DEEP DIVE: Model, journalist and nutritionist Faye James tells us about her latest book The Perimenopause Plan, helping to unpack peri-menopause and ageing for middle aged women everywhere.

The Perimenopause Plan (New Holland) is out now. In DEEP DIVE: ·  🌱 Faye shares with us what’s in her book including a stack of easy meal plans, 75 recipes and tips to manage weight, energy and peri symptoms·  🌱 Faye was inspired to create the cookbook due to her personal experience with perimenopause.·  🍽️ Using food to ease symptoms whilst following four-week plan can help regulate the body and support hormone balance.·  🫘 Fleur’s favourite recipe from the book - Stove Top Baked Beans ·  🔥 Hot flashes, especially at night, are a major symptom for Fleur—even worse in summer!·  🧊 Cooling foods are discussed as a way to manage heat-related symptoms.·  🛌 Tips on building a good bedtime routine to improve sleep.·  😴 Fatigue and low energy – Faye offers advice on managing.·  🏃‍♀️ Tips for boosting energy and reducing stress through exercise.·  📣 There's growing openness about perimenopause in the media, but why is it still underrepresented?·  📺 Reality TV rarely addresses perimenopause, even though many cast members of shows like Real Housewives are affected—frustrating!·  🧓 Fleur notes how perimenopause can feel like the start of “getting old,” and questions how shows like And Just Like That portray this stage of life.·  🌟 The importance of seeing the positives in perimenopause and menopause.📮 To contact So Many Receipts:📧 [email protected]:www.tiktok.com/@so.many.receiptsINSTAGRAM:@somanyreceipts on Instagram