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The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife and Beyond – Book Review

Drs. Miller and Horn met on the first day as fellows at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1983 and have been friends ever since. His many conversations over the years have focused on normal things like balancing work, family, dating and marriage and, of late, doctors say, on aging body parts. So the conversations they were having with their patients seemed to focus on this topic. So they thought they would address these concerns that we have as older women in a book, turning to western and alternative / complementary medicine for answers.

Just my kind of doctors and this is a great resource not only to name what you might be feeling, but also to address some issues, such as osteoporosis and heart disease, in the step through prevention.

The authors admit from the outset that this topic cannot be easily covered in a single volume. They have a reading list at the end so that we can learn more about a particular topic if it applies to us. What they have included “are conditions that are the most common among women of our age and about which there is not much information available,” they write on.

Doctors use patient stories, as well as their own very different approaches to the health and conditions of aging. It seems like Dr. Robin has always been an exercise type person, while Dr. Janet prefers a good book or nap over exercise. Each has discovered ways to stay healthy, maintain balance, and keep aging parts in good working order.

The book is like a mini encyclopedia. You can use the table of contents to find a particular problem, for example dizziness or vision loss, or you can read it cover to cover to get a complete inside look at how our parts work and how they will change as we age. Being aware of what could be happening allows us to become more involved in caring for these many parts.

Yes, there are exhortations to quit smoking and exercise, how could there not be in a great book to live a healthy second half? There is much, much more than the usual “because it’s good for you” kind of rhetoric. Doctors detail how each habit affects different parts of the body and vice versa. You can look up, for example, at your lungs or heart and see not only how exercise will help each particular organ, but also how cigarette smoke, for example, will directly damage your lungs, eyes, gums, heart, etc.

This book is a no-brainer for your wellness library if you really want to live the second half in the best health possible. It will make the Midlife With A Vengeance list of must-have books for smart women.

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