Main description:

Are you wondering what the hell has happened to you since you hit 40? You're not alone! Millions of women over 40 worldwide are suffering needlessly. Stressed out and exhausted, struggling to lose weight, suffering mood swings and PMS, or hot flushes and night sweats, life can seem like one big struggle. What many women don't realize is that the key to sustainable weight loss, vitality and balance is not the latest fad diet or fitness programme. For women over 40, the answer is to take back control of your hormones! It's Not You, It's Your Hormones is the essential guide for every woman over 40, providing natural and practical solutions to fight fat, fatigue and hormone havoc.

Contents:

Introduction
A quick guide to getting the most out of this book
Part 1: Here's the thing about hormones
Chapter 1: Hormones 101 - what are they and why do they aff ect us so much? Chapter 2: Take the quiz - find out if you have a hormone imbalance
Chapter 3: Meet your Feisty 4
Part 2: Why your hormones need help
Chapter 4: The big dietary and lifestyle saboteurs
Chapter 5: Ditch the diet - why dieting and extreme exercise is not working for you any more
Chapter 6: Your liver and gut - why they are important
Part 3: Your hormone-balancing plan
Chapter 7: The Happy Hormone Code - your simple four-step nutrition and lifestyle solution
Step 1 - Eat
Step 2 - Rest
Step 3 - Cleanse
Step 4 - Move
Chapter 8: Mindset - get your head sorted
Chapter 9: Keeping it going
Part 4: Beyond diet and lifestyle
Chapter 10: Get yourself tested
Chapter 11: How supplements can help
Chapter 12: Hormone Replacement Therapy - the low-down
A final word
Resources: Recipes; Low GL Guide; The Happy Hormone Plate; Home Thyroid Test; The Happy Hormones Manifesto; Website and book recommendations
References
Index