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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    editorgrrl wrote: »
    Not a book, but an essay. "Pause," by Mary Ruefle

    http://granta.com/pause/
    Reading this, or any other thing ever written about menopause, will not help you in any way, for how you respond to menopause is not up to you, it is up to your body, and though you believe now that you can control your body (such is your strength after all that yoga) you cannot.

    I had forgotten about this. Thanks again.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    editorgrrl wrote: »
    Not a book, but an essay. "Pause," by Mary Ruefle

    http://granta.com/pause/
    Reading this, or any other thing ever written about menopause, will not help you in any way, for how you respond to menopause is not up to you, it is up to your body, and though you believe now that you can control your body (such is your strength after all that yoga) you cannot.

    I had forgotten about this. Thanks again.

    Re-read this again. :)
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    MostlyWater wrote: »
    I like reading info online. Books get outdated.

    Do you have a favorite source?
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    edited May 2018
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    Two more books I read as I was sliding through: The Estrogen Window https://www.amazon.com/Estrogen-Window-Breakthrough-Balanced-Through-Perimenopause/dp/1623366747 (my library had an electronic copy)
    and

    Menopause Confidential https://www.amazon.com/Menopause-Confidential-Reveals-Secrets-Thriving/dp/0062447289/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=9BNN4NPGE5VJAEPN1KZ8 (which wasn't as precise as I would have liked, and gave an awful lot of time to birth control pills, but some may really like it).
  • HealthyJourney14
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    Just read Menopause Confidential and enjoyed it very much. She has a few lame attempts at humor, but if you can set that aside, there was a lot of information for someone like me who is new to all of this. Her explanations of mammogram and pap schedules was helpful. The recurring theme of nutrition and exercise as the frontline of battling everything resonated with me. I will check out some of the other books mentioned in this thread!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
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    HealthyJourney14 wrote: »
    Just read Menopause Confidential and enjoyed it very much. She has a few lame attempts at humor, but if you can set that aside, there was a lot of information for someone like me who is new to all of this. Her explanations of mammogram and pap schedules was helpful. The recurring theme of nutrition and exercise as the frontline of battling everything resonated with me. I will check out some of the other books mentioned in this thread!

    Glad you liked it. The lack of precision just irked me. One brief example. At one point she says no menopausal woman should weigh less than X (it was like 130). Wouldn't that depend on height? Wouldn't it be okay for a 4'11" woman to weigh less than 130? I was hoping for a BMI range. For food, she touts the weight watchers program, but doesn't say much else. I loved her mirth around her family, the dogs, etc. It was a fun read.

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