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Index
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Journey Begins
Midlife: Redefining Creativity and Home
Blazing a New Trail
Chapter 1. Menopause Puts Your Life Under a Microscope
“Not Me, My Marriage Is Fine”
The Childbearing Years: Balancing Personal and Professional Lives
Why Marriages Must Change at Midlife
My Personal Fibroid Story: The Final Chapter
The Joy of Co-creative Partnership
The Forces That Change the Goose Also Change the Gander
Real Menopause Hits
My Marriage Goes Bankrupt
Armadillo Medicine: The Power of Vulnerability
Celebrating the Past While Creating a New Future
Chapter 2. The Brain Catches Fire at Menopause
Our Brains Catch Fire at Menopause
Learning to Recognize and Heed Our Wake-up Calls
Is It Me or Is It My Hormones? Debunking the Myth of Raging Hormones
The Multiple Roles of Your “Reproductive” Hormones
Embracing the Message Behind Our Menopausal Anger
Emotions, Hormones, and Your Health
How Our Midlife Brains and Bodies Are Set Up to Heal Our Past
Finding a Larger Meaning
Chapter 3. Coming Home to Yourself: From Dependence to Healthy Autonomy
The Empty-Nest Syndrome
Boomerang Babies
Powerful Feelings, Powerful Healing
Caring for Ourselves, Caring for Others: Finding the Balance
Hitting Pay Dirt: Getting Clear About Money at Midlife
Coming Home to Yourself
Vocational Awakening at Midlife
A Road Map for Navigating Unknown Territory
Chapter 4. This Can’t Be Menopause, Can It? The Physical Foundation of the Change
What Is Happening in Your Body: Hormonal Changes
Perimenopause Is a Normal Process, Not a Disease
The Three Types of Menopause
Perimenopause and Hormonal Levels
Is There a Test I Can Take?
Menopause and Thyroid Function
Menopause and Adrenal Function
What to Expect in Your Transition
Chapter 5. Hormone Therapy: An Individual Choice
A Brief History of Hormone Therapy
Bioidentical Hormones: Nature’s Ideal Design
A Hormone Primer: Essential Information Every Woman Should Know
How to Decide Whether or Not to Take Hormones
A Dusting of Hormones
How Long Should You Stay on Hormones?
Chapter 6. Foods and Supplements to Support the Change
Basic Principles of Herbal Therapy at Menopause
Menopausal Healing Foods
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture for Menopause
Start Somewhere
Chapter 7. The Menopause Food Plan: A Program to Balance Your Hormones and Prevent Middle-Age Spread
Making Peace (Once Again) with My Weight
Six Steps to Midlife Weight Control
The Hormone-Balancing Food Plan
Optimizing Midlife Digestion
The Final Frontier: Accepting Our Bodies
Chapter 8. Creating Pelvic Health and Power
What Is Yours, What Is Mine, What Is Ours? Reclaiming Our Boundaries
Hormonal Imbalance: Fuel to the Fire
Menstrual Cramps and Pelvic Pain
Heavy Bleeding
Fibroids
An Empowered Approach to Surgery or Invasive Procedures
Master Program for Creating Pelvic Health
Urinary Health
Chapter 9. Sex and Menopause: Myths and Reality
The Anatomy of Desire
Sexuality at Menopause: Our Cultural Inheritance
Menopause Is a Time to Redefine and Update Our Relationships
Hormone Levels Are Only One Part of Libido
Secondary Libidinal Support: Estrogen and Progesterone
Testosterone: The Hormone of Desire?
Aids to Lubrication
Telling the Truth
Ten Steps to Rekindling Libido
Chapter 10. Nurturing Your Brain: Sleep, Mood, and Memory
Enhancing Midlife Sleep
Depression: An Opportunity for Growth
Memory Loss at Menopause: Is This Alzheimer’s?
Hormones and Alzheimer’s
Nonhormonal Ways to Protect Your Brain
Maximizing Midlife Wisdom
Chapter 11. From Rosebud to Rose Hip: Cultivating Midlife Beauty
Making Peace with Your Changing Skin
Preventing or Treating Wrinkles
Midlife Acne
Rosacea
Hair in the Wrong Places
When Good Skin Care Isn’t Enough: Deciding on Cosmetic Procedures
Varicose Veins
Chapter 12. Standing Tall for Life: Building Healthy Bones
Osteoporosis: The Scope of the Problem
We’re Designed for Lifetime Sturdiness
How Healthy Bone Is Made
Are You at Risk for Osteoporosis?
Measuring Bone Density
What About Bone-Building Drugs?
Get Strong
Healing Your Fitness Past
The Sunlight–Bone Health Connection
Shore Up Your Earth Connection with Plant Medicine
Straight, Strong, and Flexible for Life: Master Program for Healthy Bones and Joints
Chapter 13. Creating Breast Health
Our Cultural Inheritance: Nurturing vs. Self-Sacrifice
The Emotional Anatomy of Breast Cancer
Program for Creating Breast Health
Breast Cancer Screening
The Promise of Thermography
Putting Breast Cancer Risk in Perspective
The Breast Cancer Gene: Should You Be Tested?
The Effect of HT on Breast Health
Bioidentical Hormones and Cancer Risk
The Tamoxifen Dilemma
Chapter 14. Living with Heart, Passion, and Joy: How to Listen to and Love Your Midlife Heart
The Heart Has Its Say at Menopause: My Personal Story
Cardiovascular Disease: When the Flow of Life Is Blocked
Palpitations: Your Heart’s Wake-up Call
Gender Bias and Heart Disease: Our Cultural Inheritance
Reducing Your Risk for Heart Disease
Carbohydrates, Sugar, and Heart Health: What Every Woman Should Know
Cardioprotective Supplements
Foods for Heart Health
What About Aspirin?
Get Moving!
The Heart-Estrogen Link: What’s Really Going On?
How to Love and Respect Your Midlife Heart
The Heart-Opening Effect of Pets
The Intellect Is Certain It Knows, but the Heart Always Wins
Epilogue: The Calm After the Storm
Resources
Notes
About the Author
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