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SUMMARY:WHIM Network Book Club - Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis
DESCRIPTION:For our June meeting our book is Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis\, by Ada Calhoun\, available from the Toronto Public Library and Indigo . \nWhy We Can’t Sleep \nThe Gen Xers\, those born between 1965 and 1979\, are currently between 40 – 54 years old; there are 82 million of them in the U.S. \nSome of the older Gen Xers have gone through menopause since the average age of menopause in North American is 51\, but the majority are still in perimenopause. This generation is stressed\, has high aspirations\, and wants answers to their questions. These women are not like me and other Baby Boomers who put up with bothersome menopause without demanding education and support. Gen Xers want to know what is happening to their bodies and minds. \nExcerpts from Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis\, by Ada Calhoun \n“For a while\, I thought it was just Type A strivers\, but then I started hearing the same sort of thing even from my low-key friends. When I reached out to strangers for this story\, I heard the same toxic brew of fear\, anxiety and anger. \nNot to mention sweatiness and insomnia. \nAs I cooked dinner the other night\, I thought about the women I had been talking to. They’re just entering\, slogging through or just leaving their 40s. They belong to Generation X\, born roughly during the baby bust\, from 1965 to 1984”…. \n“But back to the sweatiness and insomnia. Ours is the first generation to have gynecologists sit us down as early as our late 30s and tell us that signs like weepiness\, hot flashes or irregular periods could indicate that we have begun “perimenopause\,” a term no one used 20 years ago but that now is everywhere. (A transgender friend of mine jokes that he’s going to take Perry Menopause as his DJ name.) \nREGISTER HERE \nRead more on Oprah.com. \nHave you had your gynecologist tell you about perimenopause? I bet not. In Canada women are only referred to a gynecologist when something is wrong with their reproductive system. \nMost family doctors aren’t educated and equipped (not to mention having the time) to start a conversation about menopause with women who aren’t complaining about it. Even women who do complain get only about 10 minutes of the doctor’s attention\, not enough time even to describe how they’re feeling! \nHence\, you need to get your information\, early\, before you start feeling fearful and anxious about the changes you’re going through in perimenopause\, from a menopause practitioner (coach\, mentor\, or specialist). Remember\, there’s help. I can help you! \nDue to COVID-19\, this month’s Book Club is ONLINE .  Learn more and register here.\nThe event will be provided through Zoom. To attend you’ll need a computer or smart device and an internet connection. Post registration\, a few hours before the event\, I will email you a link to join the webinar online. Five (5) minutes before the event just click on the link and you’ll join us. \n 
URL:https://menopaused.org/event/whim-network-book-club-why-we-cant-sleep-womens-new-midlife-crisis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200429T190000
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SUMMARY:WHIM Network Book Club – A Woman’s Guide to Healthy Aging
DESCRIPTION:This month: A Woman’s Guide to Healthy Aging: 7 Proven Ways to Keep You Vibrant\, Happy & Strong by Dr. Vivien Brown\nDue to COVID-19\, this month’s Book Club is ONLINE .  Learn more and register here.\n \nHere’s what the reviewer for the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) said about the book: \nA Woman’s Guide to Healthy Aging: 7 Proven Ways to Keep You Vibrant\, Happy & Strong by Vivien Brown\, MD\, provides practical tips to empower women transitioning through midlife to optimize their health and overall wellbeing. This thoughtful\, easy-to-read guide is an open\, honest conversation with a friend who just happens to be a doctor of 35 years. \nThe title says it all\, 7 Proven Ways to Keep You Vibrant\, Happy & Strong. Midlife is the period in a woman’s life often filled with complex physical and mental change. Many of the changes can be overwhelming and vary from day to day and woman to woman. It’s no wonder women have a difficult time communicating their frustration to their families let alone their healthcare providers. This book can be a resource for women navigating this natural transition. It’s broken down into 7 chapters that address the aging process in women and common misconceptions with clear\, concise language. Dr. Brown shares women’s stories and anecdotes to help drive the message home that “It’s never too early\, or too late\, to start moving in the direction of a vital and independent old age.” From how much calcium is enough\, how can I improve sleep quality\, how can I prevent heart disease and hip fracture\, to what can I do to stay healthy and vibrant; Dr. Brown tackles it all in a straightforward\, encouraging manner. \nHere a few examples of Dr. Brown’s advice: \n“…To be as beneficial as possible\, exercise should help you decrease your stress level\, not increase it. It should be something that helps you really enjoy your life.” \n“If you are wondering whether hormone therapy is safe\, the answer is a qualified yes. Initiating hormone therapy is now considered an acceptable option for relatively young women (up to age 59) and for healthy women who are bothered by menopausal symptoms if they are within 10 years of menopause.” \nI’m sure you’ll enjoy this book and learn a lot.  Learn more about this ONLINE event and register here. \nMenopause treatment is individualized so if you’re contemplating improving your menopause symptoms with hormone therapy you know that I am here to help with that decision and ensure you are a good candidate for it. Do not hesitate to book a call with me to discuss it . \nThis WHIM (Women’s Health In Midlife) Network Book Club meeting is FREE for 2020 members of the WHIM (Women’s Health In Midlife) Network. \nBut everyone is welcome! \nMembers\, use your Promotion Code to get your free ticket. If you are a member and you’ve forgotten your Promotion Code\, email me or RSVP to teresa@menopaused.org \nIf you would like to become a member of the WHIM Network\, you can learn more and register here . \nLight refreshments will be served. \nJoin us to discuss “A Woman’s Guide to Healthy Aging: 7 Proven Ways to Keep You Vibrant\, Happy & Strong by Vivien Brown\, MD“.
