Bateman, Justine
Summary: "Face is a book of fictional vignettes that examines the fear and vestigial evolutionary habits that have caused women and men to cultivate the imagined reality that older women's faces are unattractive, undesirable, and something to be "fixed." Based on "older face" experiences of the author, Justine Bateman, and those of dozens of women and men she interviewed, the book presents the reader...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Akashic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.72 BATMalone, Sharon
Summary: "A practical guide to aging and health for women who have felt ignored or marginalized by the medical profession, from a leading Ob/Gyn and expert on menopausal and post-reproductive health. The medical system today is increasingly complicated and impersonal, and unfortunately, it is not going to be less so in the future. The rules of engagement have changed in medicine, but no one has bothered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2024
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Summary: "In the tradition of Christiane Northrup, a renowned cardiologist integrates emotional and physical well-being in a revolutionary new approach to women's heart health. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States. As a cardiologist with specializations in preventative cardiology and women's heart disease, Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum has dedicated her career to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.12 STEHudson, Kate
Summary: "Actress and fitness icon Kate Hudson shares her insights to help every woman become healthy, strong, and beautiful from the inside out in this stunning, full color illustrated lifestyle guide.Kate Hudson is an award-winning actress and founder of the popular active wear line, Fabletics. Long admired for her natural beauty and dedication to wellness and living well, Kate offers readers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 613 HUDNagoski, Emily
Summary: "A revised and updated edition of Emily Nagoski's game-changing New York Times bestseller Come As You Are, featuring new information and research on mindfulness, desire, and pleasure that will radically transform your sex life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7082 NAGChopra, Deepak
Summary: "Feel more beautiful, healthy, and energized than you have in years! Now,a revolutionary new way of helping you realize the true beauty that is your birthright! Deepak Chopra, a leading pioneer of integrative medicine and New York Times bestselling author of What Are You Hungry For?, and Kimberly Snyder, a Hollywood superstar nutritionist and New York Times bestselling author of The Beauty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 644 CHOOkamoto, Nadya
Summary: "This is a book about gender equality in the United States and how to engage in activism to get there"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 613 OKAGunter, Jen
Summary: Most women, transgender, and non-binary people who menstruate can expect to have hundreds of periods in a lifetime. So why is real information so hard to find? Despite its significance, most education about menstruation focuses either on increasing the chances of pregnancy or preventing it. And while both are important for many people, those who menstruate deserve to know more about their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2024
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Summary: "The groundbreaking book that revolutionized exercise nutrition and performance for female athletes, now freshly updated"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2024
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Summary: Growing up in Bangladesh in the 1980s, the concept of women's healthcare hardly existed. Hossain was relieved to deliver her baby in the US. But things started to go awry from the minute she stepped in the hospital, and after thirty hours of labor Hossain ran a fever of 104 degrees, she shook and trembled uncontrollably, and the doctors finally performed an emergency C-section. Her experience...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 HOSThurlow, Cynthia
Summary: "Designed specifically for women, this individualized six-week intermittent fasting program is the sustainable solution to help you feel and look your absolute best. Based on the scientifically proven 16:8 fasting model, what makes this program unique is that it is geared toward your hormonal needs at every stage in life--whether you are cycling or in perimenopause, menopause, or beyond....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 613.25 THUOrbeck, Andrea
Summary: "A woman's mind and body change as she goes through life, and so should her outlook on what it means to be healthy and fit. If you're a woman over age 35, you need fitness and wellness advice that's uniquely tailored to your needs so you can look and feel your best. You need Total Body Beautiful.With combined decades of experience and dozens of fitness certifications and credentials, the expert...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 ORBCopaken, Deborah
Summary: "Breasts. Uterus. Cervix. Heart. Vagina. The source of life, right? Well, for writer and photographer Deborah Copaken, it turned out to be just the opposite--almost. Between escaping from an abusive marriage, facing down the challenge of single-parenthood, and attempting to find love again, getting her bearings after everything she knew fell to pieces proved more slippery than she ever could...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COPAKEN, DEBORAH COPSalenger, Susan
Summary: "Sidelined: How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health discloses how women have been marginalized and hesitate to take control over their own healthcare. But what's behind this nationwide medical crisis? Too often, women downplay or ignore their symptoms to avoid being "difficult," often blaming themselves for serious illness. The end result could be inferior care, which can lead to serious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.0424 SALNorthrup, Christiane.
Summary: "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 profoundly empowering book, we have it in us to make growing older an entirely different experience,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 NORGunter, Jen
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press/Kensington Publishing Corp. 2021
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Summary: "With unflinching honesty, Lara Parker, the Deputy Director for BuzzFeed, shares her day-to-day challenges of living, working, and loving with chronic pain caused by endometriosis in this raw, darkly humorous, and hopeful memoir. I wasn't ready to be completely honest about my vagina yet, and the world wasn't ready for that either. But I was getting there. I wanted the world to know that all of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.1 PARJackson, Gabrielle
Summary: "One in ten women worldwide have endometriosis, yet it is funded at 5% of the rate of diabetes; women are half as likely to be treated for a heart attack as men and twice as likely to die six months after discharge; over half of women who are eventually diagnosed with an autoimmune disease will be told they are hypochondriacs or have a mental illness. These are just a few of the shocking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 JACRobinson, Andrea Q.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pgw 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.72 ROBAmen, Daniel G.
Summary: "How to supercharge your brain for better health, energy, mood, focus and sex"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Kastan, Kathy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.12 KASSummary: Tara Gregson is a wife and mother with dissociative identity disorder (DID). After deciding to go off her medication to discover the real cause of her disorder, her alternate personalties re-emerge. T is a wild and flirty teenager; Alice is an old-fashioned housewife; and Buck is a male, loud, beer-drinking Vietnam Vet. Tara is supported by Max, her calm and level-headed husband; Kate, her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment (Australasia) 2011
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Summary: A naturopathic endocrinologist and certified sex counselor answers women's questions about their reproductive anatomy, with topics including menstruation, postpartum health, libido, acne, orgasms, and discharges and offers charts, checklists, and diagrams in an honest, easy-to-understand guide to the female body.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.1 BRISummary: The battle for the student body begins as Tara and her alters return to college. Her alternate personalities further complicate her life as they turn the school upside down and send her family into a ridiculous tailspin. Will Tara and her alters push through their boundaries in pursuit of academia? Join Tara and the Gregson family as they dramatically navigate the halls of higher education....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011