A transformational plan for women who find themselves struggling through their menopausal years and who may be experiencing sudden symptoms such as sleepless nights, irritable moods, unexplained anxiety, trouble retrieving words, weight gain, and hot flashes. The final thing you might notice during menopause is the effects of testosterone and progesterone depletion. Symptomatically this often looks like irritability, anxiety, poor sleep, low libido and motivation and an inability to put on muscle. This often requires giving additional support to the adrenal glands in the form of stress reducing activities and adrenal support supplements. But it was reading books to understand my cycle that got me there, and this book made me realize that maybe taking the same approach to menopause could make that a good experience for me, too. The fact that this book talks about balancing your hormones yourself and understanding what to do to heal the root cause of each symptom—that sealed the deal. Estrogen-supporting foods: flax seeds, sesame seeds, soy beans, garlic, dried apricots, dates, prunes, peaches, berries, cruciferous vegetables. First, let’s talk about what actually happens to women during menopause, because this is an often misunderstood time in women’s lives. As women approach midlife, sex hormone production slowly begins to decline over the course of 10-15 years, aka menopause!

Overall, I have mixed feelings about this book. I probably shouldn’t have read it all in one sitting, but I was so excited to learn and be empowered. I guess the truest summary is I loved the parts that match what I already believe: cortisol and insulin control most of what causes problems, and a lot of that can be fixed with fasting and being nicer to yourself. But the parts that I’m not already doing sounded hard and discouraging. After that, she goes into supporting your microbiome and detoxifying, which started to seem heavy, impossible, overwhelming, and depressing. And then she ends with living a less stressful life. The decline in estrogen often results in an increase in the tendency towards insulin resistance. So the weight loss habits that once worked for you in your 30’s may suddenly fall short. This means that menopausal women must implement lifestyle changes that adapt to the changes happening in their body, specifically giving more attention to managing blood sugar and insulin levels with fasting and diet, to avoid insulin resistance. The next chapter was eye-opening, as it talked about what foods to eat—and when—to support your hormone production. (If the first day you bleed is day 1, eat estrogen-supporting foods on days 12-14, then eat progesterone-supporting foods on days 21-28 (roughly PMS time).). The rest of the time, she recommends keeping net carbs (total carbs minus fiber) to under 50 grams per day and protein under 50 grams a day, and healthy fats 60% or more of your daily intake. Note: don’t stop eating vegetables to have fewer carbs! We need vegetables to process estrogen in a healthy way.I bought this e-book after watching several of Dr. Mindy’s videos on YouTube. I had really high hopes for this book but found that her recommendations for menopausal women were confusing and expensive.

How great would it feel to wake up feeling rested; have a brain that is calm, joyful, and clear; and to finally lose weight in an easy and sustainable way? The good news is that there is a way for you to do all of this and more. When I first heard about this book, I got really excited about it. Up to now, I’ve avoided reading or knowing anything about menopause. Unlike most women, I actually like my cycle. I’ve learned to work with it and be empowered by it, and I don’t want to lose it. This is so important, she recommends throwing the whole macronutrient-counting thing out the window in days 12-14 (estrogen) and 21-28 (progesterone).

As if from out of nowhere, you experience symptoms such as sleepless nights, irritable moods, unexplained anxiety, trouble retrieving words, and hot flashes. Your weight won’t budge, no matter how hard you try.

First, you should know that the Kindle version of this book is very poorly formatted. I am not sure why, but every word with ff in it has the ffs deleted. For example, effort = e ort. So annoying. The beginning of every chapter also has a weird thing where the first letter appears and the rest of the sentence is two lines below. And the resources at the end are just a mess. I am sure that the hard copy is fine, but the electronic version was brutal to read. As if from out of nowhere, you experience symptoms such as sleepless nights, irritable moods, unexplained anxiety, trouble retrieving words, and hot flashes. Your weight won't budge, no matter how hard you try. Nutrition and functional medicine expert and best-selling author Dr. Mindy Pelz has helped thousands of women just like you reset their health during their turbulent menopausal years. Join Dr. Mindy as she reconnects you to your more vibrant and youthful self.

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