The Wisdom of Menopause

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Summary: The Wisdom of Menopause
Review: As the husband of 26 years of a woman who has started menopause I thought this (book) would be the ideal means to better understand what my life partner was going thru and, most confusing to me, unexplainedly putting me thru. Was I wrong!
I have a hard time putting credence to the words of an individual that uses tarot cards to guide her life (is this a " two thousand's" thing or something?) and who more or less blames her biology and gender for what went wrong in her life and why. For being a doctor I was amazed at the lack of educated insight or reasoned deduction in this woman's life. While she clearly describes what she is going thru and what changes it has made to her thinking I found it difficult to see how she saw 2+2 but swore it equalled 5 (and tries to make you the reader believe it too)! True there are many, many unjustices in the world today that still hold women back or regulate them to suffer undeserved indignities to say that it is because your brain was hard wired one way during the childbearing years and that was why you accepted such but, now that you have experienced menopause you should rewire, foresake all that you now feel hold you back or stiffle you, and go on the attack smacks of what women have complained of for years when their husband goes off the deep end having midlife crisis and buys a sports car and has a fling with his secretary (barmaid, trainer...whatever: younger woman). Hormonal changes change our drives and who we are but Dr. Northrup has to have the worst case of unrecognized hormone imbalance I have ever heard of. When she should have been listening to family, husband, and friends (and talking to her doctor) she instead sells the business, tells her husband to sleep in another room, and decides all that is wrong in her life was caused by society; with her being a pawn rather than a player. I know what her husband feels like as I have been accused of moving my wife's things (memory loss) to the point of being told I am a liar... to threatened with divorce as she thinks she "needs some space." For a man to have a loving partner one day and mere months later a woman he hardly knows because her hormones, or lack of, are now coursing thru her differently is a mind numbing confusing experience. For Dr. Northrup to say "do whatever you feel....it's natural' is to say that the husband has no say in what was a partnership in life and accept the chips as his wife sees fit to have them fall because she now has the "insight to truth". Rather Dr. Northrup should be telling men to get with their wife's doctor and ask her/him how to tactfully and lovingly handle the changes BEFORE menopause occurs so that he is aware and educated in what will be, in some cases, extreme changes in their wife's behavior.As an example: how do you tell your wife she is always angry without out making her angry? And do you have the right to ask the doctor if he/she is seeing the same.
I was deeply disappointed in this book and wouldn't recommend it to any man hoping to gain insight into what his wife is going through.

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Summary: Imformative but have read better!
Review: This book did not tell me anything new I did not already know about. I started going through Menopause 2 years ago, approx., the end of 1999. I tried over the counter herbal supplements for 1 year and had no results. I am now on HRT, Prempro is the name of the hormone I take and have taken since July 22, 2001. Please read a book title "Get Off the Menopause Roller Coaster" by Shari Leiberman, Ph.D., CNS, FACN. It is wonderful and tells you just about everything you need to know. Good luck to any of you women going through this now. By the way, I am 50 years young! :) And what a big difference Hormone Replacement Therapy has done for me and my life!

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Summary: the wisdom of menopause
Review: finally a book that is written by a woman who knows and understands the fact that some of the symptoms we women have been having ex. heart palpatations are a symptom of the phenomenom called menopause. written eloquently, in a language we can all understand. I also have her companion book on women's bodies and wisdom, this is a great book to refer to and be assured it is also written by a doctor.

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Summary: Perfect Book at the Right Time
Review: Dealing with perimenopausal issues, I thought I'd take a gander at Dr. Northrup's self-help book. Boy, am I ever relieved. I thought I was going nuts. I appreciate the way she has laid out all the symptoms/complaints/feelings/issues women are dealing with during this time in their life. Finally someone to tell me my feelings are legitimate and the reason for them and not just suggest I try HRT. Thank you, Dr. Northrup!

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Summary: Puts life in perspective
Review: Dr. Northrup supplies so many resources for feeling better and just plain understanding life-change that just reading it makes me feel better. Another resource to help me relax and wipe away my daily frustration and anger is listening to the soothing voice of country singer Rosanne Drucker.

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Summary: As a a MID (Menopaus-er in Denial) this book really helped!
Review: It takes a lot of denial to rationalize away the very real hormonal and physical changes of menopause. But rationalize I did I did, until I read this book and realized that not only was I in denial about my hot flashes, mood swings and energy fluctuations but I was making life far more difficult than it had to be, not only for myself but for my family.
After reading this book, I made some changes in my diet and exercise plan and found some natural supplements which helped a great deal. Most importantly, this author provided detailed information I hadn't found in other books and made me realize that being informed can make menopause a natural stage in a woman's life - not necessarily a completely smooth one, but certainly manageable and understanable.

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Summary: EXCELLENT!!!!
Review: Because of this work I have a whole new way of looking at ME.

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Summary: Take advantage of the midlife change!
Review: This book tells women how to maximize the energies that change our lives at menopause, how to use those energies to become the person we may have left behind in childhood. The real us!

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Summary: Enlighten Yourself about Menopause - A Fresh Look
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading Dr. Northrup's exciting book about menopause. It is full of reliable, up-to-date, accurate information on menopause and how women may pass through this phase of life to become happier, healthier, and full of wisdom. I find myself picking it up time and again as I have new questions about HRT, osteoporosis prevention, nutrition, and especially about alternative herbal supplements for this stage of a woman's life. I find her comprehensive and enjoy her ability to look at many sides of an issue. Her personal experiences strengthen the advice and information she gives to every woman. I first heard Dr. Northrup on a special program on our PBS station on "Women's Wisdom, Women's Health". I have been a fan ever since. Give the book a try. You deserve to be well informed about this important stage of your life...for all women and those who love them. Enjoy! Keep an open mind and you will be amazed at what you will learn from this book.

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Summary: The Wisdom of Menopause
Review: A very well written explanation of a normal change in a woman's life. Menopause is not a disease that needs to be treated, it is a natural part of a woman's life that Dr. Northrup clearly explains from a loving, whole person perspective. I have given this book to sisters and friends and would recommend it to any woman approaching menopause and those that love her.