URL:https://menopaused.org/event/whim-network-book-club-a-womans-guide-to-healthy-aging/
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SUMMARY:WHIM Network Book Club - The Slow Moon Climbs
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the first-ever meeting of the WHIM (Women’s Health In Midlife) Network Book Club!  This event is free for WHIM Network members\, and everyone is welcome. Our book is right on topic:  The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science\, History\, and Meaning of Menopause\, by Susan Mattern. \nThe Slow Moon Climbs \nHere’s what the publishers say about The Slow Moon Climbs: \nThe first comprehensive look at menopause from prehistory to today \nAre the ways we look at menopause all wrong? Historian Susan Mattern says yes\, and The Slow Moon Climbs reveals just how wrong we have been. Taking readers from the rainforests of Paraguay to the streets of Tokyo\, Mattern draws on historical\, scientific\, and cultural research to reveal how our perceptions of menopause developed from prehistory to today. For most of human history\, people had no word for menopause and did not view it as a medical condition. Rather\, in traditional foraging and agrarian societies\, it was a transition to another important life stage. This book\, then\, introduces new ways of understanding life beyond fertility. \nMattern examines the fascinating “Grandmother Hypothesis”—which argues for the importance of elders in the rearing of future generations—as well as other evolutionary theories that have generated surprising insights about menopause and the place of older people in society. She looks at agricultural communities where households relied on postreproductive women for the family’s survival. And she explores the emergence of menopause as a medical condition in the Western world. It was only around 1700 that people began to see menopause as a dangerous pathological disorder linked to upsetting symptoms that rendered women weak and vulnerable. Mattern argues that menopause was another syndrome\, like hysterical suffocation or melancholia\, that emerged or reemerged in early modern Europe in tandem with the rise of a professional medical class. \nThe Slow Moon Climbs casts menopause\, at last\, in the positive light it deserves—not only as an essential life stage\, but also as a key factor in the history of human flourishing. \nSusan P. Mattern is Distinguished Research Professor of History at the University of Georgia. Her many books include The Prince of Medicine: Galen in the Roman Empire and Rome and the Enemy. She lives on a farm in Winterville\, Georgia. \nThis WHIM (Women’s Health In Midlife) Network Book Club meeting is free for 2020 members of the WHIM (Women’s Health In Midlife) Network. \nBut everyone is welcome!\nThe location is one of my favourite local cafes (or you can join ONLINE): \nBaka Gallery Cafe \n2256 Bloor St. West \nToronto\, Ontario\, M6S 1N6 \nhttps://www.bakacafe.com/ \na short walk west from the Runnymede subway station\, and there are Green P parking lots close by. \nBoth members and non-members register here.  Members\, use your Promotion Code to get your free ticket.  If you are a member and you’ve forgotten your Promotion Code\, or to RSVP\, email me at teresa@menopaused.org. \nIf you would like to become a member of the WHIM Network\, you can learn more and register at https://menopaused.org/whim/. \nI’m really looking forward to the first WHIM (Women’s Health In Midlife) Network Book Club – The Slow Moon Climbs\, and I hope to see you there!
URL:https://menopaused.org/event/whim-network-book-club-the-slow-moon-climbs/
LOCATION:Baka Gallery Cafe\, 2256 Bloor St. West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6S 1N6\, Canada
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