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Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life: Achieving Optimal Health and Wellness through Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, and Western Science [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 352 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 230x154x24 mm, kaal: 380 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Mar-2011
  • Kirjastus: Da Capo Lifelong
  • ISBN-10: 0738214825
  • ISBN-13: 9780738214825
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 352 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 230x154x24 mm, kaal: 380 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Mar-2011
  • Kirjastus: Da Capo Lifelong
  • ISBN-10: 0738214825
  • ISBN-13: 9780738214825
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Combines both eastern and western wellness strategies for balancing key hormones in one's body, with the ultimate goal of good health, in a book that also includes diet tips, stress-management techniques and natural sleep secrets. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Deepak Chopra meets Christiane Northrup in this women's health guide, which uses Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese Medicine to achieve hormonal balance and optimal well-being.


Tired? Overworked? Stressed? Out of balance? Welcome to the twenty-first century, where women's stress levels have reached unprecedented heights. Between myriad responsibilities, women burn through even the energy gained from sufficient sleep and a healthy diet. The result? Hormonal havoc.

In clear, accessible language, internationally renowned doctor Claudia Welch explains hormones from A to Z, specifically how they relate to each other, how and why they become imbalanced, and how women can restore that balance. Welch includes simple diet tips, stress-management techniques, and natural sleep secrets. Using the principles of Ayurveda (popularized in the West by Deepak Chopra) and the holistic sensibility of Dr. Christiane Northrup, Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life gives women the essential tools to achieve the perfect balance between their yin (sex hormones) and yang (stress hormones), and between the body and the mind.

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Bookviews, February 2011 "Make a note to pick up a copy of this interesting book." Publishers Weekly (web-exclusive), 4/4/11 "A welcome eastern addition to the women's health discussion." Energy Times, online, 5/13/11"Provide[ s] a well-rounded view on an often confusing subject." Tucson Citizen, 5/12/11 "Bringing clarity to the complexities of body chemistry, this well-crafted book will help women discover the rewards and rejuvenation that come with a balanced life." San Francisco Book Review, May 2011 "A thought-provoking look into the ways our bodies are driven, and, often, run into the ground...If you are tired of being sick, and sick of being tired this is a read in which you will find the beginnings of simple, holistic, and lasting relief." Curled Up with a Good Book "Loaded with good advice, spelling out simple changes that are both practical and easy to implement...For your own sake, read this book and take its lessons to heart." Yoga International, January 2011 "Dr. Welch brings a clear voice to the often confusing and conflicting body of information surrounding hormones and women's health...A user-friendly guide that skillfully blends Eastern therapies with Western health concerns." Portland Book Review, 12/1/11 "Her writing style is readable and user-friendly. Medical terms are explained. She includes easy recipes for improving diet. Issues concerning menstruation, birth control, breast and heart health, fertility, and aging are answered and Welch addresses how Eastern versus Western medicine deals with each issue. Especially helpful is Welch's analysis of Eastern spiritual practices and meditation." Spirituality & Health, 12/22/11

