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Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A trailblazing conversation-starting history of women's health-from Ancient Greece to hormones and autoimmune diseases--brought together in a fascinating sweeping narrative"--
Cleghorn was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease after a long period of being told her symptoms were anything from psychosomatic to a possible pregnancy. She turned to history for answers, and found an enraging legacy of suffering, mystification, and misdiagnosis. Here she...
Author
Publisher
Hay House
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
The Core Balance Diet is a breakthrough plan designed to restore your body's equilibrium and return you to a healthy, sustainable weight. With her engaging style, Pick explains six common biochemical imbalances--digestive, hormonal, adrenal, neurotransmitter, inflammation, and detoxification--and helps you determine which is affecting you most. In the first two weeks, she teaches the simple lifestyle changes and smart nutrition choices that will show...
63) Expecting better: why the conventional pregnancy wisdom is wrong--and what you really need to know
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Pregnancy--unquestionably one of the most profound, meaningful experiences of adulthood--can reduce otherwise intelligent women to, well, babies. Pregnant women are told to avoid cold cuts, sushi, alcohol, and coffee without ever being told why these are forbidden. Rules for prenatal testing are similarly unexplained. Moms-to-be desperately want a resource that empowers them to make their own right choices. When award-winning economist Emily Oster...
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"The gold standard for women's health books, in time for the fortieth anniversary of the book's first publication, featuring new material and a completely updated approach to critical women's health issues. The name "Our Bodies, Ourselves" has become synonymous with women's health and protecting it. This updated edition contains vital new information on such issues as the HPV vaccine, changes in the healthcare system, cosmetic surgery, violence against...
Author
Publisher
Running
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
This is one of the most magical and miraculous times in your life. But that doesn't mean you have a free pass to shovel crap in your mouth all day long! Now that you're eating for two, it's more important than ever to stuff your face with the right foods. So the Bitches are back to tell you what the hell to eat through all nine months and beyond. Rory and Kim want you to chow down and be the healthiest, most radiant pregnant woman that ever waddled-so...
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids comes a deeply researched and incredibly entertaining guide to navigating the still-taboo topic of menopause"--
"When Jancee Dunn hit her mid-forties, she was bombarded by seemingly random symptoms: rampant insomnia, spring-loaded nerves, weirdly dry mouth, and Rio Grande-level periods. After going to multiple doctors who ran test after fruitless test, she was...