Finding Me in Menopause: Flourishing in Perimenopause and Menopause using Nutrition and Lifestyle (Paperback) - Dr Nitu Bajekal

This uniquely inclusive approach to finding yourself in the perimenopause years draws on the six pillars of lifestyle medicine that women from all backgrounds can use to live their best lives

HRT is the one-stop solution for difficult menopause symptoms, we are told.

But what if you don't want to take it?
What if you can't take it?
What if you can't get to a doctor?
What if you can't get through to a doctor?

In Finding Me in Menopause, Dr Nitu Bajekal, OBGYN, and one of the UK's first Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physicians, shares how lifestyle interventions, and the food we eat, can dramatically transform menopausal health. following the principle of six lifestyle pillars, she gives simple yet scientific nutrition and lifestyle tips to transform the experience of menopause, with or without hormone therapy.

Throughout her book, Dr Bajekal shows you how to lead a healthier and happier life, and make a positive difference for yourself and your loved ones, using time-tested techniques that anyone can access. You will learn how to identify and manage stress, understand how sleep affects our hormones, the role of exercise in our lives, and the importance of maintaining positive social connections for our mental health.

There is dietary support, which draws on the science and power of plant-based nutrition to offer Menopause Menus - dozens of easy, delicious, and nourishing plant-based recipes for breakfast, main meals, and snacks from Nitu's kitchen with a shopping plan, and health insights for each dish.

Each lifestyle pillar chapter concludes with a Menopause Mantra: a summary, a list of the top self-help tips to implement and a positive affirmation that is tied to that chapter.

Finding Me In Menopause is an inclusive, non-pharmaceutical, holistic program that takes into account the needs of all women, from all backgrounds, removing the barriers that might stop you seeking support and giving you straightforward, achievable lifestyle-based strategies that will make a huge difference to your wellbeing.

About the Author

Dr Nitu Bajekal, MD is a Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in London, UK with over 35 years of clinical experience in women's health. She is a Fellow of the Royal College and recipient of the Indian President's Gold medal. Dr Bajekal is one of the first US board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physicians in the UK.


Dr Bajekal is passionate about educating women, providing reliable medical and lifestyle information for the general public, doctors, workplaces, and schools. She runs a voluntary service set up to educate, energise and empower women to make lifestyle choices to help improve their own and their families' health.


Along with her daughter Rohini, Dr Bajekal is also the co-author of Living PCOS Free (Hammersmith Books, 2022), a practical guide to managing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) with proven lifestyle approaches alongside western medicine.