50 Ways to Cope With Menopause
Linda Hughey Holt, Ada P. Kahn  
Consumer Guide (Editor)
NY: Signet Publication, 1995

Medical Book of Remedies. Straightforward and easy to understand, this 
informative guide offers short descriptions of "remedies" that 
help women deal with the most common discomforts and serious medical 
concerns during this time of change. It also includes natural and alternative 
remedies and treatments.


100 Questions & Answers About Menopause 
Ivy Alexander, Ph.D. & Karla Knight, RN 
Jones And Bartlett, 2005

"100 Questions and Answers About Menopause" addresses menopause as 
well as other midlife health risks such as osteoporosis, diabetes, 
heart disease and breast cancer. While some women sail through 
menopause, others experience a whole range of symptoms. The book
offers the help you need to understand menopause symptoms, treatment 
options, including lifestyle changes, alternative therapies, 
prescription medications and more. The book discusses difficult 
issues surrounding the HRT controversy and natural hormones.   

Read a transcript with Dr. Ivy Alexander and Karla Knight, RN


150 Most-Asked Questions About Menopause: 
What Women Really Want to Know 
Ruth S. Jacobowitz   
William Morrow & Co, 1996

Frequent Power Surge guest, medical writer, lecturer and women's health 
advocate, Ruth S. Jacobowitz offers this woman-to-woman guide, answering 
150 questions about menopause. One of Ruth Jacobowitz's "The 150 Most-Asked
Questions About ... " series of best-selling books for women at midlife.  

Read a transcript with Ruth Jacobowitz


60 Second Menopause Management:
The Quickest Ways to Handle Problems and Discomfort 
Carol R. Schulz, Mary Jenkins 
New Horizon Press, 1995

When women experience the most troublesome symptoms of menopause, they 
need quick, effective remedies. This book includes hundreds of tips and 
techniques such as solutions for sexual problems, quick remedies when a hot 
flash comes on, and more.   

Read a transcript with Carol Schulz


Before The Change: 
Taking Charge of Your Perimenopause
Ann Louise Gittleman
SF. Harper, 1998

Head off depression, mood swings, weight gain, memory loss, hot 
flashes, and other menopausal symptoms before they start. "Before 
the Change" addresses perimenopause, the phase preceding 
menopause, providing women with the power to understand and 
control its dramatic, often frightening symptoms. By a wonderful 
Power Surge guest and author or numerous other books, including 
"Super Nutrition For Menopause" (see below)

Read a transcript with Ann Louise Gittleman

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Change, The: 
Women, Aging, and the Menopause 
Germaine Greer   
NY: Fawcett, 1992 

"A brilliant philosophical complement to Gail Sheehy's The
Silent Passage ...Greer looks at menopause through history
and literature, skewering the medical establishment."
Kirkus Reviews

The Change Before the Change: 
Everything You Need to Know to Stay Healthy in the 
Decade Before Menopause
Laura E. Corio MD and Linda G. Kahn
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing, 2000

The book covers the symptoms of perimenopause; changes in fertility; 
long-term health of the heart, breasts, reproductive organs, 
thyroid, and bones; and therapies including medical treatments,
supplements, and herbs. Power Surge guest, Dr. Corio and Kahn don't 
tell you what to do if you're encountering perimenopausal symptoms; 
rather, they introduce you to your options, as if you were a patient 
asking for advice. 

Read a transcript with Dr. Laura Corio


Could It Be . . . Perimenopause?"   
Steven R. Goldstein, M.D., Laurie Ashner  
NY: Little Brown, 1998

"This clearly written and immensly readable book makes accessible to
all women a wealth of information about this phase of feminine
development. Dr. Goldstein and Ms. Ashner describe perimenopause in 
terms of the physiological changes that occur, and they explore with
great sensitivity the effects that these changes can have on our emotions,
thought processes and sexuality.  This information, combined with the
practical, useful coping strategies they suggest, can be an enormously
powerful tool for women to use in transforming their experiences of
perimenopause."  -- Dr. Carla Solomon, Clinical Psychoanalyst. 

This book also provides excellent resources for finding information on
the Internet -- a chapter devoted to Power Surge, "...the "Premier site 
for women in menopause."

Read a transcript with Dr. Steven Goldstein


Dr. Susan Lark's The Estrogen Decision 
Self Help Book 
Susan M. Lark  
CA: Celestial Arts, 1996

People have been relying on Power Surge guest, Dr. Susan Lark's books for years.
This book addresses the question of whether or not to go on estrogen therapy.
"This decision has no 'one right answer,'" says Lark, because every woman is 
different in her symptoms, health needs, risks, and tolerance of ERT. Lark 
presents not just ERT, but also alternative therapies and treatment options, 
so each woman can make an informed decision.

Read a transcript with Dr. Susan Lark

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Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book: 
Making Informed Choices About Menopause  
Susan M. Love, M.D., with Karen Lindsey 
NY: Random House, 1997  

Excellent information by the renowned breast surgeon, Dr. Susan 
Love, to help women make informed choices about menopause.
The thing I admire so about Susan Love is her forthrightness. Dr. Love 
has been a guest in Power Surge on more than one occasion. There's 
not a question she won't tackle, and you can bet your bottom dollar 
she'll provide the real facts about hormone replacement therapy, heart 
disease scares, Osteoporosis, etc.  Dr. Susan Love calls Power Surge, 
"The first, best and most informative site for women in menopause." 

Read a transcript with Dr. Susan Love


Dr. Susan Love's Menopause and Hormone Book:
Making Informed Choices  
Susan M. Love, M.D., with Karen Lindsey 
Three Rivers Press, 2003  

In the first edition of this important bestselling book, praised by 
Newsday as “the bible for a whole generation of menopausal women,” 
renowned physician and pioneering women’s health advocate Dr. Susan 
Love warned about the potential dangers of the long-term prescription 
of hormone replacement therapy. Her insightful words of caution have 
been backed up by the stunning results of the recent studies on 
hormone replacement. 

In this revised edition, Dr. Love offers a remarkably clear set of 
guidelines as to what the studies have shown about the risks 
regarding heart disease, breast cancer, stroke, and other conditions, 
and what effect hormone therapy has on osteoporosis. She offers 
definitive expert advice about whether or not to go on hormone 
replacement therapy and, if so, for how long, as well as how to taper 
off hormones; and she introduces the alternative methods for treating 
the symptoms of menopause.  Dr. Susan Love calls Power Surge, 
"The first, best and most informative site for women in menopause." 

Read a transcript with Dr. Susan Love



Drawing from the Women's Well:
Reflections on the Life Passage of Menopause  
Joan C. Borton 
LuraMedia, Inc., 1992



 "I haven't had a hot flash, night sweat,
 fatigue, depression in the 8 years
 I've been using Revival!" Dearest

The Estrogen Alternative: 
What Every Woman Needs to Know About Hormone Replacement
Therapy and Serms, the New Estrogen Substitutes
Steven R. Goldstein and Laurie Ashner
Perigee, 1999

Read a transcript with Dr. Steven Goldstein

The Estrogen Answer Book:
150 Most-Asked Questions About 
Hormone Replacement Therapy 
Ruth S. Jacobowitz 
Little Brown & Co, 1999 
 
Yet another in the "150 Most-Asked Questions" series of
books by medical journalist, lecturer and renowned expert
in the area of women's health, frequent Power Surge guest,
Ruth S. Jacobowitz. Easily readable in a Q & A format, 
containing the most commonly asked questions about 
Estrogen and HRT, Ruth's books are a must-have for any 
woman in, or about to enter, the world of menopause.

