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When we see a diet article advertised on the front of a magazine
we often pick it up. When we read about a new diet
we want to know more. Weight is important to so many
women, whether it's 5 pounds or 100 pounds. We want
to understand how to lose it and how to look better. But
what if we spent that same amount of energy, money
and time on understanding our hormones?
After reading The Hormone Survival Guide for Perimenopause:
Balance Your Hormones Naturally it occurred to me that everything
the author, Nisha Jackson, Ph.D., was talking about to give me
better control over my hormones would also help me with my
weight, my mental state and my overall health. I didn't need a
"diet". I needed a lifestyle change to help me become a healthy
woman, who just happens to be in perimenopause.
Nisha Jackson is a friendly, down to earth writer who has lived
what she writes about. Her book is a reference book for women
who want to understand what they are going through and want
to take an active role in becoming healthier with or without their
doctors if it comes to that. This isn't a radical book slamming all
medical professionals. Rather, it's a book that encourages us to work with
our
doctor to discover what we need, not what he or she THINKS
we need. The chapters lay it all out:
Why Hormonal Chaos?
Know Your Hormones in and out of Balance
Have Your Hormones Tested
Use Hormones to Treat Hormone Problems
Fix Your Diet: The Most Powerful Way to Create Hormonal Balance
Eliminate the Stress Hormone
Get a Grip on PMS
Turn on Your Sex Drive
The Fatigue Factor: Rejuvenate Your Thyroid
Other Hazards of Perimenopause
The 12-Week Hormone-Balancing Plan
There are also appendixes dealing with vitamins and
mineral supplements, other products and recommended
reading.
As editor at Old Fashioned Living I communicate with women
in their 20's through their 70's. I hear their frustrations and I can
relate to them as well. We want someone to take our health
problems seriously. We want to live fulfilling and sensual lives
whether we are 25 or 75! Yes, our body is aging, but we want
to know what we can do to adapt. What lifestyle changes do
we need to make? Nisha Jackson has given us a book that
teaches us to understand our hormones. She has given us
the manual, but we need to do the work. Her suggestions
aren't all easy. Some call for small changes and some call
for big ones. But I believe all women need to understand
their bodies to live a full and satisfying life. Reading
The Hormone Survival Guide gives us a place to start
and a plan that will put us on the right path.
SeptemberLady "Born and have lived in Southern MD most of my life. My husband and I just finished building a new home on the family farm, where I hope to retire in the near future.
My interests: Doll collecting, cookbook collector (especially old ones), antiques, family/friend get-togethers, cooking/baking, flower and vegetable gardening, bird-watching."
Memorial Day: Backyard Grilling Memorial Day signals the start of barbecue season. Everyone wants to light that fire and charcoal that first meal. A few tips might pre- vent your entree from becoming a "Burnt Offering."
Read these tips for plenty of grilling ideas, make this year's barbecue perfect!
Growing and Using Garlic Chives Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, is a hardy perennial (Zones 3-9) that will grow to about 12 inches high. The stems are skinnier and flat, instead of hollow as are regular chives, with greenish white blooms that are about an inch wide and not as rounded. They bloom in the summer rather than spring. The bloom stalks grow much taller than the leaves, sometimes up to 30 inches.
The stems and blooms are both edible and have a mild garlic onion taste. I've noticed many writers will list this as primarily as an Asian herb, as they are also known as Chinese chives, Chinese leeks, ku chai (China) or Nira (Japan), but it has many other uses as well!
The Perfect Porch Swing Perhaps it is the soothing rhythm or the reassuring creak of the porch swing that attracts us. Perhaps it is the companionable silence or quiet conversation. Or maybe swings simply remind us of more genteel times.
Although porch swings can be purchased in a wide range of materials, the most common are wicker and wood. You can also make your own porch swing from one of the myriad of woodworking patterns available at garden centers, hardware stores, or on the Internet.
Memorial Day: Backyard Grilling
Growing and Using Garlic Chives
The Perfect Porch Swing