I mean, if you think about the huge biological changes that your body is going through, to assume that your body doesn't need to change, to reboot, to perhaps be fueled differently, is kind of ignorant, you know, and that's one of the things that we have to take on board. There's so much around menopause that's out of

our hands and difficult and challenging. But the one thing you can sort of take control of is food.

Well, you might recognise that as the voice of broadcaster, journalist and menopause campaigner

Mariella Frostrop. She, perhaps like you, had a huge

realisation in perimenopause that her diet was in desperate need of an overhaul. This is the

Lizelle well-being show, the podcast, helping us all have a better second half. I'm Liz Earle. And as you

probably know by now, my mission is to find ways for all of

us to thrive in later life by investing in our health and our well-being today. And August has

been our month of rest, recovery and resilience here on the show. And it's that last point

that I really want to home in on today, fueling and building resilient

bodies that will provide that vital foundation for us to thrive in our later life.

Now, alongside her media career in 2024, Mariella was appointed the British government's

Menopause Employment Ambassador and has written a brilliant book

called Cracking the Menopause. And she's now teamed up with the chef, Bell's Berry,

to write a brand new cookbook, Menolicious, which is described as low on waffle, high on protein.

Exactly what we like to hear. Love that, Very smart. So what about Mariela's own

experience that led her to be so passionate about better menopause care for all women? And where

does delicious food fit in? Well, let's pull up a chair and find out. I need to tell you about the races today. I've just left the girls. We had such a nice day.

We all wore something pink. Sue made us all wear pink. Josie pulled out all the stocks for the picnic.

My sausage rolls went down a storm. And I spotted a jockey wearing pink in the parade ring, so he had to back him.

Sue picked the winner in the big race.

We got a bottle with the winning.

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