Make menopause a change for the better!
Are you entering menopause? Would you like to be prepared for it when it arrives? Whether the change of life is upon you or years away, now is the best time to find out all you can about this natural life process. The more you know, the better you can take care of yourself. And the healthier you are, the easier your menopause is likely to be.
Written by two authorities in complementary medicine and women’s health issues, Menopause the Natural Way is a compassionate guide that combines mainstream and alternative medical approaches into a simple, six-step program that helps you create a healthy and empowering passage through menopause. You’ll learn about:
* Using a journal as a valuable tool for managing your menopause
* Nutrition and menopause-foods and vitamins for your body’s changing needs
* Using herbs to balance your body and to treat and reverse symptoms
* Pleasurable exercises proven to reduce menopause symptoms and promote health-from yoga and tai chi to aerobic and weight-bearing routines
* Managing stress known to trigger menopause symptoms
* Rebalancing your hormones through natural and medical hormone therapy
Uniquely created from a woman’s perspective, Menopause the Natural Way offers you a supportive, natural, noninvasive way to manage your menopause while feeling great.
Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction.
Welcome to Menopause.
Signs of Menopause.
Creating a Healthy and Empowering Passage through Menopause: Getting Started On the Six-Step Healthy Menopause Program.
Step 1: Nutrients and Menopause–Vitamins, Minerals, and Special Nutrients.
Step 2: Diet and Menopause–The Way to Eat.
Step 3: Herbs and Menopause.
Step 4: Exercise and Menopause.
Step 5: Stress Management and Menopause.
Step 6: Hormone Replacement Therapy.
Staying Healthy as You Age.
Glossary.
Sources.
Resources.
Index.
Circa l’autore
DEBORAH GORDON, M.D., completed her medical training, including her family practice residency, at the University of California at San Francisco. She is the founding partner of Complementary Medicine Associates, a complementary practice in Ashland, Oregon. While emphasizing classical homeopathy, her practice also incorporates therapies drawn from conventional medicine, herbal medicine, nutritional therapies, and mind-body medicine. She regularly lectures across the country.
MOLLY SIPLE, M.S., R.D., is a popular health writer and the coauthor of the successful book Recipes for Change: Gourmet Wholefood Cooking for Health and Vitality at Menopause, which was nominated for the Julia Child Cookbook Award. She was the women’s health editor on the groundbreaking volume Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide.
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