Read a transcript with Ruth Jacobowitz


Estrogen: The Facts Can Change Your Life  
Lila E. Nachtigall, M.D. and Joan Rattner Heilman  
NY: Harper-Collins Publishers, 1991

A specialist in female hormones claims that estrogen
replacement therapy prevents, rather than causes, cancer.
An authoritative guide that not only explains menopause and
its many effects on the body, but also offers an objective,
detailed overview of hormone replacement therapy by a
prominent menopause physician. What the New, Safe Estrogen 
Therapy Can Do for Great Sex, Strong Bones, Good Looks, 
Longer Life, Preventing Hot Flashes. 


Estrogen - The Natural Way: 
Over 250 Recipes Using Natural Plant Estrogens for Women  
Nina Shandler   
NY: Villard Books, 1997

Women need estrogen, but  it's a fact that the hormone
diminishes with age. Shandler has discovered that estrogen
occurs naturally in certain foods which can be used as
ingredients in every kind of recipe imaginable. In
Estrogen: The Natural Way she shows how readers can do a
gentle yet effective version of estrogen replacement
therapy using the kitchen instead of the drugstore. Nina
Shandler will be a guest in Power Surge in Sept. '98.

Read a transcript with Nina Shandler

The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed On Women:
Exploding The Estrogen Myth, The
Barbara Seaman
Hyperion, 2003

Women's health advocate for more than 40 years, Barbara Seaman 
is the co-founder of the National Women's Health Network, a women's 
advocacy group in Washington, D.C., and an advanced science writing 
Fellow at Columbia University's School of Journalism, once again
takes on the controversial topic of the pharmaceutical industry's 
"medicalization" of menopause, as she did in the 60's, The Doctors' Case Against the Pill.
Free and Female, Women and the Crisis in Sex Hormones and
The Menopause Industry: How the Medical Establishment Exploits 
Women.

Read a transcript with Barbara Seaman

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The Hormone Of Desire: 
The Truth About Sexuality, 
Menopause and Testosterone  
Susan Rako, M.D.  
Reprint edition (March 1999), Three Rivers Press

This is the book you've been hearing about! Dr. Susan Rako 
has brought her groundbreaking message about the miraculous 
benefits of testosterone--the female hormone--to women and
physicians around the world via Oprah!, Dateline NBC, 
the New York Times, the Congress on Women's Health, and the 
Today show, Good Morning America, among others.
Millions of women experience a traumatic loss of sexual
desire during menopause. Although estrogen and progesterone
alleviate many of the effects of menopause, they cannot
address flagging sexual desire. In this groundbreaking
book, frequent Power Surge guest psychiatrist/author and
lecturer, Susan Rako, draws on her 25 years as a
psychiatrist, her research, and her personal experience
with testosterone therapy to suggest the prudent use of
this hormone for certain women who need its effects on
energy and sexuality.

Read a transcript with Susan Rako, M.D.

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The Hormone Replacement Handbook:  
Everything a Woman Needs to Know to Make an 
Informed Decision About Hormone Replacement Therapy  
Paula Brisco, Karla Morales, Paul Brisco 
Peoples Medical Society, 1996

Providing answers to the Hormone Replacement questions, this
book tells me more than any doctor I've been to and helps 
women make up their own minds about the risks and
benefits.  Every woman 45 and above should own a copy.


Hormone Replacement: Therapy Yes or No?
How to Make an Informed Decision About Estrogen, Progesterone, 
& Other Strategies for Dealing With Pms, Menopause 
Betty Kamen, Ph.D.  
Nutrition Encounter, 1996

How to Make an Informed Decision About Estrogen, Progesterone, & 
Other Strategies for Dealing with PMS by internationally known
nutritionist and Power Surge guest, Betty Kamen. Third Edition.

Read a transcript with Dr. Betty Kamen


The Hormone Solution: Naturally Alleviate Symptoms of 
Hormone Imbalance From Adolescence Through Menopause 
Erika Schwartz, M.D.  
Warner Books, 2002

Written by a hormone specialist who used conventional methods of 
treating menopausal women until she became one. When she realized 
that available treatment options were ineffective for her and for 
millions of women, she started looking for an alternative. What 
she discovered are safe, effective, and natural forms of hormone 
replacement, virtually free of side effects, that can be used to 
treat a myriad of problems in women of all ages, including acne, 
migraines, PMS, depression and fibroids, as well as the common 
symptoms of menopause. Now, in this revolutionary book, Dr. Schwartz 
shares her proven program to help women prevent, reduce, and even 
eliminate these symptoms of hormone imbalance 
naturally.  

Read a transcript with Dr. Erika Schwartz

HRT
Miriam Stoppard, M.D. 
Dk Pub Merchandise, 1999 

Dr. Stoppard presents a thorough discussion of menopause, natural
treatments and HRT. She explains strategies for managing menopause;
offers suggestions on how to stay healthy during menopause, with or
without HRT; explains in detail the benefits and side effects of HRT;
lists your required health checks; and discusses the long-term
positive effects of hormone replacement therapy.

The HRT Solution: 
Optimizing Your Hormone Potential
Marla Ahlgrimm, et al
Avery Pub. Group, 1999 

I Love Menopause Because..
Joyce Silverman Ben-Kiki, Joyce Herman
Andrews And McMeel, 1998

Joyce Silverman Ben-Kiki, Power Surge guest, shares her \ous
approach to menopause via her own experience through this life
transition.

Read a transcript with Joyce Silverman Ben-Kiki


I'm Not Having A Hot Flash,  
I'm Having A Power Surge!  
Alice Stamm, aka Dearest
Sometime in the very near future

The pathos, emotions, intimate stories of the women of Power Surge.
Their journey through the transitional time of life called menopause.
The physical changes, psychological and emotional challenges, the
spiritual awakening only after years of self-doubt and finally accepting
being superwoman to everyone but oneself is counter-productive. The
final realization that doctors aren't Gods and that women have to become
educated, proactive in their own health care because no one knows their
bodies the way they do. Shared stories with thousands of women in transition.
(Title copyright reserved) 


Is It Hot in Here or Is It Me? A Personal Look at the  
Facts Fallacies and Feelings About Menopause   
Gayle Sand  
NY: Harper-Collins  Publishers, Rev. 1995

Gayle Sands shares her personal story of sojourning through
menopause with humor and pathos.  Gayle Sand's enlightening 
memoir offers the real lowdown on estrogen slowdown. 
Sand takes a very personal journey through a maze of facts, 
fictions, and alternative treatments.  
 

It's Okay To Take Estrogen  
C. Alan Sevener, M.D.
CA. Eclectic Publishing, 1995

Very easy to read, yet full of important medical information.  Author
and Power Surge guest, Ob/Gyn, Dr. Alan Sevener, brings over twenty
years of experience and personal interest to this subject.  Dr.
Sevener is pro-HRT and provides all the reasons why (he feels) women
should feel that estrogen is "their best friend." Power Surge doesn't
always agree with every guest it invites. 

Read a transcript with Alan Sevener

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Managing Your Menopause  
Wulf H. Utian, M.D., PhD, and Ruth S. Jacobowitz  
NY: Prentice Hall, 1990 (1991 paperback)

From the founding president of NAMS (The North American
Menopause Society) and medical author and Power Surge guest, 
Ruth Jacobowitz. Dr. Utian offers his "Menopause Management 
Program"

Read a transcript with Dr. Wulf Utian

Read a transcript with Ruth Jacobowitz


The Maverick of Medicine Speaks to Women: 
A World-Reowned Gynecologist's Solution
for a Better World in Women's Health Care   
Duane Townsend, M.D, Rita Elkins  
Woodland Publishing, 2003  

Read a transcript with Duane Townsend, M.D


Menopausal Years: The Wise Woman Way 
Alternative Approaches For Women 30-50   
Susun Weed  
NY: Ash Tree Publishing, 1992  

Susan Weed offers a plethora of information about herbs and
alternative methods of coping with menopause. 

