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Second Spring: Dr. Mao's Hundreds of Natural Secrets for Women to Revitalize and Regenerate at Any Age
“Dr. Mao’s brilliant book Second Spring shows women how to restore their power by revitalizing their health with his amazing natural secrets and age-old wisdom.” —Arianna Huffington
Bestselling author of The Secrets of Longevity , Chinese medicine expert Dr. Mao completely reenvisions the mind-body changes of perimenopause and menopause for women age thirty-five and up, using completely natural treatments.
The Chinese refer to a woman's midlife transition as her Second Spring. Thanks to the simple, natural techniques of traditional Chinese medicine, the second half of a woman's life is a flowering of feminine potential rather than a physical and mental decline. Now, Dr. Mao's revolutionary Second Spring™ program gives you time-tested, completely natural treatments to enhance energy, sexuality, and health—and initiate your own new season of vitality starting at age thirty-five, through premenopause, menopause, and beyond.
Dr. Mao—Yahoo!'s favorite natural health expert and author of the bestselling Secrets of Longevity —offers proven natural solutions such as a surgery-free face-lift, Chinese herbs that fight memory loss, traditional remedies that improve libido and sex, and foods that keep your specific body type in peak form (they're not the same for everyone!). His safe, natural practices, outlined in more than 200 tips, can eliminate the need for expensive medicines and artificial hormones.
This amazing compendium of traditional wisdom is also enjoyable to read. With chapters on topics like weight, energy, brain power, beauty, and sexual health, Second Spring allows you to target your concerns right away. At the end you'll find handy, at-a-glance lists addressing women's most common ailments.
Second Spring, inspired by Dr. Mao's own mother's remarkable transformation in the second half of her life, offers an integrated lifestyle program that will help you live long, live strong, and live happy in ways that you never thought possible.
Bestselling author of The Secrets of Longevity , Chinese medicine expert Dr. Mao completely reenvisions the mind-body changes of perimenopause and menopause for women age thirty-five and up, using completely natural treatments.
The Chinese refer to a woman's midlife transition as her Second Spring. Thanks to the simple, natural techniques of traditional Chinese medicine, the second half of a woman's life is a flowering of feminine potential rather than a physical and mental decline. Now, Dr. Mao's revolutionary Second Spring™ program gives you time-tested, completely natural treatments to enhance energy, sexuality, and health—and initiate your own new season of vitality starting at age thirty-five, through premenopause, menopause, and beyond.
Dr. Mao—Yahoo!'s favorite natural health expert and author of the bestselling Secrets of Longevity —offers proven natural solutions such as a surgery-free face-lift, Chinese herbs that fight memory loss, traditional remedies that improve libido and sex, and foods that keep your specific body type in peak form (they're not the same for everyone!). His safe, natural practices, outlined in more than 200 tips, can eliminate the need for expensive medicines and artificial hormones.
This amazing compendium of traditional wisdom is also enjoyable to read. With chapters on topics like weight, energy, brain power, beauty, and sexual health, Second Spring allows you to target your concerns right away. At the end you'll find handy, at-a-glance lists addressing women's most common ailments.
Second Spring, inspired by Dr. Mao's own mother's remarkable transformation in the second half of her life, offers an integrated lifestyle program that will help you live long, live strong, and live happy in ways that you never thought possible.
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352 pages, Paperback
First published March 14, 2009
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April 13, 2020
Chinese medicine has many treatments for health and wellness as you move through the stages of life. This book is a general starting point for any woman seeking a simple and natural remedy to overcome an ailment, to improve overall health, or establish healthy habits.
It’s best for women age 40 and up as the focus is on healthy aging and the issues that tend to come up in the middle and later years of life, but there are many tips that could apply to women of any age. The information is presented in short passages like you might find in a women's magazine. It’s easy to pick up when you have a minute here or there.
I learned a little about a lot of health and aging topics and was reminded that good health involves mind, body, and spirit.
It’s best for women age 40 and up as the focus is on healthy aging and the issues that tend to come up in the middle and later years of life, but there are many tips that could apply to women of any age. The information is presented in short passages like you might find in a women's magazine. It’s easy to pick up when you have a minute here or there.
I learned a little about a lot of health and aging topics and was reminded that good health involves mind, body, and spirit.
August 12, 2017
Western minds may be a bit surprised to see the second half of a woman's life described as a time for being revered as a mature and wise person. A similar mindset is given by Dr. Christine Northrup, one of my favorite go-to persons for advice on women wellness.
