Don’t be fooled by the narrower topic focus of Amy Alkon’s new book, GOING MENOPOSTAL: What You (and Your Doctor) Need to Know about the Real Science of Menopause and Perimenopause. Amy’s latest book gives readers a highly entertaining journey through her personal experiences in dealing with her own menopause arc, and offers plenty of good advice and actual science that women should know. However, the real core issue at the heart of Going Menopostal is the exposure of how little science actually makes it into health care — and what everyone needs to know when dealing with life cycles and serious health issues.
I spoke with Amy on Friday about her new book, and why at this point it should even be necessary. Modern medical science has warehouses of research specific to menopause and perimenopause at this point, which Amy confirms — but only because she had…