Read a transcript with Susun Weed

Menopause and the Mind: 
The Complete Guide to Coping with Memory Loss, Foggy Thinking, 
Verbal Confusion, and Other Cognitive Effects of Perimenopause 
and Menopause
Claire L. Warga, Ph.D.
Simon & Schuster, 2000

Are you between the ages of 35 and 60 and having trouble remembering
your best friend's phone number? If this sounds familiar to you, take
heart: Claire Warga's help and advice are on the way. 

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Warga, a neuropsychologist,
identifies the "mind misconnect" syndrome that causes unsettling
events during perimenopause and menopause, noting that they are not
signs of imminent madness but a natural part of aging. 

Drawing upon cutting-edge brain research and many never-before-
described cases, Warga provides the first scientific explanation for
why the symptoms occur and reveals how they can be reversed or
alleviated. She provides a self-assessment test to help readers
determine whether they are experiencing "mind misconnect" syndrome and
offers important information and advice on estrogen replacement
therapy as well as non-hormonal treatments that mimic estrogen's mind-
boosting effects. Her self-screening test, symptom chart, and
treatment measurement technique are important tools every woman can
use to assess her condition and progress over time, with or without
her ob/gyn.

Read a transcript with  Claire Warga, Ph.D.

Menopause and Madness: 
The Truth About Estrogen and the Mind
Marcia Lawrence 
Andrews & McMeel, 1998


The Menopause Industry : 
How the Medical Establishment Exploits Women   
National Women's Health Network
CA: Hunter House, 1994

An Australian author dispels the myth of menopause as a disease.
Drug companies in search of greater profits are primarily to blame 
for the medicalization of menopause, and the book points out how 
those companies wormed their way into the medical literature, 
scientific and pseudoscientific, and how pervasively they affect 
medical and clinical education. Direct-to-consumer advertising 
has become a profitable approach for drug companies, encouraging 
patients to pressure physicians to prescribe a company's products, 
even when they aren't needed. What's more, bone-density screening 
is another marketing tool.

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Menopause Made Easy: 
How to Make the Right Decisions for the Rest
Carolle Jean-Murat, M.D.
Hay House, 1999

Board certified gynecologist, assistant clinical professor at UCSD 
School of Medicine, holistic and integrative health-care practitioner 
has given us a book. Power Surge Guest, Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat says,
"As a woman in today's world, you must educate yourself about all 
aspects of menopause and the risks and rewards of taking hormone 
replacement therapy (HRT), "natural" HRT, nutritional supplements, 
alternative treatments, herbs, and more."

Read a transcript with Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat

Menopause Madness: 
An Empathetic Little Book
Pat Ross
Fireside, 1998

Menopause, Naturally:
Preparing for the Second Half of Life 
Sadja Greenwood, M.D.
CA: Volcano Press, 1994

Often cited as the first book written by a physician to treat 
menopause as a natural event, this book suggests medical 
intervention only when the woman herself decides that it is 
needed.
 

The Menopause Self-Help Book: A Woman's Guide to
Feeling Wonderful for the Second Half of Her Life  
Susan M. Lark, M.D.  
CA: Celestial Arts, 1992

Highly readable, this popular physician/author provides ways to 
cope with the changes accompanying menopause, including forms 
of treatment other than prescription hormones.

Read a transcript with Dr. Susan M. Lark

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Menopaws: The Silent Meow  
Martha Sacks, Jack E. Davis (Illustrator) 
Ten Speed Press, 1995

The author, Martha Sacks writes,  A 'male-version' to follow 
soon! Next  year I will be releasing "Menopaws,The Silent 
Howl" which takes a gentle look at the male mid-life crisis, 
with the genre switching from cats to dogs.

Midlife Mamas on the Moon:
Celebrate Great Health, Friendships, Sex, and Money and Launch Your Second Life    
Sunny Hersh  
Fast Forward Publications, 2004

Create health and happiness at midlife and beyond. Sunny talks down, dirty and very 
funny about everything connected to being female and over 45. It's like having a 
treasured girlfriend to hang out with and consult about anything and everything. 

Read a transcript with Sunny Hersh


Moving Through Menopause: The Complete Program For
Exercise, Nutrition, and Total Wellness
Kathy Smith, Robert Miller 
NY: Warner Books, 2002

Read a transcript with Kathy Smith


Natural Hormone Replacement For Women Over 45 
Jonathan V. Wright, John Morgenthaler (Contributor)

A guide on how natural hormone replacement offers a safe and effective
alternative for the treatment of menopause. Conventional hormone
replacement treatment as prescribed by most medical doctors in the
United States, relies on unnatural versions of the hormones
progesterone and estrogen that are dangerous and completely foreign to
a woman's body. 

Natural Menopause (Dk Healthcare)
Miriam Stoppard, M.D.
Dk Publishing, 1998
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Natural Progesterone  
Anna Rushton
Thorsons Publications, 1999

Natural Progesterone: The Multiple 
Roles of a Remarkable Hormone.   
John R. Lee, M.D.   
CA: BLL Publishing, 1993

Dr. John R. Lee's expose on the efficacy of natural progesterone.

Read a transcript with Dr. John R. Lee (his only online chat)

Natural Woman, Natural Menopause: 
Complete Program for Healthy Menopause 
Marcus Laux, Christine Conrad
Harpercollins, 1997

Read a transcript with Christine Conrad


The New Ourselves Growing Older:
Women Aging with Knowledge and Power     
Diana Laskin Siegal, Paula Brown Doress-Worters, 
Wendy Sanford  
NY: Touchstone Books, 1994 

From the authors of "The New Our Bodies, Ourselves" comes a 
collection of advice for the older woman on virtually every aspect 
of life--physical and emotional health, investment ideas, retirement,
menopause and the hormone controversy, longevity, and more.


The Noisy Passage:
Baby Boomers Do Menopause   
Marie Evans, Anne Shakeshaft 
Hysteria Publications, 1997

The Noisy Passage was written for all the women who went to Woodstock,
kept their names and almost forgot to have families. Now that it is
fashionable to be fifty, menopause is expected to become trendier than
rollerblading and white water rafting.   This fast-paced farce will
let sweltering women speed down the Hormone Superhighway (including a
listing for the Power Surge Web site among  online resources steering
them towards the latest antidotes for hormonal disturbances. The Noisy
Passage is more than a book -- it's a movement! As a guest in Power
Surge, co-author, Marie Evans' humor had the participants literally
ROFL'ing.

Read a transcript with Marie Evans


No More Hot Flashes ... and Even More Good News   
Penny Wise Budoff, M.D. 
Warner Books, 1998

A cutting edge women's health care book that eliminates the 
confusion surrounding perimenopause, menopause, and 
women's surgical decisions. 

No More Periods?
The Risks of Menstrual Suppression and Other Cutting-Edge Issues
About Hormones and Women's Health
Susan Rako, M.D. 
Crown Pub, 2003

In No More Periods? Dr. Rako delves into the whys, hows, and musts
of women’s gynecological health and takes a reasoned stand for believing
that nature and our bodies have an intelligence about this critical issue.
This book is a call to sanity from a woman who has become known as a
devout defender of women’s health rights. 

Read a transcript with Dr. Susan Rako


The Pause: 
Positive Approaches to Menopause  
Lonnie Barbach, Ph.D.  
NY: Dutton Books, 1993

A must read first book on menopause from sexologist, and Power Surge 
guest, who offers a life- and sanity-saving guide for making the "third third" 
of life the most productive and fulfilling.  Plus, there's a chapter for men 
to help them cope and understand. An open and frank discussion. It's a 
fact of life. Women in their 40s and 50s go through menopause, and the 
significant men in their lives are therefore going to experience it in some 
shape or form, too. Neither acknowledging it nor discussing it has been 
the traditional approach, but there's a lot to be said for being educated 
instead. Barbach's book goes a long way toward that end. She discusses 
rage and depression, blood and hot flashes, stress, sexuality, and hormones 
for a frank, edifying, readable reference. 

