Smart Woman s Guide to Midlife and Beyond

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Smart women understand that taking care of their health is essential to maintaining an active lifestyle. This comprehensive guide shows you how to work with your body instead of against it to stay healthy and happy through menopause and beyond. Written by two practicing doctors who have been close girlfriends since they met during medical training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Smart Woman''s Guide to Midlife and Beyond includes the doctors'' own personal experiences, patient stories from their medical practices, and all the information you need to age with good health, grace, and humor.

Includes the information you need to:

•Care for your whole body to prevent common diseases
•Learn which health issues are normal, which are serious, and what to do about them
•Overcome memory loss, depression, and anxiety
•Understand menopause and hormone replacement therapy
•Nourish and protect your skin and hair
•Choose the right vitamin supplements for you
•Find out whether or not treatments like massage and acupuncture will work for you
•Know when to share your concerns with your doctor or healthcare practitioner
•Create a personal Health Maintenance Schedule to keep your health on track

The Smart Woman''s Guide to Midlife and Beyond is a complete, holistic, and state-of-the-art road map for any woman who is motivated to become a more effective steward of her health. The authors'' relaxed, personal, and insightful style makes critical health information accessible. This book is a must-have for any woman inspired to improve her health trajectory.
-Mark C. Pettus MD, FACP, medical director of the Kripalu Institute for Integrated Healing and author of It''s All in Your Head

There is no doubt that women past the age of fifty have different health issues than younger women-a fact often overlooked by many physicians. These women need to know how to care for their maturing bodies. Drs. Horn and Miller explore the full spectrum of mature women''s health issues in a candid, conversational manner that integrates the body, mind, and spirit. A much-needed book.
-Kevin Soden, MD, host of Healthline on Retirement Living Television

I have often wished that there were a doctor in my family I could ask for health advice. If you have shared this desire, you''ll love this book. It''s a practical insider''s guide to what maturing women need to be thinking about, and it''s written as though the authors were concerned friends talking with you. Drs. Horn and Miller have superb training and years of practical experience caring for women patients. It shows on every page of this excellent book.
-Judge Glenda Hatchett, star of the nationally syndicated television program Judge Hatchett

The authors'' approach is accessible and entertaining. These are the doctor girlfriends you want to call because they know everything about the area of your concern-not only from their medical practices, but also from their own personal experiences.
-Robin Wolaner, founder of Parenting magazine and founder and CEO of TeeBeeDee (tbd.com), an online network for people over forty

This is the girlfriends'' guide to taking charge of your health. And these girlfriends are doctors. A winning combination!
-Ari Brown, MD, pediatrician and author of Baby 411

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Women's health

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Publié par	New Harbinger Publications
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781572249424
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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• Care for your whole body to prevent common diseases • Learn which health issues are normal, which are serious, and what to do about them • Overcome memory loss, depression, and anxiety • Understand menopause and hormone replacement therapy • Nourish and protect your skin and hair • Choose the right vitamin supplements for you • Find out whether or not treatments like massage and acupuncture will work for you • Know when to share your concerns with your doctor or healthcare practitioner • Create a personal Health Maintenance Schedule to keep your health on track

A NoNonsense Approach to Staying Healthy After 50

The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife & Beyond

Janet Horn, MD Robin H. Miller, MD

“A lot of ealt books cross our desks eac year, but few ave done a better job of grabbing our attention tanhe Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife and Beyond.It’s a terriﬁc resource and a wonderful read.” —he Wall Street Journal, “he Best In…Healt,” December 13, 2008

he Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife and Beyondis a complete, olistic, and state-of-te-art road map for any woman wo is motivated to become a more eﬀective steward of er ealt. he autors’ relaxed, personal, and insigtful style makes critical ealt information accessible. his book is a must-ave for any woman inspired to improve er ealt trajectory. —Mark C. Pettus MD, FACP, medical director of te Kripalu Institute for Integrated Healing and autor ofIt’s All in Your Head

here is no doubt tat women past te age of ﬁfty ave diﬀerent ealt issues tan younger women—a fact often overlooked by many pysicians. As a result, tese women need to ave knowledge about teir maturing bodies. Drs. Horn and Miller explore te full spectrum of te mature woman in a candid, conversational manner tat integrates te body, mind and spirit. A muc needed book.

—Kevin Soden, MD, autor and ost for te Retirement Living TV network

I ave often wised tat I ad a doctor in my family to ask advice. If you ave sared tis desire, you’ll love tis book. It’s a practical insider’s guide to wat maturing women need to be tinking about, and it’s written as a concerned friend would discuss it wit you. Drs. Horn and Miller ave superb training and years of practical experience caring for women patients. It sows on every page of tis excellent book. —Judge Glenda Hatcett, star of te nationally syndicated television program Judge Hatcett

More tan no-nonsense, te autors’ approac is accessible and even entertaining, tese are te doctor girlfriends you want to call because tey know everyting about te area of your concern—not only from practicing teir profession but also from teir own personal experiences.

—Robin Wolaner, founder and CEO of TeeBeeDee, www.tbd.com, an online network for people over forty, and founder ofParentingmagazine

his is te girlfriends’ guide to taking carge of your ealt. And tese girlfriends are doctors. A winning combination!

