Louann Brizendine

Tervetuloa elämäsi paremmalle puoliskolle! Menestyskirjailija ja neuropsykiatri Louann Brizendine kertoo, miten naisen aivot kokevat keski-iässä käänteentekevän muutoksen parempaan. Kirja inspiroi ja ohjaa naisia vapauttamaan koko potentiaalinsa. Vaihdevuosien vallankumous opastaa selviytymään esivaihdevuosien ja vaihdevuosien myrskyistä. Kirja sisältää toimivia, tieteelliseen tietoon perustuvia keinoja pitää huolta aivojen hyvinvoinnista koko loppuelämän. Brizendinen viesti on vallankumouksellinen. Vaihdevuosina naisen aivot muuttuvat tavalla, joka tuo elämään uudenlaista voimaa, virkistävää selkeyttä ja aitoa merkityksellisyyden tunnetta. Kirjan intiimien tarinoiden kautta muodostuu hämmästyttävä tiekartta aivojen uuteen vaiheeseen ja sen uskomattomiin mahdollisuuksiin.” Tämä on tärkeä kirja. Haluan kaikkien naisten lukevan tämän. Kunpa olisin saanut lukea tämän jo vuosia sitten!”- Jane FondaLouann Brizendine (MD) on työskennellyt sekä Harvardin yliopiston että Kalifornian yliopiston (San Francisco) lääketieteellisissä tiedekunnissa. Jälkimmäisessä hän hoitaa “Lynne and Marc Benioff” -professuuria psykiatrian laitoksella. Hän on UCSF:n Women's Mood and Hormone Clinicin perustaja. Brizendine on julkaissut kaksi New York Times -myyntimenestystä: The Female Brain ja The Mail Brain -teokset.

Discover the incredible possibilities of the female brain in midlife, redefine the menopause and access your most vital, confident and wise phase yet.‘This is an important book. I want all women to read it. I wish I had read it years ago!’ Jane FondaMidlife doesn't have to mean crisis, chaos or confusion. In fact, research shows that women become happier with every decade of their lives. Discover the incredible possibilities of the female brain during the second half of life, redefine the perimenopause and menopause, and access your most vital, confident phase yet. Bestselling author and clinical professor of psychiatry Dr Louann Brizendine dives deep into how the female brain changes for the better during midlife and debunks myths and misinformation to create a revolutionary new framework for this life stage. Packed full of real-life examples, accessible scientific studies and practical advice, The Upgrade shows you how to unlock power, clarity and a profound sense of purpose. You'll discover how to:· find freedom and self-confidence with your neurobiology, explained in an approachable way· see hormones as a positive influence on your cognition, memory and mood· protect yourself from dementia and increase longevity and wellbeing· change the conversation in culture about midlife and, more importantly, change the conversation in your own head to reclaim this time in your lifeIt’s time to embrace and step purposefully into a more authentic powerful version of YOU, full of wisdom, stability and courage.

Welcome to the better half of your life. The New York Times bestselling author of The Female Brain explains how a woman's brain gets "upgraded" in midlife, inspiring and guiding women to unlock their full potential. "This is an important book. I want all women to read it. I wish I had read it years ago "--Jane Fonda Dr. Louann Brizendine was among the first to explain why women think, communicate, and feel differently than men. Now, inspired by her own experiences and those of the thousands of women at her clinic, she has a message that is nothing short of revolutionary: in the time of life typically known as menopause, women's brains are reshaped, for the better, in a way that creates new power, a bracing clarity, and a laser-like sense of purpose if you know how to seize it. With guidance for navigating the perimenopausal and menopausal storm while it lasts, and actionable, science-backed steps for preserving brain health for the rest of your life, The Upgrade is a stunning roadmap, told through intimate stories, to a new brain state and its incredible possibilities. Dr. Brizendine explains the best science-backed strategies for: - Hormones: If timed and handled properly, hormone management can save your life. Brizendine cuts through the controversy to give you the latest guidance for HRT. - Exercise: Leg strength correlates directly with healthy brain function at age 80. Here are the strategies for maintaining your strength. - Sleep: It's critical for maximizing the Upgrade, and Brizendine shares how to achieve healthy rest during challenging transitions. - Mindset: Brizendine shows how to seize the opportunities of your midlife brain changes by shifting your mindset and vision with intention. - Brain Health: The Upgraded brain requires special care when it comes to sugar, alcohol, inflammatory foods, and the microbiome. Here's advice for fueling and maintaining cognitive function for decades. The Upgrade amounts to a celebration of how women step into their power and an entirely new--and radically positive--understanding of aging.

From the author of the groundbreaking, international bestseller The Female Brain comes this eagerly awaited follow-up. Did you know that the male brain...·is a lean, mean problem-solving machine that uses analytical brain structures, not emotional ones, to find solutions·thrives under competition, instinctively plays rough, and is obsessed with rank and hierarchy·has an area for sexual pursuit that is 2.5 times larger than that of the female brain, consuming him with sexual fantasies about female body partsAs Dr Louann Brizendine's impeccably researched, irresistible guide follows the male brain from infancy to adulthood, it unlocks many secrets and offers fascinating insights into a range of subjects, including emotional intimacy, anger, agression, and winning. It also answers many baffling questions and exposes the often shocking gulf that exists between the sexes.

From the author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller The Female Brain, here is the eagerly awaited follow-up book that demystifies the puzzling male brain. Dr. Louann Brizendine, the founder of the first clinic in the country to study gender differences in brain, behavior, and hormones, turns her attention to the male brain, showing how, through every phase of life, the "male reality" is fundamentally different from the female one. Exploring the latest breakthroughs in male psychology and neurology with her trademark accessibility and candor, she reveals that the male brain: -is a lean, mean, problem-solving machine. Faced with a personal problem, a man will use his analytical brain structures, not his emotional ones, to find a solution. -thrives under competition, instinctively plays rough and is obsessed with rank and hierarchy. -has an area for sexual pursuit that is 2.5 times larger than the female brain, consuming him with sexual fantasies about female body parts.-experiences such a massive increase in testosterone at puberty that he perceive others' faces to be more aggressive. The Male Brain finally overturns the stereotypes. Impeccably researched and at the cutting edge of scientific knowledge, this is a book that every man, and especially every woman bedeviled by a man, will need to own.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr Louann Brizendine describes the uniquely flexible structure of the female brain and its constant, dynamic state of change - the key difference that separates it from that of the male - and reveals how women think, what they value, how they communicate, and whom they'll love. She also reveals the neurological explanations behind why... * A woman remembers fights that a man insists never happened...* Thoughts about sex enter a woman's brain perhaps once every couple of days, but mayenter a man's brain up to once every minute...* A woman's brain goes on high alert during pregnancy - and stays that way long after giving birth...* A woman over 50 is more likely to initiate divorce than a man...* Women tend to know what people are feeling, while men can't spot an emotion unless someone cries or threatens them with bodily harm! Accessible, fun and compelling, and based on more than three decades of research, The Female Brain will help women to better understand themselves - and the men in their lives.

The founder of the first clinic in the country to study and treat women's brain functions provides a truly comprehensive look at the way women's minds work, combining two decades of research, real-life stories, and all of the latest information from the scientific community at large. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.