Read a transcript with Dr. Lonnie Barbach

The Perimenopause Handbook:
What Every Woman Needs to Know 
About the Years Before Menopause   
Carol A. Turkington, Susan Johnson 
Contemporary Books, Published 1998

Read a transcript with Carol A. Turkington's visit

The Power of Perimenopause:
A Woman's Guide to Physical 
and Emotional Health During Perimenopause
Stephanie Degraff Bender, Treacy Colbert 
Harmony Books, 1998
 
While much as been written about menopause, little attention has been
paid to the experiences women undergo during the transitional period
BEFORE menopause. Now, for the millions of women in their late
thirties and forties, this comprehensive book focuses on easing the
normal, but sometimes distressing, physiological and psychological
symptoms of the stage preceding menopause. 

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Red Hot Mamas Do Menopause With Style
Ann Shakeshaft(Editor), Marie Evans
Hysteria Publications, 1999

Into all the deadly seriousness surrounding menopause, comes Red Hot
Mamas Do Menopause With Style. Fast-paced text includes tables, pie
charts, graphs, timelines, lists, letters and the best (real!)
menopause Web sites. All the topics of menopause, including (but not
limited to) weight gain,insomnia and hot flashes, are made funny and
thereby a little more bearable. 

Read a transcript with Marie Evan's visit
 
Screaming To Be Heard: Hormonal Connections
Women Suspect ... and Doctors Ignore  
Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. 
NY: M. Evans and Company, 2000

Written by physician and frequent Power Surge guest, Elizabeth Lee 
Vliet, M.D.,  who branched out from internal medicine and psychiatry to 
hormonal aspects of women's health, this easy-to-read and sometimes 
emotional book provides many practical facts as well as the author's 
clinical experience. Excellent expose' on menopause - a must read for 
all women at midlife.

Read a transcript with Elizabeth Lee Vliet


Silent Passage: Menopause  
Gail Sheehy 
NY: Random House, revised 1993  
NY: Pocket Books,  revised 1995 

Very little needs be said once Gail Sheehy's name is mentioned.
Another impressive book in the long and best-selling list of
"Passages" books, Power Surge guest, Gail Sheehy's
"Silent Passage" was probably the "first book to look
at menopause in a non-clinical way, utilizing case studies and an
enormous amount of research to present a readable and easily
digestible book about a subject previously dealt with in only medical
format. A must-have book for every woman in or approaching menopause.
The landmark New York Times bestseller is now revised and updated
(1995: Pocket Books) with new information to help women design their
own hormone replacement regimens. 

Sheehy breaks the conspiracy of silence with this landmark bestseller
that has taken America's baby boomers by storm. For everyone who has
experienced menopause - and the millions of women who will soon face
it -this compelling work seeks to erase the stigma attached to this
normal part of a woman's life. 

Read a transcript with Gail Sheehy
 

Super Nutrition for Menopause:
Take Control of Your Life and Enjoy New Vitality   
Ann Louise Gittleman  
NY: Pocket Books, 1993

The renowned nutritionist, Power Surge guest, former Nutritional Director 
of The Pritikin Longevity Center, and author of Super Nutrition for Women 
(and eight other books) presents advice distilled from her background in 
both traditional and alternative practices.  This book offers a revolutionary 
diet and exercise program to meet the menopausal woman's unique 
physical and nutritional needs. Includes seasonal menus and recipes.

Read a transcript with Ann Louise Gittleman

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Take Charge of Your Body
Carolyn DeMarco, M.D.     
The Well Women Press, Ontario, Canada, 1994

Absolutely wonderful book dealing with health issues for women of all ages.  
Dr. DeMarco, a Power Surge guest, has a refreshingly forthright manner, and 
"tells it like it is" in this wonderfully put together book providing 
women with every reason to take charge of her body. 

Read a transcript with Carolyn DeMarco


Understanding Menopause:
Answers and Advice For Women In the Prime of Life
Janine O'Leary Cobb  
Canada: Key Porter, 1993 (Canada ed.; rev.) 
NY: Plume, 1993 (U.S. ed.)

A bestseller in Canada since 1988, this book has been revised and updated for
American readers.  The author has spent almost a decade gathering information
about menopause from books, from the medical literature, and from the
thousands of women who subscribe to her newsletter, A Friend Indeed.
 

What Every Woman Needs To Know About Estrogen :
Natural and Traditional Therapies for a Longer, Healthier, Life
Karen Anne Hutchinson, M.D. and Judith Sachs
NY: Plume, 1997

Gives women essential information about their bodies and their health 
as they approach and enter midlife. For years some doctors have viewed 
estrogen as a "magic" hormone to help women stay youthful, 
alleviate menopausal symptoms, and protect against osteoporosis and heart 
disease. But what about the risks? Are there natural alternatives? Do all 
women really need hormone replacement therapy? Excellent resource 
for women with many questions about this rite of passage in an easy 
Q & A format. Judith Sachs has been a Power Surge guest.

Read a transcript with Judith Sachs

What Every Woman Needs to Know About Menopause
The Years Before, During, and After
Mary Jane Minkin, Md. et al. 
Yale Univ Press, 1997

This helpful and user-friendly book provides a practical guide
to physical and emotional well-being during the premenopausal,
menopausal, and postmenopausal years. Based on the experience
of a woman gynecologist who has been in practice for twenty years,
the book presents thorough, unbiased answers to the questions women
ask about this crucial time in their lives.

Read a transcript with Dr. Mary Jane Minkin


What Every Woman Should Know : 
Staying Healthy After 40 
Lila E. Nachtigall, M.D., Robert D. Nachtigall, M.D., 
and Joan Rattner Heilman  
NY: Warner Books, 1995

This is an up-to-date presentation, emphasizing how to preserve 
wellness through premenopause and beyond.
 

What Women Should Know About Menopause   
Judith Sachs  
NY: Dell Publishing, 1991

This "quick read" provides a brief overview of key issues to 
help women maintain a happy, fulfilled life in their middle years and 
beyond by a wonderfully knowledgable and articulate Power Surge guest.

Read a transcript with Judith Sachs

 
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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause   
Dr. John R. Lee  
NY: Warner Books, 1996

Dr. John Lee addresses the issues of menopause as being treated as
an "estrogen deficiency disease" and how incorrect that theory is.
His argument is that premenopausal and menopausal women are 
much more likely to be in a state of "estrogen excess" relative to 
levels of progesterone, which are often close to zero. Yet, what  
most doctors and drug companies offer to do is to increase estrogen 
levels with synthetic hormones made with pregnant mare's urine 
(Premarin, Prempro, Premphase) that are indeed natural - to horses -
and synthetic progestins. While this may temporarily relieve certain 
symptoms like vaginal dryness and hot flashes, this HRT regime ultimately 
leads to worse side effects, including increased breast cancer risk, 
increased bone loss, increased overall cancer risk, and increased 
heart disease risk. Yet we are told that HRT is the only way to prevent 
osteoporosis and heart disease. Dr. Lee explodes these myths and 
many more, including that any woman needs an hysterectomy unless 
she has cancer (yet over 600,000 are done in the US each year, 
meaning 600,000 potential new consumers of HRT). 

Read a transcript with John R. Lee (his only online chat) 

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause:
Balance Your Hormones & Your Life From Thirty to Fifty
John R. Lee, et al.
Warner Books, 1999

Read a transcript with John R. Lee (his only online chat) 

The Wisdom of Menopause:
Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change  
Christiane Northrup M.D.  
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing 

Menopause doesn't have to be a dreaded curse of aging during which we can look 
forward only to hot flashes and whacked-out hormonal mood swings. According to 
Christiane Northrup, M.D. (Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom), 
menopause often marks the beginning of a woman's most sexually passionate, 
creatively inspired, and professionally productive phase of life.

