Our selection of non-fiction books to help you understand the perimenopause and menopause, and manage your symptoms. All free to borrow with your library card.
The Menopause Manifesto
Dr Jen Gunter
Menopause is puberty in reverse – a transition from one biological phase of ovarian function to another. It is no more a disease than being a man, and yet as women age the general societal view is largely negative and derogatory.
Dr Jen Gunter breaks down the patriarchal barriers surrounding menopause and exposes how society’s focus on what happens to women’s bodies has shaped and hindered treatment and understanding of menopause for years.
Menopausing
Davina McCall
Menopause affects every woman, and yet so many approach it with shame, fear, misinformation or silence. Why is no one talking about this? Who has the correct information? And how can we get it? That’s how this book has come about. We are going to tell you the truth, so you can make an informed decision about your life and your body. For too long, women have had to keep quiet about the menopause – its onset, its symptoms, its treatments – and what it means for us. ‘Menopausing’ will build an empowered, supportive community to break this terrible silence once and for all.
Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I’d Known About the Menopause
Naomi Watts
Hollywood star Naomi Watts opens up about the challenges she faced on reaching early menopause, providing a supportive, holistic guide based on the latest advice from hormone experts, doctors and nutritionists. Irreverent, bold and funny, ‘Dare I Say It’ is the companion every woman needs to inhabit the best version of themselves.
The Power Decade: How to Thrive After Menopause
Susan Sanders
The menopause for many women is a daunting time of change, of unexpected health challenges, of rollercoaster emotions and unprecedented shifts in how we feel physically and emotionally. But we emerge wiser than before, and stronger than we know. For many, the years immediately post-menopause bring other seismic changes too – empty nests, re-evaluated careers, losses and gains as individual as we are. The decade that takes us from our early 50s to early 60s is a time for us to take stock, to power ahead, to decide who we are and how we want to live as we face the future. The years immediately after the menopause are the most important for a woman’s health: the actions we take now will shape and define the rest of our lives.
Living Well Through the Menopause
Myra Hunter
A useful title to help women to live well through the menopause and to cope effectively with menopausal symptoms, using a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approach. It is based on a wealth of research, including randomised controlled trials of the MENOS intervention with over 1000 women, that has demonstrated the effectiveness of this approach specifically for menopausal symptoms – hot flushes, night sweats and also their impact on daily life.
Making Menopause Matter
Diane Danzebrink
The conversation around menopause has opened up; most of us understand what it means to go through the menopause, how it affects health and wellbeing and what we can do to manage difficult symptoms. Danzebrink was one of the first people to take up the fight to have menopause recognised and covered on the school PSHE curriculum and her campaigns have been critical to the way in which menopause is no longer seen as a shameful or trivial experience. Her book ‘Making Menopause Matter’ reminds us not only of what menopause is – of the scope, nature, and impact of symptoms and of how we can manage them – but also why it is important that we continue to campaign for access to support, enhanced understanding and an acceptance that it is not a seamless transition for many.
The Natural Menopause Method
Karen Newby
‘The Natural Menopause Method’ is a complete one-stop guide to the perimenopause and menopause, covering everything from recognising symptoms to managing relationships and understanding which treatments really work. Karen Newby takes a holistic approach to midlife and the biological and social challenges it throws at us.
The Definitive Guide to the Perimenopause & Menopause
Louise Newson
Menopause affects 51% of the population. Yet despite increased awareness in recent years, so much of the menopause remains a mystery. Here, Dr Louise Newson, the UK’s leading menopause specialist, breaks remaining taboos with the definitive guide to menopause.
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Owning Your Menopause
Kate Rowe-Ham
In ‘Owning Your Menopause’, Kate Rowe-Ham proves it’s possible to become fitter, calmer and stronger during menopause. Supported by her own personal menopause story and her experience as a personal trainer, Kate tells you everything you need to know to change your life for the better. Understanding and empowering, Kate’s positive voice will transform your attitude to exercise with habit-changing strategies to help you feel the benefits. Kate provides fitness plans – that really work – for all levels, as well as advice for every aspect of your life from alcohol and sugar consumption to mindfulness.
Preparing for the Perimenopause and Menopause
Louise Newson
Louise Newson is the UK’s leading menopause specialist, and she’s determined to help women thrive during the menopause. Despite being something that almost every woman will experience at some point in their lives, misdiagnosis, misinformation and stigma are commonplace. In ‘Preparing for the Perimenopause and Menopause’, Dr Newson will demystify the menopause and show why every woman should be perimenopause aware, regardless of their age.
The Complete Guide to the Menopause: Your Toolkit to Take Control and Achieve Life-Long Health
Dr Annice Mukherjee
Dr Annice Mukherjee went through the menopause at just 41, following a breast cancer diagnosis. She is a top UK hormone specialist with nearly 30 years of experience. In this book, she combines her medical expertise and personal experience to develop an essential menopause toolkit offering balanced, practical and comprehensive advice designed for our modern world.
The Menopause Brain
Dr Lisa Mosconi
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 centre stage. The decline of the hormone estrogen during menopause influences everything from body temperature to mood to memory, potentially paving the way for cognitive decline later in life. To conquer these challenges successfully, Mosconi brings us the latest approaches – explaining the role of cutting-edge hormone replacement therapies like ‘designer estrogens,’ hormonal contraception and key lifestyle changes encompassing diet, exercise, and self-care.
Deliciously Healthy Menopause
Severine Menem
Prepare for and take control of your menopause with targeted nutrition and nourishing recipes to manage hormonal fluctuations, minimise symptoms and optimize your physical and emotional health. This book offers an expertly tailored, nutrient-rich nutrition and lifestyle plan to balance hormones, maintain bone and tissue strength, and boost mood. It also addresses the key areas of nutrition that can influence menopausal symptoms, enabling readers to personalise their eating to suit their unique needs, and outlines the role lifestyle plays, covering stress, physical activity, and sleep.
The Feel Good Fix
Lavinia Mehta
‘The Feel Good Fix’ is specifically designed to improve your health in perimenopause, menopause and beyond, offering quick, fun and effective bitesize exercise, mind and lifestyle ‘snacks’ to feel good both physically and mentally. Balancing work, home, life and family pressures alongside the host of symptoms you might experience in menopause can be overwhelming, so personal trainer Lavina Mehta MBE’s advice in this book is anything but. Using the latest research, Lavina’s toolkit can have powerful effects on our energy levels, mood, and fitness in just 11 minutes a day.
Recipes for a Better Menopause
Federica Amati
‘Recipes for a Better Menopause’ will help you harness the power of food to optimise your health. Featuring Mediterranean-style dishes, from satisfying dinners to indulgent treats, the recipes are packed with nutrients, protein and essential vitamins to give your body the goodness it needs to thrive. Whether you want to combat sleeplessness, hot flushes and brain fog, or you simply want to feel better, physically and mentally, this book will give you the tools you need to transform your health.
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