Menopause, Sisterhood, and Tennis: A Miraculous Journey Through "The Change"Basic Health Publications, Inc., 2003 - 149 pages In Menopause, Sisterhood, and Tennis, Wilson-Fried offers the powerful story of one woman's tangled journey through menopause. Based upon her own experience, and steeped in the rich Southern humour of her mother and grandmother, this guide to surviving 'the change' unveils the mystery of menopause, laying bare the physiological, psychological, and emotional transformations menopause brings to women's lives. |
Contents
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And the Doctor Said | 43 |
Mind Over Matter | 59 |
The OldAgeSpread Impact | 77 |
Match | 95 |
Team Tennis Begets Sisterfriendship | 97 |
The Reward Ceremony | 121 |
The Chabot Canyon 30 Teams WordAssociation Technique and glossary | 123 |
Tennis Fashion and the Older or Thicker Player | 127 |
The Chabot Canyon 30 Teams Postgame Kicklń It Chow | 131 |
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Page 54 - Difficulty getting pregnant Short-term memory loss Diminished concentration Loss of hair Brittle hair Dry skin HYPOTHYROIDISM Persistent Very persistent Irregular to absent Aggravated or initiated Common Common Common Common Common Common Common ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY May wax and wane Very persistent Irregular to absent.
Page 41 - Aging about memory experiments that showed that once older people are convinced of their ability, they devote more time and effort to memory tasks as well as to physical fitness, and thus attain further gains in both performance and self-esteem.
Page 54 - Thyroid disease can imitate many illnesses, including major depression, heart disease, arthritis, and even cancer. In addition, the symptoms of an overactive or underactive thyroid gland can simulate many of the complaints commonly seen with estrogen decline in perimenopausal women.
Page 51 - If you have hyperthyroidism, you feel as though you're about four inches off the ground all the time.
Page 46 - I just stood there, staring at her as if she were a being from another planet If she only knew that at that moment I was kicking myself for not having read Men Are from Mars, Women Arc from Venus. "Here,
Page 25 - I knew she was trying to make me feel better, but I couldn't help feeling deprived.