Read a transcript with Christine Northrup 


Without Estrogen: Natural Remedies For Menopause and Beyond  
Dee Ito  
NY: Crown Publishers, 1995 

Power Surge guest, Dee Ito, who was one of the women who decided she did 
not want to be dependent on a chemically synthesized substance.  She spent 
three years researching her options and reports her fascinating, helpful and 
very specific findings in "Without Estrogen," the first comprehensive, 
in-depth book on how menopausal symptoms can be effectively managed without 
drugs.  This book offers a self-help approach to alternative therapies for women 
who can't or choose not to rely on HRT.

Read a transcript with Dee Ito 


Woman's Guide To Natural Hormones, A  
Christine Conrad  
Perigee, 2000 

Power Surge guest, Christine Conrad, has written a comprehensive guide to 
understanding natural hormones, how they work, which ones should be used. 
Discussions about the breast cancer risk, midlife weight gain, synthetic 
HRT drugs. Christine Conrad, co-author of Natural Woman, Natural Menopause, 
is the founder of the Natural Woman Institute, a non-profit organization 
offering women guidance on resources and practitioners who provide natural 
hormone therapies. 

Read a transcript with Christine Conrad 


Woman at the Edge of Two Worlds:
And the Spiritual Journey of Menopause
Lynn V. Andrews 
Harperperennial Library, 1993

The author of Medicine Woman describes her spiritual experience 
with menopause.

Women at the Change:
The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Menopause
Madonna Sophia Compton 
Published 1998


Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom:
Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing
Christiane Northrup, M.D.  
NY: Bantam, Doubleday, Dell 1998 (Revised)

Dr. Christiane Northrup, a stimulating Power Surge guest, has revised her 
original "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom" in this informative, inspirational, 
and, spiritual-like healing pioneers, Deepak Choprah and Bernie Siegel, has 
paved the way for women to understand the connection between emotional 
suffering and physical illness. Chris Northrup says, "Women everywhere 
are birthing a new vision of women's health and wellness, and of identity. 
Central to this vision is that we trust what we know in our bones, that our bodies 
are our allies, and that they will always point in the direction we need to go next.
"This book is the very embodiment of 'owning your body.'" 

Read a transcript with Christiane Northrup 

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Women of the 14th Moon: 
Writings on Menopause  
Dena Taylor and Amber Coverdale Sumrall, eds.  
CA: The Crossing Press, 1991

Menopause celebrated in prose and poetry:  A collection of articles and 
poetry, both fiction and nonfiction, by women expressing their personal 
experiences of menopause updated with new wisdom and insights into 
the mind-body connection and the role of emotion and intuition in 
promoting health.  

Women's Health Guide :
A Natural Approach to Breast Cancer, Heart Disease,
Fibroids, PMS, Bulemia, Childbirth, Menopause, and Osteoporosis
Gale Jack (Editor), Wendy Esko (Editor)
One Peaceful World Press, 1997
  
Women, Hormones & Menstrual Cycle;
Herbal & Medical Solutions from Adolescence to Menopause
Ruth Trickey
Published 1998 

The Yale Guide to Women's Reproductive Health:
From Menarche to Menopause
Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., Carol V. Wright
Yale University Press, 2003

This book is for every woman who has wished for an unhurried, personal 
conversation with a sympathetic doctor who will answer her questions about 
reproductive health. Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, a gynecologist practicing for more 
than 25 years, presents a complete and up-to-date guide to a healthy 
reproductive system for women in their teens through middle age. 

With warmth and understanding, Dr. Minkin and coauthor Carol V. Wright respond 
to questions about the gynecological issues that concern women today, 
including sexual activity, contraception, and family planning. Readers of The 
Yale Guide to Women’s Reproductive Health will learn how the female body 
works, what problems may arise, and what solutions are available—in short, 
they will become better prepared to participate in their own health care and 
to make healthy decisions.

Read a transcript with Dr. Mary Jane Minkin

Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause:
Health, Beauty, and Lifestyle Advice
for the Best Years of Your Life 
Colette Bouchez 
Broadway, 2005 
 
A fun and fabulous health guide for living well at midlife—
no prescription required!

Menopause can be a difficult and confusing time--but it doesn’t 
have to be. Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause has the answers 
that make the difference, with a clear-cut plan that shows you 
how to look and feel better now than ever before. 

With this complete guide to taking care of yourself now and in 
the future you'll discover how midlife can be the best time of 
your life!

Read a transcript with Colette Bouchez


MAN TO MAN..."WOMEN IN MENOPAUSE"

Men Surviving Menopause: You and the Woman You Love at Mid-Life  
Paul Selinger  
iUniverse.com 2000

Every woman in the world will go through menopause if she lives 
long enough. Every man in a relationship with a woman will go 
through it with her, one way or another. Men Surviving Menopause 
will help men understand what's going on with their partners, 
and learn how they can support them to make that mid-life passage 
easier. 

No, It's Not Hot In Here: A Husbands Guide To Menopause  
Dick Roth
North Star Publications 1999 

Husbands often approach menopause full of fear and misunderstanding. 
In response, the book includes a much-needed chapter about menopause 
and sex, then covers controversies like HRT (hormone replacement 
therapy) and hysterectomies. Because women are being presented with 
so many choices, the book also briefly discusses the alternatives 
to HRT, such as natural hormones, acupuncture, and rites of passage. 
The author is careful to caution husbands not to try to become the 
decision-maker, but rather an aware and informed support system in 
their wife's decision-making process. 

Read a transcript with Dick Roth 

Your Guy's Guide To Gynecology  
Bruce Bekkar, M.D.
North Star Pubns 2000 

Dr. Bekkar, aka "Dr. Bruce," has a dry sense of humor and has a successful 
course for men on women's biology. He says he wrote the book, Your Guy's 
Guide To Gynecology: Everything You Wish He Knew About Your Body If 
He Wasn't Afraid To Ask" to help the average man, whom he says is 
"completely confused" about how women's plumbing works. This ignorance 
can adversely affect relationships, he says. Men are encouraged to 
attend this series of chats to help them better understand their 
partners' menopausal experience

Read a transcript with Dr. Bruce Bekkar 

EMPOWERING / INSPIRATIONAL, TIMELY MID-LIFE READING 

Ageless Body, Timeless Mind  
Deepak Chopra, M.D.  
NY: Crown Publishers, 1993

The author of Quantum Healing argues that aging is much more of a choice 
than people believe and shows how to adopt an individually tailored program 
of diet, stress reduction, and exercise. 

Beyond Blame: 
Reclaiming the Power You Give to Others
Dr Alex Lukeman, P.H.D
North Star Publications, 1996

Read a transcript with Dr. Alex Lukeman 


The Bond Between Women:
The Journey to Fierce Compassion
China Galland  
NY: Riverhead Books, 1999

In beautiful prose, Power Surge guest, China Galland, weaves myths and travel 
narrative into a powerful chronicle of the spiritual journey, tracing the 
reemergence of fierce compassion both in the struggles of women around the 
world and at sacred sites of pilgrimage. 

Read a transcript with China Galland 


The Breaking Point: How Female Midlife Crisis Is
Transforming Today's Women
Sue Shellenbarger  
NY: Henry Holt, 2005

Long stereotyped as the province of men, today the midlife crisis 
is reported with greater frequency by women than men. Though the 
female midlife crisis travels many courses, Sue Shellenbarger 
found that most women's angst is propelled primarily by one 
powerful, repressed passion -- a part of oneself that begs 
for expression and reintegration. These archetypal drives, 
Shellenbarger labels them the Lover, the Leader, the Adventurer, 
the Artist, the Seeker, and the Gardener -- reflect our core 
human capabilities to love, to create, and to learn.

Read a transcript with Sue Shellenbarger 


A Certain Age: Reflecting on Menopause 
(Gender and Culture)  
Joanna Goldsworthy, ed.  
NY: Columbia University Press, 1995

Featuring reflections by sixteen prominent writers on their own experience of
menopause, A Certain Age describes how an increasing number of women are 
choosing to celebrate their freedom to get on with their lives now that their 
childbearing years are over.  

