The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts
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Last update: 01-13-2026
Product details
- ASIN : B0CG8KXWB1
- Publisher : Rodale Books
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- Publication date : April 30, 2024
- Language : English
- File size : 8.6 MB
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 310 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-0593796269
- Page Flip : Enabled
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- Customer Reviews:4.74.7 out of 5 stars(4,120)
Top reviews from the United States
- AlexSEssential Reading for Anyone Who Cares About Women’s HealthAs a man, I picked up The New Menopause to better understand what the women in my life are going through, and I’m so glad I did. Dr. Mary Claire Haver explains menopause with clarity, compassion, and science-backed detail that opened my eyes to just how misunderstood this stage of life is. The way she breaks down hormones, sleep, mood, and metabolism made it easy to grasp even without a medical background. I now have a much deeper respect for the physical and emotional changes women experience, and I feel far more equipped to offer empathy and support. This isn’t just a women’s book, it’s a relationship-strengthening resource for anyone who wants to understand and care better.
- Mary B.A must for all womenExcellent book for all adult women over 35. Great references and advice.
- Melissa S.Highly recommend!Highly recommend! Great read for women, well written and full of useful information!
- Connie StrasheimGreat Info. On HRT, Inaccurate Info. On Functional Medicine TreatmentsThis book has great information on HRT options for women in menopause, which I really appreciated. Not enough doctors know how to treat women who are suffering through menopause, so this book is an important tool for many women out there who have not found help through the conventional medical approach to menopause. I congratulate the author for her wonderful work, and for bringing this information to light.
That said - she lost a bit of credibility in my eyes when she stated that things like subclinical hypothyroidism is rare, as are vitamin deficiencies, and that functional medicine doctors only treat women for things like toxins and infections to balance their hormones. Well, the truth is, hormone imbalances are due to toxins and infections, as well as menopause.
And, Hypothyroidism is not rare, it's extremely common and it contributes to symptoms of menopause. So detoxifying the body and treating hypothyroidism and adrenal fatigue (since the adrenals take over hormone production when the ovaries stop producing hormones) - are integral components of recovery in my mind. Along with hormone replacement therapy, of course.
I've authored, co-authored, or ghostwritten over 20 medical books, and I feel that a bit more of a comprehensive approach than what is mentioned in this book is warranted, such as attention to the hormones that are not directly involved in menopause, but which can influence menopausal symptoms (by the way, thyroid labs are inaccurate much of the time because they don't reveal what the cells are using, only what's in the blood). A few herbs or an anti-depressant are not the best solutions for depression and anxiety, and eating a diet containing whole grains will not help you to lose weight.
Still, the author's information on sex hormone replacement is very good, but I feel that she needs to understand other aspects of integrative and functional medicine better - such as the relationship between adrenal steroid and thyroid hormones and menopause, and other things that are making people's hormones imbalanced these days - before making claims that vitamin deficiencies are rare or that detoxification doesn't help the body to heal. It makes me wonder if she has been influenced by Big Pharma, which rejects anything alternative in medicine, or her publisher (as my experience has been that large publishers are afraid to publish anything that goes against the conventional medical establishment's agenda).
In nations where environmental toxicity is not so much of a problem, menopausal symptoms are rare. So removing toxins is important as well, because toxins block and damage hormone receptors on cells, skew hormone production, and cause inflammation that affects hormones, among many other things. - AnonymousDefinitely recommendThis book was very helpful. It included lots of informative content and tips.
- RbuffPrepared me for my annual appt!I am 51 and went through a lot of change over the past 6 months! This book allowed me to understand what I was going through and prepared me to ask the right questions during my annual check up. At my appt I asked the right questions had my blood work completed and have confirmed I am post menopausal. Hearing the confirmation was so reassuring to me. I made my next appt to discuss HRT and other methods of self help through this time. Highly recommend!!!
- kelly pMust Read for WomenIncredible read with so many great tips. Eye opening and thought provoking information. Every woman should read this book. It will help you!
- Sarah FramptonHelpfulFull of great info and easy to read