Perimenopause the Natural Way (Women's Natural Health S.) - Softcover

Brenner, Keralyn; Gordon, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471379603 ISBN 13: 9780471379607

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Synopsis

Authoritative advice for a transitional time in women′s lives

In the years leading up to menopause, millions of women begin to experience a variety of symptoms, from changes in their menstrual cycles and a few missed periods to hot flashes and thicker waists. While these symptoms signal a perfectly normal response to dwindling hormone levels, they can cause varying degrees of discomfort. Now, a leading physician who combines traditional and alternative medicines explains what women can do to feel their best during this transitional time.

Keralyn Brenner (San Francisco, CA) is the author of Alternative Medicine′s Guide to Sleep Disorders and a consulting editor on Alternative Medicine′s Guide to Women′s Health, Volumes 1 and 2. Ms. Brenner′s articles appear regularly in Natural Health magazine and Yoga Journal.

Deborah Gordon, MD (Ashland, OR), completed her medical training, including her family practice residency, at the University of California at San Francisco. She is the founding partner of a successful complementary practice in Ashland, Oregon, Complementary Medicine Associates. Her practice also incorporates therapies drawn from conventional medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutritional therapies, and mind–body medicine. She regularly lectures across the country.

About this title

About the Author

Deborah Gordon, M.D., completed her medical training, including her family practice residency, at the University of California at San Francisco. She is the founding partner of Complementary Medicine Associates, a complementary practice in Ashland, Oregon. Her practice incorporates therapies drawn from conventional medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutritional therapies, and mind–body medicine. She regularly lectures across the country.Keralyn Brenner is the author of Alternative Medicine’s Guide to Sleep Disorders and a consulting editor on Alternative Medicine’s Guide to Women’s Health, Volumes 1 and 2. Ms. Brenner’s articles appear regularly in Natural Health magazine and Yoga Journal.

From the Back Cover

The Wiley Women’s Natural Health Series brings together mainstream, complementary, and alternative medical approaches. These unique books offer advice and support on a wide range of topics of concern to women, including getting pregnant, breast health, and menopause. Are you experiencing perimenopause?

You’re in your thirties or forties at your most vital time of life. Menopause is the furthest thing from your mind. But lately you’re experiencing uncomfortable changes in your body tenderness, tiredness, irregular periods, weight gain, unexplainable irritability. And you’re not the only one; many of your friends have similar complaints.Perimenopause is the transitional time before menopause your body’s response to decreasing hormone levels. It’s perfectly natural. Written by an authority in complementary medicine, Perimenopause the Natural Way is a compassionate guide that combines mainstream and alternative medical approaches into a simple six–step program you can use to feel your best. You’ll learn about:

• Nutritional and herbal medicines that can balance your body and reverse symptoms
• Natural progesterone what it is, how it works, and why it’s good for you
• Using mind–body medicine and movement to heal your body
• Foods that boost health and vitality and cleanse your liver
• Ways to reduce your risk of menopause–related health conditions such as heart disease and osteoporosis

Uniquely created from a woman’s perspective, Perimenopause the Natural Way offers support, wisdom, and hope for every woman during this transitional time of life.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471379603
• ISBN 13: 9780471379607
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240