This was a motivating, inspiration read. I appreciated the comprehensive, one-stop book that covers everything regarding a woman’s experience with aging. I appreciate that the author made sure to target everything to women specifically since so much of modern medicine is based on men - a man’s experience, most effective dosage based on studying men, etc.

The author covers a wide variety of topics from exercise to nutrition to mindfulness and the power of maintaining positivity. While she is just one woman, she also shares her own powerful story and is someone who walks the walk as opposed to just talking the talk.

This book is a great, judgement-free way to gain perspective on some the actionable things you can do to support your own aging process, as well as talking points for future research to expand on the topics.

The electronic version of this book is very difficult to read. As far as the information goes, it’s not anything new. For a better book on the same subject, I’d suggest Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.

I wanted to read this because I am in my mid thirties and the conversation around menopause, changes in hormone levels affecting mood and metabolism has been a topic among most of my friends and I loved the approach the author took with this book. It starts out from a personal experience and grows into research, on what's available currently for women in the context of her research, inquiries and also shared information and I could relate to most of what she shared. I do wish that there was a lot more on black women in this and more so with a focus on Africa, that could truly highlight some of the sociocultural factors linked to aging and nutrition. Thanks Netgalley for the eARC.