Book List: our picks for further reading

Menopause

Guidebooks produced by the North American Menopause Society, available through us, the Women's Mid-Life Health Centre of Saskatchewan at a cost of $20 each. Use our Guidebook Order Form or call 978-3888 to order:

1. Early Menopause Guidebook (published Sep 2003):

• for those experiencing menopause before the age of 45.
  
  

2. Menopause Guidebook (updated since May 2003):

• comprehensive in describing peri-menopause symptoms, even those that women don't usually recognize as being related (ie. acne, hair loss).
  
  
• great section on identifying women at risk of disease such as breast cancer and osteoporosis with constructive advice on how to reduce the risks.
  
  
• reviews current therapies, herbal and pharmaceutical, examining the evidence of their usefulness and safety as well as side effects.

• Change Before the Change Laura E. Corio MD; Linda G. Kahn (2002)
  
  
• The Wisdom of Menopause Christiane Northrup (2003)
  
  
• Dr. Susan Love's Menopause & Hormone Book: Making Informed Choices Susan Love, M.D.; Karen Lindsey (2003)
  
  
• Sudden Menopause: Restoring Health & Emotional Well-Being Debbie DeAngelo, RNC, BSN (2001)
  
  
• Menopause Dr. Miriam Stoppard (2002)
  
  
• Honey, They Shrunk My Hormones Caron Chandler Loveless (2003) Humor and insight from the trenches of midlife.
  
  

Alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy

• The Natural Woman's Guide to Hormone Replacement Therapy M. Sara Rosenthal Ph.D. (July 2003)
  
  
• Menopause Without Medicine Linda Ojeda PhD
  
  
• Managing Menopause with Diet, Vitamins & Herbs Leslie Beck (2000)
  
  
• Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine Tori Hudson ND (1999)
  
  
• Menopause Naturally: Preparing for the Second Half of Life Sadja Greenwood, MD (1996)
  
  

Mood Disorders & Depression

• When Your Body Gets the Blues Marie Annette Brown (2002)
  
  
• Women's Moods: What Every Woman must know about hormones, the brain and emotional health Deborah Sichel, M.D., and Jeanne Watson Driscoll, M.S.,R.N.,C.S.,(1999)
  
  
• Understanding Depression J. Raymond DePaulo (2002)
  
  
• Depression and Anxiety Simeon Margolis (2002)
  
  
• The Depression Help Book Wayne Katon (2002)
  
  
• Mayo Clinic on Depression Keith Kramlinger (2001)
  
  
• The Deepest Blue: how women face & overcome depression Lauren Dockett (2001)
  
  
• Women & Depression M. Sara Rosenthal (2000)
  
  

Other Health Topics

• Breast Book: The Essential Guide to Breast Care Miriam Stoppard, MD
  
  
• A Tribe of Warrior Women: Breast Cancer Survivors Melissa Springer; Marcia Ann Gillespie (2003)
  
  
• The Osteoporosis Handbook Author: Sidney Lou Bonnick MD, FACP (2001)
  
  
• The Osteoporosis Book: Prevention and Treatment for Men and Women Gwen Ellert RN, MEd and John Wade MD 2nd edition (2001) advisory assistance provided by the Osteoporosis Society of Canada
  
  
• Say Goodnight to Insomnia Gregg D. Jacobs PhD (1999)
  
  
• Sex Over 50 Joe Block (1999)
  
  
• The Urinary Incontinence Sourcebook Diane Kaschak Newman; Mary K. Dzurinko (1999)
  
  
• Strong Women Stay Young Miriam E. Nelson, PhD (1997)
  
  
• The Juggling Act: the Healthy Boomer's Guide to Achieving Balance in Midlife Peggy Edwards, Miroslova Lhotsky, Judy Turner (2002)