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Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical And Emotional Health Review

Quite simply, I think every women should own this book, to use as a lifelong reference, turning to it whenever a particular health problem arises. Dr. Northrup was the first to integrate conventional medicine, mental health themes, energy medicine, and alternative health methods, and apply this combination to a full view of women's mind-body health. She begins the book by reviewing the phases of a woman's life, women's energy body mappings from various alternative teachings, and many mental health themes. She then provides a reference to virtually every female-based health issue that can arise, including both personal stories and the stories of her patients to enforce certain themes.

As to the risk outlined by some other reviewers, that the mind-body angle sometimes veers into 'blaming the victim', I felt the book steered clear of that. Dr. Northrup never suggests not treating physical symptoms, or denying conventional medical care. She offers her insights into the possible mental or energy components of various health issues as an additional, supplementary angle to explore. And she makes it clear that this kind of inner work is something we all can benefit from engaging in, and that some physical issues just cannot ever be fully understood.

Overall, I think the benefits of this book for most women far outweigh the issues. It is a comprehensive attempt to create a women's mind-body health reference, and one that most women will find themselves nodding along with at times, particularly when reading the personal stories provided. Although anecdotes may not be 'science' (as some reviewers have pointed out), they can often be healing, when we recognize ourselves in them.

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical And Emotional Health Overview

The only popular holistic medical guide for women, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom is the long-awaited, much-needed, unique, practical and philosophical approach to healing that empowers women to take control of their physical and emotional health. As radically feminist as Our Bodies, Ourselves was in its day, Dr. Northrup's guide cites dramatic and affecting cases of women healing from long-term illnesses through alternative medical methods, and gives groundbreaking mind-body guidance. This revolutionary book combines curing with caring, knowledge with intuition, and demonstrates that physical healing is inseparable from spiritual healing. It authoritatively and compassionately guides readers through an A to Z list of women's conditions from fibroids, menstruation, and vaginitis to cancer, hysterectomy, and menopause.

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical And Emotional Health Specifications

Quite possibly every female over the age of 12 will find this huge book enlightening, pain saving, and perhaps even lifesaving. Think of it as a much more empowering and holistic Our Bodies, Ourselves. Northrup is a gynecologist who acknowledges the power of natural therapies and herbs, but also maintains that allopathic treatments, including surgery, are sometimes best. In Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, she covers the treatment of many physical concerns--among them PMS, menstrual cramps, breast cancer, fibroids, endometriosis, infertility, depression, childbirth, abortion, cystitis, and menopause--explaining how many of these physical problems have roots in emotional upsets. For example, a woman who is unhappy with her marriage may be infertile because deep down, she knows that her husband is not the right man to have children with; a teenager who has cramps may be having problems accepting society's expectations of her as a woman.

Some readers may be put off at first by Northrup's obviously unconventional ways of thinking. Her medical approach is decidedly feminist, blaming our "addictive" and patriarchal society for many of the health problems plaguing women. She clearly illustrates her ideas, however, by drawing upon two decades of experience from her medical practice and citing dozens of her patients' remarkable personal stories. Northrup also delineates the best way to go about tuning in to one's body and mind in order to start the healing process, a self-induced therapy of sorts. She also includes in the book a copy of the eye-opening health inventory she gives her clients. It includes unusual questions such as "Are you bored with your life?" and "Do you have enough friends or neighbors?"

This book will be of special benefit to women who are pregnant or entering menopause. Northrup is an unequivocal believer in natural births and her dialogue on the birthing process will remove the fears of even the most petrified mother-to-be. She criticizes episiotomies (she should know; she's given birth without one) and supports midwifery. She also warns against the harmfulness of cesarean births and includes illustrations of acupressure points that help turn around a breech baby.

For women in perimenopause or menopause, Northrup will help turn this life phase into one of peace and personal growth instead of one of suffering. She was one of the first doctors to use natural progesterone to treat menopausal symptoms, and this revised edition includes a clear primer on the latest in hormone replacement therapy and how to determine if it's right for you. Northrup also expounds upon the benefits of acupuncture and herbalism--as well as emotional self-analysis--for alleviating hot flashes and mood swings. --Erica Jorgensen

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Customer Reviews

Empowering Book for Women To Take Control - G Edgell - Lancaster, PA
As a women who specializes in education women during menopause on [...] I am always looking for reference materials to get all the facts. I can't tell you how many time I have opened this book and learned something from it. It is not only factual, but Dr. Northrup reveals it from her own experience going through menopause. I highly recommend this book to anyone wondering what is happening to their body.

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom book review - X -
Excellent resource for any woman who wishes to learn more about her body and how to heal it from the inside out.

A must-read for all women! - Penny Nickel - Bay Area, CA
This book is a treasure! It answered many questions I've always had about women's health issues that no physician or nurse practitioner has ever been able to fully explain coherently--e.g. detailed information about common health conditions, reliability of screening tests, pros and cons of different treatment options, etc. I feel more empowered now going to the doctor's office, whereas before, I would just (begrudgingly) consent to whatever treatment was prescribed to me without asking for other options. I also like that the author focuses on the spiritual, psychological, and emotional factors that influence one's physical health.

Love her holistic approach to healing - Book Junkie -
This guide goes far beyond standard self-help books, assessing women's health within the context of their work, families and society. Dr. Northrup provides very important information regarding to the woman health which very essential to know everybody. Young girls grow up with negative thinking about their bodies almost built-in to their psyche. Dr. Northrup's CDs go a long way to exposing the faulty thinking and inviting us to rethink how we see our bodies. This book is something every young woman should read. It explains our bodies, our cycles, and our wisdom in a way that will change your life. This book contains lots of important information for women. It is well written and very readable. This is a well-rounded approach to women's physical health, and the mental-spiritual connection that ties it all together. This should be given to all young women when they graduate high school. It is both inspiring and truly useful in everyday life. This book proved to be a light of hope for our medical profession. This book is an eye opener. I love her holistic approach to healing women's bodies. So I heartily recommended this book.

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