Preface: A Couple of Notes xiii
1 The Stress Epidemic
1(12)
How Did We Get into This Situation?
2(2)
Are We Talking About You?
4(1)
How to Change Course
5(2)
The Theory Behind the Stress Epidemic and This Book
7(1)
How This Book Works
8(1)
Take-Home Messages from This
Chapter
9(4)
PART I DUALITY: YIN, YANG, AND HORMONES
2 Hormones: Ambassadors of Yin and Yang
13(5)
Yin and Yang
14(4)
3 Sex Hormones: The Ambassadors of Yin
18(5)
Estrogen: Yin Within Yin
18(3)
Progesterone: Yang Within Yin
21(2)
4 Stress Hormones: The Ambassadors of Yang
23(6)
Cortisol: Yang Within Yang
24(3)
DHEA: Yin Within Yang
27(2)
Oxytocin and Prolactin: Bonus Buffers
27(2)
5 Understanding How Yin and Yang Hormones Interact
29(5)
Survival Always Comes First
30(1)
Nature's Good Intentions for Us
31(3)
6 Why Not Just Take HRT/Synthetic or Bioidentical Hormones?
34(7)
Synthetic Hormones
34(2)
Bioidentical Hormones
36(2)
Take-Home Messages from Part I
38(3)
PART II WOMEN'S HEALTH CONCERNS
7 Women's Health Concerns: An Overview
41(2)
8 Feeling Crummy: Our Best Early-Warning System
43(10)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do About "Feeling Crummy"?
44(1)
What Should I Do?
45(8)
9 Menstruation
53(7)
Why We Have Cycles
53(2)
Eliminating Cycles
55(3)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Menstruation?
58(1)
What Should I Do?
59(1)
10 Menstrual Difficulties
60(12)
Scanty or Absent Periods
60(1)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Scanty or Absent Periods?
61(1)
What Should I Do?
62(2)
Heavy or Painful Periods
64(3)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Heavy Bleeding or Painful Periods?
67(2)
What Should I Do?
69(1)
Irregular or Missed Cycles
69(2)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Irregular or Missed Cycles?
71(1)
What Should I Do?
71(1)
11 Birth Control
72(8)
Historical and Current Practices
72(6)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Birth Control?
78(1)
What Should I Do?
79(1)
12 Fertility and Conception: The Four Crucial Elements
80(18)
The Egg
80(6)
The Sperm
86(1)
The Reproductive System
87(3)
Timing of Conception
90(2)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Conception?
92(5)
What Should I Do?
97(1)
13 Breast Health
98(15)
Considering the Known Risk Factors
98(7)
Synthetic Hormones and Breast Health
105(2)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Breast Health?
107(3)
What Should I Do?
110(3)
14 Perimenopause and Menopause
113(15)
Perimenopause and Menopause: From Brawn to Brains
114(3)
Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy
117(5)
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
122(1)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Perimenopause and Menopause?
123(2)
What Should I Do?
125(3)
15 Heart Health
128(14)
Women's Heart Health vs. Men's Heart Health
129(3)
Inflammation and Heart Health
132(2)
Diet, Walking, Stretching, and Heart Health
134(2)
Smoking and Heart Health
136(1)
Emotions and Heart Health
137(1)
Synthetic Hormones and Heart Health
138(1)
Alcohol and Heart Health
138(2)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Heart Health?
140(1)
What Should I Do?
141(1)
16 Osteoporosis
142(9)
Bone Quantity and Quality
142(1)
Hormones and Bone Loss
143(2)
Calcium, Diet, and Exercise
145(1)
Breastfeeding
146(1)
Antidepressants
146(1)
Osteoporosis Drugs
147(2)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Osteoporosis?
149(1)
What Should I Do?
150(1)
17 Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
151(8)
What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Alzheimer's and Dementia?
153(2)
What Should I Do?
155(4)
PART III USING THE THREE PILLARS OF HEALTH TO RESTORE HORMONAL BALANCE
18 The Importance of Diet and Lifestyle: An Overview
159(5)
Disease Care vs. Disease Prevention
159(3)
Awareness
162(1)
Three Steps to Get Started
163(1)
19 Quality and Quantity of Food
164(7)
Quality
164(5)
Quantity
169(2)
20 Food, Medicine, and Poison
171(7)
Ama, or Toxic Sludge
172(2)
Eat in a Calm Mood and Environment
174(1)
How to Reduce Food Intolerance
175(1)
Cravings and Choices
176(2)
21 What to Eat: General Guidelines
178(15)
Whole Foods
178(13)
What to Eat in Times of Stress
191(2)
22 Meat: To Eat or Not to Eat
193(5)
Building Blood and Strength
193(2)
Belief Systems
195(1)
Other Considerations
196(2)
23 What Not to Eat
198(8)
Fast or Highly Processed Food
198(3)
Alcohol
201(2)
Cola
203(1)
Foods Treated with Pesticides and Chemicals
203(3)
24 The Pros and Cons of Soy
206(5)
The "Bad Soy" Camp
206(1)
The "Good Soy" Camp
207(1)
Soy: Meeting in the Middle
208(1)
What Does Eastern Medicine Say About Soy?
209(1)
Some Conclusions About Phytoestrogens
210(1)
25 Essential Elements of a Healthy Lifestyle
211(24)
Trapped on the Modern Treadmill
211(2)
The Good News (Yes, There Is Some!)
213(1)
Relaxing into a Routine
214(2)
Exercise
216(6)
Sleep
222(1)
Relationships
223(1)
Environment
224(11)
26 Stress Management Techniques
235(12)
Stress and Its Causes
236(1)
First Things First
237(2)
Spiritual Practices and Meditation
239(3)
Abhyanga: Warm Oil Self-Massage
242(1)
Pranayama and Alternate-Nostril Breathing
243(3)
Laughter
246(1)
27 Changing Lifestyles, Changing Lives
247(24)
Hope
247(3)
Take Away Everything That Isn't Horse
250(1)
Sacrifice Ambition at the Altar of Reality
251(1)
Surrender to the Pace of Your Body
252(6)
Making Choices
258(2)
Self-Blame vs. Self-Responsibility
260(1)
Nature Throws Us Curve Balls
261(1)
How Long Does It Take to See Change?
261(1)
The Three-Tier Treatment Strategy Revisited
262(2)
Take-Home Messages from Part III
264(7)
APPENDIX A RESOURCES
271(12)
Online Information on Ayurveda and Dr. Claudia Welch
271(1)
Courses
271(2)
Products
273(1)
Practitioners and Counselors
274(4)
Recommended Reading
278(5)
APPENDIX B AN INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM)
283(8)
History and Modern Practice of Ayurveda and TCM
283(1)
What to Expect from an Ayurvedic or TCM Consultation
283(2)
The Five Elements
285(1)
The Three Doshas, Constitutional Types, and Current Imbalances
286(1)
Prana or Qi: The Life Force
287(1)
Meridians, Channels, and Points
287(1)
Gunas (Qualities): Like Increases Like and You Can Treat with Opposites
288(1)
The Relationship of Duality: Yin and Yang
288(1)
Diagnosis and Treatment
289(2)
APPENDIX C ABHYANGA, OR AYURVEDIC WARM-OIL MASSAGE
291(4)
How to Perform Abhyanga
291(1)
When or How Not to Do Abhyanga
292(1)
Laundry, Cleaning, and Plumbing Tips
292(3)
APPENDIX D HOW TO MAKE KITCHEN' AND GHEE
295(2)
Kitcheri
295(1)
Ghee
296(1)
APPENDIX E CASTOR OIL PACKS FOR UTERINE HEALTH
297(2)
General Directions
297(1)
How Often to Use It
297(1)
Warning and Important Note
297(2)
APPENDIX F FOOD GLOSSARY
299(2)
Acknowledgments 301(4)
Notes 305(18)
Index 323
Claudia Welch, MSOM, lectures and teaches internationally on both Asian and Ayurvedic medicines, which she has studied for more than twenty-five years. She lives in Vermont, New Mexico, and Canada.