Guide to Good Health for Women over 40 (Harvest Book) - Softcover

They say "life begins at forty." Never have women and men enjoyed such good health and lived for so long as we do now. Rather than merely growing old gracefully, women over forty today look forward to remaining active and getting the most out of life. Dr. Nancy Snyderman can help you maintain your vitality and good health into middle age and beyond. As a forty-four-year-old woman, mother of three, and a physician, she knows what women can expect as we age and how to stay well. With wit, personality, and authority Dr. Snyderman discussesHow heart disease is as much a risk for women as for menWhich cancers specifically affect womenWhat to do to get in shape for a late pregnancyWhat are normal signs of aging and what could signal a chronic diseaseWhy self-care and preventive maintenance are so valuableThis comprehensive, accessible, and thoroughly informative book is the modern woman's medical bible.