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PCOS by Colette Harris, Adam Carey | |
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Polycystic ovary syndrome can cause weight gain, excessive body hair, acne, breast pain, depression and mood swings yet because the symptoms are so similar to those of PMS the condition is often left undiagnosed until it is too late. Read more | |||
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Taking
Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler | |
| HarperCollins Paperback - 382 pages (31 December, 1995) HarperCollins |
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| The Fertility Bible I'd already started charting when I bought this book but it made everything clearer and I worked out why I wasn't getting pregnant from simple charting. As soon as we followed Toni's advice I became pregnant! We're planning to use the FAM for contraception too. An amazing book that all women should...Read more | |||
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Simple
Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach | |
| Usually dispatched in 2-3
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| Amazon.co.uk This book features 366 essays penned from a woman's perspective. Sample topics include gratitude, harmony, self-nurturing, positive body image, the importance of scented linen closets, and many others. Each essay sports a pithy quote from (surprise!) the likes of Kahlil Gibran. Viewed uncritically,... Read more | |||
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Your
Life in Your Hands: Understanding, Preventing and Overcoming Breast
Cancer by Jane Plant CBE | |
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| amazon.co.uk It was as if she was being stalked by a supernaturally evil killer that, however many times was vanquished, relentlessly kept coming back to attack. The fourth time the breast cancer re-occurred, Jane Plant felt like giving up: "The chill realisation hit me that it wasn't going to let me go until it... Read more | |||
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Women's
Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup | |
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hours Piatkus Books Paperback - 784 pages Revised Ed edition (26 November, 1998) Piatkus Books |
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| Amazon.co.uk Quite possibly every female over the age of 12 will find this huge book enlightening, pain saving, and perhaps even lifesaving. Think of it as a much more empowering and holistic Our Bodies, Ourselves. Northrup is a gynecologist who acknowledges the power of natural therapies and herbs, but also... Read more | |||
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| 6. | Natural
Solutions to Infertility by Marilyn Glenville | ||
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| Synopsis This text provides information on how to improve chances of conception and promote a healthy pregnancy via a natural programme of nutrition and supplementation. It contains advice on how to recognize and eliminate fertility-decreasing factors from both lifestyle and environment. Read more | |||
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| 7. | The
Complete Book of Running for Women by Claire Kowalchik | ||
| Usually dispatched in 2-3
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| Synopsis This is a friendly sourcebook for both beginning and experienced women runners. It covers training, nutrition, injury prevention, motivation, racing and includes advice from experts and other women runners. It acknowledges the fact that women have different running need from men, and addresses the... Read more | |||
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Eat
to Beat Menopause by Linda Kearns | ||
| Usually dispatched in 2-3
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| Synopsis To enable her to cope with difficult symptons of the menopause which were not entirely alleviated by HRT, Linda Kearns decided to investigate treatment through nutrition. This led her to develop a new recipe for a flapjack containing natural chemicals called phytooestrogens, which are produced by... Read more | |||
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| 9. | Natural
Alternatives to HRT by Marilyn Glenville | ||
| Usually dispatched in 1-2
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| Synopsis Written by a nutritional therapist, this is a wide-ranging examination of the prevailing myths which surround the menopause and osteoporosis - myths which are sometimes perpetuated by drug companies and those doctors who, treating the menopause as an illness, prescribe hormone replacement therapy.... Read more | |||
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Pleasure & Health : A Guide for Men and Women by Jack Morin | ||
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hours Down There Press Paperback - 250 pages 3rd Rev edition (May 1998) Down There Press |
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| 11. | Life
After Birth by Kate Figes | ||
| Usually dispatched in 2-3
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| Synopsis Takes a hard-hitting look at the reality - physically, emotionally, socially and sexually - of becoming a mother. This book sets out to dispell the myths surrounding motherhood and to address the varied needs of contemporary women facing motherhood. Read more | |||
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| 12. | The
Montignac Method - Just for Women by Michel Montignac | ||
| Usually dispatched in 2-3
days Montignac Publishing (UK) Paperback - 328 pages (March 1995) Montignac Publishing (UK) |
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| Synopsis An explanation that the physiological particularities of women mean that the principles of this slimming method have to be adapted for the various stages of their development from childhood to old age. Read more | |||
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| 13. | The
Pregnancy Book : A Month-By-Month Guide by William Sears, et al | ||
| Usually dispatched in 1-2
weeks Little Brown and Company Paperback - 430 pages (June 1997) Little Brown and Company |
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| Wonderful and reassuring! A friend who just had a baby gave me this book, and it was wonderful! It has helped me 20X's more than "What to Expect..." ever has. I am a single mom, and I didn't feel that this book was any more biased than most. The information was clear, comforting, and answered question after...Read more | |||
