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Midlife Matters: Feel Empowered and Confident Every Step of the Way
by Katie TaylorWith significant female figures breaking down taboos around menopause and opening the discussion, women are in a stronger position than ever before to insist on a better midlife experience - a real cause for celebration. But while these discussions around menopause are brilliant and empowering, it's vital that we don't let the conversation stop there. Because midlife for women is a multifaceted experience, one in which our changing bodies play an enormous part, but that's far from the only thing going on.MIDLIFE MATTERS promises to be an all-encompassing guide and manual for midlife women, exploring the five key areas of HEALTH, WELLBEING, RELATIONSHIPS, WORK LIFE, CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES with humour and honesty. Guiding us through, author Katie Taylor's friendly narrative is supported by expert contributions in each chapter, including advice and resources from a world-renowned medical advisory team - and of course the testimonies of real women from the midlife community.
The Midlife Method: How to lose weight and feel great after 40
by Sam RiceIn The Midlife Method, food and lifestyle writer Sam Rice explores why it is so much harder to lose weight as we get older and what we can do about it.Rather than focusing exclusively on restricted eating, as so many diets do, Sam guides us through her 'method' for midlife weight loss based on extensive research into the specific physiological changes that occur in our middle years. She answers the questions that she herself asked when, in her forties, the weight suddenly started accumulating around the middle: * Why is this happening to me? * What am I eating that isn't helping?* What foods should I be eating more of? * How do calories fit into the equation? * How much and what kinds of exercise are most beneficial? * What other lifestyle changes do I need to make? Including more than 80 delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch and family-friendly dinners, along with an easy 4-week meal plan, The Midlife Method shows how combining Light Days (active calorie restriction via calorie-controlled recipes) and Regular Days (focused on eating well-balanced, nutrient-dense food) can bring about healthy and sustainable weight loss. But we don't just want to lose weight as we get older, we want to feel great too, that is where The Midlife Method Healthy Habits come in. Learn how to exercise optimally, get a better night's sleep, manage stress and enjoy alcohol as part of a healthier lifestyle. If you feel stuck in a midlife weight rut then this is the book for you.
The Midlife Method: How to lose weight and feel great after 40
by Sam RiceIn The Midlife Method, food and lifestyle writer Sam Rice explores why it is so much harder to lose weight as we get older and what we can do about it.Rather than focusing exclusively on restricted eating, as so many diets do, Sam guides us through her 'method' for midlife weight loss based on extensive research into the specific physiological changes that occur in our middle years. She answers the questions that she herself asked when, in her forties, the weight suddenly started accumulating around the middle: * Why is this happening to me? * What am I eating that isn't helping?* What foods should I be eating more of? * How do calories fit into the equation? * How much and what kinds of exercise are most beneficial? * What other lifestyle changes do I need to make? Including more than 80 delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch and family-friendly dinners, along with an easy 4-week meal plan, The Midlife Method shows how combining Light Days (active calorie restriction via calorie-controlled recipes) and Regular Days (focused on eating well-balanced, nutrient-dense food) can bring about healthy and sustainable weight loss. But we don't just want to lose weight as we get older, we want to feel great too, that is where The Midlife Method Healthy Habits come in. Learn how to exercise optimally, get a better night's sleep, manage stress and enjoy alcohol as part of a healthier lifestyle. If you feel stuck in a midlife weight rut then this is the book for you.
The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain
by Alice Weaver FlahertyNeurologist Flaherty (Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School) explains the psychological and neuroscientific knowledge about the process of writing for a lay audience. She discusses the temporal lobe's role in "abnormal hypergraphia," an increased desire to write. She then explores psychological and neurological explanations for writer's block. The roles of the cerebral cortex in writing ability, the limbic system in the drive to communication, and the temporal lob in metaphorical thinking are examined in subsequent chapters. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
The Midnight Hour: Canadian Accounts of Eerie Experiences
by John Robert ColomboThe Midnight Hour is amazing, amusing, and frightening. It will make you pause to wonder - about ghosts and spirits, fate and destiny, strange beasts and even stranger human beings. The accounts within describe encounters in Canada with monsters and mysteries from 1784 to the present. Editor and anthologist John Robert Colombo derived these true tales from nineteenth-century newspapers, personal correspondence, e-mails, interviews, and more. The collection is certain to entertain you … especially during "the midnight hour"!
