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Authors: Christiane Northrup
Tags: #Health; Fitness & Dieting, #Women's Health, #General, #Personal Health, #Professional & Technical, #Medical eBooks, #Specialties, #Obstetrics & Gynecology
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (205 page)
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Chronic Vulvar Pain (Vulvodynia)
Interstitial Cystitis (Painful Bladder Syndrome)
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
Stress Urinary Incontinence
10 Breasts
Our Cultural Inheritance
Anatomy
Breast Self-Exams
Benign Breast Symptoms: Breast Pain, Lumps, Cysts, and Nipple Discharge
Treatment for Benign Breast Symptoms
Mammography
Breast Cancer
Program to Promote Healthy Breast Tissue
Cosmetic Breast Surgery
11 Our Fertility
Abortion
Emergency Contraception: Abortion Prevention
Conscious Conception and Contraception
Transforming Infertility
Pregnancy Loss
Adoption
Fertility as Metaphor
12 Pregnancy and Birthing
The Transforming Power of Pregnancy
Our Cultural Inheritance: Pregnancy
Preventing Premature Birth
Preventing Preeclampsia
Turning a Breech Presentation
Our Cultural Inheritance: Labor and Delivery
Birth Technologies
Mothering the Mother: A Solution Whose Time Has Come
How to Decrease Your Risk for a Cesarean Section
My Personal Story
Turning Labor into Personal Power
13 Motherhood: Bonding with Your Baby
Postpartum: The Fourth Trimester
Circumcision
Formula Versus Breast Milk
Mothering in a Dominator Culture: The Hardest Job in the World
14 Menopause
Menopause: A Crossroads
Our Cultural Inheritance
Creating Health During Menopause
Adrenal Function: What Every Woman Should Know
Kinds of Menopause
The Hormone Therapy Question
A Hormone Primer
Symptoms of Menopause
Hot Flashes
Vaginal Dryness, Irritation, and Thinning
Osteoporosis
Sexuality in Menopause
Thinning Hair
Mood Swings and Depression
Fuzzy Thinking
Long-Term Health Concerns
Alzheimer’s Disease
Deciding on Menopausal Treatment Self-Care During Menopause
Menopause as a New Beginning
Part Three Women’s Wisdom Program for Flourishing and Healing
15 Steps for Flourishing
Imagine Your Future: Change Your Consciousness, Change Your Cells
Step One: Uncover and Update Your Legacy
Step Two: Sort Through Your Beliefs
Step Three: Respect and Release Your Emotions
Step Four: Learn to Listen to Your Body
Step Five: Learn to Respect Your Body
Step Six: Acknowledge a Higher Power or Inner Wisdom
Step Seven: Reclaim the Fullness of Your Mind
Step Eight: Get Help
Step Nine: Work with Your Body
Step Ten: Gather Information
Step Eleven: Forgive
Step Twelve: Actively Pursue Pleasure and Purpose
16 Getting the Most Out of Your Medical Care
Why You Must Take Responsibility for Your Health Care
Choosing a Treatment: From Surgery to Acupuncture
Creating Health Through Surgery
17 Eat to Flourish
Creating Optimal Body Composition and Vibrant Health
The Wonders of Magnesium
Creating a Supplementation Program
Other Common Concerns
A Word About Smoking
Appreciate the Energy of Food
18 The Power of Movement
Our Cultural Inheritance
Benefits of Exercise
Exercise and Addiction
Exercise, Amenorrhea, and Bone Loss
My Exercise Story: Making Peace
Getting Started
19 Healing Ourselves, Healing Our World
Our Mothers: Our Cells
A Ritual of Reclaiming
Transforming Our Fear of Our Shaman Past
Our Dreams: Earth’s Dreams
Making the World Safe for Women: Start with Yourself
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