Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup

A groundbreaking book on women's physical and emotional well-being,Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdomhas become a classic, with more than 270,000 copies in print in the four years since its initial publication.  Now it has been completely revised, offering the most up-to-date information available on women's health issues. Christiane Northrup's vision of mind-body wellness has received an extraordinary response from women all over the world.  Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdompowerfully demonstrates that when women change the basic conditions of their lives that lead to health problems, they heal faster, more completely, and with far fewer medical interventions. Now Dr.  Northrup brings us vital new information about the best techniques of Western medicine and the best alternative therapies, showing how to incorporate both into a complementary whole.  She guides readers through the entire range of women's health problems, and offers strikingly new, positive perspectives on normal processes, such as menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause.  This edition includes: An all-new nutrition chapter emphasizing individual dietary needs and body chemistry New information on improving fertility after age 35--and how to cut the risk of C-section by 50 percent A completely updated program for menopause, including how to decide whether natural hormone replacement is right for you Holistic ways to prepare and heal faster if surgery is necessary Plus dozens of new natural treatments and a wealth of hard-to-find health care resources Filled with dramatic case histories from the famed Women to Women health care center,Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdomis contemporary medicine at its best, combining new technologies with natural remedies and the miraculous healing powers within the body itself.

Christiane Northrup, M.D. is also the author of the New York Times best-selling books Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, and Mother-Daughter Wisdom, as well as the host of seven PBS specials. Dr. Northrup is a pioneer in the cooperation between conventional and complementary medicine, as a board-certified OB/GYN and past president of the American Holistic Medical Association with more than twenty-five years of clinical and medical teaching experience. Her work has appeared on numerous television shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today, and Good Morning America. She is the mother of two grown girls and resides in Maine.

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ISBN 13	9780553379532
ISBN 10	0553379534
Title	Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
Author	Christiane Northrup
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	1998-03-02
Number of pages	906
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