The other surprising thing for westerners and ultimately a barrier for most is how much wellness is related to what one eats or drinks - hence the detailed breakdown of types and appropriate foodstuffs and the best herbal supplements for specific conditions. Yes, there is a go-to checklist at the end of the book to look up conditions but that's missing the main point of the Chinese view: look at the body as a whole and treat the mind and body together. Hence the offerings about diet, supplements, exercises, acupressure points... not one single tip will alleviate suffering or deliver health. It's all a systematic approach: eat locally grown organic foodstuffs; supplement as best as one can manage (pills, herbs, spices, teas); tonic oils; acupuncture and acupressure; daily exercise and meditations.
I had been thinking about starting tai chi or qi gong for a while, in addition to yoga. I think it will be a great practice that I can do well into my ancient crone years and very portable as well.
View this book as a quick lookup as needed. There are other books that delve into specific subjects in further detail.
The other surprising thing for westerners and ultimately a barrier for most is how much wellness is related to what one eats or drinks - hence the detailed breakdown of types and appropriate foodstuffs and the best herbal supplements for specific conditions. Yes, there is a go-to checklist at the end of the book to look up conditions but that's missing the main point of the Chinese view: look at the body as a whole and treat the mind and body together. Hence the offerings about diet, supplements, exercises, acupressure points... not one single tip will alleviate suffering or deliver health. It's all a systematic approach: eat locally grown organic foodstuffs; supplement as best as one can manage (pills, herbs, spices, teas); tonic oils; acupuncture and acupressure; daily exercise and meditations.
I had been thinking about starting tai chi or qi gong for a while, in addition to yoga. I think it will be a great practice that I can do well into my ancient crone years and very portable as well.
View this book as a quick lookup as needed. There are other books that delve into specific subjects in further detail.
July 6, 2009
This is geared for women who are either in premenopause or menopause state. Between all that I am suppose to eat (loads of seeds and tea) and not suppose to have (no coffee....NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!) or carbohydrates (no pasta or potatoes - shoot me now!!!), I can live a longer and healthier life...but do I want to after cutting out all my favorites? What's life if I can't enjoy the things I love? I'm too old and stubborn. Maybe tomorrow I'll start.
May 15, 2019
This book is chock full with good tips and advice. I don't think I could possibly take all the supplements, etc., that are talked about glowingly, but there are several things I will adopt into my lifestyle today.
August 27, 2022
This book was an enjoyable read - each chapter broken down to discuss different elements of nutrition and well-being. The author provides tips and advice to help women in mid-life maintain a positive sense of physical, emotional and psychological well-being while going through the transition. He takes a holistic and homeopathic approach, in addition to the traditional "eat whole foods and exercise" approach.
In Chinese culture, aging is celebrated and embraced - especially for women, who they view as coming into their own, "when the distractions of the householding, childbearing, and child-rearing years wind down and her inner beauty emerges". "A mature woman is a work of art crafted by her experiences and her own inner resources. She now refines her wisdom and finds traditional or inventive ways to make it useful in the world".
In Chinese culture, aging is celebrated and embraced - especially for women, who they view as coming into their own, "when the distractions of the householding, childbearing, and child-rearing years wind down and her inner beauty emerges". "A mature woman is a work of art crafted by her experiences and her own inner resources. She now refines her wisdom and finds traditional or inventive ways to make it useful in the world".
November 20, 2019
Definitely some good information here, but the format of half pages dedicated to so many ideas felt too random to me. And while so much of it clearly aimed to be empowering, there were some things - like calling pushups on your knees “girls pushups” -that really turned me off.
September 10, 2009
Second Spring, is a little closer to what I’d consider a positive approach to the menopausal plateau. I like the concept of considering this new phase of life a second springtime and the author lists solutions first to problems encountered by maturing women. Author Dr. Maoshing Ni comes from an unbroken lineage of 38 generations of Chinese doctors (fascinating). Consider this book a buffet line as Dr. Mao serves up a little bit of Hollywood (Sex and the City) with oriental and western medicine flavored with common sense, natural remedies, and yoga, steeped with eastern philosophies from Taoism and Feng Shui. Not my cuppa tea for sure.
I rather envision these transitional years as a doorway to the “celebration season.” With every woman’s experience of life unique, we each have a book to write in celebrating the wisdom of our lives.
I rather envision these transitional years as a doorway to the “celebration season.” With every woman’s experience of life unique, we each have a book to write in celebrating the wisdom of our lives.
August 30, 2012
Too much of information, if you feel inundated then scroll right back and in the end he would have summed it up for you based on the condition you would like to tackle. Lot of it is empirical knowledge which needs case studies. Good to know but cannot be totally trusted unless they get case studies to back it up. till that time Dr.wow will wow us with this new science.
November 27, 2009
Good advice based on Chinese medicine. I'm not menopausel yet, but it's good to be prepared.
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June 21, 2011
Lots of good information! I love books that give me information!
November 16, 2012
Lots of great information. It makes for a great reference book.
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