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Title: Is it Hot in Here? Or is it me? The Complete Guide to Menopause
ISBN: 0761138080
Author:
Barbara Kantrowitz
Pat Wingert Kelly
Publicate Date: 2006-12-30
Publish: 2006-12-30
List Price: $17.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Great book for us "hot" babes!!
I actually purchased this copy for a friend, I have my own. This is a great book with lots of suggestions and medical facts to help us as we go through this time of our lives. I really got a lot out of it and my friend is finding it super helpful as well!
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2: Is it hot in here? Or is it me?
I like what I've read. It easy to understand, reassuring and not full of technical jargon I don't need to know. I have read only some of its content, because I don't care if it's not happening to me. When it does, I'll read some more. Handy to have.
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3: Is it Hot in Here? Or is it me? The Complete Guide to Menopause
Really good practical book on menopause and what to expect. Written in plain english and easy to understand. Excellent reference book to have.
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4: Could Be More Informative on Topics
This is a good general book for any woman interested in what she has to look forward to during menopause. The questions and answers are informative up to a point. My problem is that I'd like a more in-depth discussion of the topics that interest me the most. Having just been diagnosed with fibroids, I'm very interested in all I can find out about them. This book contains a few hit and miss mentions of them throughout under various topics. The actual fibroid topic itself has only two pages, and 90% of that is discussion of various surgical procedures to remove them (ie. hysterectomy). As I'm not interested in surgery, but want information on diet, exercise, herbal remedies, etc., I was very disappointed in this respect. While I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants some broad general knowledge on various topics, I'd suggest looking elswhwere if you want information on something in particular. I ended up buying another book which discusses only the topic I'm interested in at the moment.
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5: Very Informative
"Is it Hot in Here? Or is it me? The Complete Guide to Menopause" has three parts: "The Basics"; "What You're Feeling Now"; and "Staying Healthy Forever". The chapters in part one are called: "What's Happening?" and "The Hormone Question". The chapters in the second part are: "Hot Flashes"; "sleep"; "Sex"; "Bleeding"; "Aches and Pains"; "Moods and Emotions"; and "Thinking and Memory". Chapters in the last part include: "Bones"; "Eyes and Ears"; "Heart"; "Cancer"; "Diet and Exercise"; and "Looking Good". There are also two Appendices. The first appendix is organized by chapter and is filled with charts and graphs related to each chapter. The second appendix lists websites and books for further information on menopause. Each chapter in the book explains the subject and has a question and answer section.
"Is it Hot in Here? Or is it me? The Complete Guide to Menopause" is one of the best books on Menopause that I've read. I especially liked that fact that the authors emphasize the positive side of menopause saying it is not an ending, but a beginning and the fact that menopause is a natural process not a disease. I also liked the fact that each chapter had a list called "when to see the doctor". Each chapter is full of useful information and several of the chapters have charts or diary suggestions that can be very helpful. The book addresses the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy and alternatives to HRT. The diet and exercise section not only discusses what to eat and how much exercise to do but includes recipes and gives several exercises, with illustrations, to do. The question and answer section was very informative although there were a few times when I found there were questions that I had that weren't asked. The book also talks about which problems are caused by aging and not by Menopause. Much of the advise in the book is helpful but it's impossible to do everything the authors say when it comes to diet and exercising (who has time to exercise 30 - 60 minutes every single day?) The appendices were as useful as the rest of the book, especially the list of websites. And pay attention to the illustrations scattered throughout the book - many of them add a nice bit of humor to a sometimes serious subject.
"Is it Hot in Here? Or is it me? The Complete Guide to Menopause" is a great resource book on Menopause.
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