Overcoming overeating vs The new ourselves, growing older

Overcoming overeating

Jane R. Hirschmann, Carol H. Munter

1988

The reissue of a classic in healthy living, with more than 300,000 copies sold!Diet/binge. good food/bad food. punishment/reward. These are the compulsive eater's nightmares, a long-time pattern of recrimination and guilt that ultimately leads to more overeating and more weight gain. In an updated edition, here is the ground-breaking, step-by-step plan that doesn't control eating habits but cures them instead, once and for all. Overcoming Overeating will show you how to:* Give up dieting forever* Eat from true stomach hunger instead of "mouth hunger"* Stop overeating and lose weight naturally* Move beyond a preoccupation with eating and weight in order to live a more satisfying life

The new ourselves, growing older

Paula B. Doress-Worters, Diana Laskin Siegal

1987

Following in the ground-breaking tradition of Our Bodies, Ourselves, Paula B. Doress-Worters and Diana Laskin Siegal address the needs of the growing number of women over the age of forty. This new and revised edition of the bestselling Ourselves, Growing Older includes new chapters on menopause and reform of the medical care system as well as extensive updates on housing issues, HIV/AIDS, cosmetic surgery, and breast cancer. The New Ourselves, Growing Older takes a positive, empowering approach to the physical and emotional health and social welt-being of midlife and older women by providing frank and complete information on personal health. Emphasizing the positive potential of the second half of life, this book focuses on a vast array of topics, including: * Aging and Well-Being * Reassessing Our Body Image * Contraception and Childbearing at Midlife * Sexuality in the Middle and Later Years * Menopause: Experiencing Our Change of Life * Reform of the Medical Care System * Hypertension, Diabetes, Hysterectomy * Osteoporosis, Arthritis, Cancer * Hosing Alternatives, Work and Retirement, Money Matters Drawing on the experiences of scores of women from every walk of life, The New Ourselves, Growing Older not only draws on the work of experts but also listens to the voices of women themselves. The result is a document of unique power -- a guide to health and living that is authoritative, reassuring and sympathetic.