Don't Let Death Ruin Your Life: 
A Practical Guide to Reclaiming Happiness 
After the Death of a Loved One
Jill Brooke
E P Dutton, 2001

A one-of-a-kind book that shows how grief can be transformed 
into a prescription for happiness and personal fulfillment.
We will all experience the loss of a loved one sometime 
during our lives. This unique guide reveals how to turn this 
time of sadness into an opportunity for positive change and growth.

Read a transcript with Jill Brooke


Dance of the Spirit: The Seven Steps of Women's Spirituality  
Maria Harris  
NY: Bantam Books, 1991


Daybreak : 52 Things Nature Teaches Us
Amy Dean  
NY: M. Evans & Co, 1997

Amy Dean's books are wonderfully inspirational, and take the edge off
the pressures of life. Nice escape into peace and serenity.


Elder Rage, or Take My Father... 
Please! How to Survive Caring For Aging Parents
Jacqueline Marcell 
Impressive Press, 2001

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Empowering Women  
Louise Hay  
CA: Hay House, 1997
 
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Encounters with Aging: 
Mythologies of Menopause in Japan and North America   
M. Lock   
CA: University of California Press, 1995

Five Women
Rona Jaffe

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The Fountain of Age  
Betty Friedan 
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1993

A book that explodes the myths of aging--just as, 30 years ago, 
Friedan exploded the mirage of the contented housewife. American 
women's lives changed forever with The Feminine Mystique--and this 
challenging exploration of aging may do the same for the skyrocketing 
population of men and women who have hit 60 and can anticipate 20 
or 30 more years of living. 


How Did I Get Here?: Finding Your Way to Renewed Hope and
Happiness When Life and Love Take Unexpected Turns 
Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D.
NY: St. Martin's Press, 2005

All of us find ourselves at one time or another, facing the 
unexpected and thinking, "How did I get here?" Whether because 
of disappointments in love, crises in health, family or finances, 
professional dissatisfaction, or events beyond our control. 
Barbara De Angelis illustrates how life's challenges bring 
people to emotional and spiritual crossroads. "Lingering too 
long in this gap," Barbara De Angelis explains, "may lead to 
a turning off of the erotic self, a feeling of nagging discontent, 
and a loss of a sense of purpose in life." 

Read a transcript with Dr. Barbara De Angelis

Getting Control: 
Overcoming Your Obsessions and Compulsions 
Lee Baer and Judith Rapaport
Plume, 2000

Power Surge guest, Dr. Lee Baer, gives readers with OCD (obsessive compulsive 
disorder) the tools to assess their own symptoms, set goals, and create 
therapeutic programs for themselves. He also helps readers differentiate between 
OCD and other psychological illnesses such as depression. From the latest 
treatments to important facts on the medications currently available and how 
they work, Getting Control is thorough, concise, and positive--a lifesaver for 
anyone whose well-being is affected by OCD. 

Read a transcript with Dr. Lee Baer

Getting Over Getting Older
Letty Cottin Pogrebin 
Berkley Pub Group, 1997 

Read a transcript with Letty Cottin Pogrebin 

The Gift Of A Year: How to Give Yourself the Most Meaningful, 
Satisfying, and Pleasurable Year of Your Life
Mira Kirshenbaum
E P Dutton, 1999

The Gift of a Year presents a grassroots method that shows women 
how to pluck a year from the busy routine of their lives and find 
the one thing they can do to achieve fulfillment and change their 
future. In this inspirational, practical book, author Mira Kirshenbaum 
gives women all the advice and direction they need to find support 
and feel supported-and find the necessary time to fit their dreams 
into the lives they already lead. 

Read a transcript with Mira Kirshenbaum 

Grow Younger, Live Longer: 
10 Steps to Reverse Aging 
David Simon, M.D., Deepak Chopra
Harmony Books, 2001

Read a transcript with David Simon

Growing Older, Growing Better
Amy Dean  
CA: Hay House, 1997

As with all of Amy Dean's books, Growing Older, Growing Better is warm, 
inspirational, caring, sensitive and nurturing -- something all women need
who are sojourning through life's transitions.

Healing Mind, Healthy Woman: Using the Mind-Body 
Connection to Manage Stress and Take Control of Your Life  
Dr. Alice D. Domar, Henry Dreher
Delta, 1997

Women are infected with negative self images and stereotypes which can wreak havoc on 
their ability to stay well and recover from illness. Dr. Domar discusses the connection 
between psychological suffering, physical illness and healing. Power Surge guest, Dr. Alice
Domar's book contains a section on general health followed by a guide to specific problems. 
She describes the importance of asking for and accepting support: something most women 
are much better at giving than receiving.

Read a transcript with Dr. Alice Domar

Imagine A Woman In-Love With Herself: 
Embracing Your Wisdom and Wholeness
Patricia Lynn Reilly, Sue Patton Thoele 
Conari, 1999

Imagine a Woman author, Patricia Lynn Reilly, empowers women to move 
from self-loathing to self-love, from self-criticism to self-celebration. 
It dismantles the question "What's wrong with me?" by exploring its 
historical, theological, and personal origins. It explores 20 self-affirming 
qualities that encourage women to be the authors of their own lives and 
to cultivate knowledge and love of themselves. Each section is filled with 
reflections and meditations that ask readers to reclaim their inner resources 
and reconnect with the essential truth about themselves. 

If Not Now, When?: Reclaiming Ourselves At Midlife
Stephani Marston
NY, Warner Books, 2001

Power Surge guest, Stephanie Marston utilizies interviews with 100 women.
Midlife is a wake-up call that requires we pay attention to where we stand 
in our lives. It is a time of intense reevaluation. Yet it is also a time 
of immense opportunity from which every woman can emerge a new person. 
Now in one of the first books to address the spiritual, emotional, and 
psychological dimensions of the midlife transition,

Read a transcript with Stephanie Marston

The Imp of the Mind: 
Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts
Lee Baer Ph.D.
E P Dutton, 2000

Power Surge guest, Dr. Lee Baer, an articulate and exemplary guest, turns our 
attention to the common and underlying problem of unwanted, inappropriate, 
and obsessive thoughts. At once an insightful exploration of this silent 
epidemic in our midst and a powerful guide for those suffering from this 
disorder, Dr. Baer draws on groundbreaking research to find what causes these 
bad thoughts, giving sufferers information on medication or self-help treatment. 
Most important, in helping all of us understand this condition, he provides a 
way to find peace of mind.

Read a transcript with Dr. Lee Baer

I'm Too Young To Get Old: 
Health Care For Women Over Forty  
Judith Reichman, M.D. 
NY: Random House, 1996
 
With clarity, passion, and welcomed humor, the dynamic narrator of the 
acclaimed PBS special on menopause offers an essential, inspiring, and 
informative book on the health issues affecting women aged 40 and over, 
including contraception, menopause, hormone replacement therapy, 
osteoporosis, and bladder control. 

Living Well With Hypothyroidism
Mary Shomon

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Look Me in the Eye, Old Women 
Aging and Ageism 
Barbara MacDonald and Cynthia Rich 
Spinsters Ink, Second Edition, 1991

These thought-provoking essays - written primarily by Barbara Macdonald, with 
contributions by her lover/partner, Cynthia Rich - challenge readers to consider 
society's and their own attitudes towards older women. Barbara Macdonald has 
"always been a lesbian - always loved women, gotten my strength and my sense 
of self from women." 

The New Ourselves, Growing Older   
P. Doress-Worters and D. Siegal  
NY: Touchstone, 1994

An authoritative resource for the population's fastest-growing 
segment, women over forty, offers practical advice, perspectives, 
and updates for women on such issues as divorce, housing, contraception, 
health, and more. 75,000 first printing. Tour. 


