Menopausing: Book of the Year, The British Book Awards 2023, and Sunday Times bestselling self-help guide, to help you cope with symptoms and live your best life during menopause

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For too long, women have had to keep quiet about the menopause – its onset, its symptoms, its treatments – and what it means for us. Menopausing will build an empowered, supportive community to break this terrible silence once and for all. By exploring and explaining the science, debunking damaging myths, and smashing the taboos around the perimenopause and menopause, this book will equip women to make the most informed decisions about their health… and their lives. Menopausing by Davina McCall and Dr Naomi Potter has been named Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2023. Alice Oseman, the creator of the Heartstopper graphic novels which inspired the Netflix series, was named illustrator of the year

While the first red flag tends to be the changes in your period pattern, there are various tell-tale signs that could break the news of the change, according to the NHS. After receiving an overwhelmingly positive response to the show on social media, Davina is writing Menopausing to help "build on the groundswell of support to create a menopause movement for everyone", according to the release. In addition to her TV work, Davina has also built a hugely successful fitness empire, encompassing no less than 15 fitness DVD releases with sales of over 1.4 million and ownyourgoalsdavina.com. She is a key brand ambassador for Garnier, and the first ever ambassador for Ryvita. Tying in with her healthy lifestyle, Davina has also released a number of healthy eating cookbooks. The doctor said: “There’s lots of things you can do in terms of lifestyle to really improve quality of life and symptoms." We’ve got a lot of work to do and I’m SO so pleased that Dr Louise Newson, the Menopause Doctor (who is the walking encyclopaedia on peri and menopausing) is contributing to this book. Louise is a good friend and as passionate about spreading the message as I am; she will also be on hand to provide her expert scientific advice throughout the book. Lisa Milton and her team at HQ share my passion for positive change, I love that, and I’m excited to see where we take this together. Every woman will experience the menopause, and we need information to make informed decisions about our bodies and ultimately, our lives … mic drop.'

The start of a movement: to get everyone talking about the menopause in every home, GP surgery and workspace

When we are younger, we tend to store fat peripherally, so around arms, legs, face. As you go more towards midlife and beyond, it changes. The book promises to explore and explain the science around the perimenopause and menopause, debunk damaging myths, and smash the taboos to bring this vital conversation firmly into the mainstream.Presenter, fitness guru, author and mother, Davina McCall is one of the UK's most loved TV personalities. With a career spanning nearly three decades, Davina is firmly established as one of the nation's most successful TV broadcasters, with current hit series Long Lost Family (ITV) and The Masked Singer (ITV) just the most recent in a long list of hugely successful programming. She was the host of Big Brother for Channel 4, for 10 years, and has hosted the Brit Awards, Comic Relief and the BAFTA television awards.

By exploring and explaining the science, debunking damaging myths, and smashing the taboos around the perimenopause and menopause, this book will equip women to make the most informed decisions about their health… and their lives. She said: “I think keeping your muscle strength is really important so strength training, which feels really counterproductive sometimes. Davina shared that your diet is “really important” during this time, with portion control being the key. Davina has also given up these menopause culprits. She said: “I’m sober…so that’s quite helpful in a way and there’s so much sugar in booze so we forget about that. Bonnie Garmus, who wrote her debut novel Lessons in Chemistry when she was 64, was named author of the yearThe presenter of the show, Lorraine Kelly, also agreed that this practice is “the thing that gets you through” menopause. Menopause affects every woman, and yet so many approach it with shame, fear, misinformation or silence.