The Hormone Decision or Body Control

The Hormone Decision

Author: Tara Parker Pop

Do you have questions about menopause and the use of hormones?
The generation of women approaching or entering menopause today has heard more on the subject than any previous generation. First hormones were good. Then suddenly they were bad. Now they don't seem to be in the news much at all. But for the woman realizing that her body is starting to change, all these conflicting reports can be frightening. The truth is that every woman is different, and no one answer is correct for everybody.
Tara Parker-Pope, who has written about health for both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, details all the latest research on menopause in a clear, easy-to-read style that makes it possible for you to:

• understand the research
• ask intelligent questions
• choose whether or not hormone therapy is right for you.

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Body Control: Using Techniques Developed by Joseph H. Pilates

Author: Lynne Robinson

Once only used by athletes, dancers, actors, and musicians, this method is now recommended for everyone — men and women of all ages. It also helps pregnant women learn proper breathing and body concentration; and recover body shape and tone after pregnancy. Many exercises are so gentle that they may be used by senior citizens to regain muscle tone, correct posture, and prevent bones from becoming brittle.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements	5
Foreword by Pat Cash	8
Foreword by Piers Chandler	9
Introduction	10
The Benefits of the Body Control Method	14
The Eight Principles	16
Know Thyself	23
Ready to Start	26
The Warm-up	28
1 Standing at Ease	28
2 Roll-downs Against the Wall	30
3 Sliding Down the Wall	32
4 Relaxation Position	34
5 Breathing Correctly	36
6 Navel to Spine	38
7 Knee Circles & Leg Circles	40
8 Hamstring Stretch	42
9 Hip Flexors	44
10 Shoulder Drops	46
11 Neck Rolls & Nose Spirals	48
12Spine Curls	50
13 Hip Rolls	52
Lengthening & Strengthening	54
14 The Corkscrew	54
15 The Samson	56
16 Side Reaches	58
17 Waist Twist	60
18 Pole Raises	62
19 Wrists, Hands & Fingers	64
20 Curl-ups	66
21 Oblique Curl-ups	68
22 Turning Out the Leg	70
23 Single Leg Stretch	72
24 The Hundred	74
25 Curl-downs	76
A Sound Foundation -- Foot Control	78
26A Foot Circling	80
26B Lifting the Arches	81
26C Pointing & Flexing	82
26D Waking Up the Toes -- The Mexican Wave!	84
Flexibility & Strength	86
27 The Star -- stage 1	86
27 The Star -- stages 2 & 3	88
28 Single Heel-kicks	90
29 The Cat	92
30 Rest Position Back-breathing	94
Working with Weights	96
31 Leg weights -- Abductor Lifts	98
32 Leg weights -- Lift & Lower	100
33 Leg weights -- Twenty Lifts	100
34 Leg weights -- Inner-thigh Toner	102
35 Arm weights -- Flys	104
36 Arm weights -- Backstroke Swimming	106
37 Arm weights -- Triceps	108
38 Arm weights -- Biceps	110
The Wind-down	112
39 Arm Openings	113
40 Pillow Squeeze	114
Working Out with Body Control	116
The Correction of Common Postural Faults	124
Further Reading	126
FINAL WORD	127