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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. At the time of listening, I am 45 and not experiencing any signs of being peri menopausal or menopausal. However, this book was a fantastic introduction to the topic and very easy to listen to and to understand. Davina MaCall is incredibly likable and does a great job of putting the listener at ease and telling it like it is, with plenty of giggles along the way. Alice Oseman, the creator of the Heartstopper graphic novels which inspired the Netflix series, was named illustrator of the year
While the first red flag tends to be the changes in your period pattern, there are various tell-tale signs that could break the news of the change, according to the NHS. Such an informative book! Gave me the information I needed and the courage to finally go to the doctor. Overall Winner and Winner of Non-Fiction Lifestyle Book of the Year at The British Book Awards 2023!Menopausing is more than just a book, it’s a movement. An uprising. Menopause affects every woman, and yet so many approach it with shame, fear, misinformation or silence. I can’t thank Davina enough for this book. I would encourage everyone to read it… may just safe your life and your sanity !
Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine, menopause specialist Dr Naomi Potter said: “During the perimenopause and menopause, where you store fat changes. Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne (Faber & Faber) Book of the Year – Children’s Fiction This book tells so many different, but so many similar stories of women with one common theme - we should talk about these things more and we should seek to be heard and be given help and support if we need it. The book promises to explore and explain the science around the perimenopause and menopause, debunk damaging myths, and smash the taboos to bring this vital conversation firmly into the mainstream. Menopausing will also celebrate the sharing of stories, enabling women to feel less alone and more understood and talk openly and positively about menopause. No more scaremongering: just evidence-based info,no shame: real women, real menopause stories, real empathy, real community, honest, no-holds-barred advice: Dry vagina? Zero sex drive? Hair loss? We’ve got it covered.This will now be my big soap box. The amount of things that are attributed to the menopause, how often GPs miss it, and how good oestrogen actually is for you... We need the world to know this stuff. It's insane that it took a celebrity to fight the fight (not just Davina). 51% of the population will go through the menopause, we need to stop being dismissed and misdiagnosed. Dr Nighat Arif, the BBC Breakfast GP and menopause specialist, tries to reach out to her underserved community by doing TikToks in Urdu. The #MakeMenopauseMatter campaign is aiming for 150,000 signatures on a petition to parliament demanding mandatory menopause training for all GPs, and menopause policies in every workplace.
Inequality is coupled with medical sexism, which fails to take account of the latest science, and leaves women to keep calm and carry on. While researching my book, I discovered the grim toll of oestrogen deficiency in the second half of every woman’s life, and the latest research on HRT’s extraordinary long-term health benefits for osteoporosis, diabetes and dementia, which women are twice as likely to get as men. The start of a movement: to get everyone talking about the menopause in every home, GP surgery and workspace One further thing to note is that parts of this book refer specifically to dealing with the menopause in the UK, for example how it is treated by the NHS and the types of treatments that are available in the different parts of the UK. These sections will obviously be less useful to those living outside of the UK. But, there is still plenty of information in there that would apply to any person interested in learning more about the menopause. Presenter, fitness guru, author and mother, Davina McCall is one of the UK's most loved TV personalities. With a career spanning nearly three decades, Davina is firmly established as one of the nation's most successful TV broadcasters, with current hit series Long Lost Family (ITV) and The Masked Singer (ITV) just the most recent in a long list of hugely successful programming. She was the host of Big Brother for Channel 4, for 10 years, and has hosted the Brit Awards, Comic Relief and the BAFTA television awards.
Winner of The British Book Awards 2023 Overall Book of the Year ‘We can’t wait for this.’ Red Menopausing is more than just a book, it’s a movement. An uprising. 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
We’ve got a lot of work to do and I’m SO so pleased that Dr Louise Newson, the Menopause Doctor (who is the walking encyclopaedia on peri and menopausing) is contributing to this book. Louise is a good friend and as passionate about spreading the message as I am; she will also be on hand to provide her expert scientific advice throughout the book. Lisa Milton and her team at HQ share my passion for positive change, I love that, and I’m excited to see where we take this together. Every woman will experience the menopause, and we need information to make informed decisions about our bodies and ultimately, our lives … mic drop.'
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 … One glaring issue I found with Menopausing is its repetitiveness. Certain points and concepts are reiterated to the point of redundancy, which I found quite tiresome in my search for new information and perspectives. Davina shared that your diet is “really important” during this time, with portion control being the key. If you’re looking to read a book that does nothing but extol the virtues of HRT and nothing else, this is the book for you. If you’re looking for information other than the usual claptrap in books and articles about menopause, forget it. After reading story after story about HRT and how it’s a miracle drug that solves all your menopausal problems (and some others!) at the expense of offering anything new or non-HRT related, I gave up. Didn’t even finish it. Lisa Milton, Executive Publisher at HQ, added: ‘Since the launch of HQ, we’ve been looking for the right menopause book for a general audience. Davina’s Menopausing is the perfect book to bring menopause into the mainstream. For far too long, there’s been too little information, now we want to bust the myths, remove the taboo and create the book that every woman wants, and every man should read.’
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