes for women in the midst of hormonal change in The New Menopause. A comprehensive, authoritative book of science-backed information and lived experience, it covers every woman's needs, including:
  • Changes in your appearance and sleep patterns, neurological, musculoskeletal, psychological and sexual issues, and a comprehensive A to Z toolkit of science-backed options for coping with symptoms.
  • What to do to mediate the risks associated with your body's natural drop in oestrogen production, including for diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and weight gain.
  • How to advocate for yourself and prepare for visits to the doctor, including questions to ask and how to insist on whole-life care.
  • The very latest research on the benefits and side effects of hormone replacement therapy.
Arming women with the power to secure vibrant health and well-being for the rest of their lives, The New Menopause is sure to become the bible of midlife wellness for present and future generations.

'An informative and important book exploring the still relatively uncharted waters of hormonal transition. Dr Mary Clare Haver has been a pioneering voice on menopause in the US and her no nonsense approach combined with genuine expertise makes for a readable and illuminating guide. If you’ve got questions about menopause there’s answers a plenty to be found in these pages.' - Mariella Frostrup, author of Cracking the Menopause

Reviews

  • [An]enlightening guide . . . readers will welcome the affirming tone and the attention paid to less-discussed symptoms . . . It’s an informative manual on an important yet under-discussed health matter.
    Publishers Weekly

About the author

Mary Claire Haver

Dr Mary Claire Haver is a board-certified OB/GYN, a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, a Certified Menopause Provider and the founder of Mary Claire Wellness, a private medical practice that focuses on women in midlife. Her bestselling book, The Galveston Diet, is based on the groundbreaking nutritional protocol she developed as an online subscriber programme for women going through perimenopause and menopause. Her second book, The New Menopause, was an instant number one New York Times bestseller. Dr Haver lives with her husband and two daughters in Galveston, Texas.
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