The number 1 bestselling, no-crap, must-have guide to perimenopause and menopause for every New Zealand woman: what’s happening, what you can do, and what really works.
A new and demographically significant generation of women as young as 35 is facing perimenopause and menopause – but not like our mothers or grandmothers did.
We are hungry for information and keen to talk candidly about everything: sex, mental health, self-image, alcohol, how menopause affects our stressful working lives, relationships, fertility and families – and what we can do about it.
Author Niki Bezzant has more than 20 years’ experience writing and speaking about health and nutrition. In this book, she shares all the latest research and advice, giving readers real information they can use on everything from recognising and understanding common symptoms like mood changes, weight gain, low libido, erratic and heavy periods, hot flushes and insomnia, to managing mental health, sexuality and relationships, exercise and nutrition tips. She explains which natural and medical treatments actually work and how to get the best help, with a healthy side-serve of humour, calling out sexism, snake-oil and bullshit along the way.
This Changes Everything includes menopause stories from well-known NZ women plus real talk from hundreds of NZ women, based on the author’s wide-ranging research and survey.
There’s also expert information from menopause specialists and doctors to answer the questions women most want answered.
Packed with expert advice from doctors and specialists, and personal stories from ordinary women, this will become THE book on the subject for New Zealand women, and for lending to friends and sisters!
“Ever wondered what the fuck was going on and what was going to happen next? It’s all in here. The answers to the questions you have about the thing we’re not supposed to talk about. Real stories, expert advice and a celebration of something that turns out to be so natural and normal that the other half of the human race is going to want to experience menopause, too.”
— Michèle A’Court
“This book covers everything. No snake oil, no sugar-coating and, above all, a celebration of the greatest change a woman will go through after puberty. Wish I’d read it at 30, 40 and 50.”
— Robyn Malcolm
“Like striking gold. Enlightening, enriching, empowering. An essential book for a life-changing time.”
- Sarah Connor, Menopause Over Martinis
“This book gives you the knowledge and power to make the right decisions for you. A must-read for any woman over the age of 35.”
- Dr. Megan Ogilvie, reproductive endocrinologist
“In an area fraught with misinformation, Niki’s fabulous book brings clarity. It is such a readable, relatable guide to navigating menopause that I found it hard to put down. The book is sprinkled with personal tales and the stories from women impacted by menopause are striking. Every woman deserves good accurate information about menopause. They deserve to know there are choices they can make to reduce its impact. Every woman and her partner need this book.”
- Dr Anna Fenton, gynaecological endocrinologist
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