New Passages:
Mapping Your Life Across Time  
Gail Sheehy   
NY: Random House, 1995

A provocative sequel to and a significant extension of renowned author
and Power Surge guest, Gail Sheehy's international bestseller Passages. 
Sheehy finds a revolution in the adult life cycle as she traces not only 
radical changes in the earlier phases of the '20s, '30s, and '40s, but 
discovers and maps out the new frontier--a second adulthood in middle life. 

Read a transcript with Gail Sheehy

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Passages  
Gail Sheehy   
NY: Dutton, 1984 

At last, this is your story. You'll recognize yourself, your friends, and your 
loves. You'll see how to use each life crisis as an opportunity for creative 
change -- to grow to your full potential. Gail Sheehy's brilliant road map of 
adult life shows the inevitable personality and sexual changes we go 
through in our 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond. The Trying 20s -- The safety of 
home left behind, we begin trying on life's uniforms and possible partners 
in search of the perfect fit. The Catch 30s -- illusions shaken, it's time to 
make, break, or deepen life commitments. The Forlorn 40s -- Dangerous 
years when the dreams of youth demand reassessment, men and women 
switch characteristics, sexual panic is common, but the greatest opportunity 
for self-discovery awaits. The Refreshed (or Resigned) 50s -- Best of life for 
those who let go old roles and find a renewal of purpose. 

Read a transcript with Gail Sheehy


The Power Of Beauty:
Men, Women and Sex Appeal Since Feminism   
Nancy Friday   
NY: Harper-Collins, 1997

"Using her own life story as a springboard, Nancy Friday traces the 
past 25 years of changes in women's attitudes about self-esteem, 
appearance, and sexuality. "Enormously fun to read."--New York Times 
Book Review." Three time Power Surge guest, Nancy Friday's books
have been an inspiration to all.

Read a transcript with Nancy Friday

Purify Your Body  
Nina L. Diamond  
NY: Crown, 1997

Power Surge guest, Nina Diamond, explores the many ways 
in which we can cleanse the toxins from our bodies, as well
as suggestions as to the best ways to eat, live, exercise and
keep our bodies free from future states of toxicity.

Readings on the Psychology of Women  
Judith M. Bardwick  
NY: Harper & Row, 1972  

The Road Taken  
Rona Jaffe
EP Dutton, 2000

Read a transcript with Rona Jaffe

Self-Nurture:
Learning to Care for Yourself As Effectively As You Care for Everyone Else   
Alice D. Domar, Ph.D, Henry Dreher
Viking, 1999

One of the greatest challenges women face is learning how to nurture themselves. The 
tendency, of course, is for women to put themselves last on the list--taking care of 
everyone and everything else before they tend to their own emotional, physical, or 
spiritual needs, according to author Alice D. Domar, Ph.D. Yet, ironically, when women 
put themselves last on the list, they find themselves stressed out, depleted of energy, 
and unable to give their family members or jobs the full attention they need. As the 
director of the Mind/Body Center for Women's Health at Harvard Medical School, Domar has 
developed a comprehensive, year-long program to help women learn the crucial art of self-
nurturing.

Read a transcript with Dr. Alice Domar

Sensual Healing  
Teresa Kennedy  
NY: M. Evans & Co., 1996

Vital Energy: The 7 Keys to Invigorate Body, Mind and Soul 
David Simon, M.D.,
John Wiley & Sons, 2001 

Read a transcript with David Simon

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Hypothyroidism:
A Simple Plan for Extraordinary Results 
Kenneth R. Blanchard, M.D.
Warner Books, 2004 

Dr. Blanchard's groundbreaking treatment program draws on 
emerging research, medical facts, and three decades of clinical 
experiences as an endocrinologist. It's an individualized 
program that uses questionnaires and charts to help diagnose 
sufferers through symptoms, not lab results- and treats 
patients of all ages with the safe, but little used T3 hormone 
in the best combination with the more common T4 hormone, as 
well as with specific nutritional advice and alternative 
treatments that really work! 

Read a transcript with Kenneth R. Blanchard, M.D.

When Your Body Gets the Blues:
The Clinically Proven Program for Women
Who Feel Tired, Stressed, and Eat Too Much! 
Dr. Marie-Annette Brown 
Rodale Press, 2002

To combat the body blues, Brown, Robinson, and colleagues at the 
University of Washington developed "LEVITY" therapy based on three 
activities: increasing exposure to natural light, walking outside 
five or more times a week, and taking six inexpensive vitamins and 
minerals.

Read a transcript with Dr. Marie-Annette Brown

The Wisdom of Healing 
David Simon, M.D., Deepak Chopra
Three Rivers Press, 1998 

Read a transcript with David Simon

Wise Woman Archetype:  
Menopause As Initiation/Cassette
Jean Shinoda Bolen  

Bolen explores an inner source of sacred power within women--the
wise-woman archetype--and its meaning in our lives today. Ancient
cultures looked at menopause as a way to make wisdom. 
Sounds True audio cassette, 1994

What Your Dreams Can Teach You
Dr Alex Lukeman, P.H.D.
Llewellyn Publications, 1990

Read a transcript with Dr. Alex Lukeman

When Is Enough, Enough?
What You Can Do If You Never Feel Satisfied
Laurie Ashner, Mitch Meyerson
Hazelden Information Education, 1997

Why do some people get exactly what they thought they wanted--
and still feel disappointed? Why do so many of us want what 
we can't have? Psychotherapists Laurie Ashner and Mitch Meyerson
have drawn a no-nonsense, compassionate blueprint for replacing 
chronic dissatisfaction with contentment and fulfillment. 

Women and the Blues:  
Passions that Hurt, Passions that Heal   
Jennifer James  
NY: Harper & Row, 1988 

The Woman's Comfort Book  
Jennifer Louden  
NY: Harper-Collins, 1992

I received this as a gift and have found Jennifer Louden's book
a Godsend. 'The Woman's Comfort Book' guides us in the simple
ways in which we can care for ourselves, physically, spiritually, 
psychologically with, for example, her "Checking Your
Your Needs". Suggestions on the lost art of self-care.
It does take some practice learning to take care of yourself, but
this book gives you the permission and the resources to do so. 

Women Who Run with the Wolves  
Clarissa Pinkola Estes 
Ballantine Books, 1992

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 DIET, FITNESS, EXERCISE, LOOKING BETTER! 



365 Ways to Relax Mind, Body & Soul
Barbara L. Heller, M.S.W.
Storey Books, 2000

Stress may be the number one threat to health and happiness 
in the 21st century. For the stressed-out reader who can't 
afford a daily massage, here are 365 simple, effective ways to
promote relaxation. From simple thoughts to exercises to food, 
this book offers hundreds of tips.

Read a transcript with Barbara Heller

Awaken the Diet Within:
From Overweight to Looking Great-If I Can Do It, So Can You 
Julia Griggs Havey 
Warner Books, 2003

Topping the scale at 290 pounds, Julia Griggs Havey resigned 
herself to a matronly figure and plus-size clothes. But when she 
read the anonymous note informing her that her husband was having 
an affair, Julia realized it was time to take control of her life. 
Her mantra became self-improvement through self-motivation and she 
began by taking off the weight more than 130 pounds and divorcing 
her wandering husband. Now, Julia shares the weight-loss secrets 
that have already helped thousands. From her nine-level Road Map 
to Weight Loss to more than 130 delicious recipes, nutritional 
advice, and fitness tips, readers will discover how easy it is to 
achieve success. Julia's inspirational outlook will motivate and 
encourage millions of women to awaken the diet within and begin 
their transformation today! 

