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Perimenopause: How to Create A Healthy Physical & Emotional Life During the Change
Perimenopause--one of women's most deterred words. It's quite understandable, though, as experiencing perimenopause will bring a lot of changes to a woman's body. Some women are lucky not to have those symptoms meddle with their lives, but some aren't so fortunate; their loved ones also have to adapt to the changes - especially about those mood swings - that they face. But it does not have to be this way. In the new book, Perimenopause : How to Create A Healthy Physical & Emotional Life During the Change, you will be armed with knowledge on how to get your body and mind back on track safely and turn your perimenopause into an enjoyable phase in your life. Discover: How to plan the perfect perimenopause diet plan. How to nurture your mental factors like sleep, mood and memory. How to use hormone balance therapy the right way, if you want. How to protect your bone, pelvic health and breasts Standard supplements for perimenopause and much much more. Your life is about to change for the better. You can feel great, be vibrant, healthy and sexy!. This book :- Perimenopause : How to Create a Healthy Physical & Emotional Life during the Change will show you how.
43 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 27, 2014
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June 30, 2016
There's some good things about this book. In particular, the definition of perimenopause is extremely clear. The defining difference between perimenopause and menopause is explained is also clearly explained. The writing style is mostly understandable and doesn't usually veer into medical jargon.
However, this book needs an editor to solve several recurring problems: run-on sentences, clunkily worded sentences, misused words, and some sentences displaying circular reasoning or ones that otherwise don't add value to the text. The book suffers from too quick a skim over many points, leaving you with more of a to-do list to research rather than with an understanding of the subject you can then apply to your life or discuss intelligently with your doctor. A few times, I felt condescended to as a reader and a woman as opposed to feeling understood and validated by the author, my supposed guide to this time of perimenopause.
On a positive note, when the author defined perimenopause, I thought it was a great definition and wondered why I'd never received that from my doctor. I can only conclude it's because I hit perimenopause really early and my primary care doc was embarrassed or concerned with it seeming too soon to be mentioned. Why my gynecologist took so long to bring it up is another matter. The whole perimenopause and menopause was barely handled by my last three gynos and it's not until the one I still have that the issue was finally addressed. It's so much better to know symptoms stem from something and can be addressed rather than to just suffer. I've had some older women friends who say no doctor talked to them ever(!) about menopause. So I appreciate that this book attempts to make perimenopause better known and understood.
So onto some specific writing problems such as "highly continue" as opposed to "most likely continue" or "deterred" in reference to the word perimenopause as opposed to (I'm guessing) unwelcome or avoided. These issues occur throughout and I'm not going to list them all. The book is still understandable, but finding a good editor would certainly help the book. An editor could also fix when sentences ramble a bit or are clumsily worded such as "bones are lost more quickly than when they are replaced".
Under "Mood Disorders", she writes "Women are known to experience a few of these mood disorders. The estrogen decline mainly triggers these mood changes, and these mentioned changes are eventually experienced by perimenopausal women." She goes on to mention mood issues in the next several headings but reading this I would've prefered that the mood disorders in the first sentence have a list- depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, etc so I'd know what "these mood disorders" meant. The second sentence is clunky. I noticed that some of the clunky ones were usually were there was minimal information before the next heading and wondered if it's the result of trying to beef a section up.
Occasionally I felt condescended too like the book was being written at me instead of for me with a touch of an attitude that implied "women and their craaaazy emotions" instead of feeling supported and validated. "This attitude is rather sad, but it truly happens to women, and plays a major factor in the emotional disturbances experienced by them during this stage." That sentence doesn't come across well in context. There's a warning to avoid "wallowing in the negatives" that comes across in context as condescending also. At least to me.
Most of the time, my primary problem is one of depth. I need more information to determine if the suggested approach, for example, is something that I can understand how to fit into my day. I need more information so I know how to have the conversation with my doctor about whether a treatment is right for me. There are times reading this when I wished that instead of a book, it was a workbook. It could then structure things so that I could learn about the things that were important, formulate a plan to integrate into my life and evaluate results or talk with doctors as required. That way, for example, Kegels could be mentioned and explained, and a recommended plan for how often and when to do could be followed. Further sources of reading for more information could be included when the author doesn't want to go into further detail.
When the author mentions required dietary amounts, but then says perimenopausal women need more, I want to know how much more. No answer to that is provided nor is what do to find the answer, is a nutrionist, primary care, gynecologist, an FDA website or some other source the place to go or can the author state how to determine how much more perhaps based on weight or calories? When things are mentioned like determining what "mental tasks challenge your brain", I'd like a list of tasks such as pattern recognition, memorizing phone numbers, etc. There's some subjective vs objective view of this too. While later the author mentions some brain training sites, when she's recommending this earlier and recommending I work on this, I'd like more detail.Perhaps a quiz to determine what mental areas I self-evaluate as strong or weak on. Perhaps a version of that quiz to share with a partner to get some feedback. Perhaps some guidance as to how much time in a day to allocate to the mental tasks and whether it's better to do a little of each every day or focus on a different one each day.
When hormone therapy is mentioned, the author says it's controversial and not for everyone, fair enough. But there's not enough information describing different hormone therapies and how they're administrated (since some ways have different side effects). And while some major elimination criteria for who can't receive hormone therapy are mentioned, there isn't any framework to help you decide if it's right for you, or what questions you may want to ask your doctor, particularly if you're a woman for whom it is potentially an option.
