Kathy Smith's Moving Through Menopause: The Complete Program for Exercise, Nutrition, and Total Wellness [Paperback]

Kathy Smith (Author), Robert Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2002

In this effective guide Kathy Smith shares the wisdom she's learned during her own journey through perimenopause. Information is included on losing weight, staying flexible, reducing stress, eating right and balancing your hormones.

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Fitness expert Kathy Smith has written a sensitive and smart book about what she calls the "half-time bell," also known as menopause. Using as examples her own hot flashes, raw nerves, restless nights, and memory misfires, Smith outlines an upbeat, trifaceted program for "taking charge of menopause." She addresses the three themes of midlife transition: hormonal symptoms such as mood swings and night sweats; the need to reflect and create a deeper meaning; and long-term health issues, specifically heart disease and bone loss. Each theme is explored using examples from Smith's experience, questionnaires, self-tests, journal writing, and relevant up-to-date information. Smith details dozens of strategies for taking charge--from herbal remedies to hormone replacement, from illustrated strength training workouts to Kegel exercises to keep your sex life active. Her optimistic and sensible suggestions deliver on her promise that menopause can be more than just a set of symptoms. --Barbara Mackoff

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446678716
• ISBN-13: 978-0446678711
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #429,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #47 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Women's Health > Menopause

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69 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Reassuring Voice, February 9, 2002

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This review is from: Kathy Smith's Moving Through Menopause: The Complete Program for Exercise, Nutrition, and Total Wellness (Paperback)

Kathy Smith has always conveyed that a healthy lifestyle includes very few quick fixes. It takes small steps that accumulate to form a healthier body and psyche. Her chapters on exercise are, as always, filled with great pictures and instructions. None of them require that you bend yourself into a pretzel or replicate moves you made in gym class thirty years ago. And her nutrition information is obviously carefully researched. Plus she takes into account "cheating." A kind and gentle approach to menopause from a kind and gentle lady.

61 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A HELPFUL BOOK FOR A TRYING TIME, February 8, 2002

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Sandra D. Peters "Seagull Books" (Prince Edward Island, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kathy Smith's Moving Through Menopause: The Complete Program for Exercise, Nutrition, and Total Wellness (Paperback)

The authors' have done an excellent job of pointing out the importance of maintaining physical, emotional and spiritual health through this trying time in a woman's life. I particularly liked the suggestions of using herbs as an alternate to hormone therapy. Hormone therapy is an individual affair that should be discussed with one's one physician and there are extreme pros and cons of hormone therapy - it is not for every woman. Herbs, if selecting the right ones in the right amounts can be an alternative but I would suggest readers consult a qualified herbologist first, rather than experimenting themselves. Some herbs, like any medication, do not mix well.

This book does contain some helpful exercises and self-assessment tests, though I did not find the tests to be terribly beneficial. The book is complete in that it covers all aspects of a woman's menopausal years; however, my personal preference on this subject is still "The Wisdom of Menopause" by Dr. Christiane Northrup. Kathy Smith's book appears to be written from personal experience, whereby Northrup's is based on qualified medical advice. Readers will need to decide for themselves which avenue they wish to follow, personal experience or medical expertise.