How to Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better Than Before | 
pickThis was alright.The author is a good communicator and personable. I like the range of topics she touched on. It is clearly written. I think having a doctor co-author would‘ve been a good idea. If you‘re going to read only one book to prepare yourself for what‘s coming with peri, menopause and post menopause this isn‘t the one. I don‘t really care how famous people handle menopause. It‘s always good to know you‘re not alone.
“Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas, a gynecologist, no less, confessed that she didn‘t realize she was in perimenopause until she seriously thought about killing her husband. “ Should I poison him?” She wondered. “How can I make him go away?” This was a man she loved deeply, who had done nothing to provoke her.”
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The three kinds of exercise to work into rotation.
1. Moderate-Intensity Cardio (not intense)
2. Strength Training
3. Balance, Flexibility, and Mindful Movement - Do
what you enjoy. Walking, Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates, competitive sports, etc.
“There are so many reasons for you to try to have something green at every meal. Sauté some spinach with your eggs or put kale in your smoothie; think beyond lettuce and put kale, arugula, spinach, and/or radicchio in your salads; serve dinner with roasted Brussels sprouts, sautéed broccoli rabe, steamed green beans, or a side of slaw- all drizzled with plenty of extra-virgin olive oil, naturally!”
“The main difference between dementia and brain fog is how they affect our mental abilities over time. Dementia causes gradual decline in cognitive function, whereas brain fog doesn‘t get worse over the long term. With brain fog, you might have both good and bad days, but it consistently impairs your cognitive abilities to a similar extent each time.”
“So many reach out to me with three words that are all too familiar: “I miss sleep!!”. The numbers are staggering. Between 39 and 47 percent of women in peri menopause have problems sleeping or staying a sleep. And once they are post menopausal, the upper range jumps to 60 percent.”
Oh yeah! Sleep is how I stay sane. It‘s been a wild ride.
“A prescription for antidepressants, by the way, is the most common response to women in menopause. “People are so deathly afraid of prescribing hormones,” according to Dr. Stephanie Faubion. “A lot of women, unfortunately, who are going to their doctors because of hot flashes and night sweats are getting slapped on antidepressants.”
It looks like a good over-view of what‘s coming and possibly coming with menopause. I like the way it‘s laid out. It‘s straight forward and to the point. I‘ll rate when done.
Halle Berry is using her platform as a Hollywood A-lister to start the conversation about the lack of awareness and knowledge surrounding menopause.
I watched this excellent interview with Hasan Minhaj (https://youtu.be/wcgN_X-GWR0) and she posted about this just-released book on her social media.
