Manage Your Menopause Naturally: The Six-Week Guide to Calming Hot Flashes & Night Sweats, Getting Your Sex Drive Back, Sharpening Memory & Reclaiming Well-Being

by Maryon Stewart, Emmanuela Wolloch (Foreword)

Find Yourself Again with a Natural Approach to a Natural Transition Menopause is too often treated as a problem to be solved or an illness to be cured, not the natural process it is. World-renowned healthcare expert Maryon Stewart outlines her wonderfully comprehensive and practical Six-Week Natural Menopause Solution with steps that women can take to feel better right away. Detailed questionnaires help you assess which areas of your life most need addressing — from brain fogginess and mood swings to painful sex, weight gain, and complexion issues. Maryon then shows you exactly what to do, nutritionally and in other areas of your life, to overcome symptoms. The powerful results of Maryon’s program don’t end after six weeks; instead, they point the way toward not just a good life, but a life that’s better than ever.

Genres: Health

311 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 10, 2020

Reviews

[Tina · Rating 2 out of 5]

The use of herbs is highly encouraged and the stories of women who have overcome problems often sound like infomercials for the book. Much of the information is general knowledge.

[Susi Mcwilliam · Rating 5 out of 5]

super helpful and effective

A great book to support your life during peri menopause and beyond. Great ideas back with evidence. Easy to implement and so far helping me. Definitely a winner

[Mrs J · Rating 4 out of 5]

World-renowned author of 27 books, Maryon Stewart has written a new menopause self help book with a difference. Manage Your Menopause Naturally is a 6 week plan devised from scientific studies to help reduce your menopause symptoms without the need for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

The plan is based on replacing much needed nutrients (via food and supplements), planning an overall healthy diet, the intake of plant-based oestrogen, exercise, and relaxation. It works on improving your whole health. Maryon advises that any changes should be done gradually, hence the 6 week plan.

There are checklists for symptoms that give ideas and dietary/nutrient changes to combat each problem, along with suggestions for supplements, apps and free videos on YouTube to support this.

Scientific studies feature heavily in this plan, and you will read facts and statistics to back up the advice throughout the book. However, you will be able to easily skip those sections if it doesn’t interest you as it is clearly laid out. There are also lots of patient experiences in relevant chapters too.

The book was originally published in the USA, but is being released in the UK on 5 January 2021. You will notice that some of the spellings are still American, and the recipes are listed in oz* and cups, but the supplement brands are listed with UK and US names.

* (1 oz = 25g approx. Google for exact translation)

Part 2 covers the workplace, complementary therapies, and looking after your heart and bones during menopause.

Part 3 shows how to plan your phyto rich meals, along with suggestions and recipes for meals/snacks in daily sample menus that cover the whole 6 weeks. I found this very useful.

An in depth resource for those who want to look into a natural way to manage their menopause symptoms.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book starts off very promising but the more I read the more repetitive it felt.

Good tips for balancing hormones and improving your overall health (heart, bone mass, healthy skin, etc.) but it isn't really in-depth. For example it gives generic exercise advice but no specific sample exercise plans.

It is self-promoting, testimonials in the book are all "I followed Maryon's plan and it fixed everything"

Studies are mentioned and sourced in the back but not specifically footnoted.

The general plan could be summarized with eat lots of soy along with a plant forward mediterranean diet (e.g. fish and seafood.) and of course do the recommended amount of exercise.

There is a meal plan and recipe section towards the end of the book.
I always find meal plans annoying specific and usually too diverse. I am happy to eat oatmeal and smoothie for breakfast and don't need to add variety by making a new recipe everyday. However, many of the suggested meals are simple ideas that don't require specific recipes. If you are looking for specific recipes, there are lots of these included as well. Most of the included recipes are gluten free and soy focused. and lots of appealing recipes are included. This is by far the most practical and interesting part of the book. Most of the recipes are vegetarian and gluten free.

The book ends with some symptom trackers, and diet trackers, and a bibliography.

[Mattine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great tips on supplements and food to help you.

[Susie Pettit · Rating 5 out of 5]

OUTSTANDING RESOURCE full of gold nuggets and actionable tips. Thanks Marilyn!!

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative and easy to understand.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first, I listened to the audio version of this book from my library’s Hoopla collection. I quickly realized this was one of those books that is so full of lists and recipes and worksheets - a hard copy was necessary. Initially I searched for her online resources, but discovered that in the five years since publishing Manage Your Menopause Naturally, Maryon Stewart’s links and website have all been redirected to a for-profit subscription site. So she has joined the Meno-Money industry, which was a little disappointing, but does not keep us from using the recommendations and resources in the print version of the book.

I have not committed to the “Six-Week Menopause Solution,” but I have started making small changes. Less alcohol, more water, decaf coffee, and I’m taking some supplements. So it has motivated some positive changes for me!