Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and HealingA groundbreaking book on women's physical and emotional well-being, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom has 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 Wisdom powerfully 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 Wisdom is contemporary medicine at its best, combining new technologies with natural remedies and the miraculous healing powers within the body itself. "From the Trade Paperback edition." |
Contents
The Origin of | 3 |
Feminine Intelligence and a New Mode of Healing | 26 |
Inner Guidance | 51 |
The Female Energy System | 68 |
Earths Energy Going Upward | 75 |
Chakra Diagram with Female Figure | 80 |
The Menstrual Cycle | 101 |
Menstrual Cycle Days | 106 |
Acupuncture or Acupressure Points to Turn a Breech | 473 |
My Personal Story | 504 |
Turning Labor into Personal Power | 510 |
Bonding with Your Baby | 521 |
Formula Versus Breast Milk | 533 |
Menopause | 542 |
HormoneProducing Body Sites | 550 |
Currents of Wisdom | 562 |
Lunar Chart for Menstrual Cycle | 108 |
The Female MindBody Continuum Interactions Between the Brain and the Pelvis | 116 |
SAD and PMS | 135 |
The Uterus | 163 |
Uterus Ovaries and Cervix with Anatomic Labels | 164 |
Types of Fibroids | 181 |
The Ovaries | 207 |
Vulva Vagina Cervix and Lower Urinary Tract | 268 |
Breasts | 334 |
Breast Anatomy | 340 |
Breast SelfExam | 341 |
Our Fertility | 393 |
Fertility Awareness Ovulation and Basal Body Temperature | 422 |
Secking Partnership Drawing by Whitney Oppersdorff | 451 |
Reunited in Harmony Drawing by Whitney Oppersdorff | 452 |
Pregnancy and Birthing | 465 |
Vaginal Dryness Irritation and Thinning | 576 |
Thinning Hair | 585 |
Alzheimers Disease | 592 |
Steps for Creating Vibrant Health | 605 |
Getting the Most Out of Your Medical Care | 660 |
Nourishing Ourselves with Food | 687 |
Body Mass Index Chart | 712 |
Conventional American Approach to Calcium Intake | 732 |
Balanced Approach to Calcium Intake | 733 |
The Power of Movement | 759 |
Healing Ourselves Healing Our World | 775 |
Resources | 795 |
Notes | 812 |
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