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God.
See also
Divinity; Spirituality

God Box,
338

particle,
45

Goddesses.
See also
Ageless Goddess Program

ageless,
13

Alpha,
12–16
,
46

creative,
16–18

Goldberg, Whoopi,
295

Good guys,
196–200

Goose bumps,
316–317

Gottfried, Sara,
344

Grain Brain
(Perlmutter),
248–249

Gratitude,
36
,
236
,
319
,
339
,
346

Grief and rage

learning from emotions,
124–127

letting it out,
132–135

living, joyful, present orientation,
143–144

moving on from,
340–343

overview,
115–120

pain that ends pain,
135–137

practices of awareness,
141–142

release and relief,
138–141

release session,
118

release through decluttering,
144–148

shame and,
127–132

snapping out exercise,
133–135

where emotions get stuck,
120–124

G-spot,
165
,
168
.
See also
Orgasm

A Guide to Your Orgasm
,
171

Habits,
6
,
36–37
,
63
,
113
,
124–125
,
130

Hafiz,
189

Hamilton, John,
299

Harrow, Judy,
157

Hay, Louise,
342

Healing into Life and Death
(Levine),
136

Healing power within

“body, heal thyself,”
48–52

emotional guidance system,
54–56

genes and,
60–63

guiding choices,
63–65

how it works,
56–59

listening to instincts,
69–72

medical tests and,
65–69

more than prescriptions,
52–54

overview,
47–48

prescription medications and,
59–60

Health

divinity and,
21

healthspan,
6–7
,
74
,
219
,
224
,
308

healthy eating,
17

Heart

cardiac coherence,
85
,
220
,
314

chakras,
97

chest pains,
83

cholesterol and,
87–90

healthy,
81–82

heart attack,
5
,
27
,
61
,
66
,
82–85
,
90

how to love,
84–87

mending broken,
82–84

movement and,
269–271

Hemoglobin A1C test,
242
,
244

Hendricks, Gay,
132
,
214

Hermsmeyer, Kent,
81

Hicks, Esther,
2
,
106

Higgs boson particle,
45

High-density lipoprotein (HDL),
88–90
,
239–240

Hippocrates,
313

Hoffman, Bob,
285

Holden, Robert,
130

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT),
97
,
104–105

Hormones,
75–78
.
See also specific hormones

balancing,
248

breast health and,
104–105

food and,
248

phytohormones,
77–78
,
104

synthetic,
104–105

testing,
77

Hot flashes,
12
,
76
,
78–80
,
247
,
333

Hudson, Tom,
101

Huffington, Arianna,
50

Human Genome Project,
61

Hyman, Mark,
235

Hypervigilance,
2

Immune system,
50
,
57
,
59
,
64

Indolent lesions of epithelial origin (IDLE),
98

Inflammation,
4–5
,
12
,
31–32
,
56
,
59–60
,
89–90
,
100
,
242–245

Inner healer,
337–338

Inner knowing,
316–318

Insomnia,
76
,
78
,
80
,
81
,
242
,
245

Instincts,
69–72

Insulin response test,
244

Integrating Sexuality and Spirituality (ISIS),
153

Intercourse,
153
,
170
.
See also
Orgasm

Iodine,
96
,
255–256
,
292–293
,
333

Jerry Maguire,
194

Journaling,
35
,
36
,
141
,
142
,
187
,
330
,
339
,
351
,
356

Journey to Hope
(Hudson),
101

Joy,
1–2
,
7
,
12
,
21
,
28
,
143–144

Kassai, Kathryn,
112
,
182

Kegel, Arnold,
110–111

Kegels,
110–111
,
182

Kellogg, John Harvey,
167

Kelley, Sheila,
154

Kent, Tami Lynn,
150
,
177
,
198

Kirkel, Mercedes,
54

“The Kiss” (Silver),
191
,
192

Koch, Ed,
68

Kumaré: The True Story of a False Prophet
,
324

Ladinsky, Daniel,
189

Lady Garden,
344

Lamarr, Hedy,
160–161

Lamott, Anne,
69

Langer, Ellen,
8
,
284

LaRoche, Loretta,
336

Last Hope on Earth
(Ganz, Calhoun),
221

Laughing Buddha,
323–325

Laughter,
27
,
29
,
42–43

Law of Attraction,
81
,
306

Levine, Stephen,
136

Libido,
76
,
88
,
158
,
174–175
,
178
,
183

Life force,
17

brains and,
26

draining,
21

libido as,
158

nitric oxide,
172

turning back on,
155

Life Magic
(Bushnell),
157

Lifespan,
6
,
74
,
219
,
308

Lifestyle changes,
7

Lightness,
24
,
36
,
220

Longevity,
1
,
198
,
315

Lorde, Audre,
25

Loren, Sophia,