Midnight Meditations: Calm Your Thoughts, Still Your Body, and Return to Sleep
by Courtney E. AckermanStop chasing sleep and start welcoming rest with these 150 peaceful, nighttime meditations to make falling back to sleep easier than ever.There&’s nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night and being unable to fall back asleep. Now with Midnight Meditations, you can be gently guided back to sleep faster than ever. These 150 peaceful, soothing meditations help you welcome and embrace the rest, relaxation, and restorative sleep every night has to offer. With these simple, guided meditations you can tune out distractions that hinder your rest and tap into the tranquility of the night. In Midnight Meditations, you will discover how to calm your racing thoughts, stop chasing sleep, and start receiving an undisturbed night&’s rest so you can make the most of your days.
Midnight Meditations for Moms: Calming Comfort for the Wee Hours
by Miranda HerseyWhatever keeps you from sleeping—from a crying newborn to a past-curfew teen, you’re not alone in this common bond of motherhood.Midnight Meditations for Moms brings you understanding and reassurance through short, inspiring thoughts designed to ease you back into sleep and helps you extend kindness and encouragement to yourself as a mom and beyond.-Calm your mind, body, and heart with soothing meditations.-Know that you are not alone in these midnight moments.-Get the rest and self-care you need and deserve.-Share to support your circle of moms.With Miranda Hersey's Midnight Meditations for Moms, you can calm those worries in the wee hours, settle back into sleep, and shine for yourself and your loved ones the next day!
Midnight Sun
by Trish CookDiscover a summer love story like no other: now a major motion picture starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger, and perfect for fans of The Fault in our Stars and Everything, Everything.Katie can't leave her house during the day: she has a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly.But everything changes when one evening, singing her heart out on a deserted station platform, she meets Charlie.Before the night is out, Katie is smitten. But she hasn't told Charlie her secret. She just wants to have her normal love story, before reality kicks in. Lost in her night-time summer romance, Katie knows that love will light the way.A heartbreaking tale of love, loss and one nearly perfect summer.
Midnight Sun
by Trish CookDiscover a summer love story like no other: now a major motion picture starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger, and perfect for fans of The Fault in our Stars and Everything, Everything.<p><p>Katie can't leave her house during the day: she has a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly.<p><p>But everything changes when one evening, singing her heart out on a deserted station platform, she meets Charlie.<p><p>Before the night is out, Katie is smitten. But she hasn't told Charlie her secret. She just wants to have her normal love story, before reality kicks in. Lost in her night-time summer romance, Katie knows that love will light the way.<p><p>A heartbreaking tale of love, loss and one nearly perfect summer.
The Midpoint Plan: Taking charge of your health, habits and happiness to thrive in midlife and beyond
by Gabby LoganIT'S TIME TO REDEFINE MIDDLE AGEMAKE THE MIDPOINT THE START OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! Inspired by the hit podcast, The Mid-Point Plan is your midlife survival kit.Packed to the brim with advice and life lessons from experts in their field (Dr Louise Newson, Prof Greg Whyte amongst others) and successful people navigating this time of life (Claudia Winkleman, Jo Whiley, Lee Mack, Michael Johnson, Caitlin Moran, Phil Neville and so many more) the book draws on their wise words to help you to navigate the biggest challenges that midlife can throw at you. It will help you to:- keep yourself fit and healthy into older age- keep your brain firing on all cylinders- improve your sleep- deal with anxiety- thrive in your career- navigate changing relationships (whether that's empty nests or aging parents)- cope with illness and loss- be a healthier, more productive, creative and happy older personWith a Midpoint Action Plan (MAP) at the end of each chapter, it contains all the tips and tricks, habits and practices you need for a positive mindset, a healthy body and a happy life. It's a must-have manual for all mid-life men and women.You can read it all the way through or you can keep it by the bed, on the shelf in the kitchen or in the loo to dip into when you need help with something in particular. However you read it, it will be there to offer comfort, motivation and maybe a shared experience to help you through the tougher days.
