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Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing
When it was first published in 1994, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom quickly became an international bestseller, and for the past fifteen years it has remained the veritable bible of women's health. Now, in this revised and updated edition, world-renowned and much-beloved women's health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup shares with us the latest developments and advances that ...more
Paperback, 960 pages
Published
June 1st 2010
by Bantam
(first published 1994)
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Kathryn
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May 2008: My initial opinion of the book was overwhelmingly positive, though I do feel I need to "caution" prospective readers because it certainly will not be for everyone. I focused on the women's health aspects, ignoring the chapters on pregnancy and menopause as neither applied to me. Dr. Northrop couples traditional "Western medicine" and by-the-book discussions of female anatomy and biologial functions with a holistic, soulful approach to understanding why our bodies ...more
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Northrup was a new, young doctor. Afraid of peer resentment, she reluctantly took maternity leave and then got back to work while ignoring and medicating an angry breast. Her symptoms eventually caused permanent damage. This caused her to reflect on her self image and philosophy of medicine.
She made her own medical practice and decided to take context social, personal or otherwise needs to be taken into consideration when analyzing how to approach a symptom. She frequently cites a fe...more
She made her own medical practice and decided to take context social, personal or otherwise needs to be taken into consideration when analyzing how to approach a symptom. She frequently cites a fe...more
pamy and julie...i finally read it! joe's mom actually had it on her bookshelf so i read it over the four days that we were in illinois. you were right: i loved it. i want to get a copy for myself and read it with a highlighter, because there were so many comforting parts (especially the parts about birth and nursing) that really spoke to some of the feelings i've had since the baby was born. what a great book...
If you're a woman, buy this book! Then read it! It's packed full of information about your heatlth: your body, your mind, and the connections between the two. It's written in the form of an encyclopedia, in that it has chapters devoted to various segments of women's various systems and their health in general, so you can use it as a reference item. But it is also very interesting if you read it as a typical book; I read it from cover to cover. Christine Northrup is a women's doctor, a woman, a d...more
Every women should read this book, period.
It's jam packed with info not just on health, but on understanding, respecting and honouring the amazing knowledge and strength women have when they connect with what their bodies are telling them.
For me the most powerful underlying idea that many of the systems of our culture are defaulted to a linear/masculine way of thinking, which leaves women feeling like they don't fit. If we can acknowledge this and disengage from trying to f...more
It's jam packed with info not just on health, but on understanding, respecting and honouring the amazing knowledge and strength women have when they connect with what their bodies are telling them.
For me the most powerful underlying idea that many of the systems of our culture are defaulted to a linear/masculine way of thinking, which leaves women feeling like they don't fit. If we can acknowledge this and disengage from trying to f...more
Every woman should read this book and every man should buy the women in his life this book. Empowering women worldwide with knowledge about their own bodies in the most practical of terms, this book covers a broad range of women's health issues with the balanced yet practical wisdom of mind-body wellness. I recommend this book to all my friends and it has been a permanent addition to my favorite books collection. This book was a foundational book for me and gave me greater understanding into bot...more
This is an amazing book. A friend recommended this book to me when I mentioned that I was having issues with my health. I expected this book to have a lot of information about that, but really didn't expect to find such a weath of information on women's wellness -- from stress to diet and exercise, to attitudes... I learned that there is so much more to health than simply dealing with illnesses. Illnesses are nothing more than our body's way of telling us to re-evaluate our attitudes and hab...more
Exceptional book, taking medical, holistic, cultural, and spiritual studies to connect women's health issues to their lifestyles, giving insights on how to cleanse the associated health problems and behaviors from our beings. Tuning into feminine intuition, Northrup helps pinpoint weak areas,giving advice to change those around.Filled with specific diets, medicinal advice, alternative therapies, and plenty of women's own stories, this book can be an empowering tool for any woman who has ever tho...more
Žensko tijelo, ženska mudrost je divna knjiga koju preporučam svim ljudima otvorena uma, svakoj ženi i svim muškarcima koji vole svoje žene. :-)
Dr. Northrup je cijenjena američka ginekologinja koja radi u klinici Žene ženama te u pogledu zdravstvenog stanja svake žene naglašava neraskidivu vezu tijela i duha odnosno vezu duševnog stanja i tjelesnog zdravlja, a na temelju njezinog bogatog iskustva iz prakse možemo i sami zaključiti da je jedno s drugim čvrsto uzročno posljedično povezan...more
Dr. Northrup je cijenjena američka ginekologinja koja radi u klinici Žene ženama te u pogledu zdravstvenog stanja svake žene naglašava neraskidivu vezu tijela i duha odnosno vezu duševnog stanja i tjelesnog zdravlja, a na temelju njezinog bogatog iskustva iz prakse možemo i sami zaključiti da je jedno s drugim čvrsto uzročno posljedično povezan...more
This book is so OK in many ways--she has me nodding "yes, yes, yes" about working on your attitude to improve your health and everyday well-being all the way up until she starts talking about how like, you can give yourself cancer if you regret not having children or whatnot. Sort of like when Louise Hay writes in You Can Heal Your Life about doing therapy with overweight people and then just busts out with, "I explain that they are fat because they don't love themselves." Fo...more
I finally got through this monster of a book. It probably isn't normally a book you read straight through, but instead only the sections pertinent to you currently. However, I have this problem of having to read every word from start to finish. Maybe I wouldn't feel this compulsion if I owned it instead of checking it out at the library. I actually would consider buying it and having it around as a reference book, as soon as I can afford buying books just for kicks!
