Women's Natural Health

The Wiley Women's Natural Health Series brings together mainstream, complementary, and alternative medical approaches. These unique books offer advice and support on a wide range of topics of concern to women, including perimenopause, breast health, and menopause. Are you experiencing infertility? Written by an authority in complementary medicine, Getting Pregnant the Natural Way is a compassionate guide that offers natural approaches to help you now. Drawing on the benefits of herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutritional therapies, and mind-body medicine in conjunction with the latest medical therapies, Dr. Deborah Gordon explains the mechanisms of fertility and the possible causes of infertility, then outlines a simple six-step program to help you: * Prepare your body, mind, and spirit for pregnancy * Prevent, control, or reverse conditions that impair fertility * Improve your overall feelings of health and well-being * Reduce stress and anxiety * Create balance in your life Uniquely created from a woman's perspective, Getting Pregnant the Natural Way offers support, wisdom, and hope for you to reach your goal of a healthy pregnancy.

Make menopause a change for the better! Are you entering menopause? Would you like to be prepared for it when it arrives? Whether the change of life is upon you or years away, now is the best time to find out all you can about this natural life process. The more you know, the better you can take care of yourself. And the healthier you are, the easier your menopause is likely to be. Written by two authorities in complementary medicine and women's health issues, Menopause the Natural Way is a compassionate guide that combines mainstream and alternative medical approaches into a simple, six-step program that helps you create a healthy and empowering passage through menopause. You'll learn about: * Using a journal as a valuable tool for managing your menopause * Nutrition and menopause-foods and vitamins for your body's changing needs * Using herbs to balance your body and to treat and reverse symptoms * Pleasurable exercises proven to reduce menopause symptoms and promote health-from yoga and tai chi to aerobic and weight-bearing routines * Managing stress known to trigger menopause symptoms * Rebalancing your hormones through natural and medical hormone therapy Uniquely created from a woman's perspective, Menopause the Natural Way offers you a supportive, natural, noninvasive way to manage your menopause while feeling great.