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. |
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... "The Change" Alice Wilson-Fried. To my youngest brother , Lloyd , a die - hard sports enthusiast , who passed away before he saw what he called " a miracle " — me playing tennis . Acknowledgments My sincere thanks to my husband , Frank ,
... "The Change" Alice Wilson-Fried. To my youngest brother , Lloyd , a die - hard sports enthusiast , who passed away before he saw what he called " a miracle " — me playing tennis . Acknowledgments My sincere thanks to my husband , Frank ,
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... Frank , whose faith in me keeps me going ; to Fay Greenfield and Anne Fox , for their red editing pencils ; to my sisterfriend , Jewel Bleckinger , for her en- couragement ; to Sam Gelfman , for showing me the way to my agent , Al ...
... Frank , whose faith in me keeps me going ; to Fay Greenfield and Anne Fox , for their red editing pencils ; to my sisterfriend , Jewel Bleckinger , for her en- couragement ; to Sam Gelfman , for showing me the way to my agent , Al ...
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... Frank , a former tennis player and avid fan of the game , suggested that I take up the sport . He argued that the game would get me out and about , put me in touch with other people , particularly women my own age . Tennis , he told me ...
... Frank , a former tennis player and avid fan of the game , suggested that I take up the sport . He argued that the game would get me out and about , put me in touch with other people , particularly women my own age . Tennis , he told me ...
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... Frank . But my attitude was also the source of my fear of failing , of losing control . And it was attitude that cloaked me in aggression . With attitude , I was able not only to survive but also to succeed— to thrive , though outside ...
... Frank . But my attitude was also the source of my fear of failing , of losing control . And it was attitude that cloaked me in aggression . With attitude , I was able not only to survive but also to succeed— to thrive , though outside ...
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... Frank has to sleep with those damn blackout curtains drawn in our bedroom . In temperate northern California , that's like closing the win- dows and turning off an air conditioner , for crying out loud . I started to put the book down ...
... Frank has to sleep with those damn blackout curtains drawn in our bedroom . In temperate northern California , that's like closing the win- dows and turning off an air conditioner , for crying out loud . I started to put the book down ...
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 |
About the Author | |
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Alice attitude believe better brain butt cancer ceviche Coach Anne Coach Anne's Coach Wendell Common Common diet disease doctor eating estrogen ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY exercise experience fear feel felt Frank Gramma Fun hair head hit the ball hormone hypothyroidism Jane Yee jelly belly Jenny Craig keep kids knew Lauretta learned lesson looked MacArthur Foundation Mama Mama's Mary Pierce match menopause mental mind-body connection move muscles needed never older Orleans periodontist person Phillis physical Pilates play tennis pounds racket rated remember rice rice vinegar sauce Serena Williams serve shot sisterfriends sisterfriendships skirt smile soy sauce sport stay strength training sugar sure symptoms tablespoons teammates Teasha teaspoon tell tennis player tennis team there's thing thought thyroid told took turned Vanessa Venus Williams volley walking wanted watch wear weight woman women wontons words yoga
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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.