The New Menopause

Informationen zum Autor Mary Claire Haver, MD , is a board-certified OB/GYN, a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, a Certified Menopause Provider, and the founder of Mary Claire Wellness, a private medical practice that focuses on women in midlife. Her bestselling book, The Galveston Diet, is based on the groundbreaking nutritional protocol she developed as an online subscriber program for women going through perimenopause and menopause. She lives in Galveston, Texas. Klappentext #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Take charge of your health with this invaluable guide to everything a woman needs to know about menopause during her hormonal transition and beyondby the bestselling author of The Galveston Diet. A NEW YORK POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Menopause is inevitable, but suffering through it is not ! This is the empowering approach to self-advocacy that pioneering women's health advocate Dr. Mary Claire Haver takes for women in the midst of hormonal change in The New Menopause . A sweeping, authoritative book of science-backed information and lived experience, it covers every woman's needs: • From changes in your appearance and sleep patterns to neurological, musculoskeletal, psychological, and sexual issues, a comprehensive A to Z toolkit of science-backed options for coping with symptoms. • What to do to mediate the risks associated with your body's natural drop in estrogen production, including for diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and weight gain. • How to advocate and prepare for annual midlife wellness visits, including questions for your doctor and how to insist on whole life care. • The very latest research on the benefits and side effects of hormone replacement therapy . The bible of midlife wellness, The New Menopause arms women with the power to secure vibrant health and well-being for the rest of their lives. Leseprobe Chapter 1 It's Not All in Your Head We know our bodies; we know when something physically has changed. At age forty-seven, I was told by a gynecologist that perimenopause isn't real and was asked if I had a psychiatrist. I was told by my former doctor that women use menopause as an excuse to gain weight and that it's not real. I was told that it's all in your head. Welcome to your new normal. It's discouraging to not be taken seriously. Consulted my ob-gyn about perimenopause and mood swings, sexual interest. She blew me off and said I was too young for menopause. The migraines are a new symptom. I have only had them a few times, but they were debilitating. My doctor suggests I take Tylenol and lie down. I would prefer to address the cause and not just the symptom. Dr. said it wasn't perimenopause if I wasn't having hot flashes. I had to go to an ob-gyn and three cardiologists before I found one who believed me and had knowledge that it could be linked to hormonal changes. I was sent for a full blood screening and thyroid testing. All tests came back with good results, so my complaints were not addressed further. Still suffering. That's just a small sampling of comments shared on my social media and in a research study on women's experiences with menopausal symptoms. The study, published in the Journal of Women's Health in 2023, sought to understand what kind of support a patient felt she was getting from her healthcare providers (and how that support could be improved). Overwhelmingly, the responses revealed substandard care and weak support. Many patients felt invalidated or reported that they hadn't been provided with any help or even given access to information that would allow them to understand the cause of their symptoms. My informal survey on m...

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Mary Claire Haver, MD, is a board-certified OB/GYN, a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, a Certified Menopause Provider, and the founder of Mary Claire Wellness, a private medical practice that focuses on women in midlife. Her bestselling book, The Galveston Diet, is based on the groundbreaking nutritional protocol she developed as an online subscriber program for women going through perimenopause and menopause. She lives in Galveston, Texas.

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Take charge of your health with this invaluable guide to everything a woman needs to know about menopause during her hormonal transition and beyond—by the bestselling author of The Galveston Diet.

A NEW YORK POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Menopause is inevitable, but suffering through it is not! This is the empowering approach to self-advocacy that pioneering women’s health advocate Dr. Mary Claire Haver takes for women in the midst of hormonal change in The New Menopause. A sweeping, authoritative book of science-backed information and lived experience, it covers every woman’s needs:

• From changes in your appearance and sleep patterns to neurological, musculoskeletal, psychological, and sexual issues, a comprehensive A to Z toolkit of science-backed options for coping with symptoms.
• What to do to mediate the risks associated with your body’s natural drop in estrogen production, including for diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and weight gain.
• How to advocate and prepare for annual midlife wellness visits, including questions for your doctor and how to insist on whole life care.
• The very latest research on the benefits and side effects of hormone replacement therapy.

The bible of midlife wellness, The New Menopause arms women with the power to secure vibrant health and well-being for the rest of their lives.

Leseprobe
**Chapter 1

It’s Not All in Your Head**

“We know our bodies; we know when something physically has changed.”

“At age forty-seven, I was told by a gynecologist that perimenopause isn’t real and was asked if I had a psychiatrist.”

“I was told by my former doctor that women use menopause as an excuse to gain weight and that it’s not real.”

“I was told that it’s all in your head.”

“Welcome to your new normal.”

“It’s discouraging to not be taken seriously.”

“Consulted my ob-gyn about perimenopause and mood swings, sexual interest. She blew me off and said I was too young for menopause.”

“The migraines are a new symptom. I have only had them a few times, but they were debilitating. My doctor suggests I take Tylenol and lie down. I would prefer to address the cause and not just the symptom.”

“Dr. said it wasn’t perimenopause if I wasn’t having hot flashes.”

“I had to go to an ob-gyn and three cardiologists before I found one who believed me and had knowledge that it could be linked to hormonal changes.”

“I was sent for a full blood screening and thyroid testing. All tests came back with good results, so my complaints were not addressed further.”

“Still suffering.”

That’s just a small sampling of comments shared on my social media and in a research study on women’s experiences with menopausal symptoms. The study, published in the Journal of Women’s Health in 2023, sought to understand what kind of support a patient felt she was getting from her healthcare providers (and how that support could be improved). Overwhelmingly, the responses revealed substandard care and weak support. Many patients felt invalidated or reported that they hadn’t been provided with any help or even given access to information that would allow them to understand the cause of their symptoms. My informal “survey” on my social media posts directed to gynecology patients revealed many of the same sentiments. Women said things like “My doctor …