Take control of your hormones before they take control of you

The Perimenopause Solution

Clear and informative, this is a book I'll be recommending to my friends

Emma's combination of research, knowledge and empathy helps make the confusing topic of perimenopause much easier to understand

Emma Bardwell (Author) Emma Bardwell is a registered nutritionist and health writer. Her evidence-based, no-nonsense approach has made her one of the go-to names in women's health and nutrition. She combines the most up-to-date research with a 360-degree lifestyle audit to help women optimise their well-being. Emma is deeply anti-fad and doesn't care for restriction, believing in positive rather than perfect nutrition. Shahzadi Harper (Author) Dr Shahzadi Harper is a GP and has now dedicated herself to women's hormonal well-being at The Harper Clinic in London. Dr Harper believes in managing the symptoms of the perimenopause from an early stage and is committed to optimising women's health and empowering them to make informed choices.

You are not going mad - it's your hormones! 
 
The perimenopause (the time leading up to the menopause) is often misunderstood. For some women, it lasts a few months; for others it consumes the best part of a decade. This transitional period can be a time of emotional turmoil, shifting priorities and physical changes: from hot flushes, insomnia, low mood and anxiety, to itchy skin, thinning hair, weight gain and loss of libido . . . to name just a few! Millions of women in their thirties and forties go through this without even realising they are perimenopausal. It's time they take back control. 
 
In The Perimenopause Solution, Dr Shahzadi Harper, a medical doctor specialising in women's health and Emma Bardwell, a registered nutritionist, provide a blueprint to help women find a new balance in this important phase of their lives, so they can be prepared, not scared. Akin to getting two expert consultations in one, this holistic and accessible guide combines practical, no-nonsense information on the physical and mental changes to expect, with powerful advice on managing symptoms and nutrition, as what you eat during the perimenopause can dramatically affect your experience of it. 
 
Expert-led and forward-thinking in its approach, The Perimenopause Solution will not just help you survive the journey towards the menopause - it will let you thrive.

Emma Bardwell

'My go-to for nutritionally balanced, great-tasting food'

'Easy and delicious ways to pack more protein, plants and fibre onto your plate'

Rosemary Ferguson, Functional Medicine Practitioner

'Everyone needs this book in their lives. Emma makes everything so deliciously simple; a beacon of light in a sometimes confusing world of nutrition'

'Forget fad diets – this is a way of eating for life'

Jaymie Moran, founder of Body Smart Fitness

How to eat more protein, plants and fibre to lose weight and feel great

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
The simple and sustainable route to weight loss. 
 
For many of us, losing weight can be a real battle - yo yo-ing from one extreme diet to another and never finding an approach that we can (and want to) apply long-term. 
 
Until now. The 30g Plan reveals that by balancing 30 plants a week with 30 grams of protein and fibre in our daily meals, we will not only lose weight easily but feel full and reap countless other health benefits too. 
 
Packed with delicious nutritionally complete recipes, meal planners, tips and tricks, let this book be your guide and introduction to a whole new way of eating to help you feel at your very best - for life. 
 
 
No. 7 Sunday Times bestseller, May 2025.

Emma Bardwell

Praise for The 30g Plan

'My go-to for nutritionally balanced, great-tasting food'

'Easy and delicious ways to pack more protein, plants and fibre onto your plate'

'Everyone needs this book in their lives. Emma makes everything so deliciously simple; a beacon of light in a sometimes confusing world of nutrition'

'My go-to for nutritionally balanced, great-tasting food'

'Easy and delicious ways to pack more protein, plants and fibre onto your plate'

'Everyone needs this book in their lives. Emma makes everything so deliciously simple; a beacon of light in a sometimes confusing world of nutrition'

'My go-to for nutritionally balanced, great-tasting food'

'Easy and delicious ways to pack more protein, plants and fibre onto your plate'

'Everyone needs this book in their lives. Emma makes everything so deliciously simple; a beacon of light in a sometimes confusing world of nutrition'

Books by Emma Bardwell

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