Manage your menopause

October is World Menopause Month and while experiencing any of the 40+ symptoms can range from liberating to debilitating there is no need to go it alone. From factual, practical advice to personal accounts, there's a book here to help you navigate your way through “the change”.

The Good Menopause Guide by Liz Earle

As you’d expect from the well-being queen, this beautiful hardback is packed with 60 menopause-friendly recipes, alongside stunning food and lifestyle photography, and an abundance of holistic health advice. Having had a baby at 47, Liz was caught off-guard by the symptoms of menopause as many overlapped with those of being a new mum.

Still Hot! By Kaye Adams and Vicky Allan

Veteran broadcaster Adams and journalist Allan have pulled together 42 stories from the likes of make-up mogul Trinny Woodall to TV stars Lorraine Kelly, Kirsty Wark and Anthea Turner.  Cleverly grouped in categories such as rage, fog, grief, freedom, spark and pain, however you feel, you'll find someone here who has been through it too.

Cracking the Menopause: While Keeping Yourself Together by Mariella Frostrup and Alice Smellie

Legendary broadcaster Mariella Frostrup and journalist Alice Smellie have written a smart and funny book packed with first-hand experiences of the menopause from a host of different women. Fans include Hollywood A-listers Naomi Watts and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Preparing For The Perimenopause and Menopause by Dr Louise Newson

A passionate advocate of HRT, Dr Louise Newson explains all you need to know about symptoms and treatment options. Clearly and concisely, Newson answers the most frequently asked questions covering everything from sleep, sex, brain fog, and supplements to optimising exercise and nutrition for a better menopause.

The Hot Topic by Christa D’Souza

The former Editor-at-large of Tatler gets real in her warm, witty and wise book on menopause. D'Souza tells us what it was like for her, and what it might be like for you. She meets a bunch of menopausal nuns in San Francisco, goes hunter-gathering with the Hadza tribe in Tanzania and interviews experts from around the world to get the latest science. In her inimitable way D'Souza shares surprising silver linings to this key milestone of maturity resulting in a liberating, empowering and unexpectedly moving read.

Confessions of a Menopausal Woman by Andrea McLean

The well-known talk show host reveals her experience of early menopause at just 37. McLean also touches on the effects of her hysterectomy along with the psychological fallout of both. 

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