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when i say "currently reading"....i mean, it is a book that you are always reading. you go to it with health issues/concerns...of your own, or friends, or sisters, etc. But its not just a 'medical directory', it is full of perspective on holistic healing vs. institutionalized medicine. It always gives a new perspective, new insight and we can realize that healing doesn't come in the form of a PILL...or a whatever it is they are trying to sell you!!! you must get to the ROOTS of the pro...more
This book is an amazing reference for any woman to have on the shelf. I pick it up every so often to explore a certain topic (i.e., "breasts"!) or because I have a question or concern, and always end up reading way more than I expected. What I love is Dr. Northrup's philosophy that the mind and body are connected, and every explanation delves much deeper than just the physical. It really makes me start thinking about the reasons I feel the way I do about "female" issues - ...more
I loved this book! Dr Northrup's main thesis is that our psychological and physical health is connected and that we not only need to cure our diseases but heal our souls. Our psychological issues or our life situations can block the energy to our life force. Dr. Northrup gives a lot of advice to women on how to live a vibrant and healthy life. Even though this book is about the female body and health issues specific to women there are parts of this book that would be beneficial to men as w...more
Okay, I didn't finish this. With the exception of the first few chapters, it's really more of a reference. I like the author's perspective on holistic health and the narratives she uses to illustrate how the emotional affects the physical, but there was a moment with a viking where she lost me.
I am also reading Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined Americaright now, and it made me view some of this info in a different light. The logic and cult...more
I am also reading Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined Americaright now, and it made me view some of this info in a different light. The logic and cult...more
I read this when I was 19, it changed my view of myself as a woman and how I care for my health. I also understood for the first time what feminism really meant. It wasn't a dead, long ago won battle held onto now only by militant man-haters as I had been told. It was alive and necessary as ever. I can definitely say this is one of those books that shaped my core beliefs about the world and helped to make me who I am today.
I read but a fraction of this massive tome, but I found it packed full of useful information and positive affirmations. A lot of the mystical mind/body stuff seemed pretty fluffy, but then again she does illustrate the genuine value of mind over matter and the healthful effects of a positive attitude... so I can't complain too much. I would like to spend more time with this book but the library wants it back!
I love this book! It looks at women's health from a holistic point of view, taking into account the importance of our emotions and environments in regards to our health and overall well being. I've recommended it to many friends who are facing health issues. Although it is very informative and contains so much great information, it is also readable and not a very dense or heavy read, making it very accessible.
This is a book that every woman, no matter her age should read. And read all of it! Even the sections you're past or may never experience. Her wisdom is truly breathtaking and can change your life if you let it. I borrowed this book from the library but intend to buy it and use it as a reference book for women's health issues. Amazing!
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I use this book as a reference for helping me with women's issues for my patients. I copy sections and chapters. I like the balance between the medical world and natural healing. I particularly appreciate the discussion of underlying emotional issues that are at the root of so many of the physical ailments people have.
Im going to herald the other reviews for this book, I picked it up when I was 22 oddly enough because she was on Oprah and I distinctly affiliated with her views on the female body and holistic approach to health and healing.
It really is a beautiful book, HUGE but beautiful haha if you're a woman you need this book
It really is a beautiful book, HUGE but beautiful haha if you're a woman you need this book
I thought this was an interesting book. Fascinating on many levels. I didn't purchase it, I borrowed it from the library. However, I think it would be a good reference book to have in your health library. It's really not one I would just sit down and read cover to cover, but it is one I would refer back to over and over again.
Northrup talks a lot about the mind/body connection and I also appreciate her approach that western medicine should go hand in hand with holistic/natural heali...more
Northrup talks a lot about the mind/body connection and I also appreciate her approach that western medicine should go hand in hand with holistic/natural heali...more
I don't agree with everything she has to say about the relationship of the body and the mind, but there are some very good points about how emotions and events in our lives can affect our bodies. It's also a good to think about how physical symptoms may be trying to tell us something.
If there was one book i'd recommend to all my girlfriends it is this wise, interesting, heart opening, thought provoking tome on the wisdom of our bodies and the need to reclaim the feminine in our daily lives..not only for our own healing but the healing of the world. Good juicy stuff.
Very practical and wise book for women, and not only :-) Teaching us to accept the waves of our emotions - being them bad or good, happiness and misery - and be happy with them as they show we are human beings, not robots. She even advices on how to improve our PMS moods ;-)
While there is a lot of good information in this book, I felt that she was a bit extreme in her victim blaming--i.e. a woman is uterine troubles because she is in a bad marriage and if she would just get out of the bad marriage her troubles will be fixed.
First- this is a very long book. Don't expect to read it in a couple of days! Dr. Northrup is very much a believer in the body-mind-spirit continuum and the law of attraction. She has fascinating insight into women's bodies, our processes, our power. A lot of this book I couldn't quite buy into 100%, but it was fascinating and made me think. I am sure that I will read parts of it again and again. I think every woman should read this book, as it provides insight into many things, and definitely r...more
This is one I will be reading through for ages to come. I skip around and read what applies to me at that time in my life. Not for everyone, as the author gives a more holistic approach when healing the mind, body, and soul.
Mind-expanding book about the holistic approach to life, not just medicine. Tends to branch into some areas of mind-body connection I am not comfortable with, but over all, a great source of information and healing.
The "This is You" book for women. This book is rich with information, and with ideas that don't see the light of day in traditional medicine. Not sure if I buy all of it, but it is certainly thought-provoking!
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