Honestly, although I've said some negative things, I think this book has potential. If the book had expanded information in most of categories that would help. The table of contents makes sense and flows, but the book needs to read more like a reference and less like sporadic notes were taken on the various topics. I say sporadic, because sometimes she does give a satisfactory amount of info. The other alternative is to restructure it as a workbook with references to more info and timelines and guidelines on making changes. Some areas would need beefing up as well and excellent external resources would need to be integrated. Either way, I think she's got the start of something here that could be really great and useful, it just doesn't feel finished yet. I did receive this book at a free or discounted rate in exchange for my honest review.
However, this book needs an editor to solve several recurring problems: run-on sentences, clunkily worded sentences, misused words, and some sentences displaying circular reasoning or ones that otherwise don't add value to the text. The book suffers from too quick a skim over many points, leaving you with more of a to-do list to research rather than with an understanding of the subject you can then apply to your life or discuss intelligently with your doctor. A few times, I felt condescended to as a reader and a woman as opposed to feeling understood and validated by the author, my supposed guide to this time of perimenopause.
On a positive note, when the author defined perimenopause, I thought it was a great definition and wondered why I'd never received that from my doctor. I can only conclude it's because I hit perimenopause really early and my primary care doc was embarrassed or concerned with it seeming too soon to be mentioned. Why my gynecologist took so long to bring it up is another matter. The whole perimenopause and menopause was barely handled by my last three gynos and it's not until the one I still have that the issue was finally addressed. It's so much better to know symptoms stem from something and can be addressed rather than to just suffer. I've had some older women friends who say no doctor talked to them ever(!) about menopause. So I appreciate that this book attempts to make perimenopause better known and understood.
So onto some specific writing problems such as "highly continue" as opposed to "most likely continue" or "deterred" in reference to the word perimenopause as opposed to (I'm guessing) unwelcome or avoided. These issues occur throughout and I'm not going to list them all. The book is still understandable, but finding a good editor would certainly help the book. An editor could also fix when sentences ramble a bit or are clumsily worded such as "bones are lost more quickly than when they are replaced".
Under "Mood Disorders", she writes "Women are known to experience a few of these mood disorders. The estrogen decline mainly triggers these mood changes, and these mentioned changes are eventually experienced by perimenopausal women." She goes on to mention mood issues in the next several headings but reading this I would've prefered that the mood disorders in the first sentence have a list- depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, etc so I'd know what "these mood disorders" meant. The second sentence is clunky. I noticed that some of the clunky ones were usually were there was minimal information before the next heading and wondered if it's the result of trying to beef a section up.
Occasionally I felt condescended too like the book was being written at me instead of for me with a touch of an attitude that implied "women and their craaaazy emotions" instead of feeling supported and validated. "This attitude is rather sad, but it truly happens to women, and plays a major factor in the emotional disturbances experienced by them during this stage." That sentence doesn't come across well in context. There's a warning to avoid "wallowing in the negatives" that comes across in context as condescending also. At least to me.
Most of the time, my primary problem is one of depth. I need more information to determine if the suggested approach, for example, is something that I can understand how to fit into my day. I need more information so I know how to have the conversation with my doctor about whether a treatment is right for me. There are times reading this when I wished that instead of a book, it was a workbook. It could then structure things so that I could learn about the things that were important, formulate a plan to integrate into my life and evaluate results or talk with doctors as required. That way, for example, Kegels could be mentioned and explained, and a recommended plan for how often and when to do could be followed. Further sources of reading for more information could be included when the author doesn't want to go into further detail.
When the author mentions required dietary amounts, but then says perimenopausal women need more, I want to know how much more. No answer to that is provided nor is what do to find the answer, is a nutrionist, primary care, gynecologist, an FDA website or some other source the place to go or can the author state how to determine how much more perhaps based on weight or calories? When things are mentioned like determining what "mental tasks challenge your brain", I'd like a list of tasks such as pattern recognition, memorizing phone numbers, etc. There's some subjective vs objective view of this too. While later the author mentions some brain training sites, when she's recommending this earlier and recommending I work on this, I'd like more detail.Perhaps a quiz to determine what mental areas I self-evaluate as strong or weak on. Perhaps a version of that quiz to share with a partner to get some feedback. Perhaps some guidance as to how much time in a day to allocate to the mental tasks and whether it's better to do a little of each every day or focus on a different one each day.
When hormone therapy is mentioned, the author says it's controversial and not for everyone, fair enough. But there's not enough information describing different hormone therapies and how they're administrated (since some ways have different side effects). And while some major elimination criteria for who can't receive hormone therapy are mentioned, there isn't any framework to help you decide if it's right for you, or what questions you may want to ask your doctor, particularly if you're a woman for whom it is potentially an option.
Honestly, although I've said some negative things, I think this book has potential. If the book had expanded information in most of categories that would help. The table of contents makes sense and flows, but the book needs to read more like a reference and less like sporadic notes were taken on the various topics. I say sporadic, because sometimes she does give a satisfactory amount of info. The other alternative is to restructure it as a workbook with references to more info and timelines and guidelines on making changes. Some areas would need beefing up as well and excellent external resources would need to be integrated. Either way, I think she's got the start of something here that could be really great and useful, it just doesn't feel finished yet. I did receive this book at a free or discounted rate in exchange for my honest review.
February 2, 2015
If you are just staring your research on peri menopause this is an okay starting point. I feel it needs to be fleshed out a little more. I did find the info on herbal remedies interesting but again not really enough info do anything more than peak my interest in looking for more info from another source.
September 21, 2014
2.5-2.75 Stars
A starting place for those readers just learning about perimenopause and its symptoms. The ebook is short but informative. If you are looking for a comprehensive guide, look for something a little longer.
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A starting place for those readers just learning about perimenopause and its symptoms. The ebook is short but informative. If you are looking for a comprehensive guide, look for something a little longer.
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