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Editorial Review: Quite possibly every female over the age of 12 will find this huge book enlightening, pain saving, and perhaps even lifesaving. Think of it as a much more empowering and holistic Our Bodies, Ourselves. Northrup is a gynecologist who acknowledges the power of natural therapies and herbs, but also maintains that allopathic treatments, including surgery, are sometimes best. In Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, she covers the treatment of many physical concerns--among them PMS, menstrual cramps, breast cancer, fibroids, endometriosis, infertility, depression, childbirth, abortion, cystitis, and menopause--explaining how many of these physical problems have roots in emotional upsets. For example, a woman who is unhappy with her marriage may be infertile because deep down, she knows that her husband is not the right man to have children with; a teenager who has cramps may be having problems accepting society's expectations of her as a woman. Some readers may be put off at firs...
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Fantastic book!, 2008-06-07
This should be given to all young women when they graduate high school. (Not before, because it's long and smart and you need a full grown brain to get the most out of it.) It is both inspiring and truly useful in everyday life. I love it!
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Good Information, 2008-05-27
Some good information from Dr. Northrup but some of it has been said before too many times. I would recommend Saudra Pelletier's "Awake at the Wheel" to inspire you for work/life balance as well. Saddle Up Your Own White Horse: 5 Principles Every Woman Needs to Know
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Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing , 2008-05-14
I didn't find much new in this book but found the information
correct. It is good for answers to your health questions.
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A Wonderful Addition to the Well Woman Library, 2008-04-22
I bought this book after hearing the author speak on TV. I was a bit skeptical that a medical doctor would really present this broad subject with a personal and more than medical view. I was wrong - this book has been a long read, taking bits and pieces as I ahve time and thinking on them. I wish I ahd this book before I had a hysterectomy. In a time when people are finally beginning to ask questions adn actually expect their doctors to give an answer to them that is real, serious and personal - this book proved to be a light of hope for our medical profession. I am personally more in line with the wholistic person view and using nature as much as possible, as well as the mind body spirit connection - so it appears is this author - a real doctor! I wish she were closer.
I recommend this easy to understand book for those who want to know more about their own bodies and their own mind, body connection. She presents both the medical side - simplified to easy to understand terms - along with the more emotional and what some might call more New Age view of womens bodies, but none the less a real aspect that modern medicine and many people are tuaght to ignore or deny. Stop it! It isn't a curse!
I even gave a copy to my sister for her birthday as well as a few friends.
I recommend it and her other books as well - even if you don't feel they offer you anything - they will open your mind to a different more open way of thinking :)
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Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, 2008-04-05
This book should be mandatory for all girls and women to read. The information is so valuable. I have recommended it to all of my friends and the ones who purchased it are very grateful. If you're a woman and you have questions about the many changes we go through, get this book!
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