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9780809293353

Woman's Best Medicine for Menopause : Your Personal Guide to Radiant Good Health Using Maharishi Ayurvedic Medicine

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  • ISBN13:

    9780809293353

  • ISBN10:

    0809293358

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-05-13
  • Publisher: MCG
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $24.95

Summary

A respected Western physician offers the first complete Ayurvedic approach to a healthy and comfortable menopause A Woman's Best Medicine for Menopause is the first menopause guide based on the Ayurvedic approach to good health, recently popularized in the West by Depak Chopra. In it, Dr. Lonsdorf--who is both a Western-trained physician and a leading voice in Ayurveda approaches to women's health--acquaints you with the basic principles of Ayurvedic medicine. She provides quizzes and checklists that help you to determine which risk factors you should be most concerned about and for understanding why you are experiencing specific symptoms.Dr. Lonsdorf shows you how to develop comprehensive personalized programs based on differing risk factors and symptoms. She even describes proven natural methods developed and refined by women over the course of 3,000 years to keep looking beautiful. Includes a foreword by Dr. Rama Kant Mishra.

Author Biography

Nancy K. Lonsdorf, M.D., is the medical director of the Raj, one of the premier Ayurvedic health centers in the United States. She received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins, did her residency at Stanford University, and trained in Maharishi Ayurveda with leading scholars in India, Europe, and the United States. Dr. Lonsdorf and her work have been featured on NPR, "Donahue," "Geraldo Rivera," and CNN, and she has been profiled in the print media nationwide.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi
Is This Book for You? xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
PART I Why You Want a Natural Menopause and What ``Natural'' Really Means
The Search for a Natural and Healthy Menopause
3(26)
Finding Balance Through Nature's Intelligence
29(22)
PART II How to Restore Balance and Relieve Symptoms Using Maharishi Ayurveda
The Wisdom of the Doshas: Understanding Your Menopausal Symptoms
51(20)
Balancing Your Doshas for Relief of Your Mild Symptoms
71(28)
The Drama of Ama: Understanding Your More Serious Menopausal Symptoms
99(22)
Clearing Ama for Relief of Your More Serious Symptoms
121(28)
PART III How to Overcome Specific Health Issues Using Maharishi Ayurveda
Your Heart: Healthy Without Hormone Replacement
149(20)
Your Bones: Strong Without HRT or Drugs
169(22)
Your Mind: Out of the Fog, Into the Light
191(20)
Your Emotions: Transforming Blues to Bliss
211(26)
Your Skin: A Program for Lasting Beauty
237(18)
Epilogue: The World Is Your Family 255(6)
Glossary of Ayurvedic Terms 261(4)
References 265(14)
Resources 279(4)
Index 283

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