Prevention's Ultimate Guide to Women's Health and Wellness: Action Plans for More Than 100 Women's Health Problems

by Susan J. Blumenthal

The most comprehensive women's health guide ever-- from Prevention magazine
Prevention's Ultimate Guide to Women's Health and Wellness offers a gold mine of trustworthy, practical advice, recommendations, and remedies from leading physicians, nutritionists, fitness instructors, psychologists, and other health care experts.

In this all-in-one reference book and symptom finder, you'll discover the "ultimate" remedies for more than 100 health problems-- colds, back pain, fatigue, allergies, headaches, depression, and dozens more. Best of all, the advice is tailored to women's unique biological needs.

With Prevention's Ultimate Guide to Women's Health and Wellness on hand, you'll learn about all your options-- medical treatments, natural alternatives, mind-body techniques, and home remedies. And the advice is targeted to a woman's age and reproductive status, decade by decade.

Start with simple, doctor-approved, step-by-step plans for getting more exercise and re-energizing your life, reaching and maintaining your ideal weight, achieving emotional balance, enjoying a healthy sex life, and reversing premature signs of aging. You'll also

* A complete guide to women's vitamin, mineral, and nutrition needs
* An at-a-glance guide to using popular herbal remedies wisely
* Real-life stress-relief plans for caregivers and career women alike
* The best strategies for PMS, menstrual discomforts, contraception, pregnancy, infertility, perimenopause, and other female concerns
* Solutions for perplexing reproductive-system problems like fibroids, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and polycystic ovary syndrome
* Master plans for controlling major health conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's disease
* Self-care checklists to prevent illness or detect problems at their earliest, most treatable stages

In this blend of advice from experts and real women, you'll find inspiring stories and motivational quotes to help you make your personal health a priority. Discover the three most important tips doctors give every female patient. Find out what doctors do to safeguard their own health. And learn how real women tackled tough medical problems-- and regained their vitality.

Start today, and you'll live long and well.

Prevention is America's number one health magazine, bringing 11 million readers each month up-to-date health information that's thoroughly researched and fact-checked. The editors tapped into the wisdom of Prevention 's medical advisors and other health experts to create this unique and authoritative guide.

532 pages, Hardcover

First published October 18, 2002

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good introductory text on women’s health; divided into 5 parts that theoretically cover all ages and stages in women’s healthcare.

Part 1 is just 2 chapters and covers the female body decade by decade along with how to get the most out of a doctor’s appointment.

Part 2 is an action plan of sorts to promote wellness and youthfulness. These 10 chapters discuss nutrition and fitness, stress, weight, emotions, and other aging related issues.

Part 3 discusses strategies against 6 major health threats. One chapter is allocated to each health threat.

Part 4 covers hormonal wellness from menstruation through menopause in 11 different chapters.

Part 5 is titled Doctors’ Best Symptom Solvers and offers potential solutions for over 75 health conditions including short and long-term solutions, alternative therapies, home remedies, and medical options. This section is not divided into chapters and is about 200 pages long.

I think the best information here is in the longer sections. I most enjoyed Part 2 and learning more about how lifestyle issues and choices can impact our health and wellness. I don’t always do what I should, but reading these better health guidelines is a nice reminder of how and why to stay on track.

It isn’t the ultimate guide as the title suggests, but does serve as a nice beginning point to learn more about good health as a woman and what you can do to achieve better health during the various ages and stages of your lifetime.

[Evelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some parts I read in detail, and some I skimmed. This book is jam packed with information, but what I found missing was symptoms. Many conditions were addressed, what the physiology of the condition is, how to treat it both medically and alternatively. But what are the symptoms?

[Janice Kohl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Prevention's Ultimate Guide really does cover a list of more than 100 illnesses or problems a woman might face in a life time. You can read about Alzheimer's Disease, pelvic inflammatory disease, phlebitis, gum disease, or phobia and panic attacks. There are ideas for at home and much admonishment to see the physician. I liked the chapters on general health matters the best.

I laughed when in the Phobia and Panic Attacks section a Dr. Odell's advice was given, as follows; "Nearly everyone gets anxious when people around them are judgmental or dominant. 'Try imagining that the person is a turkey or even the back end end of a horse, Dr. Modell advises, 'You'll be less nervous when you take the situation less seriously and see the person in a different light.'"

Too much information on too many subjects to be carefully checked for accuracy.

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a pop-health guide put out by a magazine, I thought this was an excellent resource. It presents both western medical and alternative therapies for many problems in a well-organized and readable fashion. What I already knew as an MD was confirmed, but I learned a lot, too. It was motivating -- I found I was cooking and exercising more and eating better while reading it, too. I'd recommend this for all my female friends.

[Jo Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

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