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Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly Bestseller

The Galveston Diet is a proven nutrition and lifestyle plan designed to help women in midlife manage weight gain, balance their nutrition, and reduce the uncomfortable symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. This comprehensive program includes more than 40 flavorful recipes and six weeks of structured meal plans, all tailored specifically for women navigating these hormonal changes.

“For many women, hearing a physician acknowledge common hormonal symptoms and weight gain challenges—especially one who has faced the same struggles—can be a rare and reassuring experience.” —Forbes Health

Why does the scale seem to move in the wrong direction, even without changes in diet or exercise? This was the question Dr. Mary Claire Haver, an OB/GYN, kept hearing from her patients. Initially, she followed her medical school training and advised them to eat less and exercise more. However, traditional weight loss advice failed to address the physiological shifts that impact women as they age. Women tend to store fat more easily, struggle to access that fat for energy, and experience hormonal fluctuations that make weight management even more challenging.

Dr. Haver encountered these same obstacles herself, along with additional issues like low energy, brain fog, and hot flashes. Determined to find a solution, she developed a science-backed nutrition plan tailored to the unique needs of women in midlife. Today, more than 100,000 women have successfully applied her approach to shed unwanted belly fat and alleviate menopausal symptoms by following these three core strategies:

– **Fuel Refocus:** To optimize overall health and burn fat efficiently, women need a balanced intake of healthy fats, lean proteins, and high-quality carbohydrates, beginning in their thirties.
– **Intermittent Fasting:** A 16-hour fasting period with an 8-hour flexible eating window encourages the body to utilize stored fat for energy and helps reduce inflammation.
– **Anti-inflammatory Nutrition:** Minimizing processed carbs, added sugars, and artificial ingredients while incorporating anti-inflammatory foods like leafy greens, olive oil, berries, nuts, and tomatoes can significantly improve health and well-being.

By combining these three principles, women can combat the weight gain that often accompanies midlife while experiencing increased energy, improved sleep, reduced brain fog, and fewer hot flashes. The book also includes success stories from women who have transformed their health using this approach.

Named after Dr. Haver’s hometown, *The Galveston Diet* is more than just a weight-loss plan—it’s a groundbreaking guide to health and empowerment during menopause and beyond, offering long-term benefits for women at every stage of midlife.