As women age, their bodies undergo significant hormonal and metabolic changes. After 40, many women begin to experience slower metabolism, shifts in hormone levels due to perimenopause or menopause, and an increase in health concerns like insulin resistance, weight gain, and decreased energy. These changes make traditional diets less effective and often frustrating. The ketogenic (keto) diet offers a targeted approach to these issues by encouraging the body to burn fat for fuel rather than carbohydrates, leading to benefits such as weight loss, stable blood sugar levels, and increased mental clarity. For women over 40, keto can be especially impactful because it aligns with their body’s changing needs.

New York Times best-selling author Don Colbert, MD, has created a new dietary lifestyle, the Beyond Keto lifestyle. Beyond Keto blends the best of both worlds, the Ketogenic and Mediterranean diets, and combines them with cutting-edge research on gut health. The key is eliminating foods that cause inflammation. If you've tried a conventional Ketogenic or Mediterranean diet and still feel bloated, sluggish, or your weight loss has plateaued, Beyond Keto gives you the guidelines to go deeper in a low carb/anti-inflammatory lifestyle that empowers your body.--

International bestselling author, Leanne Vogel delivers the ultimate resource guide for women looking to take charge of their health through a fat-fueled, ketogenic diet. Leanne draws upon her many years of experience as a Nutrition Educator as well as her personal success to bring women this first-ever custom built nutrition program that will meet their individual needs. Keto for Women delves into what the keto diet is (and is not) and how women can reap the many health benefits by using a targeted method specifically designed for their bodies. Throughout her book, Leanne teaches women how hormone imbalances cause many of the negative symptoms they experience and what keto foods and protocols will work best to remedy those. By teaching women how to understand their bodies, they will be empowered to find solutions that are right for them as individuals and stay in control each step of the way. Leanne sheds new light on the role nutrition plays in: thyroid imbalances, menopause, PCOS, adrenal fatigue, pregnancy, menstrual cycles, sex drive and more. She also details the positive effects of the keto diet on emotional and mental well-being giving women a path to total health, mind, body and soul. Keto for Women provides customizable resources with ingredients that target and balance specific health problems. Leanne also offers maps that you can follow to develop personalized meals that are based upon the ingredients chosen for your unique needs. Keto for Women complements Leanne’s 12-week program (happyketobody.com) that has helped more than 3,000 women take charge of their health, using a customized ketogenic diet to balance their bodies.

Have you ever been so focused on losing weight or self-conscious about your body that you developed the belief that you could only fully love yourself or be happy AFTER you lose weight? If so, Suzanne Ryan can totally relate, but she’s here to share with you some unexpected twists, turns, and discoveries she made after losing 120 pounds with a ketogenic diet. Following up on her best-selling book, Simply Keto, Suzanne walks you through the next chapter of her journey in her new book, Beyond Simply Keto. With compassion and vulnerability, she shares the three main steps that have made the biggest impact on her mental health and ketogenic lifestyle. She relates personal stories of dealing with anxiety, emotional eating, and depression, while overcoming her biggest critic of all: herself. Beyond Simply Keto shows you how to go beyond food and dieting and empowers you to take a step further to heal and transform your mind and body from the inside out. In this book, you’ll find: An easy beginner’s guide to the ketogenic diet Three important steps that can change your life Helpful tips and advice for living a ketogenic lifestyle Over 100 simple and delicious new recipes A 30-day meal plan with weekly shopping lists Printable worksheets for accountability, self-care, meal planning, and more Encouragement to be the best version of yourself! You’ll also find recipes that your whole family will enjoy, including: Blueberry Lemon Scones Three Cheese Souffles Coffee Cake Broccoli Cheddar Soup Spinach Artichoke Dip Shepherd’s Pie Simply Keto Lasagna Cheddar Chive Biscuits Cookie Dough Bites Strawberry Shortcake Parfaits

One size does not fit all when it comes to the ketogenic diet. Keto: A Woman's Guide offers a balanced approach to using the keto diet to optimize hormonal balance and body composition, customizable to your specific dieting goals. Women need to do keto better and smarter to get the health and fat-burning benefits they are seeking. Men and women have different energy requirements, different levels of hormones, and metabolize nutrients differently. With the soaring popularity of low-carb diets in recent years has come a lot of confusing and misleading information—and very few resources that consider the unique physiology of women on a ketogenic diet. Keto: A Woman's Guideaddresses the misconceptions and discrepancies to give you a clear path to keto success. Ketogasm website and blog creator, Tasha Metcalf, outlines the fundamental differences between male and female keto dieters, how to correctly determine your calorie and nutrient needs, and how to adapt the appropriate approach for your particular keto dieting strategy, whether for fat-burning and weight loss, reversing insulin resistance and PCOS, athletic performance, thyroid health, and/or balancing your hormonal cycle. She also explains the ketogenic diet phases, their particular lengths and objectives, and actionable steps for getting the most out of each phase of the diet. With Keto: A Woman's Guide as your trusted source, meet your individual keto goals with a diet plan custom fit for your body.

