The Missing Manual
Perimenopause · Menopause · Hormones · The Science
The Missing Manual
Women’s Health, Hormones, and the Science They Kept From You
A Complete Course on Perimenopause & Menopause
You were not imagining it. The exhaustion, the brain fog, the weight that appeared without explanation, the anxiety that came from nowhere. These are not signs of weakness. They are signs of a body navigating a profound hormonal transition with almost no guidance from the system that was supposed to help.
Rx
Course Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 20 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Module 1 · 3 lessonsFoundations3
- Module 2 · 3 lessonsThe Transition3
The late reproductive phase and the invisible start of hormonal transition
When Changes BeginPerimenopause: ovarian chaos, not gradual decline
Understanding the Storm Before the CalmWhat menopause actually is, and what the science now says about managing it
Understanding Stabilization and Moving Forward
- Module 3 · 3 lessonsHormones & Metabolism3
What happens to your body's chemistry when the hormones change
Estrogen, Insulin, and the Metabolic ShiftVisceral fat, ectopic fat, and the real risk of the midlife body shift
Where the Fat Goes When Estrogen LeavesA menopause-specific nutrition framework drawn from the MetFix curriculum
Eating for Metabolic Resilience
- Module 4 · 5 lessonsSymptoms & Treatment5
Why your lab results can look normal while your body is telling a completely different story
The Baseline ProblemGenitourinary syndrome of menopause: what it is, what it does, and what works
Sex, Intimacy, and the Thinning LiningThe silent epidemic that begins at menopause
Bone Health and OsteoporosisWhat works, what doesn’t, and the new science
Nonhormone Therapies for Vasomotor SymptomsThe marketing versus the medicine
Compounded Bioidentical Hormones
- Module 5 · 3 lessonsBrain, Body & Beyond3
What it does, what happens when it declines, and what the evidence says about treatment
Testosterone: The Forgotten Hormone in WomenCognitive and emotional changes during the menopausal transition
The Brain and MoodPost-menopausal life: evolution, purpose, and the reframing of menopause
The Grandmother Hypothesis
- Module 6 · 3 lessonsThriving in Midlife3