All women should have a copy of a general women's health guide on their shelves.
Here are Dr. Donnica's recommendations for general women's health guides and
other women's health books, including topics on menopause, pregnancy, osteoporosis
and women's health & advocacy.
Written in collaboration with top women’s health experts from the United States and Great Britain, Women’s Health for Life (DK Publishing, 2009) will be released on 3/16/09. To pre-order, click here. Covering important women’s health topics from menarche to menopause, headaches to heart disease, and contraception to cancer, this highly illustrated hardcover edition is a valuable home reference for all women.
Pregnancy
Raising Baby Green
Alan Greene, MD
Dr. Greene's newest book, Raising Baby Green will be available soon! It's the first book to present parents with wonderful new suggestions for little (and big) things they can do to make a big difference in keeping their babies safe and the environment a healthy place to live. The book includes hundreds of new product choices for smart parents. You'll see Raising Baby Green in stores by the end of September, but you can pre-order from amazon.com now and be the first mom (or dad) on the block to get your copy.
Click here to purchase from Amazon.com
From First Kicks to First Steps:
Nurturing Your Baby's
Development from Pregnancy through the First Year of Life
Alan Greene, MD
Most
expectant parents can't wait to get to know the mysterious little person who
will be arriving. Now parents can find out what's really going on in there and
start nurturing their baby's development during pregnancy with the help of From
First Kicks to First Steps.
Beautifully written by a pioneering
pediatrician, this groundbreaking book focuses on the transition between pregnancy
and the first year to help parents give their baby the very best start in life.
Dr. Alan Greene answers such common parental concerns as:
- Do babies dream before birth?
- What can parents do during pregnancy to help their babies
later in life?
- Can babies become better sleepers even before they're born?
- Does taking fluoride help or hurt?
- And much more!
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here to purchase from Amazon.com
General Health
The National Women's Health Resource Center Book of Women's Health: Your
Comprehensive Guide to Health and Well-Being
Anthony Scialli, MD, Editor in Chief
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This 27-chapter text covers many of the key women's health
issues confronting women today written by topic specialists. It is written
in a clear, easy to understand way while being very comprehensive.
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here to purchase from Amazon.com
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Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative
Medicine
Tori Hudson, ND
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Unlike many other books on "natural"
medicine, this one is written by an authority who has not only studied
the literature, but references it. Dr. Hudson catalogues what is known
about natural medicine and distinguishes that from what is presumed or
believed. She clearly identifies the shortcomings of available research,
where they exist, and gives practical advice regarding when self-care
is possible and when a licensed health care professional should be consulted.
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here to purchase from Amazon.com
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Textbook of Women's Health
Lila Wallis, MD, Editor in Chief
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This 125-chapter text is recommended for health
care professionals and students of health care. Dr. Wallis is regarded as
"the Godmother of Women's Health" and this work truly reflects her passion
and her breadth of understanding that women's health affects every organ
system, every relationship, every part of the lifecycle, and all of our
activities.
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Menopause
The AMA Essential Guide to Menopause
Edited by the American Medical Association
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This is a comprehensive, concise book that
provides women with a wealth of knowledge about menopause. Rather than merely
a clinical overview of menopause, the American Medical Association presents
information and advice about feeling good about the body's changes, staying
healthy and fit, dealing with potential gynecological problems and procedures,
and lowering osteoporosis and stroke risk.
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The Complete Book of Menopause
Carol Landau, MD, Michele G. Cyr, MD, and Anne W. Moulton, MD
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This is the book on menopause that I wish
I had written! Drs. Cyr, Landau and Moulton do an excellent job of laying
out all the important issues related to menopause from what it is to what
to do about it and why it's important, along with all the relevant reference
material if you'd like it. It's easy to read from cover-to-cover or to use
as a reference to look up specific points in its thorough index. It is available
in paperback. I use this book as a resource regularly and give it my highest
recommendation.
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No More Hot Flashes and Even More Good News
Penny Wise Budoff
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This book is from the author of the famous book No More
Menstrual Cramps and Other Good News from the 1970's--when many physicians
still treated menstrual cramps as though they were all in our heads! Dr.
Budoff is a menopausal woman herself and the founder of one of the first
women's health centers in the US, so a personal and a professional perspective
is apparent throughout her book. This book includes extensive information
on hormone replacement therapy and alternatives, vitamins and minerals
for women, muscle and joint pain, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, and
many other topics of interest to women over 50.
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here to purchase from Amazon.com
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The Premature Menopause Book
Kathryn Petras
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This is an excellent book written
by a patient with who experienced POF (Premature Ovarian Failure, also called
"Premature Menopause", when she was 38 and not much was written about this
condition for patients confronted with this shocking diagnosis. The forward
is written by the book's medical reviewer, Michelle Warren, MD, from Columbia
University, one of the foremost experts on this subject. Ms. Petras covers
what is known about premature ovarian failure in a concise and easy-to-understand
way and addresses what can be done to prevent the effects of premature aging
due to estrogen loss in such young women.
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here to purchase from Amazon.com |
Osteoporosis
Boning Up on Osteoporosis
The National Osteoporosis Foundation
The number one introductory book I recommend about osteoporosis
can't be found in bookstores.
(70 pages with illustrations; order from the National
Osteoporosis Foundation; $3 per copy). This comprehensive handbook, revised
8/2000, reflects the latest scientific information on osteoporosis available
today and is packed with everything you need to know in order to talk to your
health care provider about maintaining healthy bones for life and reducing your
fracture risk. This is a "must read" for every man or woman with osteoporosis;
whose grandmother, mother, or sister has osteoporosis; or who is otherwise at
increased risk for this condition.
The Osteoporosis Handbook: Every Woman's Guide to Prevention and Treatment.
Sydney Bonnick, MD
Women's Health & Advocacy
Straight Talk on Women's Health: How to Get the Health Care You Deserve!
Janice Teal and Phyllis Schneider
This is the number one book I recommend about women's health and speaking with
your physician. In fact, I liked it so much, I wrote the introduction for the
book! Straight Talk on Women's Health provides many of the answers women are
looking for. It offers readers access to a wealth of resources and further contacts.