It provides balanced information about the treatment, plus it explains all about the role of hormones and how they work in different areas of your body. Do not become alarmed when you experience yourself in totally new ways,” sighs Grandmother Growth tenderly. “You are changing, getting ready to be initiated into the third stage of your life. Are you ready for the ride of your life? – Susun Weed, author of Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way I think menopause gets a really bad rap and needs a bit of a rebranding. I don’t think we have in our society a great example of an aspirational menopausal woman. — Gwyneth Paltrow You can either laugh about it or cry about it. The choice is yours. Crying about it doesn’t help. I’ve done so much of that, and can honestly say, it only makes me feel worse. But laughing, that lightens the mood and make me feel like things aren’t as bad as they seem.

Buy New Menopausal Years: The Wise Woman Way, Alternative Approaches for Women 30–90 here 9. Dear Menopause, I Do Not Fear You! A Modern Woman’s Guide to Thriving Through Midlife by Soma Mandal, MD (2019)This is the classic book on herbal remedies for menopause symptoms, starting at perimenopause and going right through postmenopause and beyond Have you tried keto, paleo or low-carb?” One will ask, as they nibble on a carb,“I did, but then I had to curb my cravings for cheese, even though I am convinced its giving me knobbly knees.”

As women age, they often find, Their bodies change, and not in kind, Menopause hits, and they’re resigned, To weight gain that’s difficult to unwind. I associate laughter with youthfulness, and when I laugh, I feel young again. That’s one of the benefits of laughing. Our mothers were largely silent about what happened to them as they passed through this midlife change. But a new generation of women has already started to break the wall of silence. – Trisha PosneBuy The Change: Women, Ageing and the Menopause here 4. The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science, History, and Meaning of Menopause by Susan P. Mattern (2019) But let’s not dwell on all of that. We’re strong and brave, we’re where it’s at, We’ve lived our lives, we’ve earned this time, We’ll face menopause with wit and rhyme. Historian Susan Mattern explores menopause through the ages, and in the process reclaims it as something positive—a new way of living and contributing to society. Menopause is normal, and it’s how we perceive it that determines the outcome. If we are negative, complaining about it all the time, we will soon become depressed. Our bodies and minds will reflect that toxicity. A study says owning a dog makes you 10 years younger. My first thought was to rescue two more, but I don’t want to go through menopause again. – Joan Rivers