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Books – Health – Women – menopause
Books 1 to 20 of 48 – Women – menopause
The Menopause Diet by Theresa Cheung
No women can escape the menopause. Its symptoms often include weight gain, fatigue, hot flushes, mood swings, poor concentration, low libido and joint pain. Research shows that healthy eating, combined with regular exercise and weight management, is one of the best ways of controlling these symptoms. Based on the latest scientific research, studies of the world’s healthiest women, real life stories and expert advice, Theresa Cheung, co-author of the bestselling The PCOS Diet Book, offers a groundbreaking plan for nutritional self-help. This practical book explains how to use diet as a powerful self-help tool to: beat symptoms and balance hormones with simple eating plans protect against osteoporosis, heart disease and cancer manage weight n
Paperback, 256 pp, $32.95. Buy
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Rejuvenation: Spa Secrets to Menopause by Mary Beth Janssen
From hot flushes to acne, the sensations of menopause can be soothed with all natural, at-home spa treatments. Rejuvenation offers tips and tricks to help women feel great about their bodies, manage their changing skin and hair, and feel mentally and spiritually renewed. Whether it’s stinging nettle tea to fight fatigue or a ginsing rinse to strengthen brittle hair, each of Rejuvenation’s spa treats tackle menopause head-on. Plus, sections on breast, bone, and heart health encourage readers to create a healthy lifestyle with the help of their physician. With Mary Beth Janssen’s uplifting voice, delightful illustrations, and a convenient handbook format, Rejuvenation makes menopause beautiful.
Paperback, 144 pp, $24.95. Buy
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Menopause with Science and Soul, A Guidebook for Navigating the Journey by Judith L. Boice
Covers the issues a woman faces during menopause, from making important lifestyle choices regarding exercise, nutrition, and hormone therapy, to nurturing mental and emotional health. This work presents medical information, and offers stories, interviews, and rituals representing diverse traditions to help support women in their journeys
Paperback, 224 pp, $23.95. Buy
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The Hormone Book, A Comprehensive, Personalized Guide to Hormone Health for Women by Kathryn R. Simpson and Dale E. Bredesen
The consequences of ignoring hormone health are scary. With so many choices and so much riding on them, what’s a woman to do? This book provides scientific knowledge about hormone research to help readers decide the best treatment available for their particular health situation
Paperback, 256 pp, $31.95. Buy
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Menopause for Dummies by Marcia Jones
Although menopause is a natural and inevitable stage in every woman’s life, its physical, mental, and emotional manifestations can vary greatly from one person to the next. This work explains the role menopause plays in a variety of common health problems, such as osteoporosis, stroke, and heart disease
Paperback, 384 pp, $30.95. Buy
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The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change by Christiane Northrup
Dr. Northrup shows women how to make menopause a time of personal empowermentand positive energy–emerging wiser, healthier, and stronger in both mind andbody than ever before. 0553455648 A pack of wolves makes a sudden savage return to the Rocky Mountain ranching town of Hope, Montana, where a century earlier they were slaughtered by the thousands. Now shielded by la
Paperback, 631 pp, $27.95. Buy
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The Hot Flash Survival Kit by M.K. Carey and Sarajo Frieden
Hot flashes – whether a result of Australia’s sometimes unbearably hot summers, or menopause, uncomfortable perspiring and flushed red faces are simply undesirable. Finally, a kit which contains tips and tricks for keeping your cool. This clever kit includes 30 cards with simple suggestions designed to help beat the heat and relieve those pesky symptoms women experience during the onset of menopause. Chill out with cards featuring breezy tips on using the enclosed thermostat-neutralising fan, eating the right foods, maximising the benefits of exercise, and straightforward advice for maintaining your emotional balance. This kit offers a fresh and lighthearted take on an often weighty subject. Very cool!