The Midpoint Plan: Taking charge of your health, habits and happiness to thrive in midlife and beyond
by Gabby LoganIT'S TIME TO REDEFINE MIDDLE AGEMAKE THE MIDPOINT THE START OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! Inspired by the hit podcast, The Mid-Point Plan is your midlife survival kit.Packed to the brim with advice and life lessons from experts in their field (Dr Louise Newson, Prof Greg Whyte amongst others) and successful people navigating this time of life (Claudia Winkleman, Jo Whiley, Lee Mack, Michael Johnson, Caitlin Moran, Phil Neville and so many more) the book draws on their wise words to help you to navigate the biggest challenges that midlife can throw at you. It will help you to:- keep yourself fit and healthy into older age- keep your brain firing on all cylinders- improve your sleep- deal with anxiety- thrive in your career- navigate changing relationships (whether that's empty nests or aging parents)- cope with illness and loss- be a healthier, more productive, creative and happy older personWith a Midpoint Action Plan (MAP) at the end of each chapter, it contains all the tips and tricks, habits and practices you need for a positive mindset, a healthy body and a happy life. It's a must-have manual for all mid-life men and women.You can read it all the way through or you can keep it by the bed, on the shelf in the kitchen or in the loo to dip into when you need help with something in particular. However you read it, it will be there to offer comfort, motivation and maybe a shared experience to help you through the tougher days.
Midwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 109 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness
by Lisa M. Rose“This comprehensive, accessible, full-color guide includes plant profiles, step-by-step instructions for essential herbal remedies and seasonal foraging tips.” —Natural Awakenings Chicago In Midwest Medicinal Plants, Lisa Rose is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using 120 of the region’s most powerful wild plants. You’ll learn how to safely and ethically forage and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines including teas, tinctures, and salves. Plant profiles include clear, color photographs, identification tips, medicinal uses and herbal preparations, and harvesting suggestions. Lists of what to forage for each season makes the guide useful year-round. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers, naturalists, and herbalists in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Midwife Pip’s Guide to a Positive Birth: Tools to Feel Calm and Confident
by Pip Davies‘An empowering birth book for every mum-to-be’ DR ZOE WILLIAMSMidwife Pip is on a mission to help every parent-to-be to feel informed and prepared for birth. With the right education and support, she firmly believes that all births - whether planned or unplanned, assisted, caesarean, waterbirth or hypnobirth - can be positive.Midwife Pip's Guide to a Positive Birth will take you through every stage of preparation for pregnancy, labour, birth and beyond. Packed with evidence-based information and insider tips and tricks from a practising midwife, this book is your personal antenatal class. You'll discover:- How to harness the connection between your mind and body- The importance of the birth environment and how to influence it- The best positions for labour and birth- How your birth partner can best support you- Breathwork and visualisations to help you relax- How to make an informed decision about birth, including VBAC- The key questions to ask your midwife- What you need to know about postpartum aftercare, and much more!Whether you're having your first or your fifth baby, this honest and reliable guide will equip you with everything you need to know to embrace the exciting journey of parenthood.
Midwifery: The Basics (The Basics)
by Helen BastonMidwifery: The Basics provides an engaging and authentic insight into the midwife’s world. It explores the role of the midwife as a clinician and professional, showing how midwives can support women both to achieve a healthy full-term pregnancy and a smooth transition to motherhood. This book begins with a discussion of the context of birth and parenthood, placing midwifery in its broader social context. Topics covered include: the midwife as an autonomous professional; becoming a midwife; pre-conceptual and antenatal care; intrapartum care; postnatal care; and the specialist midwife. Midwifery: The Basics uses the voices of mothers, fathers and midwives to illustrate the complex world of becoming, being and supporting parents. This is an essential introduction for students at undergraduate and A-Level who are approaching midwifery for the first time.
