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Menopause Matters: Your Guide to a Long and Healthy Life (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

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I really like this book. It is very straightforward and matter of fact, obviously well researched and yet easy to read. Dr. Edelman includes many womens' stories within the book which keeps it more interesting. She does an especially good job explaining what studies about hormone therapy in menopause really found as opposed to what newspaper headlines screamed about the studies. In addition she has an excellent chapter on women and heart disease and how to care for oneself and help prevent heart disease. One of my favorites though is the chapter on "better bones" and how to prevent osteoporosis: it really challenged some of the things I thought I knew and made me examine my own lifestyle choices.
I like the approach where the author discusses all different treatment options...from conventional medicine to those far less conventional.
I really believe this book is a must for all women and probably should be read by women 30-35 and up so they can gain this knowledge at a young age and help promote a longer and happier life.

I have thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Edelman's book. I was pleased to see that she included her opinions on natural approaches, as well as issues on moods, memory, sleep and how to avoid increasing ones risk of cancer and heart disease. A thorough and concise book which I found to be easy reading. I think that the lay person would also find it easy reading because Dr. Edelman explains everything in an easy to understand manner. Great Work!

Paula Swenson, LPN
Colorado

This is the book I have been waiting for on the subject of menopause and women's health. It covers a great deal of ground on subjects both mundane and complex, all in one place. Within its covers you will find answers to questions you should ask, questions you did not think to ask, and questions you might be embarrassed to asked. All the answers well researched, complete, accessible, and comprehensible by all readers. Menopause Matters should be required reading for every adult woman, regardless of age. The format lends itself to finding answers to a particular question or to reading all the way through. It will become a well used resource that will be read and reread.

I think of myself as fairly knowledgeable regarding the typical health issues faced by women, since I have read a good deal of health information over the years as it relates to myself and my daughters, who are now college-aged. However, not only did I get many new tidbits of information reading this book, Dr. Edelman's easy-to-understand and considered dialogue encouraged me to achieve a new perspective about taking care of myself.

This book made me feel important as a woman. It gives credibility to the issues that women tend to keep quiet about because they've been conditioned to view them as a weakness or inconvenience. It made me feel empowered to regard my feminine health with due importance, as well as to be more proactive in working with my doctors.

I enjoyed reading the vignettes throughout the book. There were quite a few scenarios I related to personally. Also, with the way the book reads and the way the patient stories follow along with the topics, I had nearly every question that popped into my mind answered. Dr. Edelman's expertise and many years in gynecology practice have enabled her to anticipate our questions and answer them in a way that is easily understandable.

I also appreciated the inclusion of holistic methods for treating symptoms of menopausal and health issues. I hope that more doctors begin to see the importance of using naturopathic remedies in addition to pharmacology.

Menopause certainly matters, but this book is much more than an education for women going through "the change." It's a comprehensive guide for living our healthiest life from the earlier, child-bearing years and onward. It is a book that should be referenced over and over again at the various stages of our lives. I will make sure that each of my daughters has one on her bookshelf!

Its refreshing to find a book concise, easily understood and that provides options for your issues. YES, a reference that actually presents 'alternative options' to treat you. I believe there's a time for Western medicine and a time for Eastern medicine; this book offers both.

I have read through this book and it is now on my shelf awaiting each change that life throws my way. Dr Edelman's index allows you to go to exactly the subject you are dealing with. This makes "Menopause Matters" a perfect guide to refer to whenever you are experiencing a symptom that concerns you.

"Menopause Matters" is a must-have for every woman!

This book is an excellant source of answers for all the questions we, women, have as we go through the menopause process and the answers are clear and understandable for the average person. Dr. Edelman has done alot of research and provides alot of information all in one place so someone like me who works full-time can find an answer without having to spend the time searching on-line etc. I would highly recommend this book.

If you are a woman between the ages of 40-65 ready to embrace menopause as an opportunity to improve the quality of the rest of your life rather than settle for less, this is the book...and the doctor...for you. Menopause Matters is one of the most practical and supportive "self-help" books I have read.
First of all, this is a well-organized reference book. Dr. Edelman has clearly done exhaustive research and listened carefully and caringly to her patients. She presents the most recent findings and information about "the change" for women (body and mind) during menopause. She addresses sensitive issues with wisdom and honors how women feel and think (see the chapter on "Smoother Sex", for example). Her writer's voice is calm and reassuring, and she includes many helpfully familiar human examples from her work with patients.
Most importantly, she addresses "inconvenient truths": we make choices every day and many of the consequences of our choices are reflected in our health. It is not possible to read this book and dodge the issue of personal responsibility....and for this reason, the time is right. In Menopause Matters, women are not managed care cases. Instead, Dr. Edelman offers a vision of independence, well-being and purpose for our "wisdom years"...and the tools we can use to make it happen. I highly recommend this book!

Unfortunately many important medical topics are covered by either unreadable research tomes, or dumbed-down USA Today style summaries of the obvious.

Dr. Edelman breaches that gap, with this well written, thoroughly researched book. It is specifically written for the woman who wants to learn what the most respected medical minds are thinking on this topic, and is delivered in a style that makes it understandable by the person who is not a medical professional.

I highly recommend this book.

DON'T WAIT until you are in menopause!!! Every woman should read this book LONG before any changes start to occur in her body for perimenopause! It tells how to prevent some symptoms and how to live with any once they start. The book just helps all women learn about the natural process of aging in our bodies.

Exploding many myths and unfounded guidelines, Dr. Julia Edelman takes women's health to a whole new and helpful level with this wonderful guidebook to mid-life and beyond. With straightforward and understandable writing, Dr. Edelman sorts out the facts and language to help us all approach this normative life stage with knowledge, hope and optimism. Our gender no longer has to passively sit back and accept many uncomfortable and diminishing symptoms and broad-sweeping things that impact our lives as just part of "the change." With the help of this compassionate yet honest resource, we can better understand our personal life situation and make the most of the time with our medical care team.

Ironically, despite growing attention to women's health issues and our lengthened life expectancy, it has been hard to sort out the sound bites and sometimes conflicting pieces of information we receive through the media and other sources about our health. Even for those of us in the medical field, facts and opinions having been coming at such a rapid pace as to make understanding difficult. Leaving no stone unturned, Dr. Edelman discusses issues from the most routine like sleep and sexuality to the more controversial like hormone replacement and the sometimes overgeneralized Women's Health Initiative Study to help us better understand our minds and bodies. She approaches these topics from a perspective of respect and caring that I found both refreshing and supportive. I highly recommend this excellent book.