The Change'll Do You Good: The Baby Boomers Guide to Menopause

by Schulen, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780967235202
• ISBN10: 0967235200
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Dcs Pub

Summary

Are you curious about all the "changes" of Menopause? Do you think that Menopause is the end of youth and the beginning of old age? For the first time, women and our society are willing to talk about Menopause.

"The Change'll Do You Good" dispels the common myths surrounding the change and provides clear information to help you understand what is happening to your body.

Some of the information you will find: 1) What to do today to enrich your life now and for the future; 2) Convenient checklists make it easy to follow your progress; 3) Ways to relieve the most common symptoms of menopause without using medication; and 4) Pros and cons of Hormone Replacement Therapy.

"The Change'll Do You Good" is not only about Menopause, it is an inspiring method for improving your overall health and quality of life.

Table of Contents

And Now For Something Completely Different	7	(4)
Health Behaviors: To Be or Not To Be	11	(3)
Menopause: What's It All About?	14	(3)
Menopause, I Presume	17	(3)
Hot Flashes	20	(4)
Vaginal Dryness/ Atrophy	24	(2)
Osteoporosis	26	(3)
Monitor Your Bone Mass	29	(3)
You Will Become What You Eat	32	(2)
Reduce Risk Of Osteoporosis And Heart Disease	34	(3)
Is Menopause Synonymous With Old Age?	37	(2)
Myths Of Menopause	39	(2)
The Turning Point	41	(2)
Ready Or Not	43	(2)
Let's Get Started	45	(3)
3 X 20 = One Hour Per Week	48	(2)
Active Today - Active Tomorrow (And the Next Day!)	50	(2)
What's A Woman To Do?	52	(2)
Exercising, The Fast And Easy Way	54	(2)
Weight For What?	56	(4)
Exercise Options - Not Whether, But What	60	(2)
The Time Of Your Life	62	(2)
So, You Hate To Exercise!	64	(3)
Is The Glass Half Empty or Half Full?	67	(2)
Is Bone Mass More Important After Menopause?	69	(3)
Eighty And Sharp As A Tack	72	(3)
Pump It Up - Your Memory That Is	75	(3)
Fighting The Blues	78	(3)
People Need People	81	(2)
Nutrition: A Way of Life	83	(5)
Calcium: When Is Enough Enough?	88	(2)
What About Vitamin D?	90	(2)
A Place In The Sun	92	(2)
Stop The Craving	94	(3)
Hormone Replacement Therapy	97	(4)
Alcohol - Three Cheers for the Designated Driver	101	(2)
Nicotine - We've Come A Long Way	103	(2)
Caffeine - Stop the Jitters	105	(2)
No Small Feat	107	(4)
It's Pure Sex	111	(4)
Put Some Teeth Into It	115	(3)
It All Adds Up	118	(5)
Appendix 1 - Read More About It	123	(2)
Critical Concepts	125	(2)
Order Information	127