by Sandra Cabot, Margaret Jasinska (2011)
"In this book you will learn the real risk factors for breast cancer - and what you can do to greatly reduce your risk. You will learn: mammograms are not the best method for detecting breast cancer in all women; your body can make good oestrogen and bad oestrogen. Learn how to increase your body's production of beneficial oestrogen; the importance of progesterone in protecting against breast cancer; the chemicals you come in contact with each day that are strongly implicated in breast cancer and how to reduce your exposure to them; foods, herbs and nutrients with powerful anti cancer effects; recipes and tips on how to incorporate powerful anti cancer foods into your diet."--Back cover
Sarah Hentges
"This book explores and explodes common representations and experiences of American fitness. It takes women's experiences as the center of inquiry toward an understanding of the function of fitness in our lives. This book considers a broad range of topics from an interdisciplinary perspective: generations, cultural appropriation, community development, art choreography, methodology, healing, and social justice"--
Mary Jane Minkin, Carol V. Wright
This authoritative book provides a practical guide to physical and emotional well-being during the premenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal years. Based on the experience of a woman gynecologist who has been treating menopausal women for twenty years, the book presents thorough, unbiased answers to the questions women ask about this crucial time in their lives. Women reading this book will feel as if they are conversing with an informal, sympathetic, and knowledgeable female physician who is explaining in everyday language why they feel as they do and what their options are. Written in a user-friendly question-and-answer format and incorporating helpful illustrations, a resource guide, and a glossary of common terms, this book will give these women the information they need to make decisions that will affect the rest of their lives.
Miriam E. Nelson with Sarah Wernick
Includes information on bone-density tests, calcium and other essential nutrients, exercise recommendations, medications, and diet.
Catherine Ingram Fogel and Nancy Fugate Woods
The tremendous forces of political and social change experienced by women in the 1980s have altered their perceptions, expectations - and demands. In the medical arena, this has meant the advancement of a more proactive role for women in the choice and direction of their individual health care. Documenting the shift toward increased personal responsibility, Women's Health Care analyzes myriad women's health issues in a sociological context. Opening with the presentation of vital demographics, the editors structure their initial exploration within specific age groups. The second section focuses on women's experiences as recipients of nursing care, both receiving treatment and seeking preventive care. The next section addresses the promotion of women's health in terms of current theory and research, including such topics as nutrition, exercise, and fertility control. In the final section, the authors consider several common health concerns that are specific to women. Essential reading for practicing nurses and advanced students in nursing, public health, and gender studies interested in women's health issues, Women's Health Care provides an encompassing study of this crucial area.