Books

Recommended reads for women navigating midlife and beyond.

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The New Menopause

by Mary Claire Haver · 2024

Dr. Mary Claire Haver delivers a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to perimenopause and menopause — hormones, nutrition, sleep, strength training, and mental health.

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The Menopause Manifesto

by Jen Gunter · 2021

Dr. Jen Gunter cuts through menopause misinformation with science, humor, and feminist fire. Tackles HRT, bone health, cardiovascular risk, and medical neglect of menopausal women.

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The Menopause Diet Plan

by Hillary Wright, Elizabeth Ward · 2021

A registered dietitian and a nutrition counselor lay out an evidence-based eating plan to manage menopause symptoms, reduce disease risk, and maintain a healthy weight during and after the transition.

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The Galveston Diet

by Mary Claire Haver · 2023

Dr. Mary Claire Haver’s anti-inflammatory nutrition plan designed specifically for menopausal women, addressing the hormonal drivers of midlife weight gain that conventional diets ignore.

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WomanCode

by Alisa Vitti · 2013

Functional nutritionist Alisa Vitti explains the female endocrine system and offers a plan for balancing hormones through food, lifestyle, and cycle syncing. Valuable for perimenopause.

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Roar: How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Unique Female Physiology

by Stacy Sims · 2016

Exercise physiologist Dr. Stacy Sims revolutionizes women’s sports nutrition and training with her mantra: women are not small men. Essential reading for any active woman wanting to train smarter through hormonal changes.

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Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond

by Stacy Sims, Selene Yeager · 2022

Dr. Stacy Sims applies her female physiology expertise specifically to the menopausal transition, with training and nutrition protocols designed to maintain strength, power, and athletic performance through and beyond menopause.

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Younger Next Year for Women

by Chris Crowley, Henry Lodge · 2007

The science of how exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle choices can reverse the biological clock. A doctor and his patient make the compelling case that most of what we think of as aging is actually decay from disuse — and it is reversible.

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The Longevity Paradox

by Steven Gundry · 2019

Dr. Gundry explores how to grow older without getting old, focusing on gut bacteria, plant-based nutrition, and the surprising enemies of longevity. Practical strategies for thriving in the second half of life.

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The Hormone Fix

by Anna Cabeca · 2019

Triple-board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Anna Cabeca’s keto-alkaline approach to balancing hormones, losing weight, and optimizing health through and after menopause. Combines nutrition science with hormonal expertise.

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Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating

by Christy Harrison · 2019

Registered dietitian and journalist Christy Harrison dismantles diet culture — the harmful system that profits from women’s food anxiety — and presents intuitive eating as a radical, evidence-based alternative. Especially relevant during menopause when diet-culture pressure often intensifies.

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Younger: A Breakthrough Program to Reset Your Genes, Reverse Aging, and Turn Back the Clock 10 Years

by Sara Gottfried · 2017

Dr. Sara Gottfried presents her epigenetics-based program for reversing biological aging through targeted nutrition, supplements, exercise, and stress management. A practical guide for women wanting to take control of how they age.

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Super Woman Rx

by Taz Bhatia · 2017

Integrative physician Dr. Taz Bhatia identifies five ‘power types’ among women and tailors nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle recommendations to each — an individualized approach to hormonal health that accounts for the unique ways different women experience midlife.

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