The Perimenopause Effect
Perimenopause Body
Weight, Skin, Hair, Hot Flashes: What’s Really Changing and What Actually Helps
- Paperback, Kindle and audiobook
- Published 17 August 2026
Weight that moves to new places, skin and hair that change, hot flashes that arrive at the worst moment: this book explains what is really changing in the body during perimenopause, and what the research says actually helps.
Part of The Perimenopause Effect, a series that takes one perimenopause change at a time and explains it properly: what is happening in the body, why, and what published research says actually helps.
Frequently asked questions
Why does weight change in perimenopause?
Falling and fluctuating estrogen changes where the body stores fat and how it handles muscle and sleep. The book explains these changes and the approaches research supports.