One out of six couples today is believed to be infertile. Many spend thousands of dollars on invasive and often ineffective procedures in an effort to conceive. Weschler, a natural family planning adviser, details the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM), by which women can calculate their level of fertility through measurements of waking temperature, ...
Somers, the bestselling author of "The Sexy Years," introduces an inspiring, medically validated approach to reversing the aging process and maintaining a healthy, vibrant, sexually active life while building the bodys natural defenses against age-related diseases.
This 900-page classic in women's health, revolutionary in 1994, was wholly revised in 1998. In a supportive and informative manner, and using a holistic medical approach, Christiane Northrup encourages readers to tune in to their own intuition and to become their own authorities in regard to health issues. She encourages readers to create a ...
The best-selling author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom offers an unconventional, updated mind-body approach to women's health after menopause that discusses the impact of hormonal changes, the myths and realities of menopause, and ways to prevent long-term health problems, including heart disease, memory loss, and cancer.
An explanation of the benefits of natural progesterone, a hormone that reduces or eliminates menopausal symptoms safely without the harmful side effects of the synthetic progestin commonly used in HRT. Lists the foods, supplements, and herbs that can balance a woman's hormones.
Finally, a weight-training book that doesn't treat women like weaklings. This book is for the woman who's ready to throw down the Barbie weights and start a strength and conditioning program that will give her the body she wants. Illustrated.
This is the book that can show us how to turn back our biological clocks - how to put off 70 per cent of the normal problems of aging (weakness, sore joints, bad balance) and eliminate 50 per cent of serious illness and injury. The key to the program is found in Harry's Rules: exercise six days a week; don't eat crap; and, connect and commit to ...
Now in its Sixth Edition, this foremost leadership and management text incorporates application with theory and emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. More than 225 case studies and learning exercises promote critical thinking and interactive discussion. Case studies cover a variety of settings, including acute care, ...
Master content from the textbook with this helpful study tool! Designed to accompany "Mosby's Maternity & Women's Health Care, Ninth Edition", this workbook will assist students in understanding and applying material from each chapter in the text.
Drawing from cutting-edge research in gender-based medicine, women's health expert and best-selling author Dr. Pamela Peeke tailors the original Body-for-Life program to the unique obstacles women face. With stunning before- and-after photos and testimonials providing motivation and inspiration, "Body-for-Life for Women" features a 12-week Mind ...
A pioneering gynecologist and antiaging specialist with a successful Beverly Hills practice, Dr Uzzi Reiss show the way for women who want to turn back the effects of time through natural hormone therapy, but who wonder: is is safe? Does it work? Is hormone therapy right for me? Regardless of your age, the depletion of female hormones is sometimes ...
Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing provides a solid foundation in obstetrics and pediatric nursing. In this combination text, the information forms one continuum of knowledge flowing from conception to adulthood. A new 4-color design increases the pedagogical effectiveness of the book. The concept of studying simple-to-complex and ...
In this guide to triumphing over menopause, an obstetrician and gynecologist who went through menopause herself offers an optimistic perspective, showing how this stage of a woman's life offers opportunities for emotional, sexual, and creative development. This book also encourages all pre-menopausal women to start healthy exercise and eating ...
This market-leading textbook provides just the 'right amount' of maternity and pediatric content in an easy-to-understand manner. Divided into two sections, the first part of the book includes 28 chapters on maternity nursing and the second part contains 27 chapters covering pediatric nursing. Numerous illustrations, photos, boxes, and tables ...
For nearly a decade, millions of women have turned to Dr. John Lee's classic bestsellers for groundbreaking advice on treating hormone imbalances from PMS to the Menopause and beyond. Now this concise, comprehensive guide answers the questions posed by thousands of letters written to Dr. Lee by women asking for specific, simple advice on what ...
Now, a women's edition. A New York Times bestseller with 115,000 copies in print in hardcover, Younger Next Year is the breakthrough program for men to turn back their biological clocks and live healthier, more active lives into their 80s and beyond. Experts believed, the press raved: " An extraordinary book. It is easy to read and the science ...
Specially designed to parallel material in the book, this helpful study guide is just what you need for in-depth study and review of the most important facts and information on maternity and women's health nursing.
Bailey's helpful book can help any woman determine her own best fitness and fat control program. As always with Bailey's books, the science is up-to-the-minute, and the specific applications have been validated repeatedly with his audiences and workshop participants.
For use as a core text for Maternity Nursing courses that include women's health. Nurses working with childbearing families face a variety of new challenges, including shortened lengths of hospital stay, the trend toward greater use of community-based and home care, and downsizing and mergers of health-care systems. The Eighth Edition of this ...
Appropriate as a core text as well as a reference for a maternity nursing course. Nurses working with childbearing families today face a variety of new challenges, including shortened lengths of stay, the trend toward greater use of community-based and home care, downsizing and mergers of health care systems. The Fifth Edition, formerly titled ...
With more than four million copies sold, "Our Bodies, Ourselves" is the classic resource that women of all ages turn to for information about every aspect of their well-being. Completely revised for the first time in a decade, this edition provides all the information women need to make key decisions about their health.
"Clinical Companion for Foundations of Maternal-Newborn Nursing" is a hands-on, accessible reference for students and practitioners in the clinical setting. Its outline format provides at-a-glance coverage of antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care of women and infants, as well as childbearing complications and women's health. Step-by-step ...
A textbook based on the continuum of health concerns and nursing care that exist in maternity and child health nursing. It focuses on nursing roles in family-centered care, and covers such topics as reproductive health, pregnancy, labour and delivery, the newborn, health promotion through the life span, normal growth and development, and ...
Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by the progressive loss of bone density, which, if left untreated, can cause debilitating fractures that typically occur in the hip, spine, and wrist. According to researchers, 28 million Americans are at risk, 80 percent of whom are women. In this program, Miriam Nelson of Prevention magazine informs ...
Two books in one, "Maternal-Child Nursing" covers both the maternity and pediatrics portions of the nursing curriculum. A condensed format makes this book ideal for programs that teach this content in an extremely abbreviated time period. Written by expert educators in both arenas, this text provides a consistent level of depth and accuracy as ...
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