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OverviewDiscover the truth behind the myths veiling menopause. Myths of Menopause illuminates this stage of the female hormone odyssey with insights from leading experts, empowering women with the wisdom and understanding to navigate this journey. The intricate dance of female hormones is integral to women’s health and well- being. During every woman’s lifetime she passes through key waypoints marked by hormonal shifts. While the decline in ovarian hormone production is universal, each woman’s journey through menopause is distinctly shaped by her individual response to hormones and her personal life experiences. Embark on the female hormone odyssey, navigating challenges with newfound knowledge. These are some of the top recurring myths of menopause explored in this book. Menopause is a physical/mental illness. Menopause is only about the capacity to reproduce. Menopause happens quickly. Menopause only happens in middle aged women. Menopause is only about hot flushes. Weight gain is inevitable with menopause. Having sex is not possible after menopause. All women experience menopause in the same way. Menopause is a taboo topic and it is difficult to talk about. When the ovaries retire, it is time to retire from work and life. Menopause means you resign yourself to poor quality of life and health: there is nothing you can do. There are specific “diets” and supplements for menopause. There is a particular exercise or type of exercise for menopause. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) causes breast cancer. All women should take hormone replacement therapy HRT. No woman needs HRT. Menopause means you can no longer be active. Menopause prevents athletes and dancers from training and performing. Whatever your age, it is never too early to gain an understanding of menopause. To echo Marie Curie’s timeless wisdom, “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.” Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicky KeayPublisher: Sequoia Books Imprint: Sequoia Books ISBN: 9781914110405ISBN 10: 1914110404 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 25 November 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: In stock  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsPrelude Menopause as part of the female hormone odyssey Dr Nicky Keay Act 1 Misunderstandings around menopause Distractions of social media Sirens Scene 1 What is menopause? Dr Nicky Keay Scene 2 Mythology in women’s midlife—what’s in a name? Professor Jerilynn Prior Scene 3 What has progesterone got to do with menopause? Lara Briden Act 2 Challenges of menopause Pandora’s box Scene 1 Myths of menopausal “symptoms” Dr Nicky Keay Scene 2 “Sleep no more!?” Dr Zoe Schaedel Scene 3 Myths of menopausal health Dr Nicky Keay Scene 4 Don’t let sticks, stones, or falls break your bones! Rebekah Rotstein Scene 5 Menopause mix: metabolic and mental health Dr Anne Latz Act 3 Menopause, sex and pelvic health The metamorphosis of Aphrodite Scene 1 No sex after menopause?! Dr Shema Tariq Scene 2 Goodbye to pelvic health after menopause?! Dr Gillian Cambell, Christien Bird Act 4 Mastering Menopause “If we could give each individual just the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health” Hippocrates. How to navigate the female hormone odyssey? Dr Nicky Keay Scene 1 The menopause diet? Renee McGregor Scene 2 Where do I start with exercise? Ally Atkins Scene 3 Demystifying the myths of exercise Dr Alyssa Olenick Act 5 Treatment Options Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Scylla and Charybdis Dr Nicky Keay Act 6 Active women and the hormone dance Terpsichore The hormone dance of life Dr Nicky Keay Scene 1 Dancing through menopause Tiffany Stott Scene 2 Gracefully ageing (we hope) forever swans Astrid Sherman Scene 3 Menopause Flamenco! Nikki Crane Scene 4 Everyone leaks?! Dinah Hampson and Dr Brooke Winder Act 7 Age Group Athletes Orpheus and Eurydice Don’t look back… Dr Nicky Keay Scene 1 Relative energy deficiency in sport only happens in young exercisers?! Dr Nicky Keay Scene 2 Can I maintain athletic effort and performance? Tenille Hoogland Scene 3 Not always an injury?! Nicole Oh Scene 4 Myths of strength training for age group athlete health and performance Dr Richard Blagrove Act 8 Experiencing menopause Discord and Harmony Scene 1 Am I losing my mind? Professor Aimee Spector Scene 2 Why do each of us experience menopause differently? Dr Helen Donovan, Professor Myra Hunter, Nora Bahhar, Professor Aimee Spector Scene 3 Don’t mention the M word! Dr Meena Khatwa Scene 4 Can we pass the baton from sport? Anna Allerton, Michelle Dillon Act 9 Towards positive ageing: collaboratively challenging barriers and navigating support Dr Marzena Nieroda, Dr Abdul Seckam, Dr Dania Posso, Dr Rodrigo Rodriguez-Fernandez, Dr Orlanda Allen, Professor Andre Coutinho, Thalia Anagnostopoulou, Professor Joyce Harper, Dr Nicky Keay Coda The wisdom of Athena Dr Nicky Keay Dr Tamara Dragadze Index Navigating where to find information on specific menopause myths.ReviewsAuthor InformationNicky is a medical doctor with expertise in the field of exercise endocrinology. Graduating from Cambridge University, she is Honorary Clinical Lecturer in the Division of Medicine, University College London. Nicky’s clinical and research endocrine work is particularly with women experiencing perimenopause and menopause and exercisers, dancers and athletes, with a focus on relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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