Women are biologically different from men, so why follow the same dieting advice? This expanded, full-color edition of Keto: A Woman’s Guide—now including 35 recipes, 25 photos, and additional diagrams—presents in-depth insight into how the keto diet works with the female body, with easy-to-follow, realistic, and customizable strategies for achieving your keto dieting goals. Women’s bodies are different from men’s in many ways: including in physical composition, hormonal makeup, and how they metabolize fat and calories. Here, Ketogasm website and blog creator, Tasha Metcalf, breaks down the essential differences between male and female keto dieters to create an actionable plan for adapting the keto diet to your own body and needs, whether you are looking to lose weight, reverse insulin resistance and PCOS, enhance athletic performance, improve thyroid health, or balance your hormonal cycle. The first part of this book introduces the keto diet and fat-burning metabolism, while busting common keto myths and addressing diet dogma. This sets the stage for you to confidently approach your diet, avoid the pitfalls, and put the naysayers to rest. Next, learn exactly how female bodies respond to both diet and exercise. Find out how the keto diet and calories coexist, how the menstrual cycle and menopause affect metabolism and eating behavior, and how the keto diet can be used to bring harmony to your hormones. Finally, put everything you’ve learning together to implement your custom keto diet with simple strategies and instructions. These and more delicious recipes make it easy to stay on track all day long: Keto Oatmeal Keto Smoothie Portobello Eggs Benedict Smoked Salmon Boats Pan Seared Duck & Daikon Noodles Coconut Curry Stew Chicken Piccata with Squash Noodles Coconut Yogurt If you are ready to take charge of your health and transform you body, this friendly guide delivers a clear plan of action.

Hyperandrogenism profoundly affects women’s lives from lowering self-esteem to changing cognition and affective motivation. The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common androgen excess disorder worldwide. While it is not the focus of this book, some aspects are discussed. The aim of this book is to improve understanding of androgen excess and its impact on several conditions. Topics include development of adipose tissue in females, insulin sensitivity, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and Cushing’s disease/syndrome. There is also a discussion of PCOS with emphasis on in utero origins and specific genetic and epigenetic factors. This book provides a wealth of relevant information for every endocrinologist and gynecologist who wants to broaden their knowledge of androgens in various conditions.

New York Times bestselling author and health and wellness pioneer Diane Sanfilippo brings her own experience with a ketogenic diet to Keto Quick Start, a comprehensive and easy-to-follow road map to transitioning to a keto lifestyle. There’s a good reason keto has attracted so many followers: it’s an effective tool for fat loss as well as a way of eating with proven benefits for many health concerns, including unstable blood sugar, neurological conditions, and epilepsy, to name a few. But getting started with keto and sticking with it can be tough. That’s where Keto Quick Start comes in. In her signature practical style, Diane makes keto doable for everyone, whether you’re completely new to very low-carb eating or you’ve tried it before and want to find a better way to make it work for you. Keeping the focus on real foods that nourish your body, she walks you through a gentle transition to keto and helps you figure out how to make it sustainable for the long term. Keto Quick Start targets everyday real-world concerns such as what to expect in the first few weeks and how to know if you’re on the right track, how to determine if you need more carbs and how to incorporate those carbs in a healthy way, how to customize keto for your personal goals (especially weight loss), and things to be aware of if you’re concerned about a particular health issue. This book includes 100 delicious keto recipes, four weekly meal plans, more than a dozen easy meal ideas (no recipe required!), and troubleshooting tips and tricks. It also features a unique and easy-to-use template that makes tracking your food quick and simple. The recipes include: • Lemon Blueberry Keto Muffins • Kale, Bacon & Goat Cheese Frittata • Spaghetti Bolognese Bake • Powered-Up Bacon Cheeseburger • Shrimp Pad Thai • Pesto-Stuffed Mushrooms • Chocolate Orange Fudge • Creamy Peanut Butter Bites

Keto is the fastest-growing diet in America, and the holiday season poses its greatest challenge: a steady stream of parties and feasts full of carbohydrate-loaded foods (think stuffing and sweet potato casserole) and tempting desserts. With this indespensible guide, you will never feel hungry, burn fat, boost energy, and transfrom your body all while enjoying the festive season. The ketogenic diet is based on cutting carbs down almost to near-zero while upping fat intake, and it has been shown to not only help people lose weight permanently, but also be good for their health by stabilizing blood sugar, lowering blood pressure, and improving markers for heart disease, among other benefits. This book is a guide to handling your keto lifestyle throughout the holidays to both enjoy the season and still maintain a healthy diet program. Starting first with the basics of keto—what it is, how and why it works, and what you need to know about fats and carbs—readers get tips on how to prep their kitchen, entertain in style, stay on track with exercise, and get through tough moments: maintaining keto when friends and family pressure you, recovering from a “cheat,” and adjusting your diet in the short term. The centerpiece is an extensive and colorful collection of keto recipes, starting with cocktails and appetizers and going through main and side dishes, vegetarian and vegan, and spectacular desserts. We wrap up with a fun keto gift guide full of products and foods that every keto dieter will love.

Beyond Menopause uncovers the unique healthcare needs of postmenopausal women. It offers women integrative holistic approaches that bridge the gap between conventional medicine and systems of holistic healing. The book highlights integrative strategies in the context of common health conditions, including anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbance, sexual health, weight concerns, bone health, and brain health. It provides information on the use of hormone therapy during the menopause transition. The book features clinical vignettes illustrating how individual women explore pathways to better health through shared decision-making with their health practitioners. Women of postmenopausal age want to remain healthy, vital, and engaged, yet they are often overlooked in the healthcare system. In this phase of life, women need to create their own integrative path to wellness. Beyond Menopause shows women how to prime their voice for self-advocacy and establish collaborative relationships with their health practitioners. Women are advised to create an adaptable network of practitioners to accommodate changing needs—their own “web of wellness.” Beyond Menopause brings a fresh perspective to the mental, physical, and spiritual elements of holistic living. From the distinct vantage points of medicine and neuroscience, the authors guide women toward new pathways to optimal health and well-being.