Synopses & Reviews
Following in the ground-breaking tradition of Our Bodies, Ourselves, Paula B. Doress-Worters and Diana Laskin Siegal address the needs of the growing number of women over the age of forty. This new and revised edition of the bestselling Ourselves, Growing Older includes new chapters on menopause and reform of the medical care system as well as extensive updates on housing issues, HIV/AIDS, cosmetic surgery, and breast cancer.
The New Ourselves, Growing Older takes a positive, empowering approach to the physical and emotional health and social welt-being of midlife and older women by providing frank and complete information on personal health.
Emphasizing the positive potential of the second half of life, this book focuses on a vast array of topics, including:
x Aging and Well-Being
x Reassessing Our Body Image
x Contraception and Childbearing at Midlife
x Sexuality in the Middle and Later Years
x Menopause: Experiencing Our Change of Life
x Reform of the Medical Care System
x Hypertension, Diabetes, Hysterectomy
x Osteoporosis, Arthritis, Cancer
x Hosing Alternatives, Work and Retirement, Money Matters
Drawing on the experiences of scores of women from every walk of life, The New Ourselves, Growing Older not only draws on the work of experts but also listens to the voices of women themselves. The result is a document of unique power -- a guide to health and living that is authoritative, reassuring and sympathetic.
Synopsis
Following in the ground-breaking tradition of
Our Bodies, Ourselves, Paula B. Doress-Worters and Diana Laskin Siegal address the needs of the growing number of women over the age of forty. This new and revised edition of the bestselling
Ourselves, Growing Older includes new chapters on menopause and reform of the medical care system as well as extensive updates on housing issues, HIV/AIDS, cosmetic surgery, and breast cancer.
The New Ourselves, Growing Older takes a positive, empowering approach to the physical and emotional health and social welt-being of midlife and older women by providing frank and complete information on personal health.
Emphasizing the positive potential of the second half of life, this book focuses on a vast array of topics, including:
* Aging and Well-Being
* Reassessing Our Body Image
* Contraception and Childbearing at Midlife
* Sexuality in the Middle and Later Years
* Menopause: Experiencing Our Change of Life
* Reform of the Medical Care System
* Hypertension, Diabetes, Hysterectomy
* Osteoporosis, Arthritis, Cancer
* Hosing Alternatives, Work and Retirement, Money Matters
Drawing on the experiences of scores of women from every walk of life, The New Ourselves, Growing Older not only draws on the work of experts but also listens to the voices of women themselves. The result is a document of unique power -- a guide to health and living that is authoritative, reassuring and sympathetic.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS Foreword to the 1987 Edition
Foreword to the 1994 Edition
Project Coordinator's Preface
Preface to the 1994 Edition
The Potential of the Second Half of Life
Aging Well
1. Aging and Well-Being
2. Habits Worth Changing
3. Our Looks and Our Lives
4. Weighty Issues
5. Eating Well
6. Moving for Health
Living with Ourselves and Others as We Age
7. Sexuality in the Second Half of Life
8. Birth Control for Women in Midlife
9. Childbearing in Midlife
10. Experiencing Our Change of Life: Menopause
11. Relationships in Middle and Later Life
12. Housing Alternatives and Living Arrangements
13. Work and Retirement
14. Money Matters: The Economics of Aging for Women
15. Caregiving
Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Medical Problems
16. Women's Health and Reforming the Medical-Care System
17. Nursing Homes
18. Joint and Muscle Pain, Arthritis, and Rheumatic Disorders
19. Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention
20. Dental Health
21. Urinary Incontinence
22. Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy
23. Hypertension, Heart Disease, and Stroke
24. Cancer
25. Diabetes
26. Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease
27. Vision, Hearing, and Other Sensory Loss Associated with Aging
28. Memory Lapse and Memory Loss
29. Dying and Death
30. Changing Society and Ourselves
Resources
General Resources
Aging Well-Being
Habits Worth Changing
Our Looks and Our Lives
Weighty Issues
Eating Well
Moving for Health
Sexuality in the Second Half of Life
Birth Control for Women in Midlife
Childbearing in Midlife
Experiencing Our Change of Life: Menopause
Relationships in Middle and Later Life
Housing Alternatives and Living Arrangements
Work and Retirement
Money Matters: The Economics of Aging for Women
Caregiving
General Health
Women's Health and Reforming the Medical-Care System
Nursing Homes
Joint and Muscle Pain, Arthritis, and Rheumatic Disorders
Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention
Dental Health
Urinary Incontinence
Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy
Hypertension, Heart Disease, and Stroke
Cancer
Diabetes
Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease
Vision, Hearing, and Other Sensory Loss Associated with Aging
Memory Lapse and Memory Loss
Dying and Death
Changing Society and Ourselves
Index