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2014.
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English
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Many women live their lives believing that they can't ask for what they want until they change something they're unhappy with. No promotion until they get new skills. No relationship until they establish their career. No fulfillment until they find love. One of the most common conditions women place on themselves is weight loss--no love until they lose weight, no sex until they lose weight, no happiness until they lose weight. But Jessica Ortner,...
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"Out of the 100 million women--almost 11 million in the United States alone--who are on the pill, roughly 60 percent take it for non-contraceptive reasons like painful periods, endometriosis, PCOS, and acne. While the birth control pill is widely prescribed as a quick-fix solution to a variety of women's health conditions, taking it can also result in other more serious and dangerous health consequences. Did you know that women on the pill are more...
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"Though we talk about wanting to 'age gracefully,' the truth is that when it comes to getting older, we're programmed to dread an inevitable decline in our health, our looks, our sexual relationships, even the pleasure we take in living life. But as Christiane Northrup, M.D., shows us in this ... book, we have it in us to make growing older an entirely different experience, for both our bodies and our souls. In chapters that blend personal stories...
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Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Offers step-by-step, illustrated instructions for fifty versatile looks that can be created in only ten minutes, including detailed information on basic techniques, products, equipment, and special makeup tips and tricks. --Publisher's description.
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"A stressed family, an unplanned pregnancy, and a painful, if liberating, awakening from the author of the lauded memoir Her. Loved and Wanted is the passionate story of a woman's love for her children, and a poignant and bracing look at the difficult choices women in America are forced to make every day, in a nation where policies and a cultural war on women leave them without sufficient agency over their bodies, their futures, and even their hopes...
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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Encourages readers to adopt a healthier lifestyle, drawing from the teachings of holistic medicine as well as modern medical science that points to eating the right foods and taking supplements with enjoying nature and music.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women's bodies, and it's no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Menopause is not a disease--it's a planned change, like puberty. And just like puberty, we should be educated on what's to come years in advance, rather than the current practice of leaving...
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BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Links foot pain to a variety of medical disorders while sharing advice on how to heal and prevent pain and slow related damage to the rest of the body, identifying options for recommended footwear at various times of life.
56) Say yes to what's next: how to age with elegance and class while never losing your beauty and sass
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Publisher
W Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"From the star of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta, now filming its eleventh season for TLC, comes a book and a life-makeover movement for women approaching fifty and beyond. Move over, girlfriend, Lori Allen is here to help you say yes to what's next! Star of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta, Lori Allen uses her confidence, wisdom, and signature humor not only to help young brides on their most important day ever but also to model to them and their mothers...
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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The 10-day green smoothie cleanse will jump-start your weight loss, increase your energy level, clear your mind, and improve your overall health. Smith will help you learn to live a healthier lifestyle of detoxing and healthy eating.
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Aguilar/Santillana Ediciones Generales
Pub. Date
2009.
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Español
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La vida de una mujer nunca es fácil. Eva y sus amigas lo saben. Juntas atraviesan una serie de situaciones que son las mismas que las de cualquier mujer, solamente que Eva cuenta con una ventaja: el apoyo de una psicóloga reconocida, Silvia Olmedo. En éste libro se reúnen personajes y circunstancias de la vida real con consejos prácticos que ayudarán a las lectoras a enfrentar y solucionar algunas de las situaciones más difíciles de la vida....
59) Expecting better: why the conventional pregnancy wisdom is wrong--and what you really need to know
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Pregnancy--unquestionably one of the most profound, meaningful experiences of adulthood--can reduce otherwise intelligent women to, well, babies. Pregnant women are told to avoid cold cuts, sushi, alcohol, and coffee without ever being told why these are forbidden. Rules for prenatal testing are similarly unexplained. Moms-to-be desperately want a resource that empowers them to make their own right choices. When award-winning economist Emily Oster...
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English
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"The funny, defiant memoir of Sarah Ramey's years-long battle with a mysterious illness that doctors thought was all in her head--but wasn't. A revelation and an inspiration for millions of women whose legitimate health complaints are ignored. In her darkly funny and courageous memoir, Sarah Ramey recounts the decade-long saga of how a seemingly minor illness in her senior year of college turned into a prolonged and elusive condition that destroyed...
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