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Menopause For Dummies


Menopause For Dummies


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von: Sarah Brewer, Marcia L. Jones, Theresa Eichenwald

16,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 15.02.2011
ISBN/EAN: 9781119998242
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 368

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Every woman experiences the menopause in different ways, so you need to know what to expect in order to help yourself. This book explains the various stages of the menopause, including the perimenopause, and helps you understand how it can affect your body and your emotions. It evaluates all the options available—including HRT and explains what treatment and lifestyle changes will help you stay healthy and happy. With in-depth coverage of HRT, covering new developments and weighing up the risks and benefits, advice on adopting an holistic approach to managing the symptoms and side effects including conventional medicine, and alternatives, diet and lifestyle changes, <i>Menopause For Dummies</i> will help you make the right decisions and stay in control.
<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I: The Main Facts about Menopause 7</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Reversing Puberty 9</p> <p>Chapter 2: Talking Biology and Psychology: Your Mind and Body During Menopause 19</p> <p>Chapter 3: Getting in Sync with the Symptoms 31</p> <p><b>Part II: The Effects of Menopause on Your Body and Mind 43</b></p> <p>Chapter 4: Boning Up on Your Bones 45</p> <p>Chapter 5: Taking Heart 69</p> <p>Chapter 6: Making Sense of Vaginal and Urinary Changes 85</p> <p>Chapter 7: Surveying Surfaces and Sinuses: Your Skin, Hair, and Nasal Cavities 97</p> <p>Chapter 8: Spicing Up Your Sex Life 103</p> <p>Chapter 9: Thinking through Mental and Emotional Issues 117</p> <p><b>Part III: Treating the Effects 127</b></p> <p>Chapter 10: Homing in on Hormone Replacement Therapy 129</p> <p>Chapter 11: Focusing on HRT and Your Heart 149</p> <p>Chapter 12: Balancing HRT and Breast Cancer 161</p> <p>Chapter 13: Talking About HRT and Other Cancer Risks 175</p> <p>Chapter 14: Revealing the Links between HRT and Other Health Conditions 187</p> <p>Chapter 15: Making the Decision about HRT 199</p> <p>Chapter 16: Taking an Alternative Route: Non-Hormone Therapies 221</p> <p>Chapter 17: Treating Common Menopause-Related Conditions without Hormone Therapy 233</p> <p><b>Part IV: Lifestyle Issues for Menopause and Beyond 241</b></p> <p>Chapter 18: Eating for The Change 243</p> <p>Chapter 19: Focusing on Fitness 261</p> <p><b>Part V: The Part of Tens 287</b></p> <p>Chapter 20: Exposing (More than) Ten Menopausal Myths 289</p> <p>Chapter 21: Meeting More Than Ten Medical Tests for Menopausal Women 297</p> <p>Chapter 22: Running Through Ten Terrific Fitness Programmes for Menopausal Women 303</p> <p><b>Part VI: Appendixes 309</b></p> <p>Appendix A: Glossary 311</p> <p>Appendix B: Resources 319</p> <p>Index 325</p>
<b>Dr Sarah Brewer</b> is a GP, health writer, and a former Health Journalist of the Year. <p><b>Marcia L. Jones</b>, PhD, was a professor and freelance writer.</p> <p><b>Dr Theresa Eichenwald</b> is a physician with experience in caring for menopausal women.</p>
<p>Includes the latest information on HRT and the alternatives</p> <p>Make the right decisions and maintain your health and well-being</p> <p>This expert guide explains the various stages of the menopause, helping you to understand how it can affect your body and your emotions. Packed with balanced advice on everything from conventional and alternative medicine to adopting a holistic approach to managing your symptoms, this book helps you to make the right decisions to stay healthy and happy throughout the menopause and beyond.</p> <ul> <li>Understand the various stages of the menopause</li> <li> <p>Keep healthy with food and fitness regimes</p> </li> <li> <p>Minimise the impact of the menopause on your daily life</p> </li> <li> <p>Prevent bone loss and take care of your heart</p> </li> <li> <p>Manage your emotions</p> </li> </ul>

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