Midwifery, Childbirth and the Media
by Ann Luce Vanora Hundley Edwin Van TeijlingenThis edited collection - one of a kind in its field - addresses the theoretical and practical implications facing representations of midwifery and media. Bringing together international scholars and practitioners, this succinct volume offers a cross-disciplinary discussion regarding the role of media in childbirth, midwifery and pregnancy representation. One chapter critiques the provision and dissemination of health information and promotional materials in a suburban antenatal clinic, while others are devoted to specific forms of media - television, the press, social media - looking at how each contribute to women's perceptions and anxieties with regard to childbirth.
Midwifery for Expectant Parents: A Modern Guide to Choosing the Birth That's Right for You
by Aubre TompkinsA 21st-century guide to midwifery—tons of up-to-date information for expectant parents Whether you're in your third trimester or trying to conceive, knowledge is power when it comes to making important decisions about what kind of care you'll receive during pregnancy and childbirth. Midwifery for Expectant Parents is your resource for information about modern midwifery, letting you navigate your pregnancy journey with confidence and strength. It's never too early or too late to educate yourself and know your choices. Discover how midwifery blends evidence-based medical treatment with a respectful, supportive approach that puts you and your needs first from preconception to postpartum. Midwifery for Expectant Parents includes: All about midwifery—Get an extensive introduction to midwifery, including its benefits, history, philosophy, methodology, and more. Support for every stage—Explore helpful information that walks you through every stage of the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process and explains how a midwife will support you each step of the way. Real birth stories—Read about others' experiences with midwifery, from pregnancy to labor, birth, and postpartum. Take a deep dive into modern midwifery with all the helpful guidance and up-to-date information you'll need to feel empowered before, during, and after your pregnancy.
The Midwife's Choice (At Home in Trinity #2)
by Delia Parr[From the back cover:] Come Home to Friendship, Family, and Faith in the Town of Trinity In a time when the traditional ways of medicine are constantly being questioned by new doctors fresh from medical school, midwife Martha Cade tries to balance her life’s calling with the demands of her family. Recently reunited with her estranged seventeen-year-old daughter, Martha finds herself torn between guiding her child and allowing her to be an adult. At the same time, she must decide whether she’ll risk reopening the heart she’d long closed off to love. Though a small town, Trinity; Pennsylvania, is fraught with secrets, and as a midwife, Martha moves among its people. She knows which homes are filled with light and love, which families have slipped into grief, which wives are unhappy, and which husbands dare to cross lines.... As Martha struggles with the conflicts of being a mother, a midwife, and a woman, she learns the greatest lessons of all--that hope can shine even in the darkest hours, and that faith has a way of making the impossible possible.
The Midwife's Tale: An Oral History from Handywoman to Professional Midwife
by Nicky Leap Billie HunterMothers and midwives reveal the wonders and difficulties of early twentieth century childbirth in this informative and insightful healthcare history. Before the foundation of the United Kingdom&’s National Health Service (NHS) in 1948, expectant mothers relied on midwives to help them through childbirth. Based on interviews conducted with dozens and mothers and retired midwives over several years, Billie Hunter and Nicky Leap&’s The Midwife&’s Tale shares the stories of these women in their own words, shedding light on their experiences and on the realities of childbirth in the first half of the twentieth century. Intriguing, poignant, and sometimes humorous, this oral history covers the experiences of women from the 1910s through the 1950s including accounts of the difficulties of rearing large families in poverty-stricken environments and the lack of information about contraception and abortion—even as midwifery changed from an unqualified &“handywoman&” skill to an actual profession.
Midwives and Medical Men: A History of the Struggle for the Control of Childbirth (Routledge Revivals)
by Jean DonnisonOriginally published in 1977 and as a second edition in 1988, this book introduces the reader to the women at the top of the midwifery profession up until the 17th Century who attended the aristocracy and Royalty. The author shows how their successors were gradually driven out of the better paid work until in the middle of the 19th Century it appeared that attendance on childbearing women would inevitably become the male monopoly it has virtually become in North America. This downward trend was reversed, thanks to efforts to preserve for women the choice of female attendance in childbirth and also to the labour of philanthropists to improve maternity services to the poor. However, the drive for the institutionalization and mechanization of childbirth during the 20th Century as well as a chronic shortage of midwives, has once again shone a spotlight on the profession. This unique history of developments in midwifery will be of interest to students of medical politics, 19th Century social history, the sociology of the professions and gender studies.
