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		"Poetry should please by a fine excess and not by singularity. It should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost as a remembrance." - John Keats

	The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change
	by Christiane Northrup

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Format: Hardcover, 608 pages

Publisher: Bantam Books, Incorporated

ISBN: 055380121X

Release Date: Jan 3, 1996

Average Reader Review:

(Based on 5 reviews.)

From The Publisher
Dr. Christiane Northrup has become one of American women's most trusted medical advisers. In Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, she broke entirely new ground by demonstrating that women's most common medical problems are often rooted in the basic conditions of their lives -- and that they can return to health by learning to listen to their bodies. She also integrated advanced medical techniques with the best natural remedies, offering readers specific guidance on choosing the right approach for themselves.

Now, in The Wisdom of Menopause, Dr. Northrup once again challenges convention. "The change" is not simply a collection of physical problems to be "fixed" -- whether with hormones or herbs -- but a mind-body revolution that brings the greatest opportunity for growth since adolescence. This vitally important new book examines the connection between menopause and a woman's emotional and spiritual life. And it stresses how the choices a woman makes now -- from the quality of her relationships to the quality of her diet -- either secure her health and well-being for the rest of her life, or put her future at risk.

Dr. Northrup draws on her own life-changing experiences -- as well as on many intimate case histories -- to explore the transformative power of these years.

Candid and reassuring, The Wisdom of Menopause elucidates the changes women should expect from ages 40 to 55, and shows how these changes can be wonderfully life-affirming. Instead of dreading menopause as a time of loss, women will hear the real message their bodies are sending -- that this is a time of personal empowerment and positive energy ... and a time for women to break free and thrive.

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The Wisdom of Menopause elucidates the changes women should expect from ages 40 to 55, and shows how these changes can be wonderfully life-affirming. Instead of dreading menopause as a time of loss, women will hear the real message their bodies are sending—that this is a time of personal empowerment and positive energy ... and a time for women to break free and thrive.

Number of Reviews: 5 Average Rating:

Mind-Body Approach to Menopause

-- Alexandra McKay, a pediatrician and mother from CA, April 24, 2002

Also Recommended: 'Open Your Mind, Open Your Life: A Book of Eastern Wisdom' by Taro Gold.

For women of all ages!

-- Aliesha Creaver, corrections officer from Boston, April 16, 2002

Also Recommended: 'Who moved my cheese?' By Stephen Johnson and 'Beyond The Stirrups/A Gynecologist's Memoir of Women in Contemporary America.' By Hester M. Sonder, M.D. and Judith Kristen

AWESOME BOOK!

-- Mary Bella, nurse from maine, May 6, 2002

A 'MUST HAVE' BOOK!!!!

-- Shelley Silverman, a business woman from Philadelphia, July 15, 2002

Also Recommended: 'Beyond the Stirrups-A Gynecologist's Memoir of Women in Contemporary America' by Hester M. Sonder, M.D. and Judith Kristen, The Prophet by Gibran and 'Self Matters' by Dr. Phil Mc Graw

No New Insights Here

-- York Hunt, a male exotic dancer, April 23, 2002

Also Recommended: 'The art of the Female Orgasm' by Kim Catrall, Anything by 'Playboy' Magazine, 'Creepy 75 Year Old Men' by Leslie Stalker

The Word On The Street
"While most male physicians seem hesitant even to use the word 'healing,' many women doctors--epitomized by Dr. Christiane Northrup--are demonstrating what genuine healing has always been about: the integration of the physical and the spiritual, psyche and soma, into a harmonious whole. This book demonstrates the reemergence of the feminine in healing, a force that has kept the inner pulse of healing beating for centuries. If you can't have Dr. Northrup for your doctor, read her book."
-- author of Healing Words, Meaning & Medicine, and Recovering the Soul —Larry Dossey, M.D.

"Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom is a gateway to the deepest understanding of health and well-being. Women have an innate sense of spirituality, an ability to attune to the wisdom within themselves and the larger whole that has been systematically ignored in medicine. Dr. Northrup restores the spiritual to the medical, facilitating the understanding and confidence that every woman needs in order to create a healthy body and a fulfilled life."
-- author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind and A Woman's Book of Life —Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.

"Dr. Chris Northrup's book is an outstanding collection of information and case histories that will benefit everyone who reads it. It lives up to the title and I certainly intend to share it with my wife and daughter. I could go on extolling its virtues, but it will do more good if everyone just takes my advice and reads it."
-- author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles —Bernie Siegel, M.D.

"A masterpiece for every woman who has an interest in her body, her mind and her soul."
-- author of Anatomy of the Spirit —Caroline Myss, Ph.D.

"Feminine wisdom is the intelligence at the heart of creation. It is holistic, intuitive, contextual, and functions as a field of infinite correlation. Dr. Northrup's book is an expression of this wisdom."
--author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind —Deepak Chopra, M.D.

	List of Figures	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xv
	Introduction: The Journey Begins	1
	Midlife: Redefining Creativity and Home	3
	Why I'm Writing a Menopause Book Now	5
	Blazing a New Trail	6
Chapter 1	Menopause Puts Your Life Under a Microscope	9
	"Not Me, My Marriage Is Fine"	10
	The Childbearing Years: Balancing Personal and Professional Lives	12
	Why Marriages Must Change at Midlife	16
	My Personal Fibroid Story: The Final Chapter	20
	Feeling the Joy of Co-creative Partnership	23
	The Forces That Change the Goose Also Change the Gander	26
	Real Menopause Hits	27
	My Marriage Goes Bankrupt	28
	Armadillo Medicine: The Power of Vulnerability	31
	Celebrating the Past While Creating a New Future	33
Chapter 2	The Brain Catches Fire at Menopause	36
	Our Cultural Inheritance	36
	Our Brains Catch Fire at Menopause	38
	Learning to Recognize and Heed Our Wake-up Calls	39
	Is It Me or Is It My Hormones? Debunking the Myth of Raging Hormones	42
	The Multiple Roles of Your "Reproductive" Hormones	48
	Embracing the Message Behind Our Menopausal Anger	53
	Emotions, Hormones, and Your Health	57
	How Our Midlife Brains and Bodies Are Set Up to Heal Our Past	66
	Finding a Larger Meaning	71
Chapter 3	Coming Home to Yourself: From Dependence to Healthy Autonomy	76
	The Empty-Nest Syndrome	76
	Boomerang Babies	80
	Powerful Feelings, Powerful Healing	82
	Caring for Ourselves, Caring for Others: Finding the Balance	84
	Hitting Pay Dirt: Getting Clear About Money at Midlife	90
	Coming Home to Yourself	97
	Vocational Awakening at Midlife	99
	A Road Map for Navigating Unknown Territory	102
Chapter 4	This Can't Be Menopause, Can It? The Physical Foundation of the Change	105
	What Is Happening in Your Body: Hormonal Changes	106
	Perimenopause Is a Normal Process, Not a Disease	107
	The Three Types of Menopause	110
	Perimenopause and Hormonal Levels	112
	Is There a Test I Can Take?	114
	Menopause and Thyroid Function	118
	Menopause and Adrenal Function	119
	What to Expect in Your Transition	124
Chapter 5	Hormone Replacement: An Individual Choice	134
	A Brief History of Hormone Replacement	134
	Bioidentical Hormones: Nature's Ideal Design	138
	A Hormone Primer: Essential Information Every Woman Should Know	142
	How to Decide Whether or Not to Take Hormones	154