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| 14. | What
Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause by John R. Lee | ||
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weeks Time Warner International Paperback - 383 pages (December 1996) Time Warner International |
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| Synopsis Surveys current hormone replacement treatments, discusses the influence of homones on one's health, and tells how to maintain hormone balance. Read more | |||
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| 15. | Endometriosis by Dian Mills, et al | ||
| Temporarily out of stock Element Paperback - 384 pages ( 2 July, 1998) Element |
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| Synopsis Endometriosis is a condition where the lining of the womb grows on organs outside of the uterus. It currently affects one in ten women around the world and is being diagnosed in more and more women in their early teens and 20s. It is predicted that by the year 2000, the numbers of women suffering... Read more | |||
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| 16. | Balancing
Hormones Naturally by Patrick Holford, Kate Neil | ||
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hours Piatkus Books Paperback - 144 pages new edition edition (24 September, 1998) Piatkus Books |
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| Synopsis This text looks at how diet, lifestyle, environment and hormone treatment have played havoc with women's natural hormone balance. It explains how natural progesterone and oestrogen, derived from plants, together with special nutrition programmes, can help restore hormone balance. Read more | |||
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| 17. | The
G-spot by Cathy Winks | ||
| Down There Press Paperback - 72 pages (30 September, 1999) Down There Press |
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| Synopsis This text aims to debunk the myths and explain women's ejaculation, with extensive references and history to enhance women's pleasure. Read more | |||
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| 18. | Body
Foods for Women by Jane Clarke | ||
| Orion Paperbacks Paperback - 404 pages new edition edition (29 December, 1997) Orion Paperbacks |
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| Synopsis This guide shows women how to design their own healthy eating plan to suit their own lifestyle, based on the foods they enjoy. Whether readers want to become fitter, control weight or treat and manage specific health problems, this book should help. Read more | |||
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| 19. | The
Endometriosis Sourcebook by Mary L. Ballweg | ||
| Usually dispatched in 1-2
weeks Contemporary Books Inc Paperback - 484 pages Reissue edition ( 1 January, 1997) Contemporary Books Inc |
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| Informative, concise, readable, knowledgeable
book. I found this book incredibly informative - one of the few that gets the balance right between giving you detailed technical information, with helpful, practical suggestions for coping. It is also up to date and covers a vast amount of information, ranging from pain control, medication, fertility and...Read more | |||
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| 20. | Beat
Candida Through Diet by Gill Jacobs, Michelle Berriedale-Johnson | ||
| Usually dispatched in 24
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| Synopsis When the body's production of candida albicans gets out of control, the effects can include recurrent thrush, fatigue, mood swings, headaches, memory loss, insomnia, and loss of sexual desire. The dietary programme presented by this book is designed to control the production of candida albicans. Read more | |||
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| 21. | Passage
to Power by Leslie Kenton | ||
| Usually dispatched in 2-3
days Vermilion Paperback - 544 pages new edition edition ( 3 September, 1998) Vermilion |
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| Synopsis Designed to help women who fear the menopause or who are suffering from menopausal troubles, this text tackles the science of menopause and scrutinizes the practices commonly associated with. Leslie Kenton questions the benefits of HRT, and examines the powers of natural progesterone. Read more | |||
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| 22. | Living
with PCOS : Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Richard S. Legros, et al | ||
| Usually dispatched in 24
hours Addicus Books Paperback - 156 pages 1st edition (15 February, 2001) Addicus Books |
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| 23. | Cystitis:
How to Prevent Infection and Inflammation by Angela Kilmartin, Rana Kabbani(Editor) | ||
| Usually dispatched in 2-3
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| Synopsis An up-to-the-minute book on this common and often debilitating disease, this text includes information about: lifestyle factors - diet, age, work and exercise; antibiotics - whether you should take them or not; and the wide range of preventative steps a person can take. Read more | |||
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| 24. | What
Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause by John R. Lee | ||
| Usually dispatched in 24
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| Synopsis Many women between the age of 30 and 50 have some form of premenopause syndrome. Solutions can include psychiatric prescriptions and synthetic hormones. In this text, the author presents a non-prescription "balance programme" to restore gynaecological health, energy and sex drive. Read more | |||
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| 25. | Cruising
Through the Menopause by Maryon Stewart | ||
| Usually dispatched in 2-3
days Vermilion Paperback - 384 pages ( 4 May, 2000) Vermilion |
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| Synopsis Research confirms that the menopause can be negotiated without recourse to HRT and with confidence that heart disease and osteoporosis will be kept at bay. This book shows the pros and cons of HRT and offers a program of diet and exercise which can be used to tackle the menopause. Read more | |||
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