Midwives in History and Society (Routledge Revivals)
by Jean Towler Joan BramallOriginally published in 1986, this book examines the history of midwifery, concentrating on 19th and 20th Century Britain. It shows how the evolution of the midwife has been influenced by cultural waves which started in the Near East and Egypt in pre-classical times and slowly spread Northwards and Eastwards over Europe. The authors emphasize the effects of specialization and professionalization upon midwifery and also the influence of male authority and interest group politics. The evolution of the educated qualified midwife of the 20th Century is recorded, leading up to the ongoing debates about high technology birth vis-à-vis natural birth and home deliveries.
Miffy In the Hospital
by Dick BrunaA short book with picture descriptions that explains to children that there is nothing scary about a hospital. Kindergarten through second grade. Miffy is also available from Bookshare. This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.
The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
by Ashley Herring BlakeTwelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnecting with her lost mother, first kisses, and emerging feelings for another girl in this stunning, heartfelt novel--perfect for fans of Ali Benjamin and Erin Entrada Kelly. <P><P>When Sunny St. James receives a new heart, she decides to set off on a "New Life Plan": 1) do awesome amazing things she could never do before; 2) find a new best friend; and 3) kiss a boy for the first time. <P><P>Her "New Life Plan" seems to be racing forward, but when she meets her new best friend Quinn, Sunny questions whether she really wants to kiss a boy at all. With the reemergence of her mother, Sunny begins a journey to becoming the new Sunny St. James. <P><P>This sweet, tender novel dares readers to find the might in their own hearts.
Mighty Mike Bounces Back: A Boy's Life With Epilepsy
by Robert Skead Mike SimmelMike has epilepsy and sometimes it's hard to feel like a "real" kid. He is scared of letting other people know about his disease-or even worse, being seen having a seizure! He is often worried and afraid of what other people will think. Soon Mike starts playing basketball at his school, and he learns to overcome his worries and to be courageous in the face of obstacles including his epilepsy. Written by a real-life basketball star with epilepsy, Mighty Mike Bounces Back is a fun, empowering story written to help kids learn to live comfortably with their epilepsy and to take control of their life.
Migliora La Potenza Del Tuo Cervello - Ripristina La Tua Mente
by Marcus A. Pfeiffer FrancescaQuesto libro serve per ripristinare la tua mente e migliorare la potenza del tuo cervello. Se credi in qualcosa potrai raggiungerlo. La concentrazione e la memoria sono importanti per gli studenti e per quelli del mondo degli affari. Migliorare il potere del cervello può aiutarti a superare le distrazioni della vita e può aumentare la tua capacità di memoria che è molto diverso da quello che hai sperimentato fino ad oggi. La maggior parte del tempo, persone che hanno difficoltà a ricordare e concentrarsi, si sentono sottovalutati per il problema che stanno avendo con questi due concetti. Pensando in modo positivo, puoi allenare il tuo cervello per concentrarsi, capire e ricordare. La mappa mentale è un modo potente per prendere appunti su un argomento in modo da darvi una mappa visiva completa di grafica, poiché approfitta del modo in cui il tuo cervello effettivamente funziona e può impegnare il tuo cervello in un modo completamente diverso rispetto al solito. Il pensiero lineare non solo aumenta la tua creatività e l'efficienza, ma è anche divertente da fare! Imparerai tutto questo e molto altro ancora in questo libro.
Migraine (Neurological Disease and Therapy)
by Russell Lane Paul DaviesSupported by an extensive review of migraine pathogenesis and more than 200 case histories gleaned from the authors' personal experiences, this guide proposes two radical new concepts: all primary headaches are fundamentally a form of migraine and everyone may experience some manifestation of the migraine process in their life. Offering an in-depth