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1. The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife and Beyond by Janet Horn and Robin Miller, MD This book is like a mini-encyclopedia on midlife health. You can use the table of contents to find a particular issue–say dizziness or loss of sight–or you can read it from start to finish for a well rounded insider’s view of how our parts work and how they will change as we age. |
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2. The SuperFoods Rx Diet, Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients by Wendy Bazilian, DrPH, MA, RD and Steven Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews The book is a combination of science, research, real world application through meal plans and recipes. It also covers the psychology behind overeating in a world flooded with smart marketing and super size me offers. |
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3. You Staying Young, The Owner’s Manual for Extending Your Warranty by Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. The “You” series of books spells out, in very easy to understand language and illustrations, what goes on–and sometimes goes wrong– in our bodies. “Staying Young” explains how to limit the damaging effects of aging and enjoy quality of life not just more years. |
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4. The Best Life Diet, Revised and Updated by Bob Greene “The formula for weight loss may be uncomplicated, people are not.” If emotional eating is your thing this book can help. I encourage women who are drawn to Bob and all things Oprah to do the exercises if you buy the book. The food plan is easy to follow and there is a companion cookbook. |
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5. From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well by C. W. Randolph, M.D. Midlife hormone fluctuations can create miserable symptoms for many women. Synthetic hormones can create misery of the scary disease kind. Any woman who wants to live vibrantly for as long as possible–and without increasing her chances of cancer–owes it to herself to at least learn about bio-identical hormone replacement. This is one of the easiest books to start with. |
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I have #2 and #4 and they are very helpful. I am an insulin and medicine dependent diabetic so I am looking for a good book that teaches natural herbs and spices for the diabetic