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Channel 4 anchor man Krishnan Guru-Murthy, who was on the judging panel, said: “This book helped get a nationwide conversation going about menopause and captured the zeitgeist. It was cleverly marketed and nurtured by the publishing team through considerable obstacles. And the pairing of Davina McCall with Dr Naomi Potter was clever enough to produce an authoritative and useful yet entertaining book about an important and ignored subject.”
The guides on how to speak with a doctor as well as how to feel better in general were ones that I found most helpful in my very early stages and it prompted me to ask for what I need rather than just to suffer through. Those tests were clear, thankfully, but I dumped the compounded HRT and went cold turkey until a friend recommended Dr Louise Newson, a campaigning menopause specialist with a clinic in Stratford-upon-Avon employing 40 doctors and there’s still a three-month waiting list – most of the patients are women who have been refused HRT by their GPs. Dr Newson solved my problems in an instant and prescribed plant-based body-identical hormones, made from yams. These are also available on the NHS – micronised progesterone and transdermal oestrogen gel or patches – which the British Menopause Society says have “no or lower risk of breast cancer” compared to the old oral combined pills. I just wish my GP had told me about body-identical HRT in the first place. We’ve got this! Inspirational stories and menopausal facts. We are all menopausal warriors, no more hiding away, it’s part of our journey and it’s time we got the help we need #MakeMenopauseMatter I needed this book it has been full of proper knowledge and no beating around the bush we all need to have this book as a bumble in our homes and work places In collaboration with menopause expert Dr Naomi Potter, Davina McCall's new book Menopausing is a no shame guide to menopause, using real stories and the experiences of real women.
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This audiobook has been very useful for learning about the wide range of menopausal symptoms and the treatments available. I have definitely taken away useful information for when the time comes. For example, personally, it is useful for me to know that hypothyroidism can trigger early peri menopause. And, I knew very little about HRT. For too long, women have had to keep quiet about the menopause – its onset, its symptoms, its treatments – and what it means for us. Menopausing will build an empowered, supportive community to break this terrible silence once and for all. By exploring and explaining the science, debunking damaging myths, and smashing the taboos around the perimenopause and menopause, this book will equip women to make the most informed decisions about their health... and their lives. She said: “I think keeping your muscle strength is really important so strength training, which feels really counterproductive sometimes. For women of a certain age this is a godsend. It’s a wonderfully informative coffee table book (Yes! Put it on there! For far too long we have kept quiet about this subject!) that you can dip in and out of. It’s frank, it’s fascinating and it debunks so many of the horror stories around HRT. It covers the peri menopause in detail too, so the minute you get a hot flush, experience brain fog, feel like you’re going crazy, then you need to read this - you won’t feel so alone. That’s how this book has come about. We are going to tell you the truth, so you can make an informed decision about your life and your body … mic drop.
The menopause gave me my voice’: designer and campaigner Karen Arthur. Photograph: Claire Pepper/That's Not My Age Presenter, fitness guru, author and mother, Davina McCall is one of the UK's most loved TV personalities. Tying in with her healthy lifestyle, Davina has also released a number of healthy eating cookbooks. The more I found out, the more I got incensed by the ignorance, discrimination and disregard for older women’s quality of life. I’m now helping Dr Newson launch The Menopause Charity, and it turns out the safer body-identical HRT isn’t available in all parts of Britain. Micronised progesterone isn’t licensed on the NHS formulary in Scotland, Darlington, Doncaster and most regions in the north, while it’s much more easily available in London. It’s yet another injustice tossed on the pile.I really appreciate Davina McCall's dedication to breaking the silence surrounding perimenopause and menopause. She has made a significant contribution to raising awareness and inspiring women to understand their bodies better. However, while the book offers valuable insights, it fell short in a few critical areas for me. Helps women understand just what IS going on with their bodies through this second spring...and gives lots of advice
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