For far too long, doctors thought hormone replacement therapy was the answer to menopausal symptoms from hot flashes to sleepless nights to stubborn belly fat. But while it does help, HRT can be risky—and may raise women's chances for breast cancer, heart attack, and stroke. Luckily, there's a growing stack of research that natural remedies can be just as effective.In The Natural Menopause Solution, the editors of Prevention and integrative medicine specialist Mel...

The story of our health is more in our control than we might think, according to clinical psychologist, Jungian analyst, and shamanic practitioner Carl Greer, PhD, PsyD. We can not only reframe our experiences but actually experience less stress, greater well-being, and even better physical health than it might appear if we are willing to identify our health story and begin rewriting it.Through journaling exercises and expanded-awareness practices, many of which involve working wit...

Change Your Story, Change Your Life is a practical self-help guide to personal transformation using traditional shamanic techniques combined with journaling and Carl Greer's method for dialoguing that draws upon Jungian active imagination. The exercises inspire listeners to work with insights and energies derived during the use of modalities that tap into the unconscious so that they may consciously choose the changes they would like to make in their lives and begin implementing t...

In this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, a struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding.**"Arresting lyricism and beauty" —**The New York Times Book ReviewWho says you can't run away from your problems? You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can't say yes—it would be too awkward—and you...

A clear, no-nonsense approach to menopause by an expert in the field. Menopause is a 'hot' topic for many women today. Older women make up a great and growing proportion of the population. With modern obstetrics, medicines and good public health, women are living far longer. This means that managing menopause and its sometimes difficult associated symptoms is extremely important as women strive to live a quality life. The author is a director of the Wellington Menopause Clinic and a senior...

Under the guidance of a leading gynaecologist, a team of experts in gynaecology, psychology, sexuality, nutrition and exercise has contributed to this comprehensive guide. Everything women need to know to formulate and follow their own plans for ensuring they remain healthy, emotionally balanced and in full charge of their mental faculties during this critical period is detailed in a readily graspable way in this handsomely illustrated guide. Subjects include guidelines on hormone therapy ...

Take Charge of Your Menopause!This groundbreaking book—the first to reveal 12 distinct menopause types and how best to treat each—gives you the information you need to take charge of this challenging and sensitive life stage.Inside, Dr. Joseph Collins demolishes the "one size fits all" philosophy of menopause treatment, revealing that there is no magic hormone or combination of hormones that can be in descriminately prescribed to all women. Inside, you'll d...

Turning thirty years of medical and cultural wisdom on its head, Sex, Lies, and Menopause challenges both the medical establishment and modern feminists to prove that menopause does not have to be deadly.In this revolutionary work -- a landmark that signals the true beginning of feminist medicine -- a doctor, a philosopher, and a scientist prove that by postponing marriage and motherhood, women have accelerated the aging process, resulting in earlier menopause and, ultimately for t...

A groundbreaking book on finding pleasure and sexual satisfaction during menopause—from a New York Times–bestselling author and board-certified OB-GYNChristiane Northrup, M.D., delivers a breakthrough message that will help millions and millions of perimenopausal and menopausal women just like you understand that at menopause . . . life has just begun! It is the beginning of a very exciting and fulfilling time, full of pleasure beyond your wildest dreams.

View our feature on Annelise Hagen's The Yoga Face.To keep their faces looking younger, women today try everything from invasive procedures such as plastic surgery and Botox to expensive cosmeceuticals. The Yoga Face is a new and completely natural alternative anti-aging regimen that women can do anytime and anywhere-and in just minutes. The exercises, developed by yoga expert and instructor Annelise Hagen, are based on a simple principle: The mus...

The New York Times bestsellingguide to hormone balance that helps women of all ages with hormone imbalance symptoms—from perimenopause to menopause—achieve increased energy, resilience, vitality, and sensuality through science-based natural therapies.All too often women are told that feeling moody, asexual, tapped out, dried up, stressed out, and sleep deprived is just a part of being female. Or they’re led to believe that the answer can be found only at t...

From New York Times Bestselling Author, Jessica Beck,Donut Mystery #18, DANGEROUS DOUGH!Suzanne and Jake are finally married, but the honeymoon is over too soon when they find her mother waiting for them at the airport. Someone has murdered the new police chief in their absence, and the list of suspects comprise some of the folks closest to them, including Suzanne’s stepfather, her assistant at the donut shop, and several folks in the town Chief Tyler just left. As their in...