Menopause Sourcebook, Third Edition
1st Edition
Published on 24. July 2001
224 pages
978-0-07-139446-8 (ISBN)
Description
Must-have resource for menopausal and premenopausal women If you are menopausal or premenopausal, this thoroughly updated and revised guide to the physical, mental, and emotional changes and symptoms that accompany menopause is for you. The Menopause Sourcebook includes an extensive resource list, an honest look at hormone replacement therapy, and dietary and lifestyle recommendations to make your menopausal transition easier. Includes a foreword by Paul G. Stumpf, M.D. ",A fine examination that provides the latest up-to-date details on handling menopause.", --Booklist
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Content
- Intro
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Information Gathering
- Menopause at This Point in History
- Must I Deal with Menopause?
- Best Resources
- Entering Menopause: Where Do You Stand?
- Bones, Calcium, and Exercise: Do You Have the Right Prescription?
- Heart, Blood Vessels, and Estrogen
- Don't Forget Breast Health
- Let's Talk About Weight
- Adjusting Image to Reality
- Good Health and Your Comfort Level
- Best Resources
- Is This It? The Signs and Symptoms of Menopause
- How to View Your Symptoms
- Menopausal and Perimenopausal Symptoms
- Keeping Track
- A Plan of Action
- Best Resources
- The Physical Effects of Menopause: Managing Your Symptoms
- Where Women Obtain Information
- Take the Commonsense Approach
- The Estrogen Question
- Alternative Approaches
- Making Sense of It All
- Best Resources
- Sex During and After Menopause
- Does Menopause Spell the End of Desire?
- The Physiology of Sexual Changes
- The Totality of Sexuality
- Getting Help for You and Your Partner
- Best Resources
- Menopause and Beyond: Should You Be Worried?
- Concern Versus Worry
- Heart Disease: Be on the Alert
- Your Bones: Constantly Changing
- Urogenital Health
- Estrogen and the "Brain Drain"
- Best Resources
- The Body/Mind Connection: Menopause and Emotional Stress
- How Women Feel About Menopause
- Emotions and Stress During Menopause
- Steps You Can Take
- Best Resources
- Integrating Change and Exploring Opportunity
- Menopause as Passage
- Tackling the Tasks of Growing Older
- Finding Your Path
- Best Resources
- Calcium-Rich Foods
- Comparison of Calcium Supplements
- Dietary Recommendations for Health
- Height and Weight Table
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
