The Menopause Makeover

Introduction: Marriage and Menopause? Quiz: Are You Ready for a Menopause Makeover? Part One: Your Menopause Survival Guide: Eight Steps to a Complete Makeover Chapter 1: What a Minute... What Just Happened? Your Body During Menopause What is Menopause? So, How Do I Know It's Menopause? Understanding Your Menopause Symptoms Chapter 2: Step One: OK, So I'm Menopausal... Now What Do I Do? Understanding Your Treatment Options Lifestyle Changes Hormone Therapy If Hormone Therapy is Not an Option Complementary and Alternative Remedies Combination of Treatment Options Chapter 3: Step Two: Feeding the New You: How Food Can Set You Free! Why You Gain Weight During Menopause Food Can Set You Free The Menopause Makeover Food Pyramid Feeding the New You Chapter 4: Step Three: Exercise It Off: You Think Hot Flashes are Bad? - Now It's Time to Burn Baby Burn! Exercise: Your Fountain of Youth The Menopause Makeover Exercise Formula Burning Calories Finding Your Target Heart Rate Avoiding Injuries Staying Motivated and Setting Goals Exercise the New You Chapter 5: Step Four: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Is That Me? Customizing Your Beauty Routine Help, I'm Turning into My Mother! How Will You Age? Skincare Solutions that Turn Back the Clock Getting Professional Help Loving Your Locks Beauty Secrets to Look Your Best Dressing the New You Chapter 6: Step Five: Am I Losing My Mind? Getting Off the Emotional Roller Coaster Your Identity Your Mother's Menopause Social Expectations What, Me, Cranky and Moody? Hormones and the Brain Depression Memory Loss Stress Call in the Troops Chapter 7: Step Six: Why Are They All Running Away? Strengthen Your Relationships and Get that Sizzle Back into Your Sex life! Relationships and Sexual Health How to Boost Your Libido Relationship Rehab You... and Your Inner Self Chapter 8: Step Seven: Embracing Spirituality: What You Believe Can Change Your Experience What You Believe Can Change Your Experience How Menopause Can Enrich Your Spirituality The Power of Prayer and Meditation Celebrate the Change Chapter 9: Step Eight: Creating Happiness: How to be Happy During "The Change" How Happy Are You? How to Create Happiness Manifest Happiness: Keep Your Life Simple A Good Attitude Opens the Door to Happiness Part Two: Your Menopause Makeover: Planning Your Transformation Chapter 10: Getting the Facts Straight The Ten Menopause Makeover Facts Fact #1: You Have to Get Real to Make Change Fact #2: The Numbers Don't Lie: The BMI Chart Fact #3: You Have an Ideal Weight Unique Only to You Fact #4: Knowing Your Proportions Can Save Your Life: The Waist-Hip Ratio Fact #5: Change is All About Balance: Body Fat and Lean Body Mass Fact #6: Counting Calories Matters Fact #7: Burning Calories Matters: The Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) Fact #8: You Gotta Move to Get Anywhere! Fact #9: It Takes Energy to Process Food Fact #10: You Must Commit to the Menopause Makeover Food Pyramid Chapter 11: Putting it All Together Create Your Health Profile Calculate Your Body Mass Index Calculate Your Ideal Weight Calculate Your Waist-to-Hip Ratio Calculate Your Body Fat and Lean Body Mass Calculate Your Calorie Needs and Set Calorie Goals Visualize the Possibilities Statistics: For Your Eyes Only Chapter 12: Setting Goals Set Goals for Your 12-Week Makeover Your Personal Goals Taking the Vow: Saying "I Do" to the New You Part 3: Your Menopause Makeover Essential Planner Chapter 13: The Essential Planner: Charting Your Success Your Month-at-a-Glance Planner Your Menopause Makeover Contacts Menopause Makeover Medical Forms Menopause Makeover Food Plan Menopause Makeover Shopping List Menopause Makeover Daily Meal Diary Your 12-Week Plan Chapter 14: Menopause Makeover Recipes and Menus Chapter 15: You've Just Begun About the Authors