	A Dusting of Hormones	169
	How Long Should You Stay on Hormones?	170
Chapter 6	Foods and Supplements to Support the Change	172
	Basic Principles of Herbal Therapy at Menopause	174
	Menopausal Healing Foods	178
	Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture for Menopause	187
	Start Somewhere	190
Chapter 7	The Menopause Food Plan: A Program to Balance Your Hormones and Prevent Middle-Age Spread	191
	Making Peace (Once Again) with My Weight	192
	Five Steps to Midlife Weight Control	194
	The Elements of Imbalance	199
	The Hormone-Balancing Food Plan	205
	Optimizing Midlife Digestion	219
	The Final Frontier: Accepting Our Bodies	225
Chapter 8	Creating Pelvic Health and Power	227
	What Is Yours, What Is Mine, What Is Ours? Reclaiming Our Boundaries	228
	Hormonal Imbalance: Fuel to the Fire	231
	Menstrual Cramps and Pelvic Pain	231
	Heavy Bleeding	235
	Fibroids	240
	An Empowered Approach to Surgery or Invasive Procedures	247
	Strengthen Your Urinary Health and Pelvic Floor Muscles	254
Chapter 9	Sex and Menopause: Myths and Reality	264
	The Anatomy of Desire	265
	Sexuality at Menopause: Our Cultural Inheritance	267
	Menopause Is a Time to Redefine and Update Our Relationships	274
	Hormone Levels Are Only One Part of Libido	277
	Secondary Libidinal Support: Estrogen and Progesterone	279
	Testosterone: The Hormone of Desire?	281
	Aids to Lubrication	283
	Telling the Truth	287
	Nine Steps to Rekindling Libido	289
Chapter 10	Nurturing Your Brain: Sleep, Depression, and Memory	292
	Enhancing Midlife Sleep	296
	Depression: An Opportunity for Growth	304
	Memory Loss at Menopause: Is This Alzheimer's?	314
	Estrogen and Alzheimer's	316
	Non-hormonal Ways to Protect Your Brain	319
	Maximizing Midlife Wisdom	323
Chapter 11	From Rosebud to Rose Hip: Cultivating Midlife Beauty	328
	Making Peace with Your Changing Skin	330
	Preventing or Treating Wrinkles	336
	Midlife Acne	347
	Rosacea	351
	Hair in the Wrong Places	354
	When Good Skin Care Isn't Enough: Deciding on Cosmetic Procedures	360
	Varicose Veins	364
Chapter 12	Standing Tall for Life: Building Healthy Bones	369
	Osteoporosis: The Scope of the Problem	370
	We're Designed for Lifetime Sturdiness	371
	How Healthy Bone Is Made	372
	Are You at Risk for Osteoporosis?	377
	Measuring Bone Density	381
	Bone-Building Program	385
	What About Bone-Building Drugs?	393
	Get Strong	394
	The Sunlight-Bone Health Connection	403
	Shore Up Your Earth Connection with Plant Medicine	408
Chapter 13	Creating Breast Health	409
	Our Cultural Inheritance: Nurturing and Self-Sacrifice	410
	The Emotional Anatomy of Breast Cancer	412
	Lifestyle and Breast Health	417
	Eating for Breast Health	420
	Breast Cancer Screening	423
	Putting Breast Cancer Risk in Perspective	431
	The Breast Cancer Gene: Should You Be Tested?	433
	The Effect of HRT on Breast Health	434
	Bioidentical Hormones and Cancer Risk	437
	The Tamoxifen Dilemma	444
Chapter 14	Living with Heart, Passion, and Joy: How to Listen to and Love Your Midlife Heart	449
	The Heart Has Its Say at Menopause: My Personal Story	450
	Cardiovascular Disease: When the Flow of Life Is Blocked	454
	Palpitations: Your Heart's Wake-up Call	456
	Gender Bias and Heart Disease: Our Cultural Inheritance	459
	Arteriosclerosis: Reducing Your Risk	462
	Carbohydrates, Sugar, and Heart Health: What Every Woman Should Know	472
	Cardioprotective Supplements	475
	Foods for Heart Health	480
	What About Aspirin?	482
	Get Moving!	483
	Is Estrogen Replacement Necessary to Prevent Heart Disease?	487
	How to Love and Respect Your Midlife Heart	492
	The Heart-Opening Effect of Pets	493
	Epilogue: The Calm After the Storm	495
	Notes	499
	Resources	538
	Index	567
	About the Author	591

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