Cards, 30 pp, $18.95. Buy
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Menopause by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
Authors: Susan Hendrix, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen
This new series from Chicken Soup for the Soul – inspirational stories followed by positive, practical medical advice for caregivers and patients – is the perfect blend of emotional support and vital information about menopause including:
– Common myths
– unknown facts
– talking with friends and family
– from mood swings to “mentalpause”
– relieving symptoms
– spice up your life
– the truth about HRT
– alternative treatments
– taking charge of your health
– the positive side of menopause
Chicken Soup for the Soul partners with top doctors to give you the information you need to survive-and the positive inspiration to thrive. Each book features beautifully written st
Paperback, 133 pp, $15.95. Buy
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Painting the Walls Red, The Uninhibited Woman’s Guide to a Fabulous Life After 40 by Judy Ford
Painting the Walls Red is a witty and touching collection of essays that provides an honest, astonishing and intense glimpse into the crazy time of midlife and menopause. This book empowers women as they enter menopause -letting them know that there’s always room to explore their wild – and mild – sides. Chronological Fotigue Syndrome: The middle-aged equivalent of needing “time out” Desires at 15 and 50: Juggling menopause and raising teens at the same time raises stunning questions – and answers – about hormones and sexuality Old-Aged Avoidance Disorder: A call to fight the social stigma against ageing. You don’t have to be invisible This must-read volume offers insight and advice from those who’ve discovered that age does not define who
Paperback, 256 pp, $21.95. Buy
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A Woman’s Guide to Menopause and Perimenopause by Mary Jane Minkin and Carol V. Wright
Explaining in detail what is known about menopause and its treatment, this book offers sound guidance for women dealing with the physical and emotional health issues surrounding menopause
Paperback, 416 pp, $25.95. Buy
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Thank You, Your Opinion Means Nothing to Me, A Year of Hot Flashes, Flashbacks, and Finding My Voice by Nancy Blair
A true story about love, healing the past, forgiveness, changes, big changes, and waking up to what is real and true and wonderful, one breath at a time
, 256 pp, $45.00. Buy
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Managing Menopause Naturally by Emily Kane
Dr Emily Kane sets out to banish the current myths about menopause, making the important point that menopause is not a disease condition that requires medical intervention. It is instead, she says, a natural transition to be approached as a new type of freedom
, 184 pp, $20.95. Buy
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Mind Over Menopause T by Kagan, Kessel and Benson and others
A holistic guide to managing menopause draws on the latest research to provide a customizable plan of nutrition, exercise, and relaxation response techniques that can reduce such symptoms as hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, and insomnia. Original. 20,000 first printing.
Paperback, 350 pp, $24.95. Buy
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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About the Menopause by John R. Lee
An updated guide to the symptoms, side effects, and treatment of menopause surveys current hormone replacement treatments, discusses the influence of homones on one’s health, discusses a variety of natural alternatives to HRT, and tells how to maintain hormone balance naturally. Original
Paperback, 440 pp, $22.95. Buy
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Before the Change: Taking Charge of Your Perimenopause by Anne Louise Gittleman
Take charge of your perimenopause simply, safely, and naturally. This book details a gentle incremental program for understanding your own changes and offers a wide range of options for taking care of yourself. By following the author’s techniques for controlling the symptoms of perimenopause, you can continue to feel great through this vital phase of your life. With this do-it-yourself program, you can say good-bye to hormone havoc and sail through your perimenopause, the period of about ten years leading up to menopause, by understanding and controlling its symptoms.
Paperback, 275 pp, $36.95. Buy
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Endometriosis by Mary Lou Ballweg
This reference includes information on endometriosis and its relation to such conditions as autoimmune problems, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and other disorders, as well as a new understanding of how menopause affects endometriosis.
Paperback, 608 pp, $32.95. Buy
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Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause by Suza Francina
Yoga expert Francina offers women a natural solution for improving physically, emotionally, and spiritually through menopause by practicing yoga. Includes easy-to-follow indexed photos of various yoga poses
Paperback, 300 pp, $18.95. Buy
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Is It Me or Is It Hot in Here? by Jenni Murray
An authoritative yet light-hearted guide for women nearing or experiencing the menopause, featuring case studies. It covers what happens to both body and mind; how people react socially; the issue of pills and patches; natural and alternative solutions; diet and exercise; and personal appearance
Paperback, 224 pp, $26.95. Buy
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The Hormone Solution by Erika Schwartz
When Erika Schwartz realised that available treatment for menopausal women were ineffective for many women, she looked for an alternative. In this work, she shares her programme to help women prevent, reduce and even eliminate the symptoms of hormone imbalance naturally
Paperback, 288 pp, $19.95. Buy
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Menopause by Milton Hammerly
Presenting life strategies that can make for a more comfortable menopause, this handbook takes an integrative approach to managing all phases of a woman’s transition.