Perimenopause has become impossibly complicated. It's exhausting before you've even started.

So we did the sorting for you. We read the actual evidence and threw out everything that couldn't earn its place. What's left is short. That's the point. This is the smart woman's shortcut guide to getting the important things right, and feeling calmer about skipping everything else.

You're doing everything "right"—exercising religiously, watching your diet, pushing through fatigue for that 5 AM workout. Yet somehow, you're gaining weight, sleeping terribly, and feeling more anxious than ever.