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Summary: buying copies for my sister
Review: i ordered this for my therapist, who then loaned it to me. Now i will be buying copies for myself and my sister. 'nuf said
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Summary: This book is more biographical, but....
Review: You can reference this book & relate to what she is saying. This book is helping me understand the changes I am going through. I lost my Mom when she was 52 so I don't have a reference to what I am going through. This book does help you understand. I just wish it wasn't biographical, I just want to understand the changes, not her life.. You won't be disappointed, you will understand in between her life situations. Oprah hasn't steered us wrong yet :o)
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Summary: Finally Some Answers!
Review: After reading this well written, informative book by Dr. Northrup I had so many of my questions answers. I had no idea that the changes I was experiencing in my physical and emotional being were related to menopause. I have shared this book with many friends and they have each reacted the same way. You will find this book well worth the time and cost. It is written in a manner that can relate to the average woman in a non-patronizing way. The author shares numerous experiences of her own and relates well with the general public. Excellent!
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Summary: Angry chick has some good info
Review: When I read the jacket, I was impressed that this book was being heartily endorsed by some heavy hitters, so I bought it. I should have read a little more closely -- most of the impressive endorsements are for the author's FIRST book, and it's easy to see why. She has some good information, but when she casually mentions that she let her fibroid grow to the size of a SOCCER BALL before doing something real about it (shrinking it through visualization hadn't quite done the trick), I could no longer hang in there for her incessant rants about her ex-husband, or her praise for a woman who could diagnose a patient without ever having seen or spoken to her. Northrup seems to vascillate between intelligent and irresponsible.
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Summary: Great book for women heading into Menopause
Review: As a women heading into the menopause years, I have found this book to be a lifeline. It is easy to read and has great information to facilitate my everchanging body. This book has helped me to regulate my diet and keeping my chemical life harmonious.
I had to change my vitamin intake after reading some sections of this book and within 24 hours my cramping and nausea symptoms were minimized after I had been sick for over two weeks.
I feel like this book was written with me in mind. I had ask many of female friends and the medical profession but this book is the bible of female wisdom.
If your a women, or you know a women, or you love a women give this book to them because it will help them to take better care of themselves. My daughter is reading parts of it to better understand me.
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Summary: The first 2 chapters scared me...
Review: so that's as far as I've gotten. At 41, with 2 young children at home, I needed something calming, reassuring, upbeat and informative. Being hit so fast and so hard with a message that sounded a lot like "Your husband is probably a jerk who won't support your inner self or personal needs, so you might as well get a divorce right now because that's the only way you'll survive menopause" really stressed me out and upset me badly. It seems very extreme and negative. My husband has encouraged my individuality and my need to be myself, rather than just a "Wife and Mom", since I became a Mom! I'm sure the book has plenty to offer, it just didn't start out on a good note for me. I also need more information and insight regarding how to handle this crazy, stressful, scary time while I DO still have 2 young kids to raise while working full-time! The "empty nest" issue is important, but what about the rest of us? I may return to this book later (I borrowed it from a friend) but right now I'm finding books like "A Woman's Midlife Companion" to be a gentler, lighter, less intense approach which I'm hoping will give me the bits of information and insight that I need without the fear-inducing negativity and intensity. And I really DON'T want a "medical journal" type of book. There is more being impacted here than my body chemistry and I would like to approach it from as holistic an approach as possible.
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Summary: Not What I Expected, But Still and Excellent Book
Review: I do understand why some people have rated this book only one star. The book gets into a lot of areas outside of mainstream medicine. However, I felt most of what she had to say was medically sound. If you are looking for a book that gives only AMA-approved advice, this is NOT the book for you. I think this book is actually quite valuable. Who would benefit from it most are people who want BOTH AMA-approved advice, AND who want to consider things like herbal remedies, acupuncture, and other natural treatments. These discussions are particularly valuable for anyone who cannot take traditional hormone treatments for various reasons--such as if you have deep vein thrombosis (which I do). She covers alternative therapies very well, in depth, and from the perspective of a physician who has had many years experience in trying these natural therapies with patients, and with herself. So, here you can get a POSITIVE physician's viewpoint on alternative therapies. Yes, it's true she discusses her personal life, and I personally enjoyed those parts. It's also true that she sometimes gets readings from Tarot cards, but if something comes out of them, she always checks into those areas which have come up in the readings with traditional medical tests and treatments. If you're not into "nurturing your fibroid," or tarot cards, just ignore those parts of the book. Ignoring these parts was not a problem for me. The important thing is, this book is NOT trying to convert people to new-age treatments. It is seriously discussing a number of alternative therapies, from a medical standpoint, that MANY people have already been using on their own for many years--but these people can't find any doctor who will seriously discuss the merits and demerits of any of these treatments. Furthermore, she DOESN'T concentrate ONLY on these alternative therapies--she discusses all the traditional therapies very well. Should you buy this book? If you are the type of person who is only comfortable with traditional medical advice, you will NOT like this book. Buy another one. If you are someone who is looking for a SERIOUS discussion of alternative therapies, you will think this book is wonderful. I fall primarily in the former camp, but am also open to the latter camp for consideration. I found the book very useful, and felt it was well worth the money I spent on it. The main reason being that it discussed SO MANY MORE aspects of menopause than I ever would have dreamed of thinking about!! It is not a book you can sit down and read cover-to-cover. It has to be read slowly, and digested. After reading this book and another one, I went to see my doctor with a list of pre-prepared questions, and he said I was the best-informed patient he had ever had (here in Morocco). I suggest that you DO buy this book, but you might want one or two other books which cover different aspects of the menopause transition. The other book I chose was a paperback called "The Silent Passage," and between the two books, I feel very satisfied.
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Summary: Tape for Sale - Cheap!
Review: This is a single, relatively short cassette. It is NOT a reading from the book. It was taped while being delivered to a live audience. The doctor's goals to teach and inform were compromised by her needs to 'entertain' and establish rapport with the audience. There are multiple outbursts/interruptions as she elicited responses from the audience. They waste time. The producer did not modulate the volume, and the audience outbursts are often shockingly loud compared to the volume of the vocal presentation. I raised and lowered the volume throughout the tape trying to compensate. Dr. Northrup makes several references to information being presented to the audience via visual aids. That info is lost to those who are listening to the tape. If you have seen Dr. Northrup's presentations on talk shows or PBS you won't gain much if any additional information from this tape. Put your money into the book if you want to learn more. Sandy
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Summary: A wealth of decent information.
Review: Christiane Northrup takes you down the long road of aging with some very strong facts and a lot of interesting side trips. The author touches all aspects of this time of change, including hormones, breast issues, hot flashes, dieting, exercising, emotional issues, empty nesting etc... However, she does not go into enough detail on the emotional roller coaster ride that women in this age group face. Because of this, much of the book reads like a medical journal, and can be quite boring. Christiane alludes a lot to some mystical aspects, but never explains them enough for the reader to enjoy her view. There is some mention of balancing chakras and some other spiritual mentions, but not enough. And unfortunately, some of her ideas are just plain whacko. Still, when absorbed cover to cover, much of it is helpful, written in plain English and not medical jargon, and supportive of women's issues. It's an average book that seems like it once had a point, but perhaps the author forgot the original point and wandered off into many different ones.
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Summary: Lots of Terrific Information
Review: Warning: If you favor a main line male, Western model to medicine you may experience an adverse reaction to this book. Otherwise, it's always a breath of fresh air when a medical professional who takes issues of women seriously and compassionately gets published. Christiane Northrup is one of those professionals. She has an awful lot to share with us and does it very nicely in this book.
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