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Ease symptoms with diet and fitness tips
Understand and cope with your body's changes
This authoritative and reassuring guide gives you up-to-date information on ways menopause affects your body, your emotions, and your libido. It reveals the latest facts about hormone replacement therapy (HRT), as well as alternative treatments, ways to manage stress, and the effects of the thyroid on menopause. You'll cope with the changes better and better enjoy life!
THE DUMMIES WAY
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Online cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fu
Discover how to
- Handle hot flashes
- Prevent bone loss
- Evaluate current therapy options
- Identify perimenopause
- Make smarter lifestyle choices
Get Smart! [...]
- Find listings of all our books
- Choose from many different subject categories
- Sign up for eTips at etips.[...]
Ease symptoms with diet and fitness tips
Understand and cope with your body's changes
This authoritative and reassuring guide gives you up-to-date information on ways menopause affects your body, your emotions, and your libido. It reveals the latest facts about hormone replacement therapy (HRT), as well as alternative treatments, ways to manage stress, and the effects of the thyroid on menopause. You'll cope with the changes better and better enjoy life!
THE DUMMIES WAY
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Online cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fu
Discover how to
- Handle hot flashes
- Prevent bone loss
- Evaluate current therapy options
- Identify perimenopause
- Make smarter lifestyle choices
Get Smart! [...]
- Find listings of all our books
- Choose from many different subject categories
- Sign up for eTips at etips.[...]
Marcia L. Jones was a freelance writer for more than 20 years.
Theresa Eichenwald, M.D., is an internist with experience in caring for menopausal women.
Nancy W. Hall has written extensively on health, pregnancy, and child development for over 18 years.
Introduction 1
Part I: The Main Facts about Menopause 7
Chapter 1: Mapping Out Menopause 9
Chapter 2: Talking Biology and Psychology: Your Mind and Body on Menopause 17
Chapter 3: Fooling Mother Nature: Early Menopause 31
Chapter 4: Getting In Sync with the Symptoms 41
Part II: The Effects of Menopause on Your Body and Mind 53
Chapter 5: The Business of Your Bones 55
Chapter 6: Getting a Handle on Heart Health 79
Chapter 7: Dealing with Vaginal and Urinary Changes 95
Chapter 8: Examining Your Skin and Hair on Menopause 107
Chapter 9: Maintaining Your Sex Life Through Menopause 115
Chapter 10: Mental and Emotional Issues 129
Part III: Treating the Effects 141
Chapter 11: The Basics of Hormone Therapy 143
Chapter 12: Understanding Hormone Therapy and Your Heart 161
Chapter 13: Checking Out Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer 173
Chapter 14: Reviewing Reproductive Cancers and Hormone Therapy 185
Chapter 15: Considering Hormone Therapy and Other Health Conditions 197
Chapter 16: Making the Decision about Hormone Therapy 209
Chapter 17: Taking an Alternate Route: Non-Hormone Therapies 225
Part IV: Lifestyle Issues for Menopause and Beyond 239
Chapter 18: Eating for the Change 241
Chapter 19: Focusing on Fitness 261
Chapter 20: Enjoying a New Lease on Life 285
Part V: The Part of Tens 297
Chapter 21: Ten Menopause Myths Exposed 299
Chapter 22: Ten Medical Tests for Menopausal Women 307
Chapter 23: Ten Terrific Fitness Programs for Menopausal Women 313
Chapter 24: Ten Powerhouse Foods for Menopausal Women 319
Part VI: Appendixes 325
Appendix A: Glossary 327
Appendix B: Resources 335
Index 343
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2006 |
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Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
Genre: | Importe, Medizin |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780470053430 |
ISBN-10: | 0470053437 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Jones, Marcia L
Eichenwald, Theresa Hall, Nancy W |
Auflage: | 2nd edition |
Hersteller: | Wiley |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 235 x 191 x 21 mm |
Von/Mit: | Marcia L Jones (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 06.12.2006 |
Gewicht: | 0,719 kg |
Marcia L. Jones was a freelance writer for more than 20 years.
Theresa Eichenwald, M.D., is an internist with experience in caring for menopausal women.
Nancy W. Hall has written extensively on health, pregnancy, and child development for over 18 years.
Introduction 1
Part I: The Main Facts about Menopause 7
Chapter 1: Mapping Out Menopause 9
Chapter 2: Talking Biology and Psychology: Your Mind and Body on Menopause 17
Chapter 3: Fooling Mother Nature: Early Menopause 31
Chapter 4: Getting In Sync with the Symptoms 41
Part II: The Effects of Menopause on Your Body and Mind 53
Chapter 5: The Business of Your Bones 55
Chapter 6: Getting a Handle on Heart Health 79
Chapter 7: Dealing with Vaginal and Urinary Changes 95
Chapter 8: Examining Your Skin and Hair on Menopause 107
Chapter 9: Maintaining Your Sex Life Through Menopause 115
Chapter 10: Mental and Emotional Issues 129
Part III: Treating the Effects 141
Chapter 11: The Basics of Hormone Therapy 143
Chapter 12: Understanding Hormone Therapy and Your Heart 161
Chapter 13: Checking Out Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer 173
Chapter 14: Reviewing Reproductive Cancers and Hormone Therapy 185
Chapter 15: Considering Hormone Therapy and Other Health Conditions 197
Chapter 16: Making the Decision about Hormone Therapy 209
Chapter 17: Taking an Alternate Route: Non-Hormone Therapies 225
Part IV: Lifestyle Issues for Menopause and Beyond 239
Chapter 18: Eating for the Change 241
Chapter 19: Focusing on Fitness 261
Chapter 20: Enjoying a New Lease on Life 285
Part V: The Part of Tens 297
Chapter 21: Ten Menopause Myths Exposed 299
Chapter 22: Ten Medical Tests for Menopausal Women 307
Chapter 23: Ten Terrific Fitness Programs for Menopausal Women 313
Chapter 24: Ten Powerhouse Foods for Menopausal Women 319
Part VI: Appendixes 325
Appendix A: Glossary 327
Appendix B: Resources 335
Index 343
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2006 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
Genre: | Importe, Medizin |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780470053430 |
ISBN-10: | 0470053437 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Jones, Marcia L
Eichenwald, Theresa Hall, Nancy W |
Auflage: | 2nd edition |
Hersteller: | Wiley |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 235 x 191 x 21 mm |
Von/Mit: | Marcia L Jones (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 06.12.2006 |
Gewicht: | 0,719 kg |