Read a transcript with Julia Griggs Havey


Better Than Ever: The 4-Week Workout 
Program for Women Over Forty  
Lisa Hoffman
NY. Contemporary Publishing, 1997 

Doctors and researchers agree that regular exercise plays an important
role in keeping menopausal women strong and healthy. Better Than Ever
offers a balanced, step-by-step plan of aerobic activity, strength training,
and stretching, along with advice on nutrition, relaxation, and ways to
pamper the body and soul. Filled with more than 100 black-and-white
photos using age-appropriate models, this is an invaluable health resource
for women ages 40 to 60. Power Surge's GIGS™ Program (Getting Into Good
Shape) uses Power Surge guest, Lisa Hoffman's book as its reference. 

Read a transcript with Lisa Hoffman

Diet for a Poisoned Planet: 
How to Choose Safe Foods for You and Your Family  
David Steinman

Read a transcript with David Steinman

Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution
Robert C. Atkins, M.D.
NY. Avon Books, 1992

World renowned cardiologist and nutritionist, Power Surge guest,  
Dr. Robert Atkins opens his ground-breaking book with this 
message:  "Is this you?  Determined to lose weight, you vowed to do it 
the 'right' way. You stopped eating red meat, had omelets made from 
egg whites only, took the skin off the chicken, ate lots of pasta and baked 
potatoes with no butter, and oatmeal and skim milk for breakfast. And 
you stuck with it. And yet somehow it never quite felt right, and it never 
worked the way you thought it would.  Well, if that description fits, the 
probability is that you're just a normal person who's been victimized by 
those who don't tell you that the low-fat diet forces you to eat more
carbohydrates, the very food that makes you fat." Improve your heart 
health by lowering cholesterol, raising the good cholesterol and lowering 
triglycerides with The Atkins Diet.

"Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution, in its 30th printing, has remained
on the New York Times Bestseller list for over a year. His original 
Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution (1972) has sold in excess of 10 million 
copies world-wide, and has been translated into eight languages. 
This book is one of only two diet books listed on the Top 50 
bestselling books of all time.

Read a transcript with Dr. Robert C. Atkins


Dr. Atkins Vita-Nutrient Solution:
Nature's Answer to Drugs 
Dr. Robert C. Atkins
NY. Simon & Schuster, 1998 

With "Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution..," cadiologist and bestselling
author and Power Surge guest, Robert C. Atkins, M.D., takes 
therapeutic and preventive nutrition to a new level, providing a 
comprehensive, ground-breaking guide to the stunning power of 
nature's own pharmacy. Atkins not only proves that vitamin and 
mineral supplements can be more effective and safer than drugs, 
but also challenges a political system that limits public access to 
information and confronts a drug industry that seems to have a 
stranglehold on medical professions. Supported by exhaustive 
research, with a bibliography containing over 800 references, 
"Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution" also shares inspiring success 
stories of real-life patients who overcame a myriad of illnesses from 
diabetes to the common cold with these nourishing compounds.  

Read a transcript with Dr. Robert C. Atkins

Dr. Bob Arnot's Guide to Turning Back The Clock 
Dr. Bob Arnot
Little Brown & Company, 1996

Read a transcript with Dr. Bob Arnot

Dr. Bob Arnot's Revolutionary Weight Control Program 
Dr. Bob Arnot
Little Brown & Company, 1998

Read a transcript with Dr. Bob Arnot

Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss:
The Visual Program for Permanent Weight Loss 
Dr. Howard Shapiro 
Warner Books, 2003

Dr. Shapiro has been featured in the New York Times, New York 
Daily News, New Woman and Vogue, because he has helped hundreds of 
celebrity, executive, and model clients successfully lose weight. 
In 1998, he designed a weight-loss program the New York Police 
Department that was so successful, he is now creating a program 
for the Fire Department. 

Read a transcript with Dr. Howard Shapiro


Estrogen - The Natural Way: 
Over 250 Recipes Using Natural Plant Estrogens for Women  
Nina Shandler 
Villard Books, 1997 

Synopsis: Women need estrogen, but  it's a fact that the hormone 
diminishes with age. Shandler has discovered that estrogen occurs 
naturally in certain foods which can be used as ingredients in every 
kind of recipe imaginable. In "Estrogen: The Natural Way," 
Shandler shows how readers can do a gentle yet effective version of 
estrogen replacement therapy using the kitchen instead of the drugstore.

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Feed Your Body Right: 
Understanding Your Individual Body Chemistry 
for Proper Nutrition Without Guesswork  
Dr. Lendon H. Smith
NY: M. Evans & Co, 1995

If you are overwhelmed by the toxic soup surrounding us, this book
will give you the leverage you need to be well in today's dicey
environment. Each of us, through a combination of genetic inheritance 
and personal lifestyle, has an individual body chemistry. For optimal 
health and well-being, that body chemistry must be kept in balance. 
This book teaches readers how to devise an individualized nutrition 
program that will work for their particular body type and metabolism. 

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The Frantic Woman's Guide to Life:
A Year's Worth of Hints, Tips, and Tricks 
Mary Jo Rulnick and Barbara Schneider
Warner Books, 2004

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The Goddess Diet 
Larrian Gillespie, M.D.
Healthy Life Publications, 2000

Dr. Larrian Gillespie's The Goddess Diet contains powerful information based 
upon the latest scientific research into the unique differences in female 
metabolism. You'll discover how we women can remain naturally slim, ageless 
and healthy by choosing foods that harmonize with our hormones. Tired of 
following the dietary advice for men and watching your shape change into 
a Buddha Belly? The Goddess Diet gives every woman the ability to maintain 
the vitality and shape of her youth without the need for pills or surgery 
by following a lifestyle uniquely designed for a woman's hormonal needs. 

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The Hungry Self:
Women, Eating and Identity   
Kim Chernin  
NY: Times Books, 1985  

Kathy Smith's Fitness Makeover: 
A 10-Week Guide to Exercise and Nutrition That Will Change Your Life 
Kathy Smith, et al 
Warner Books, 1997

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Kathy Smith's Getting Better All the Time
Kathy Smith
Warner Books, 1999

Kathy Smith's Walkfit For A Better Body
Kathy Smith, Susanna Levin (Contributor)
Warner Books, 1994

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Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell: 
Winning Weight Control Strategies for Woman Over 35 
to Stay Fit Through Menopause 
Debra Waterhouse
Hyperion, 1999

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Looking Great: Fashion Authority and Television Star, 
Linda Dano Shares Her Style and Beauty 
Secrets to Help You Look Your Best
Linda Dano, Anne Kyle (Contributor)
Perigree, 1998

Emmy Award-winning actress, Linda Dano, talk show host, entrepreneur 
and published author discusses ways in which to look great as well as the 
impact her recent public plastic surgery (face lift) had on her life 
and career. Linda is also the author of the bestselling, Living Great.

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McDougall Plan, The
John McDougall M.D.
New Win Publishing, 1985

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The McDougall Program:
Twelve Days To Dynamic Health
John McDougall M.D.
Plume, 1991

The Menopause Diet 
Larrian Gillespie 
Healthy Life Publications, 1999 

In Power Surge guest, Dr. Larrian Gillespie's book, "The Menopause Diet," you will be
helped in regaining the vitality and shape of your youth without the need for pills or 
surgery. It can prolong your life by preventing damage to your body from uncontrolled 
blood sugar that can lead to heart disease, strokes and cancer. The Menopause Diet is 
the first book to deal with the #1 complaint of women entering menopause, providing 
scientific proof that women must eat differently from men if they want to lose weight 
and keep it off. This book will explain why women may be digging their grave with 
their own teeth when they eat a high carbohydrate, low protein diet and how stress and 
lack of sleep can make you fat.   

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Menopause: 
How You Can Benefit From Diet, Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs...
Michael Murray
Prima Publishing, 1994


Moving Through Menopause: The Complete Program For
Exercise, Nutrition, and Total Wellness
Kathy Smith, Robert Miller 
NY: Warner Books, 2002

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The Natural Estrogen Cookbook;
Healthy Recipes for Perimenopause and Menopause
Lana Liew, Linda Ojeda, Ph.D.
Hunter House, 1999

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