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Dr. Christiane Northrups #1 New York Times bestseller The Wisdom of Menopause has inspired more than a million women with a dramatically new vision of midlifeand will continue to do so for generations to come. As Dr.
Northrup has championed, the change is not simply a collection of physical
symptoms to be fixed, but a mind-body revolution that brings the greatest opportunity for growth since adolescence. The choices a woman makes
nowfrom the quality of her relationships to the quality of her diethave
the power to secure vibrant health and well-being for the rest of her life.
Now completely revised, this groundbreaking classic draws on the current
research and medical advances in womens health, and includes:
a new section on sex after 50and how you can rejuvenate your sex life
updated mammogram guidelinesand how thermography can assist with
breast health
the latest on the glycemic index, optimal blood sugar levels, and ways to
prevent diabetes
dietary guidelines revealing that hidden sugarnot dietary fatis the main
culprit in heart disease, cancer, and obesity
all you need to know about perimenopause and why its critical to your wellbeing
a vital program for ensuring pelvic health during and after menopause
strategies to combat osteoporosis and strengthen bones for life
With this trusted resource, Dr. Christiane Northrup shows that women can
make menopause a time of personal empowermentemerging wiser, healthier, and stronger in both mind and body than ever before.
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The Wisdom of
Menopause
Creating Physical and Emotional
Health During the Change
Revised and Updated
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Chapter 10. Nurturing Your Brain: Sleep, Mood, and Memory 362
Enhancing Midlife Sleep
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Depression: An Opportunity for Growth
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Memory Loss at Menopause: Is This Alzheimers?
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Hormones and Alzheimers
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Nonhormonal Ways to Protect Your Brain
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Maximizing Midlife Wisdom
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Chapter 11. From Rosebud to Rose Hip: Cultivating
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introduction
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
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Whether you climb aboard this fast-moving train or step aside and let
it pass will play a major role in how far you go and how you feel
along the way.
Ultimately, Ive found this journey bracing, exciting, and healthenhancing. And Im certainly not alone. A 1998 Gallup survey, presented at the annual meeting of the North American Menopause
Society, showed that more than half of American women between
the ages of fifty and sixty-five felt happiest and most fulfilled at this
stage of life. Compared to when they were in their twenties, thirties,
and forties, they felt their lives had improved in many ways, including family life, interests, friendships, and their relationship with
their spouse or partner. In other words, the conventional view of
menopause as a scary transition heralding the beginning of the end
couldnt be further from the truth.
When I wrote the first edition of this book back in 2001, I truly
wanted to believe that statement. I had faith in it, even though my
heart was broken and the life I had known for twenty-five years was
dying. Now, ten years later, I see how clearly every moment of that
perimenopausal labor pain was a necessary part of my rebirth into
the happy, healthy, fulfilled woman I have become today.
So no matter what is happening in your life right now, take heart.
Please join meand the millions of others who have come before and
will come afteras we transform and improve our lives, and ultimately our culture, through understanding, applying, and living the
wisdomand joyof menopause and beyond.
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boat rocking, which may put long-established relationships in upheaval. Marriage is not immune to this effect.
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