# 209: The Best New Menopause Book I've Read – Andrea Donsky on Nourishing Menopause

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Podcast: [The Hotflash inc podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hotflash-inc-podcast-4524774)
Published: 2026-05-08T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

🌿 Get the free Fix It Fast Perimenopause List — your quick-start guide to feeling better now. → http://go.hotflashinc.com/fix-it-fast 🔥 Want to understand the full hormone therapy landscape in under three hours? Get on the waitlist for The Hot Truth About Hormone Therapy. → http://go.hotflashinc.com/hottruth-waitlist I don't say this lightly: Andrea Donsky's new book Nourishing Menopause is the best menopause book I've read. And I've read a lot of them. What makes it different is that Andrea actually bridges the gap — the one between "go see your doctor and get hormones" and "go natural and avoid everything." Most women don't even know that gap exists. Andrea lives in it, and she wrote an entire book from there. With a foreword from a naturopathic doctor and a foreword from a board-certified OB-GYN and former president of The Menopause Society, this book doesn't pick a side. It just tells you the truth. Highlights 00:29 – Why Ann Marie called this the best menopause book she's read 01:31 – In perimenopause for 14 years without knowing it 06:57 – Do supplements actually work? The evidence they won't tell you about 10:30 – Artificial sweeteners, seed oils, and why research supports everything 11:35 – Why we need to start listening to our own bodies again 12:41 – 17 reasons women gain weight in perimenopause 13:12 – The Gen X diet culture PTSD we all carry 14:45 – Why the self-blame has to stop 18:46 – What misinformation actually looks like 22:20 – Phantom smells, itchy ears, and why the symptom list needs to grow 24:46 – How to actually evaluate research you see online 26:45 – Why Gen Z kids are already menopause savvy Connect with Hotflash inc TikTok: @hotflashinc.menopause Instagram: @hotflashinc X: @hotflashinc YouTube: @hotflashinc Facebook: @hotflashinc LinkedIn: A…

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