DEEP DIVE: Model, journalist and nutritionist Faye James tells us about her latest book The Perimenopause Plan, helping to unpack peri-menopause and ageing for middle aged women everywhere.
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The Perimenopause Plan (New Holland) is out now.
In DEEP DIVE:
· 🌱 Faye shares with us what’s in her book including a stack of easy meal plans, 75 recipes and tips to manage weight, energy and peri symptoms
· 🌱 Faye was inspired to create the cookbook due to her personal experience with perimenopause.
· 🍽️ Using food to ease symptoms whilst following four-week plan can help regulate the body and support hormone balance.
· 🫘 Fleur’s favourite recipe from the book - Stove Top Baked Beans
· 🔥 Hot flashes, especially at night, are a major symptom for Fleur—even worse in summer!
· 🧊 Cooling foods are discussed as a way to manage heat-related symptoms.
· 🛌 Tips on building a good bedtime routine to improve sleep.
· 😴 Fatigue and low energy – Faye offers advice on managing.
· 🏃♀️ Tips for boosting energy and reducing stress through exercise.
· 📣 There's growing openness about perimenopause in the media, but why is it still underrepresented?
· 📺 Reality TV rarely addresses perimenopause, even though many cast members of shows like Real Housewives are affected—frustrating!
· 🧓 Fleur notes how perimenopause can feel like the start of “getting old,” and questions how shows like And Just Like That portray this stage of life.
· 🌟 The importance of seeing the positives in perimenopause and menopause.
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