Rethinking food, inflammation and weight gain
In midlife, changing metabolism meets the frustration of doing “everything right” and still feeling different in your body. Haver offers a structured approach built around anti-inflammatory foods, meal timing, and adequate nutrition rather than endless calorie cutting. The book is most useful as a framework to examine habits, not as a universal prescription or moral test. When weight gain affects energy, confidence, or medical risk, MHS readers can use it to begin a broader conversation about hormones, muscle, sleep, stress, and sustainable eating—while adapting its stricter elements to individual health needs and real life.
About Mary Claire Haver
Mary Claire Haver entered perimenopause surprised by symptoms and body changes that her own medical training had barely addressed. Her search for better answers eventually reshaped her clinical focus, turning personal frustration into a menopause practice and public education platform.
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