Everything You Need to Know about the Menopause: A Comprehensive Guide to Surviving - and Thriving! - During this Turbulent Life Stage

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Ellen Phillips
Rodale, 2004 - Health & Fitness - 368 pages
"No two women go through the menopause in the same way. One may experience boiling hot flushes while another suffers chills - one of 50 other possible mental or physical changes. As for treatments, the options are bewildering. Is HRT as dangerous as some recent studies seem to indicate? Will natural remedies really work? This book cuts through the confusion to guide you through all your options: conventional and alternative medical treatments; nutritional choices; stress and mood management; healing exercises; ways to enhance your creativity and wellbeing; and tactics for reconnecting with yourself, your family, friends and community. Uniquely helpful features include: The Menopause Timeline - what to expect as you approach, enter and pass through the menopause, The Top Ten Menopause Must-Dos - essential tips for making this time of your life a positive experience, The Menopause Eating Plan, The Menopause Exercise Program, The Menopause Symptom Solver - find out what's going on and what you can do about it. This book enables you to take an active role in managing your transition through the menopause, so you can enjoy life to the full and look forward to a healthy future."

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