Nicole has tremendous empathy for helping women understand what is happening to them during menopause and her empowering approach to wellness means women walk away knowing and believing menopause can be a positive time of vibrant health and happiness.' Frith Thomas, Woman&Home The pressure on women to remain forever young can make menopause a time you approach with dread. The thought of battling with hot flushes, uncontrollable weight gain, brittle bones, mood swings and memory loss can plunge you into depression. Is menopause really the end of life as you know it? Nicole Jaff understands the pressures and the confusion experienced by women in menopause or approaching menopause and acts as their guide through the maze of conflicting theories, the advertisements of companies offering cure-alls and the array of medical options offered by doctors. In her trademark style -- thoroughly researched, clearly written and with an essential touch of humour -- Nicole explains the theories, the claims and the myths surrounding menopause. She uses numerous case studies of the women who have come to her for counselling to illustrate women's concerns to support her central theme -- each woman is different and so the treatment of menopausal symptoms needs to be customised for her, a one-size-fits-all approach is of no benefit to women. Nicole addresses all the issues that midlife women raise in her workshops and in private consultations: Why do I get hot flushes and will they ever end? My doctor has recommended a total hysterectomy -- what does this mean? Is it safe to take hormone therapy, or does it cause cancer? Does menopause mean my sex life is over? Aren't natural hormones better than hormone therapy? Will I never be thin again? I'm so depressed, will hormone therapy cure me? If I stop hormone therapy will my bones become brittle? Nicole's mission is the empowerment of mid-life women and she hopes they will achieve this through reading Menopause: Everything you need to know -- the power to ask the right questions, to insist on being properly informed on their health options and the power to take an active part in their own health management.

About the Author
Nicole Jaff is currently working on her PhD on menopause at the University of the Witwatersrand in the departments of Chemical Pathology and Endocrinology . She is a certified menopause practitioner with the North American Menopause Society. She started her career in fashion and journalism, but changed mid-career when an unnecessary hysterectomy plunged her into early menopause and she became determined to help other women take responsibility for their health in similar situations. Jaff wrote her first book on menopause in 2005 and has been a sought after speaker on menopause and women's health issues.

Reviews
"...the simplest, most understandable, absolutely up-todate and informative book on the menopause and women's health that I have ever read." Elizabeth Barrett-Conor Distinguished Professor of Family and Preventative Medicine, University of California



Book Information
ISBN 9781920434205
Author Nicole Jaff
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Bookstorm
Publisher Bookstorm
Weight(grams) 508g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 160mm * 28mm