The Women's Complete Wellness Book - Hardcover

American Medical Women's Association

9780307440624: The Women's Complete Wellness Book

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0307440621 ISBN 13: 9780307440624

Publisher: Golden Books, 1998

An accessible, fully illustrated companion to women's wellness and well-being at every stage of life-- from the leading organization of women health providers, the American Women's Health Association.

Unlike other books, which focus on illness, disease therapies, and medical treatments, this book emphasizes ways to help women of all ages stay healthy using prevention, screening, and early detection. It also presents a complete picture of women's health, including advice on:

* Eating for wellness
* Mental health issues
* Communicating well with your doctor
* Healthy sexuality and family planning
* Overcoming substance abuse

Did you know that...

* Heart disease is the number-one killer of women? Learn how you can lower your risk.
* You may be at risk for depression-- because you are a woman? Find out what genetic or lifestyle factors can trigger this disease, and ways to cope.
* A woman's chances of surviving breast cancer are very high-- up to 97 percent-- when it is caught before it has spread to other parts of the body? Learn self-examinations and the latest recommendations for gynecological exams and mammograms.
* More than 10,000 women-- from every walk of life-- are diagnosed annually with HIV? Make sure you know how to eliminate your risk of AIDS and HIV, and find out if you fall into one of the eight categories of women who should get an HIV test.
* Smoking just one to four cigarettes a day doubles your risk of heart attack? Discover the latest approaches to stopping smoking.

Fully illustrated and featuring many charts and helpful "wellness tips" and "wellness warnings," The Women's Complete Wellness Book is much more than a reference book-- it is a guide for healthy living through all the stages of a woman's life. Learn from AMWA's years of experience and position on the cutting edge of the newest medical research.

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Review:

Thank goodness, an accessible medical guide for women that's actually written by women. While it focuses on prevention, it's vastly educational and empowering for when you do find yourself miserably sick or injured--or just curious about a particular health topic. Unlike other guides that combine statistics for men and women, the Women's Wellness Book has dug up the facts that matter to help you improve your health. Supremely organized into 25 skillfully written chapters, it's replete with charts, line drawings, and photos, with helpful "wellness tips" and "wellness warnings" in the margins throughout. Emotional health and sexuality are given much more coverage here than in most home health references, and the sections on menopause and perimenopause (a subject overlooked in many other similar books) are among the most comprehensive and up-to-date around.

About the Author:

Debra R. Judelson, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., president of AMWA from 1996-1997, received her degree from Harvard Medical School. She is an internist and cardiologist in private practice as the medical director of the Women's Heart Institute and is a senior partner with the Cardiovascular Medical Group of Southern California.

Diana L. Dell, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., president of AMWA from 1994-1995, received her degree from Louisiana State Medical Center in New Orleans. With training both in obstetrics/gynecology and psychology, she is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

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