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Editorial Review: A complete holistic guide to menopause.
A vital self-care manual for the more than 50 million
American women facing this natural process.
For thirty years, board-certified holistic practitioner, master's-prepared nurse, and doctorally prepared educator Carolyn Chambers Clark has been helping women navigate the challenges of menopause. Now she can help you with her breakthrough guide that addresses the full range of medical, alternative, and complementary self-care strategies, with easy-to-follow guidelines for avoiding the pitfalls of:
- Hot flashes
- Fuzzy thinking
- Skin, hair, and bladder changes
- Weight gain
- Joint and muscle pain
- Fatigue
- Decreased sex drive
- Emotional ups and downs
- Insomnia
Having been through this natural process herself, and having counseled countless other menopausal women, Clark is a compassionate voice clearly addressing ...
Customer Reviews:
1 of 1 found this review helpful:
Info You Need for This Time in Your Life, 2006-02-25
"For thirty years, board-certified holistic practitioner, master's-prepared nurse, and doctorally prepared educator Carolyn Chambers Clark has been helping women navigate the challenges of menopause. Now she can help you with her breakthrough guide that addresses the full range of medical, alternative, and complementary self-care strategies, with easy-to-follow guidelines for avoiding the pitfalls of:
*Hot flashes
*Fuzzy thinking
*Skin, hair, and bladder changes
*Weight gain
*Joint and muscle pain
*Fatigue
*Decreased sex drive
*Emotional ups and downs
*Insomnia
Having been through this natural process herself, and having counseled countless other menopausal women, Clark is a compassionate voice clearly addressing the risks and possible benefits of hormone therapies, offering easy-to-understand advice, and providing the most comprehensive menopause program available." (description from publisher's newsletter)
5 of 7 found this review helpful:
Must have book , 2005-09-26
Carolyn Chambers Clark has written a MUST HAVE book for women of all ages who want to be in control of their own health, particularly during the life-changing time of menopause. Even young women would benefit from a copy, should they face the possibility of instant menopause due to a complete hysterectomy. My copy of the book is full of highlighted passages I'll need to refer to again. Highly recommended.
1 of 4 found this review helpful:
Symptom by symptom response, 2005-09-20
This book gives herbal, mineral, and vitamin responses on a symptom by symptom basis of menopausal symptoms. It is a very thorough response.
2 of 5 found this review helpful:
Just What I Needed, 2005-08-17
I love this book, and I don't say that lightly. I'm not what you might call a gusher.
Since the day my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer and his options laid out in front of him more than a decade ago, I have been painfully aware that hormones are not always the magic cure-all. Since then, I've watched in something close to horror as friend after friend has been placed on HRT while doctors try to "fix" what's wrong with the bodies of women who have reached "that age."
Reading this book and finally hearing someone say (1) that heading into menopause doesn't mean something's wrong with a woman's body, and (2) that HRT isn't always the answer was like coming up for fresh air to me. Finally, somebody "gets" it and they're saying it aloud.
While that alone would be enough to make me recommend this book to any woman over the age of . . . 21 . . . there's more. I love that Dr. Clark gives women ways to take an active role in their own lives. I, for one, have had enough of passively sitting by while some stranger tells me I'm not feeling what I feel and doles out a pill to make everything all better. This book is a "must have" for women -- and again, I don't say that lightly.
2 of 2 found this review helpful:
The subtitle says it all, 2005-08-15
I think this is a terrific book for a number of reasons. 1) The "new" info that HRT is dangerous for us. This may be a case of the pendulum swinging far one way and it'll swing back in a few years and "they'll" say HRT isn't dangerous, but it's nice to have options - that we women can control - either way. 2) I'm only on the verge of menopause so I don't have experience, but it's my understanding that even HRT doesn't prevent all menopausal symptoms. So even if you're using HRT, Dr. Clark provides numerous ways to live more comfortably with hot flashes, lowered libido, weight gain, depression, mood swings and so on. 3) I like that Dr. Clark approaches menopause as a natural part of women's lives, as opposed to a disease or abnormality. It may be an uncomfortable and sometimes trying part of our lives, but it's not something we need to get well from, we just need to live through it and Dr. Clark offers a variety of tools to do so more comfortably, happily and sanely. And they are not costly tools. They may require behavioral changes that will be difficult for some of us, but they are within our reach. (Truth be told, I'm so lazy, if there were a safe pill that also would alleviate symptoms, I'd probably take it. But I'd rather do the work to change my habits than take something that might increase my chances of cancer or other serious illnesses or conditions.)
The thing that hit me the hardest, though, is how true it is that doctors don't tell you all you need to know. I've even had doctors "argue" that my symptoms don't indicate pre- or peri-menopause because they are "normal" in some women, even though they are significant changes in the way my body functions. (I've since had blood work show that my suspicions were more founded than their assertions.) I also think young women should read this book to find out how lifestyle choices they make in their 20's and early 30's can affect their menopause experience down the line. They're liable to forget or ignore much of what they read, as we all think we're invincible when we're in our 20's. But if even one or two nuggets of helpful information stick, they'll be better off, later.
I think every woman, whether choosing HRT or not, should read this book to see the ways she can shape and gain some control over her menopause experience and also learn that it's not just her and it's not just in her head.
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