- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Harperone; 1 edition (Dec 17 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0062515373
- ISBN-13: 978-0062515377
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #478,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Practical, jargon-free guidelines for a healthy passage into menopause and beyond." -- -- Hyla Cass, M.D., assistant clinical professor, UCLA School of Medicine
"American natural health doyenne, Ann Louise Gittleman describes the changes women experience before the change and presents a program for countering unpleasant symptoms. . . . Before the Change is very readable, and its helpfullness is increased by its resource lists and product recommendations." -- Natural Health
"Practical, jargon-free guidelines for a healthy passage into menopause and beyond." -- Hyla Cass, M.D., assistant clinical professor, UCLA School of Medicine
"The single best book you can read on cooperating with nature as your body shifts gears in preparation for the powerful menopausal years." -- Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind and A Woman's Book of Life
Book Description
With this essential do-it-yourself program, you can say good-bye to hormone havoc and sail through your perimenopause, the period of about ten years leading up to menopause, by understanding and controlling its symptoms.
Before the Change . . .
- clearly explains the symptoms of perimenopause and offers a self-diagnosis quiz
- details safe and natural alternatives to hormone therapy, including healing vitamins, minerals, herbs, and natural hormones
- gives you a powerful "Changing Diet," with tips and recipes for foods that prevent and alleviate symptoms
This breakthrough book details a gentle incremental program for understanding your own changes and offers a wide range of options for taking care of yourself. By following the author's proven techniques for controlling the symptoms of perimenopause, you can continue to feel great through this vital phase of your life.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
My view of this book won't be popular,
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Ce commentaire est de: Before the Change (Paperback)
I was a little disappointed in this book. I saw it on Dr Phil and so many of the symptoms are what I've been suffering with. It was going to be my answer I hoped. The Perizappers are a godsend, and some of the information was very helpful. But so much of the book was a primer on nutrition and supplements (which are important, I understand that). I felt like I bought a nutrition book with a few tips on perimenopause, not the other way around, which is what I hoped I was buying. The information on perimenopause is wonderful. While the nutritional advice is sound, I didn't want another diet book, and that's what a good half of this book is about. The other 1/2 is split between the wonders of supplementation and perimenopause. I was hoping for more meat and potatoes about menopause and how to control its symptoms with the various options available to us. Instead, I've got a book with a little bit of that, and a whole lot of just-another-diet-book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good Book, But....,
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Ce commentaire est de: Before The Change: Taking Charge of Your Perimenopause (Paperback)
I had to downgrade this book from four to two stars because of the author's frequent promotion of particular brands, such as Uni Key. Perhaps it's a pet peeve, perhaps it's just rampant raging hormones, but I've always been driven nuts by that particular practice. I also found the plugs for her other books a bit tedious.Having said that, the information contained in this book jives with what I've read in others about perimenopause - all of which I've purchased in the past several days. (I'd highly recommend "The Change Before the Change" by Laura E Corio, MD. It does a much better job of explaining the medical underpinnings of what we're all experiencing.) I have not yet begun the recommended regimine of supplements; it will be interesting to see if what she and others propose actually work.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Every woman over the age of 35 needs to read this book!,
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Ce commentaire est de: Before the Change (Paperback)
I almost returned this book when, as I was thumbing through it, I saw something about evening primrose oil. I thought it might be too off the wall, then I started reading. I have tried only two of Ms. Gittleman's "Peri-Zappers" and I can't remember when I last felt this good. It's like a miracle! What I can't understand is why no educated physician would tell me my symptoms may be due to a lack of progesterone or a magnesium deficiency. Do yourself a favor ladies and BUY THIS BOOK. It is well organized and easy to read. Each possible perimenopause problem is thoroughly explained in plain language. Once you understand what symptoms correlate to which perimenopause problem, you can make a determination about your own issues. Then, Ms. Gittleman presents a solution of either diet, supplements or both. She even recommends specific products and tells you where to buy them. This book has literally changed my life. I have struggled with horrible "PMS" symptoms for years, and one week with this book and I feel like a new woman. I HIGHLY recommend it and wish you all the renewed vigor I'm feeling.
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