1st Edition
Beyond Menopause New Pathways to Holistic Health
Beyond Menopause uncovers the unique healthcare needs of postmenopausal women. It offers women integrative holistic approaches that bridge the gap between conventional medicine and systems of holistic healing. The book highlights integrative strategies in the context of common health conditions, including anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbance, sexual health, weight concerns, bone health, and brain health. It provides information on the use of hormone therapy during the menopause transition. The book features clinical vignettes illustrating how individual women explore pathways to better health through shared decision-making with their health practitioners.
Women of postmenopausal age want to remain healthy, vital, and engaged, yet they are often overlooked in the healthcare system. In this phase of life, women need to create their own integrative path to wellness. Beyond Menopause shows women how to prime their voice for self-advocacy and establish collaborative relationships with their health practitioners. Women are advised to create an adaptable network of practitioners to accommodate changing needs—their own “web of wellness.”
Beyond Menopause brings a fresh perspective to the mental, physical, and spiritual elements of holistic living. From the distinct vantage points of medicine and neuroscience, the authors guide women toward new pathways to optimal health and well-being.
CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
About the Authors
Introduction: Women Coming of Age
Chapter 1 Elements of Holistic Integrative Health
Chapter 2 Your Voice of Self-Advocacy
Chapter 3 Your Web of Wellness
Part 2: Expand Your Options
Chapter 4 Postmenopause: Restore Balance
Chapter 5 Sexual Health: Energize Flow
Chapter 6 Sleep: Create Your Rhythm
Chapter 7 Anxiety: Calm Your Mind
Chapter 8 Fatigue: Enhance Resilience
Chapter 9 Weight Concerns: Nourish Your Body
Chapter 10 Bone Health: Build Your Core
Chapter 11 Brain Health: Stimulate New Pathways
Part 3: Harmonize Your Body, Mind, and Spirit
Chapter 12 Nurturing the Mature Woman
References
Acknowledgments
Index
Biography
Carolyn Torkelson
Beyond Menopause is a woman’s journey into her body-mind-spirit wholeness at a time of life when there is great change and transformation. It provides a road map with tools and guidance to navigate through the whole self, using aspects of functional medicine, integrative care, and energy medicine techniques. An empowering guide for women to feel fully embodied, energized, and enlightened!
Deanna Minich, PhD
Nutrition scientist, educator, and author of Whole Detox
As it turns out, menopause has the potential to be a gateway into an exciting and fulfilling phase of life…but only if we pay attention to the very things outlined in this wonderful book—the health of our minds, bodies, and spirits. We are not designed to disintegrate after the age of 50. We are meant to flourish. Beyond Menopause lays out the blueprint.
Christiane Northrup, MD
New York Times bestselling author of The Wisdom of Menopause
Through story, clinical pearls, and practical advice, Beyond Menopause is an invaluable resource for all women patients and clinicians alike. This beautiful collaborative work should be essential for any woman’s library. Inspiring, honest, and full of wisdom, you will find yourself referencing it again and again.
Tabatha Parker, ND
Executive Director, Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine
