Menopause Makeover (eBook)

Introduction: Marriage and Menopause?
Quiz: Are You Ready for a Menopause Makeover?
Part One: Your Menopause Survival Guide: Eight Steps to a Complete Makeover
Chapter 1: What a Minute... What Just Happened? Your Body During Menopause
What is Menopause?
So, How Do I Know It's Menopause?
Understanding Your Menopause Symptoms
Chapter 2: Step One: OK, So I'm Menopausal... Now What Do I Do? Understanding Your Treatment Options
Lifestyle Changes
Hormone Therapy
If Hormone Therapy is Not an Option
Complementary and Alternative Remedies
Combination of Treatment Options
Chapter 3: Step Two: Feeding the New You: How Food Can Set You Free!
Why You Gain Weight During Menopause
Food Can Set You Free
The Menopause Makeover Food Pyramid
Feeding the New You
Chapter 4: Step Three: Exercise It Off: You Think Hot Flashes are Bad? - Now It's Time to Burn Baby Burn!
Exercise: Your Fountain of Youth
The Menopause Makeover Exercise Formula
Burning Calories
Finding Your Target Heart Rate
Avoiding Injuries
Staying Motivated and Setting Goals
Exercise the New You
Chapter 5: Step Four: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Is That Me? Customizing Your Beauty Routine
Help, I'm Turning into My Mother!
How Will You Age?
Skincare Solutions that Turn Back the Clock
Getting Professional Help
Loving Your Locks
Beauty Secrets to Look Your Best
Dressing the New You
Chapter 6: Step Five: Am I Losing My Mind? Getting Off the Emotional Roller Coaster
Your Identity
Your Mother's Menopause
Social Expectations
What, Me, Cranky and Moody?
Hormones and the Brain
Depression
Memory Loss
Stress
Call in the Troops
Chapter 7: Step Six: Why Are They All Running Away? Strengthen Your Relationships and Get that Sizzle Back into Your Sex life!
Relationships and Sexual Health
How to Boost Your Libido
Relationship Rehab
You... and Your Inner Self
Chapter 8: Step Seven: Embracing Spirituality: What You Believe Can Change Your Experience
What You Believe Can Change Your Experience
How Menopause Can Enrich Your Spirituality
The Power of Prayer and Meditation
Celebrate the Change
Chapter 9: Step Eight: Creating Happiness: How to be Happy During "The Change"
How Happy Are You?
How to Create Happiness
Manifest Happiness: Keep Your Life Simple
A Good Attitude Opens the Door to Happiness
Part Two: Your Menopause Makeover: Planning Your Transformation
Chapter 10: Getting the Facts Straight
The Ten Menopause Makeover Facts
Fact #1: You Have to Get Real to Make Change
Fact #2: The Numbers Don't Lie: The BMI Chart
Fact #3: You Have an Ideal Weight Unique Only to You
Fact #4: Knowing Your Proportions Can Save Your Life: The Waist-Hip Ratio
Fact #5: Change is All About Balance: Body Fat and Lean Body Mass
Fact #6: Counting Calories Matters
Fact #7: Burning Calories Matters: The Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Fact #8: You Gotta Move to Get Anywhere!
Fact #9: It Takes Energy to Process Food
Fact #10: You Must Commit to the Menopause Makeover Food Pyramid
Chapter 11: Putting it All Together
Create Your Health Profile
Calculate Your Body Mass Index
Calculate Your Ideal Weight
Calculate Your Waist-to-Hip Ratio
Calculate Your Body Fat and Lean Body Mass
Calculate Your Calorie Needs and Set Calorie Goals
Visualize the Possibilities
Statistics: For Your Eyes Only
Chapter 12: Setting Goals
Set Goals for Your 12-Week Makeover
Your Personal Goals
Taking the Vow: Saying "I Do" to the New You
Part 3: Your Menopause Makeover Essential Planner
Chapter 13: The Essential Planner: Charting Your Success
Your Month-at-a-Glance Planner
Your Menopause Makeover Contacts
Menopause Makeover Medical Forms
Menopause Makeover Food Plan
Menopause Makeover Shopping List
Menopause Makeover Daily Meal Diary
Your 12-Week Plan
Chapter 14: Menopause Makeover Recipes and Menus
Chapter 15: You've Just Begun
About the Authors