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great book
If you want to know anything about osteopenia or osteoporosis this is the book to buy.It is full of information - beyond most other books - entertaining and accessible.All women should read it!

Strong Women Strong Bones
I ha recommended this book to many people and bought it as gifts. i faithfully do the exercises and follow the menus. I even showed it to my dr. It is wonderful for those of us who are older and even the younger since I bought it for my daughter-in-law

must have reference book for home library
I took out a number of books from the library including recent releases. Admittedly, I reviewed them from a different perspective than older folks as I'm just over 40.This was the most informative book with relevant information to my age group. Even though I work out regularly and thought I had a pretty good routine, there were plenty of enlightening strength exercises that have never been in my repertoire.That reason alone rates this book superior than others. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Healthy Living    8. Osteoporosis    9. Osteoporosis in women    10. Popular works    11. Women's Health - General    12. Work-Related Health    13. Health & Fitness / General   

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Excellent Tool
Great layout for tracking your healthy (or not) behaviors. Weekly format lets you review at a glance how you are doing.This is particularly nice since consistent behavior is so important. Two pages per week for personal notes with check off boxes for sleep, vigor and mood. One page per week for food records with plenty of room to be specific or just mark number of food group servings in provided boxes. One page per week for physical activity records with a separate place for strengh training and number of steps taken (for pedometer fans). A disappointment
I am a fan of Miriam Nelson and the Strong Women books but I returned this book because I thought it was poorly designed. It is organized by week, not by day, and within each week there are different sections for exercise, food, etc. so that you have to switch back and forth between the sections (and pages) to record your different behaviors on a single day.Plus, there are some daily behaviors, e.g., drinking lots of water, which are only noted with one (i.e., a weekly) checkbox--it appears that she wanted to remind you to drink lots of water but didn't have room to include a daily checkbox for it or for other behaviors which should occur daily (e.g., a multivitamin). Superb motivator and tracker
Despite the strong "women" nomenclature, this book serves equally well for men OR women who want to better their health and improve their wellness. As Miriam Nelson explains in the preface, the best predictor of people becoming more fit (exercise, diet) is whether they keep a journal or not. This structured journal means that in just a few minutes a day you can record the key facts about your program and progress (or lack of it) to keep you on track. HIGHLY recommended! ... Read more

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Exercise, particularly strength training, can restore function and reduce the pain of arthritis, as Tufts research scientists have discovered. In Read more

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Strong Men and Women Beat Arthritis by Dr. Nelson
This is an excellent work on the alternative medicinal and Really seems to help!
I was recently diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, and I started following the nutritional suggestions in this book. I think it's already starting to help! Plus it tells you how to perform strengthening exercises for your aching joints. I am a big fan of Dr. Nelson's other works. I like how she explains the science and the applications. I plan to share this with my mom, who also has osteoarthritis.

No hype, just good, sound information.
I am the kind of person that is not going to buy or "buy into" a book unless it is supported by some reasonable evidence.If you're like me, then you'll love this book.It is based on a study recently conducted at the Tufts University.In short, the study used a program of exercise and nutrition to combat arthritis.The results? Pain was reduced by a whopping 43%! Read more

Subjects:  1. Arthritis    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Healthy Living    8. Popular works    9. Health & Fitness / General   

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Strong Women, Strong Hearts
This book is well written, readable, and easy to understand - not full of medical jargon. Excellent book.

Practical heart health information for Women
I teach Heart Health classes for women.I can't wait to recommend this book to my students.It offers an easy to read, very practical approach to making healthful lifestyle changes.

Good book for those not in the know
I thought this was a very good book - but for people who really have no, or very little knowledge about taking care of their heart.It gives very good info on how the heart works, different procedures, and exercise.Diet is also included with recipes ... Read more

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Good read - can be very useful :-)
If you are someone who is super fit and exercise on a very regular basis, then this book may not be for you.If you are coming back from injury or just want to change your life, then pick up a copy and take a read.I bought this when my back wouldn't allow me to go for long walks anymore, and started to put on a little weight.I knew about weight lifting, but this motivated me to actually do more than what I already was doing and it brought about some changes in my slowly increasing weight (which now has gone thanks to this).
No Diet Fitness Book
An energizing book whose focus is not just on weight loss.The book has exercise plans with no diet restrictions thus making it much easy to follow.This well written book talks of how to loose weight while gaining strength.Miriam Nelson stresses on slow weight loss which is healthier and easier.This book is clear and easy to understand, and does not require to avoids particular food groups.
Weight training for those intimidated by other programs
I'm an out-of-condition, fiftyish female who does not want HRT but needs to do something to maintain bone density, strength, etc. I got this book after reading Jane Brody's positive discussion of it in the New York Times a few years ago.I've been doing the exercises for about a month now and am beginning to see the results predicted by the author. I feel more active, grocery bags are easier to carry, and I'm seeing definition in my arms and legs.
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A new book by Miriam Nelson, author of Read more

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Good Nutrition Advice, Tiresome "Perfect" Family
I have loved Miriam Nelson's other books, and eagerly anticipated this one that would focus only on nutrition, especially for women.The good news is that she does not disappoint in this area:solid, sensible information, with eating plans that are like those in her other books.LOTS of data, based on research, and split up into great chapters, like "water" and "calcium." good sense and good eating
I have read most of the newest diet books on the market, looking for just some good scientific background for what the author recommends.All of them leave me wondering what the author actually knows about nutrition. Sensible easy-to-read advice on how to eat well
Tired of counting calories, making cabbage soup? Tired of eating high-protein, low-fat, no-fat? Are you now so completely confused by what to feed your family that you run screaming from the supermarket? Take a deep breath and read this book! Dr. Nelson answers your questions thoroughly, like are high-protein diets healthy and are carbs bad for you? Complex topics (like the glycemic index) that can really help you are explained fully. An invaluable book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diets - General    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health and hygiene    5. Health/Fitness    6. Nutrition    7. Women    8. Women's Health - General    9. Health & Fitness / Women's Health    10. Health & wholefood cookery    11. Women's health   

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The sad truth of all exercise programs is that you have to follow them to get results. This one is no different, but its well-designed, progressive strength-training promises the fountain of youth in two 40-minute sessions a week. An extravagant claim? Yes. But many women, especially those between age 40 and 80, can achieve certain measures of youth: denser bones, better balance and flexibility, more strength and energy than women years younger. The guidelines in Read more

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To many words not enough subsence
This book did not have clear guide lines.All could have been said in a few words.Would not recommed this book.

Finally I found motivation to start weight training
This book is so encouraging, readable, and practical that I read through it and then went out and bought the equipment. Her instructions are clear and not overly wordy.I've started the program and can feel results already.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE EXERCISE
On a visit to the library, I picked up this book and casually flipped through it.I checked the book out, took it home and returned it only after I realized it was being used twice a week for the last month and overdue.
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