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Menopause for Dummies

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Informationen zum Autor Dr Sarah Brewer is a GP, health writer, and a former Health Journalist of the Year. Marcia L. Jones , PhD, was a professor and freelance writer. Dr Theresa Eichenwald is a physician with experience in caring for menopausal women. Klappentext Includes the latest information on HRT and the alternativesMake the right decisions and maintain your health and well-beingThis 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.* Understand the various stages of the menopause*Keep healthy with food and fitness regimes*Minimise the impact of the menopause on your daily life*Prevent bone loss and take care of your heart*Manage your emotions Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Part I: The Main Facts about Menopause 7 Chapter 1: Reversing Puberty 9 Chapter 2: Talking Biology and Psychology: Your Mind and Body During Menopause 19 Chapter 3: Getting in Sync with the Symptoms 31 Part II: The Effects of Menopause on Your Body and Mind 43 Chapter 4: Boning Up on Your Bones 45 Chapter 5: Taking Heart 69 Chapter 6: Making Sense of Vaginal and Urinary Changes 85 Chapter 7: Surveying Surfaces and Sinuses: Your Skin, Hair, and Nasal Cavities 97 Chapter 8: Spicing Up Your Sex Life 103 Chapter 9: Thinking through Mental and Emotional Issues 117 Part III: Treating the Effects 127 Chapter 10: Homing in on Hormone Replacement Therapy 129 Chapter 11: Focusing on HRT and Your Heart 149 Chapter 12: Balancing HRT and Breast Cancer 161 Chapter 13: Talking About HRT and Other Cancer Risks 175 Chapter 14: Revealing the Links between HRT and Other Health Conditions 187 Chapter 15: Making the Decision about HRT 199 Chapter 16: Taking an Alternative Route: Non-Hormone Therapies 221 Chapter 17: Treating Common Menopause-Related Conditions without Hormone Therapy 233 Part IV: Lifestyle Issues for Menopause and Beyond 241 Chapter 18: Eating for The Change 243 Chapter 19: Focusing on Fitness 261 Part V: The Part of Tens 287 Chapter 20: Exposing (More than) Ten Menopausal Myths 289 Chapter 21: Meeting More Than Ten Medical Tests for Menopausal Women 297 Chapter 22: Running Through Ten Terrific Fitness Programmes for Menopausal Women 303 Part VI: Appendixes 309 Appendix A: Glossary 311 Appendix B: Resources 319 Index 325 ...

List of contents

Introduction.
 
Part I: From A to ZZZZZ: The Basics of Sleep.
 
Chapter 1: Taking Charge of Your Dream Team.
 
Chapter 2: Understanding the Importance and Stages of Slumber.
 
Chapter 3: Personality: A Big Piece of the Puzzle.
 
Part II: I Have a Dream: Winning Sleep Strategies for Every Age.
 
Chapter 4: Growing and Changing: Sleep from Birth to 6 Months.
 
Chapter 5: Getting the Hang of It: Sleep from 6 to 12 Months.
 
Chapter 6: Baby on the Move: Sleep from 12 to 18 Months.
 
Chapter 7: The Wake-Up Call: Sleep from 18 Months to 2 Years.
 
Chapter 8: The Big Tug of War: Sleep from 2 through 3 Years.
 
Part III: Sleep Decisions that Involve the Whole Family.
 
Chapter 9: Keeping Baby Nearby? Co-Sleeping with Your Little One.
 
Chapter 10: Move Over, Darlin'! When a Sibling Enters the Picture.
 
Chapter 11: Your Dream Team Grows: Preschool, Day Care, and Sitters.
 
Part IV: Dealing with Special Circumstances.
 
Chapter 12: Sleep Tips for Families with Premature Babies.
 
Chapter 13: Sneezes, Sniffles, Aches, and Pains.
 
Chapter 14: When Life Changes Keep Your Child Awake.
 
Part V: The Part of Tens.
 
Chapter 15: Ten Tips for Getting Your Tot to Sleep.
 
Chapter 16: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid at Sleepytime.
 
Chapter 17: More than Ten Great Bedtime Stories and Songs.
 
Appendix: Sleep Logs.
 
Index.

Product details

Authors Dr. Sarah Brewer, S Brewer, Sara Brewer, Sarah Brewer, Sarah Jones Brewer, Brewer Sarah, Theresa Eichenwald, Eichenwald Theresa, Marcia Jones, Marcia L Jones, Marcia L. Jones, Jones Marcia L.
Publisher Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 29.06.2007
 
EAN 9780470061008
ISBN 978-0-470-06100-8
No. of pages 364
Dimensions 187 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
Subjects Education and learning
Guides > Health

Menopause, Health & Social Care, Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen, Private Gesundheitsvorsorge, Consumer Health General

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