157

Love.
See also
Self-love

ageless relationships,
223–225

being love,
191–195

caretaking and taking care of ourselves,
214–218

choice of forgiveness,
211–213

diverging interests and experiences,
195–196

era of community,
218–221

good guys,
196–200

helicopter parents and,
207–210

mother-daughter relationships,
202–207

overview,
189–191

perfectionism and relationships,
213–214

pets and,
225–226

receiving,
94

sex, money, power and,
200–202

without losing yourself,
345–347

Love, Robert,
13
,
284

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL),
5
,
88–90
,
239–240

Low-glycemic diet,
95–96

Luhan, Mabel Dodge,
299

MacWilliam, Lyle,
255

Magnesium,
254
,
276
,
297
,
333

Male sexual health,
161–162

Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts,
25
,
143–144
,
159

Mastery program,
159–160
,
163

Mama Glow
(Thomas),
54

Manifesting,
306

Martin, Layla,
150

Martinez, Mario,
327

atonement archetype,
300

beliefs and,
62

centenarians study,
219

cultural portals,
12

defining disease,
75

on forgiveness,
135

righteous anger and,
55

studying stigmata,
131

Matter,
301

McGarey, Gladys,
59

McKinley, Patricia,
269

McTaggart, Lynne,
303

Medical orders for scope of treatment (MOST) form,
216

Medical tests,
65–69

breast cancer screening,
97–100

fasting blood sugar,
67–68

mammography,
58
,
97–99

Pap smear,
67

pelvic exam,
66–67

recommended,
243–244

thermography,
100–102

Meditation,
7
,
89
,
315

Memory,
7
,
42
,
281

Menopause,
12
,
75–76
,
178–179
,
333
and sex,
152–254

Menstrual cycle,
53

Mercier, Jennifer,
177

Midlife motherhood,
179

Mind-body-spirit approach to wellness,
49

Mindfulness,
3
,
64
,
321
,
352

Mindfulness
(Langer),
8

Mitochondria,
57
,
90
,
249

Moderators,
33

Money: A Love Story
(Northrup),
201–202

Moonstruck
,
162
,
204

Moorjani, Anita,
27
,
102–103
,
193
,
217

Mother-daughter relationships,
202–207

Mother Earth,
27
,
51

breasts and,
91

Divinity and,
309–311

Mothering,
91
,
198

Mothering from Your Center
(Kent),
198

Movement,
87
.
See also
Dancing; Exercise; Pilates; Yoga

benefits of,
281–282

dancing and,
267–269

fascia and,
272–275

for healthy bones,
275–277

heart and,
269–271

improving balance,
265–266

joyously and sensually,
348–349

making peace with weight,
277–278

overview,
261–263

prescription for agelessness,
263–267

Resistance Flexibility,
273–275
,
280

shame and,
282

standing up,
7
,
50

starting now,
279–281

swimming,
271

MSG,
232
,
234–235
,
237
,
253

Myss, Caroline,
305

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
90

Native American,
53

Natural cycles,
312–314

Near-death experiences,
27
,
102
,
217

“Negative” emotions,
55
,
124

Neithardt, Llorraine,
151

Nelson, Miriam,
224
,
275

New York Times
,
137

Nin, Anaïs,
184

Nitric oxide,
27–29
,
31–35
,
41–46
,
56
,
143
,
150
,
158
,
166
,
172
,
337

NMR lipid profile,
244

Noll, Greg,
299

Northrup, Kate,
201–202
,
305

NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements
(MacWilliam),
255

Obesity,
219
,
236–237
,
246

Ogden, Gina,
151
,
154
,
156

Ohio Longitudinal Study of Aging and Retirement (OLSAR),
8

Omega-3 fatty acids,
95
,
240
,
251
,
332

One Billion Rising,
40
,
137

One Mind
(Dossey),
19

Opportunities,
14
,
103
,
119
,
133
,
209

Optimism,
35–38

Orgasm,
27
,
32
,
156–158
,
165–171

Ortner, Jessica,
278–279

Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead
(Silver),
16
,
103

Ovarian cancer,
101

Ovaries,
76–77
,
105
,
108
,
256

Owen, Amanda,
38–39

Oxidative stress,
4
,
65
,
243
,
294
,
311

Oz, Mehmet,
162

Pain,
83
,
116
,
120
,
135–137

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