Women's Health Books

This book was fantastic! It is a down to earth, no holds bared peak into pregnancy, birth and beyond.
It was easy to read, couldn't put it down. It made me giggle, made me cry and I didn't want to finish it!
The good news is the ladies have just written their second book about the first 5 years which is just as good!

I bought this book over the summer and recently made my first product using a recipe in the book. It was amazing! The book is very thorough and not only are there specific recipes for different skin types, but there are also general instructions for people who want to explore on their own. I'm done with commercial products and from now on, I'm making all my skincare myself!

Lillian Muller's book, Feel Great, Be Beautiful over 40 is the best handbook for a healthy lifestyle that has been written. It effectively combines years of Ms. Muller's study with professionals in the alternative health field with practical suggestions regarding diet, exercise, and other factors necessary for optimum health. The book is well-thought out and very straightforward. The author provides flexibility in her approach and offers many suggestions for starting on the road to good health in a progressive manner. There is also a chapter on health during pregnancy which is outstanding. I myself have spent years of research in the cutting edge of the alternative health field and I can safely say that this is the best book ever written in its field that I have read. I have found nothing negative about it. I have met the author and spoken with her at some length and I can tell you that she is a living testimony to the principles and concepts she shares in her book. She is the healthiest person I have ever met. I highly recommend the purchase of this book for anyone interested in living a healthy life.

Now in a completely revised, updated and expanded second edition, Jo Peddicord's Feel Nifty After 50! offers more than twenty ways to overcome loneliness and depression, enables the reader to discover how to stay fit even if she dislikes exercise; see how the beauty of color enhances one's personal appearance and image; and explore practical and effective ways to expand personal horizons, fight lethargy, overcome boredom, and enhance the quality and enjoyment of life every day, in every way. Simply stated, Feel Nifty After 50! is one of the best self-help books available today for women seeking to design a new life and image for themselves -- and to enjoy every moment of what life has to offer them after 50.

Collaboratively developed and written by Bob O'Connor, Eystein Enoksen, Christine Wells, and Eldin Onsgard, Female Fitness On Foot: Walking, Jogging, Running, Orienteering is a diverse guide for women interested in better health and enjoying the outdoors. Individual chapters address such pertinent issues as effective warm-up routines, training oneself for walking, running, or even marathon regimens, how to avoid injuries or overtraining, keeping one's diet in balance, and much more. Female Fitness On Foot is a great book for women who want to use a daily walk or jog to look and feel their best.

Dr. Zaplin has assembled a collection of serious and concerned essays from a panel of highly competent and credentialed professionals. While such credentials are no guarantee of excellence, in this case they barely predict the quality and value of the material being offered.

To an unfortunately high degree, the prison system fail dismally in its proper mission of rehabilitation. Despite the existing political, social and economic structure of these institutions, there are resources which, if used with sophistication and understanding, can return some of these women to productive lives.

Female sexual pain disorders are just now getting research attention. Believe it or not, this is the FIRST book on the topic, as far as I know. As a psychologist and AASECT-certified sex therapist, I can recommend this book for it's comprehensive, scientific information about pain. It should help professionals treat women more knowledgeably - and should help women themselves find answers to intimate problems.

Georgia Witkin, Ph.D., is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, associate director of the Menopause Treatment Program, and director of the Stress Program at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. She also hosts "Beyond the News" on the Fox News Channel and is the weekly lifestyle contributor to its "Fox and Friends" morning program. She is the author of six books on stress and has a private practice in New York City.

This 303-page book has an index, a bibliography and a list of useful websites pertaining to stress.

Dr. Witkin begins by explaining what stress is in general, discusses in detail the Four D's of the Female Stress Syndrome (disorganization, decision-making difficulties, dependency fantasies, and depression), then provides an excellent overview of the results of the female stress syndrome in these areas of women's lives: (1) Fatigue and weight gain. Long-term stress can cause higher insulin levels, which can lead to fatigue, a craving for caffeine and sugar, and greater storage of body fat. (2) PMS. Premenstrual syndrome symptoms are made worse by stress and PMS can also cause stress. (3) Childbearing. Pregnancy affects the predictability of your life, no matter how wanted the baby is. This can cause stress, as can "fear and unrealistic expectations." (4) New mothers. Lack of an adequate support system to help with a newborn, postpartum depression, and the "loss of freedom, mobility and choice" all can "cause mixed feelings about parenting and its responsibilities," which leads to a lot of stress. (5) Menopause. This major physical transition often intersects with equally major life changes, such as children leaving home, aging parents losing their health, and so forth; all of which can lead to stress. (6) Anorexia nervosa, bulimia and irritable bowel syndrome. These syndromes are much more common in women than men and are strongly stress-related. (7) Depression. This mood disorder is a helpless-hopeless state and is twice as common in women as men. Many women respond to stress by becoming depressed. This may be because women are socialized to be helpless, which makes them less likely than men to take charge and change the things in their lives that are causing the stress which has triggered depression. (8) Smoking. Ironically, while many people perceive smoking as lessening anxiety, it actually causes stress due to mini-withdrawal symptoms that happen between cigarettes. (9) Headaches. Women more frequently respond to stress with headaches than men. Many women find that unexpressed anger, sexual needs and dependency issues can create conflicts that activate headaches. (10) Amenorrhea. Stress is one of the most frequent causes of delayed onset of menstruation in young women. (11) Sexual Dysfunction. Female sexual problems are often brought on or made worse by stress. (12) Anxiety. Stress can trigger anxiety and panic attacks.

The last part of the book covers recommended aids for reducing stress, including: giving yourself permission to try and reduce the stress in your life; learning to say no; giving yourself freedom to change your mind; laughter; expecting the best; exercise; relaxation; bibliotherapy (reading self-help books for insight); nurturing yourself; prioritizing the demands on your time; avoiding recreating old, dysfunctional scenarios again and again in your life.

The information in this book on female stress is invaluable for women of all ages. In addition, its sections on the effects of stress on children and men can help women understand how stress harms their loved ones. I highly recommend this book to women who are just starting to educate themselves on stress, as well as to those who have already read a lot about stress in general but are not familiar with how stress specifically affects women's health.

The information in the begining of the book was a little boring as i do a lot of this stuff every day at work. However the rest of the book is a GREAT review and Teaching tool to help any healthcare professional pass a fetal monitoring class!

Fibroid tumors and endometriosis affect millions of American women. Despite the prevalence of these health problems, very little information is available on their prevention and treatment. Fibroid Tumors & Endometriosis is part of the new series of women's self-help books by Susan M. Lark, M.D. This book contains the only complete self-help program that offers women:

* Facts and informatioon about the causes, symptoms and diagnosis of fibroid tumors and endometriosis.
* A workbook format that assists you to identify the important signs, symptoms, and risk factors of these conditions.
* Complete and up-to-date information about medical treatments.
* Effective selp-help treatment options that include detailed information on vitamins, minerals and herbs; menus and recipes; accupressure massage, yoga, stretches, exercises, and stress reduction techniques - all designed to assist you in formulating your own treatment program.
--- from book's back cover