by Carol Landau, Michele G. Cyr, Anne W. Moulton (1994)
There has never been a book like this one on the subject of menopause. While others focus on only a handful of the issues and while some writers discuss menopause from their own subjective experiences, The Complete Book of Menopause gives the reader comprehensive, reassuring, and upbeat information about every aspect of this perfectly normal stage of life. Founders of Women's Health Associates, a group practice within Brown University School of Medicine's Division of General Internal Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital, the authors, a psychologist and two internists, are pioneers in the effort to see women not as the sum of their organs, but as full human beings. They have listened to their patients and learned from them. So their book not only provides the most up-to-date medical information, but also covers a multiplicity of the situations that challenge women as they reach their middle years. The Complete Book of Menopause has the single most sensible chapter on hormone replacement; it explains hot flashes; it gives sound and reassuring advice about issues surrounding sexuality; it presents timely, important information about maintaining strong bones and a sound heart through the years; it deals with both the myth of depression and the reality of stress; it encourages the reader to adopt a healthy lifestyle, based on the fundamental principles of maintaining a positive attitude and a sense of humor; it provides a comprehensive list of resources; it answers the hundred most commonly asked questions from the authors' popular Town Meetings. Thorough, accessible, nonthreatening, The Complete Book of Menopause will serve as the reader's guide to an exciting and full time of life. This is a book of the women, by the women, and for the women. It belongs on every shelf.
Hilary Smith
Bipolar is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric conditions among teens and twenty-somethings--yet there are very few books out there written specifically for young people experiencing mental illness for the first time. Upfront, empowering approach to the challenges of being diagnosed with bipolar. Both humorous and immensely honest, it offers a true 'in the trenches' perspective young readers will trust.
Vicki Iovine
Offers practical, light-hearted advice to pregnant women, including tips on dealing with mood swings, sex during pregnancy, common fears, and physical fitness.
Robert A. Greene and Leah Feldon
A hormone specialist explains the role of hormones at every stage of a woman's life and demonstrates how diet, exercise, and mind-centering techniques can alleviate and often eliminate common hormonal imbalances.
Michael Fossel
"Based on Nobel Prize-winning genetic research-a simple plan to keep your telomeres healthy for better health and longevity. Telomeres play an important role in protecting our chromosomes from critical damage. The shortening of the telomere disrupts vital cellular function and promotes the previously seemingly inevitable onset of aging and various diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer's. Drawing from the groundbreaking discoveries about telomeres that won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine, this book includes a highly prescriptive program that shows you how to live longer by slowing telomere shortening and rejuvenating your cells through relatively simple alterations in nutrition habits and other lifestyle changes. Written by authors with extensive knowledge of genetics, telomeres, and longevity. Offers a simple action plan you can start using immediately. Includes a revolutionary new eating plan. Recommends individualized supplement programs. Shares a diet and exercise approach grounded in solid scientific research.The exciting recent discoveries about telomeres promise to revolutionize our approach to anti-aging much as antioxidants did ten years ago. Unlike trendy diet and fitness books with no basis in science, The Immortality Edge targets health at its innermost level by laying out a realistic, lifelong plan using easy steps that can fit into any busy schedule-steps that can improve the length and quality of your life."-- "Based on cutting-edge scientific discoveries about telomeres, The Immortality Edge shows readers how to lead a longer, healthier life by making simple changes to their diet and lifestyle"--