The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health, and Happiness

Once I had read they recommend that most fat intake should be from vegetable - including corn, soy and canola - oils I paused. Have these ladies read any research on how harmful excessive omega-6 in your body can be? That they cause chronic inflammation? I am really hesitant whether I want to read the rest. One star, clearly. For dietitians, to be so behind on fundamental research?

If you already know the basics of a healthy diet, there is no reason to purchase this book. If you come to it looking for, say, what you might eat or avoid to get a decent night’s sleep, you’re not going to find anything different from advice you would get from any other reputable source. The diet plan represents a healthy diet. Nothing specific to menopause. If you’re new to reading about nutrition or know nothing at all about menopause, this is probably a good beginning.

Let me just say, this books speaks my language.Elizabeth and Hilary have created a Menopause handbook for you that recognizes all of the symptoms and emotions that women experience from peri-menopause through menopause. I was both surprised and encouraged by their point: "It’s quite possible that you will live up to half of your years after menopause, so why not try to be the best version of yourself right now and in the future?” I'd never thought of it that way, but truly, many women spend 30 or 40 years living - after menopause.What I love about the book is that the authors repeatedly recognize that women experience menopause differently with a variety of symptoms, some less or more severe. The fact that every woman’s experience is unique is important. There’s something very freeing to read about other women’s experiences and the data that shows that many women have some of the same struggles, and…it’s all normal.This book is filled with practical and reassuring tips (hello Mediterranean DASH diet) that will help you accept this time in your life, and will simply make life easier and happier. If you are a woman between the ages of 40 and 65, order a copy of this valuable resource!

I thought I’d be getting insights and info that were very specific to menopause. This is a basic “healthy-ish” diet that claims to support a plant based diet based on evidence, but doesn’t provide much in the way of plant based recipes. And the structured plans have fairly low amounts of fruits and veggies, *especially* given the use of the phrase “plant based”. There didn’t seem to be much directly related to menopause except “over 50 years old, focus more on protein to lose weight” and how some nutrient needs change with age. This could have been a book titled “How to Live Somewhat More Healthfully than the Average American of Any Age”. Truly I was just looking for inspiration to up my game as a 50 something plant based eater. This book wasn’t it for me.

This book came out at a perfect time for me. It has been so insightful and has provided me with some much needed guidance about menopause. It gives a very clear and fundamental understanding of healthy eating for menopause. It is so beneficial to read about the steps you can take in your life to help with the process of menopause and understanding what your body goes through during this rollercoaster of a time.

I urge all women to read this book, whether peri, menopausal or post. It will serve as solid reinforcement of any questions or concerns you may have on any changes you may be experiencing, backed up with numerous current studies and facts. Take from it what you will, but the book is a big picture look at how to live your most healthy version of yourself. Enjoy.

Menopause has come and gone, but I still find the information in this well-written book so helpful. Like my mother, my weight gain began several years after menopause; the way Wright and Ward present information on this topic and others is well-researched, accessible and reassuring. I know I'm hearing from women who live this advice, not just write about it. Have already given copies to a couple of post-menopausal friends. Thank you!

I highly recommend this book. So much more than just diet information. I wish I would have found this 7 years ago when I was in peri-menopause. Great information on what happens to your body and how to function while in the stages of menopause.

Very disappointed with this book. Doesn’t really tell you anything you didn’t already know (eat healthily, exercise regularly and drink in moderation). The book is only centred on the US (lots of statistics about US women) and all the recipes are in cups with no conversion chart. Also no pictures of the recipes. I think most people could get what this book tells you for free on the internet.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this extremely well research book. I have always been a believer in eating a balanced diet but this book takes it an extra step forward and really explains why certain things are beneficial and why other things might be more of a myth. Now, I could understand that it might seem frustrating to some as there is no such a thing as a quick fix when it comes to weight loss in menopause. And I think that is why did book is such a true gem. It is down to the individual to make small and steady changes and over a period of time this will manifest in a healthy abundant life where I believe weight loss is a byproduct. I love the down-to-earth approach by these authors and between them they bring such a vast array of experience into the book that is just wonderful. This is definitely a practical guide. No-nonsense. No fat diets. Great expert advise! I’d highly recommend if you want to go a bit deeper into making changes for a healthy future.

Fax I could’ve found somewhere else