—Ari Brown, MD, pediatrician and autor ofBaby 411

“Stay ealty and informed wit tis insigtful book warmly written by women doctors wo understand wat mature women need to know about teir bodies.” —Lise Van Susteren, MD

The Smart Woman’sGuideto Midlife & Beyond

A NoNonsense Approach to Staying Healthy After 50

Janet Horn, MD Robin H. Miller, MD

New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Publiser’s Note

Care as been taken to conﬁrm te accuracy of te information presented and to describe generally accepted practices. However, te autors, editors, and publiser are not responsible for errors or omissions or for any consequences from application of te information in tis book and make no warranty, express or implied, wit respect to te contents of te publication. he autors, editors, and publiser ave exerted every eﬀort to ensure tat any drug selection and dosage set fort in tis text is in accordance wit current recommendations and practice at te time of publication. owever, in view of ongoing researc, canges in government regulations, and te constant ﬂow of information relating to drug terapy and drug reactions, te reader is urged to ceck te package insert for eac drug for any cange in indications and dosage and for added warnings and precautions. his is particularly important wen te recommended agent is a new or infrequently employed drug. Some drugs and medical devices presented in tis publication may ave Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for limited use in restricted researc settings. It is te responsibility of te ealt care provider to ascertain te FDA status of eac drug or device planned for use in teir clinical practice.

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Cover design by Amy Soup; Text design by Amy Soup and Micele Waters-Kermes; Acquired by Melissa Kirk; Edited by Kayla Sussell

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Horn, Janet, M.D. he smart woman’s guide to midlife and beyond : a no-nonsense approac to staying ealty after 50 / Janet Horn and Robin H. Miller. p. cm. Includes bibliograpical references. ISBN-13: 978-1-57224-556-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-57224-556-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Middle-aged women--Healt and ygiene--Popular works. 2. Older women--Healt and ygiene--Popular works. I. Miller, Robin H. II. Title. RA778.H78 2008 613’.04244--dc22 2008027639

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

Contents

Chapter 1How to Keep Your Memory Vivid and Stay Stroke-Free How Do te Brain and Nervous System Work? 8 Wat Happens to te Brain as We Age? 9 Memory Loss 10 Dementia 12 Alzeimer’s Disease (AD) 13 Oter Types of Dementia 15 Stroke 17 How Do You Know if You’re Having a Stroke and Wat Sould You Do About It? 18 Headaces 22

Chapter 2How to Keep Your Sigt, Hearing, and Balance Intact he Normal and te Aging Eye Farsigtedness Visual Diﬃculty wit Color, Ligt, and Adapting to te Dark Flasers and Floaters he Eye Diseases of Age Cataracts Glaucoma Age-related Muscular Degeneration he Normal and te Aging Ear Hearing Loss (Presbycusis) Loss of Balance wit Aging he Problem of Falling Dizziness Loss of Consciousness (Fainting) Loss of Taste and Smell (in Doc Cat) Gum Disease and Oral Healt (in Doc Cat)

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Chapter 3How to Keep Your Heart Healty and Happy he Normal and Aging Heart Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) How Do You Know if You Are Having a Heart Attack? Wat Do You Do if You hink You Are Having a Heart Attack? How Are Heart Attacks Prevented? Risk Factors for CAD hat Can Be Canged Cigarette Smoking Hig Blood Pressure Hig Total Colesterol Diabetes Obesity Sedentary Lifestyle Stress and Depression Decreasing Your Risk for CAD Arrytmias: A “Sort” in te Electrical System General Recommendations for an Abnormal Pulse

Chapter 4Your Lungs: How to Breate Easier Normal Lung Function Lung Function as We Age Common Symptoms as We Age Sortness of Breat Cronic Coug Astma Cronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Deep Venous hrombosis (DVT) If You hink You Have a PE, Wat Can You Do About It? Can a PE Be Prevented?

Chapter 5How to Keep Your GI Tract on Track he GI Tract and te Normal Digestive Process he Aging GI Tract Gastroesopageal Reﬂux Disease (GERD) Ulcers Gas (Flatus) Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Liver Disease (in Doc Cat) Constipation (in Doc Cat)

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Chapter 6How to Take Care of Your Uterus Now hat You Don’t Need It Make an Appointment for a Pelvic Exam and Pap Smear 88 Postmenopausal Bleeding 89 Abdominal Bloating 91 How Do You Know if You Have It? Wat Can You Do About It? 91 Pain: Pelvic or Abdominal 92 Wat Sould You Notice About Your Abdominal Pain? Wat Can You Do About It? 93 Removal of te Reproductive Organs: he Hysterectomy 95 How Do You Know if You Need a Hysterectomy? 96 Wat Sould You Expect After te Surgery? 96 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) 99 Are You at Risk for STIs? 100 Wat Do You Need to Know About STIs in General? 102 How Do You Know if You Have an STI? 103 Human Immunodeﬁciency Virus (HIV) 105 How Do You Know if You Have HIV? Wat Can You Do About It? 107 Can HIV Infection Be Prevented? 108 How Can You Prevent or Reduce te Risk of Getting All of te STIs? 108 Prolapse of te Uterus (in Doc Cat) 110

Chapter 7he Urinary Tract: How to Stay Dry on te Outside he Normal Urinary Tract he Urinary Tract as It Ages Urinary Incontinence (UI) Urinary Tract Infections (in Doc Cat) he Kidneys (in Doc Cat)

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Chapter 8Muscles, Joints, and Bones: How to Keep Moving and Grooving Bones 126 Osteoporosis 126 Joints 132 Osteoartritis 132 Muscles, Bones, and Joints 137 Fibromyalgia 137 Polymyalgia Reumatica (PMR) 138 Temporal Arteritis 138 Sports Injuries (in Doc Cat) 141

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