The Menopause Sourcebook : Everything You Need to Know Book

	Acknowledgments
	Foreword
	Introduction
Ch. 1	Information Gathering	1
	Menopause at This Point in History	2
	Must I Deal with Menopause?	6
Ch. 2	The Before-Menopause Checkup	15
	Bones, Calcium, and Exercise: Do You Have the Right Prescription?	18
	Heart, Blood Vessels, and Estrogen	21
	Don't Forget Breast Health	27
	Let's Talk About Weight	30
	Adjusting Image to Reality	33
	Good Health and Your Comfort Level	35
Ch. 3	Is This It? The Signs and Symptoms of Menopause	38
	How to View Your Symptoms	39
	Menopausal and Perimenopausal Symptoms	43
	Keeping Track	48
	A Plan of Action	50
Ch. 4	The Physicality of Menopause: Managing Your Symptoms	53
	Where Women Obtain Information	56
	Take the Commonsense Approach	57
	The Estrogen Question	63
	Alternative Approaches	70
	Making Sense of It All	76
Ch. 5	Sex During and After Menopause	81
	Does Menopause Spell the End of Desire?	83
	The Physiology of Sexual Changes	87
	The Totality of Sexuality	89
	Getting Help for You and Your Partner	94
Ch. 6	Menopause and Beyond: Should You Be Worried?	97
	Concern vs. Worry	98
	Heart Disease: Be on the Alert	100
	Your Bones: Constantly Changing	108
	Urogenital Health	116
Ch. 7	The Body/Mind Connection: Menopause and Emotional Stress	120
	How Women Feel About Menopause	122
	Emotions and Stress During Menopause	123
	Steps You Can Take	130
Ch. 8	Integrating Change and Exploring Opportunity	136
	Menopause as Passage	137
	Tackling the Tasks of Growing Older	138
	Finding Your Path	139
	Appendix A Calcium-Rich Foods	142
	Appendix B Comparison of Calcium Supplements	145
	Appendix C Dietary Recommendations for Health	147
	Appendix C-1: American Heart Association Diet	147
	Appendix C-2: Eating to Reduce Cancer Risk	150
	Appendix D Height and Weight Tables	152
	Glossary	153
	Notes	162
	Bibliography	166
	Index	169