Hello! Now you can put the findings of Mayo Clinic women's health experts to use in your life through the new book, Mayo Clinic — The Menopause Solution. In this book, Dr. Faubion and her Mayo Clinic colleagues share their best tips and strategies on successfully transitioning through menopause and enjoying better health and happiness after menopause: - 5 steps will prepare you to face the menopausal transition with confidence. Discover them all beginning on page 10.
- This one issue can negatively impact your overall functioning and well-being. It can reduce your immune system activity and can also be dangerous, slowing reaction times and resulting in a greater risk of accidents. Learn to prevent it, page 16.
- The uncertainties and symptoms of menopause can add another layer of stress to an already busy life. Mayo doctors have shared the three stress-relieving tips on page 20 with many women. Now it's your turn to discover their power and effectiveness.
- Understanding the three basic stages of menopause. Page 29
- What to do when menopause comes too early. Page 37
- Could you be experiencing premature menopause? How to tell, page 42.
- Body changes from head to toe. Check symptoms in these eight body zones. Page 48
- How do your hot flashes compare with those of other women? Turn to page 69 for doctors' definitions of mild, moderate, and severe hot flashes. Mood changes during menopause, page 78.
- Depression during menopause. Like any other symptom, it can be managed. The first step is recognizing that it's time to ask for help. What to look for, page 82.
- Four lifestyle strategies for treating depression. Page 84
- What to do when you can't sleep. Mayo doctors' tips on page 92 have helped many women.
- Many women enjoy satisfying sex and intimacy well after menopause. Understand common sexual changes during menopause, page 108.
- The two types of sexual desire – spontaneous desire and receptive desire – and how menopause may affect them. Page 112
- Understanding the four types of incontinence, along with other pelvic floor issues that may arise during and after menopause. Page 126
- Take control of your symptoms through weight management, hormones and other prescription therapies, and complementary and integrative medicine – all beginning on page 146.
- Foundations of a healthy diet – more important than ever as you experience the change of life. Page 152
- This one thing seems to increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, both leading causes of death among postmenopausal women. Do less of it with the tips on page 159.
- Hormones and other prescription therapies – which may be right for you? What other options do you have? Begin on page 164.
- And much, much more.
In Mayo Clinic, The Menopause Solution, you'll find useful guidance, whether you are perimenopausal and starting to notice some changes, or are in menopause and wondering what to do about your symptoms. It's based on Mayo's long experience in caring for millions of women. For only $26.95, get your copy of this book and put this healing knowledge to work in your own life today. |
