Books on (Peri)Menopause?
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Hi Annette,
If I may say a little early:
[marquee]HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNETTE!!! :-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy[/marquee]
Okay, you asked!
1. Trouble Free Menopause by Judy E. Marshel, M.B.A., R.D.
2. Age-Proof Your Body by Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.
3. The Wisdom of Menopause by Christine Northrup, M.D.
4. The Change Before The Change by Laura E. Coro, M.D.
5. Outsmarting The Midlife Fat Cell by Debra Waterhouse, MPH, RD
6. Natural Woman, Natural Menopause by Marcus Laux & Christine
Conrad
7. This Is Not Your Mother's Menopause by Trisha Posner
I own all of these & got good insight & information from each of them. (I read a lot.) I'm sure there are more good ones, we are living in the age of information, thank heaven.
If you asked, my favourites would probably be #2 & #7.
I'm sure you can review all of them on Amazon. Hope that helps,
Ruth
If I may say a little early:
[marquee]HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNETTE!!! :-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy[/marquee]
Okay, you asked!
1. Trouble Free Menopause by Judy E. Marshel, M.B.A., R.D.
2. Age-Proof Your Body by Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.
3. The Wisdom of Menopause by Christine Northrup, M.D.
4. The Change Before The Change by Laura E. Coro, M.D.
5. Outsmarting The Midlife Fat Cell by Debra Waterhouse, MPH, RD
6. Natural Woman, Natural Menopause by Marcus Laux & Christine
Conrad
7. This Is Not Your Mother's Menopause by Trisha Posner
I own all of these & got good insight & information from each of them. (I read a lot.) I'm sure there are more good ones, we are living in the age of information, thank heaven.
If you asked, my favourites would probably be #2 & #7.
I'm sure you can review all of them on Amazon. Hope that helps,
Ruth
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Lynda
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I could write a book on perimenopause. When you get a symptom, just ask, I've had them all, and I'm still not out of it--it just goes on and on and on. So--what do you want to know? Hot flashes when you are trying to give a lecture? Mood changes even worse than those of your teen-aged sons? Sudden tears over almost nothing--e.g., watching someone crowned tulip queen on the local news, and you don't know who she is and you don't much care about beauty pageants? Irregular periods or too much bleeding? Hard time sleeping the way you used to--night sweats? Sudden weight increase. . . or movement of pounds to the middle, exactly where you don't want it? anemia--or worse, the cure for it in iron supplements that tie up your intestines in knots? Loss of shine in your hair? I know forewarned is forearmed, but I'd wait to read about it until it's there and you REALLY need to know.
I know this isn't helpful, but I just shook my head and started laughing when I saw your question and started going over my recent past.
I know this isn't helpful, but I just shook my head and started laughing when I saw your question and started going over my recent past.
I Needed These At 35! New Forum Idea?
Two books not mentioned previously:
1. Perimenopause: Changes in Women's Health After 35
James E. Huston, MD and L. Darlene Lanka, MD
New Harbinger Publications, Inc.: 1997
The most comprehensive, yet accessible "lay person" text I've
found. It's a book that gives you a choice of how much
science you want to deal with, while at the same time giving really practical, "oh so THAT'S what's happening" kind of
advice. I'm partial to the female perspectived presented by
Dr. Lanka in this book compared to the one below.
2. Could it be...Perimenopause?
Steven Goldstein, MD and Laurie Ashner
Little Brown: 1998
IMHO this is a good primer - easy to read, well
organized, hits the major topics with solid information and a
good reference section. I personally prefer more detail, but
that's a personal preference.
May I take this opportunity to revive a thread of several months ago that discussed the idea of a new forum (or perhaps a regular check-in) dedicated to women 35 and older (ala Pregnancy Forum) to discuss common issues. There seemed to be more than a little support for it at the time, but it just didn't move to the next level.
FWIW
Janet
Two books not mentioned previously:
1. Perimenopause: Changes in Women's Health After 35
James E. Huston, MD and L. Darlene Lanka, MD
New Harbinger Publications, Inc.: 1997
The most comprehensive, yet accessible "lay person" text I've
found. It's a book that gives you a choice of how much
science you want to deal with, while at the same time giving really practical, "oh so THAT'S what's happening" kind of
advice. I'm partial to the female perspectived presented by
Dr. Lanka in this book compared to the one below.
2. Could it be...Perimenopause?
Steven Goldstein, MD and Laurie Ashner
Little Brown: 1998
IMHO this is a good primer - easy to read, well
organized, hits the major topics with solid information and a
good reference section. I personally prefer more detail, but
that's a personal preference.
May I take this opportunity to revive a thread of several months ago that discussed the idea of a new forum (or perhaps a regular check-in) dedicated to women 35 and older (ala Pregnancy Forum) to discuss common issues. There seemed to be more than a little support for it at the time, but it just didn't move to the next level.
FWIW
Janet
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Nancy C
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I'll second that book and one more....
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Jul-27-01 AT 06:43AM (Est)[/font][p]I have the one Janet mentioned "Could it be...Perimenopause?" and also Before the Change, "Taking Charge of your Perimenopause" by Ann Louise Gittleman, this one leans towards a self help with natural fixes..exercise, diet..stuff like that.
Both are extremely user friendly
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Jul-27-01 AT 06:43AM (Est)[/font][p]I have the one Janet mentioned "Could it be...Perimenopause?" and also Before the Change, "Taking Charge of your Perimenopause" by Ann Louise Gittleman, this one leans towards a self help with natural fixes..exercise, diet..stuff like that.
Both are extremely user friendly
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