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The Menopause: A Time for Change Edition 3 Updated
Staying Fit, Healthy, and Confident on Entering a New Phase of Life: A Practical Guide Based on Anthroposophic Medicine
Paperback
June 2009
9781906999001
More details
- Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing - Published
23rd June 2009 - ISBN 9781906999001
- Language English
- Pages 144 pp.
$25.00
“So, what is our own attitude to this phase of life? Ignore, treat, endure, or be creative about it?.... What is the point of this biological process in a woman’s life?” —Eveline Dub-Amend
We may not welcome change, but it usually brings new opportunities and the possibility of a fresh start. When the great change of the menopause begins to be felt in a woman’s life, the accompanying loss of fertility and signs of growing older can signal a life crisis.
In this essential guide written from the holistic perspective of anthroposophic medicine, Dr. Eveline Daub-Amend shows how this turning point in a woman’s life can become a positive time of transformation—one of entering a new phase of life with a fit and healthy body, mind, and spirit. She discusses how symptoms can be treated using natural methods and addresses emotional and psychological processes and changes.
As a medical doctor and former gynecologist, Dr. Daub-Amend offers authoritative guidance on many issues: the role of hormones; changes in the menstrual cycle and hormonal balance; loss of fertility; contraception; and the affects on sexuality and partnership. She also provides advice on dealing with hot flashes, sleep disorders, irregular bleeding, joint pains, skin and hair care, and weight and figure, as well as specific health problems such as osteoporosis, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and depression. Moreover, she considers complementary methods of treatment, the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and the significance of diet and exercise.
C O N T E N T S:
A Word to Begin With
Preface to the Third Edition
Change of Life—a Turning Point in the Biography
The Change—a Departure
General Problems and How to Relieve Them
Specific Health Problems
Possibilities for Treatment
Setting Out for New Horizons
Appendix:
Making Teas and Extracts
List of Medicinal Agents and Products
Useful Addresses
Further Reading
Eveline Daub-Amend
Eveline Daub-Amend, MD, was born in Lower Saxony in 1948. She studied languages, psychology, and medicine at Marburg and Muenster Universities. From 1981 to 1988, she was a gynecologist at Herdecke Community Hospital, during which time she also worked in the US and Canada. From 1988 to 1990, she established women's clinics in Nigeria, West Africa. She has had a private practice in Witten, Germany, since 1993.
