Yet, I only rated this book 3 stars? I found the tone of the book This is the information that should be shared with girls when they begin to reach puberty.
Rather than feeling empowered, I felt awkward, and at times, a little angry. Shelves: non-fiction , resource. I think mostly women come across this book as a resource for infertility, which is a shame because what they teach you in your elementary maturation class doesn't tell you much about your body. Have you ever questioned any abnormality about your cycle? Do you know when you ovulate? Do you know why specific symptoms occur in relation to your cycle and what they mean?
Do you truly understand how your body works? I didn't and sadly I didn't think I needed to know or rather I wasn't aware there was I think mostly women come across this book as a resource for infertility, which is a shame because what they teach you in your elementary maturation class doesn't tell you much about your body. I didn't and sadly I didn't think I needed to know or rather I wasn't aware there was such basic information I didn't know that didn't require medical school to understand.
It shouldn't be about whether you're trying to get pregnant or avoid it. It should be about you wanting to know how your body functions so you understand why things happen and what they mean. This book was recommended to me by my female doctor. While in nursing school I lent this book to one of my instructors who used the pictures to show the class about cervical fluids and what not.
Amazing that most of those women in my class had no idea that cervical fluid had any relation to fertility! I would highly recommend this book to any female of menses age. The more women know about their bodies, the more empowered we become. Before trying to get pregnant, it seemed appropriate to learn more about how female fertility works. For that, I chose this book. The first, and perhaps most important, thing to know about this book is that it is a book every woman should read. Whether you want to get pregnant or avoid pregnancy, whether you're taking birth control pills or attempting more manual methods of contraception, if you're a woman who cares about how her body actually works, you should read this book.
Note: I use "you" Before trying to get pregnant, it seemed appropriate to learn more about how female fertility works. Note: I use "you" and "your" throughout this review because it's more conversational.
I acknowledge that this may a bit awkward for any men reading this. Consider it an exercise in what it's like being in a situation whose "you" is not, in fact, you. It amazed me, when I started reading this book, how little I knew about my own fertility. While I think that birth control pills were the right contraceptive option for me during the years I wanted to avoid pregnancy — my ovulation cycle has always been much too irregular to depend on my physical signals — I am, in retrospect, sad that I spent a over a decade taking a drug without understanding the system it was regulating.
Now that I am trying to become pregnant and having a hard time, I regret accepting the explanation from my doctor that the pill would "fix" my extremely irregular cycles. Yes, it suppressed the symptoms, but now that I actually want to get pregnant, I still have the same issues and no more knowledge of them than I did as a teen.
By the way, Weschler also wrote a book targeted at teens, which I haven't read. Now to the book itself. This book is centered around the Fertility Awareness Method. This can be seen as a natural birth control method or a technique for helping achieve pregnancy. I see it as a way to understand how your own body works. Part one discusses these different perspectives and encourages women to take charge of their own fertility.
Part two contains background on a women's reproductive anatomy, menstrual cycle, primary fertility signs, and various types of irregular cycles. Parts three and four apply knowledge of the primary fertility signals to, respectively, birth control and pregnancy achievement.
Part five discusses other practical benefits of charting your cycle, even if you don't care about the other two.
As a final note, if avoiding pregnancy is absolutely vital for you, I cannot recommend the Fertility Awareness Method as a standalone method of birth control. Even if you're extremely regular normally, stress, sickness, alcohol, and other life factors can make your signals less reliable. But I still recommend reading the book. Excellent resource book for ANY woman, not just those that are trying to get pregnant. I think I learned more about my body from this book than I ever did in Health Class!
If you are interested in what is happening to your body and why your body does what it does, then you should get this book! It also has an entire chapter on women and Menopause. I had no idea that the things I thought were weird and gross about my body were totally natural. I'm reading this book because I want to get pregnant. Let's just say that thanks to this book, I have my husband charting my daily temperature on a graph on the fridge. It's just too cute. Shelves: non-fiction. I have to agree with another reviewer and simply say that this book changed my life, and after reading it for the first time a few years ago I'm surprised that I waited so long to review it.
I can't remember exactly how I came upon it but it was literally a lifesaver for me when I was at a very depressing time in my life as I struggled with infertility. Though not only for those trying to conceive, it's hands down the best and IMO the only book women who are in the early stages of fertility issu I have to agree with another reviewer and simply say that this book changed my life, and after reading it for the first time a few years ago I'm surprised that I waited so long to review it.
Though not only for those trying to conceive, it's hands down the best and IMO the only book women who are in the early stages of fertility issues should read.
Living up to it's title it actually gives you something you and only you can do to "take charge" of your situation and find answers that oftentimes will be more revealing and telling than what a doctor, biology book, or pregnancy test can tell you. The method requires only an oral thermometer and a minute every morning to take your temperature, daily monitoring of your cervical fluid and a chart to record your observations. I used my charts to pinpoint exactly what day I would be ovulating, which turned out to be much later in my cycle than average.
Not coincidentally a few months after charting consistently I got pregnant. For that reason alone I cannot recommend this book heartily enough. So bottom line even if you're not trying to conceive at this point in your life, please read this book, you will not be disappointed. Sep 06, M. I wish I'd had this information years ago when I first started menstruating. So many myths and conundrums might so easily have been sorted out.
For instance, I had no idea that ovulation can be significantly delayed but that the postovulatory luteal phase, the time between ovulation and menstruation, is almost always the same for any individual woman i. Mae's phase is 12 days long, Erika's is 11 days long, Nelly's phase is 15 days long. As a teenager I regularly suspected I had yeast infec I wish I'd had this information years ago when I first started menstruating. As a teenager I regularly suspected I had yeast infections, turns out it was completely normal cervical fluid.
Also turns out it's virtually impossible to become pregnant if you don't have wet-quality cervical fluid. I could go on and on. Better than general education on reproductive cycles Toni Weschler teaches how to use that knowledge to intimately know your own cycle - in practical terms this means you know if you are ovulating in your cycles, if you have yet ovulated in a particular cycle, when to time intercourse for pregnancy, when unprotected sex won't result in a pregnancy, whether you have a long enough luteal phase for implantation, and so on.
For more information on how pressure effects seating and see a more comprehensive list of causes, download our eBook. When it comes to pressure care, the catch phrase is slightly different:. Pressure ulcers cause considerable pain, discomfort and cost, and they take much longer to heal than they do to create. So if a patient is at risk, ensure you do something about it.
Make sure you prescribe something that will suit their future needs as well, particularly if their condition is likely to deteriorate. Graph showing weight distribution whilst sitting. Many people have specific disabilities, diseases and conditions, and often there are specific seating hints and tips for patients depending on their diagnosis. A stroke, otherwise known as a Cerebral Vascular Accident CVA , is usually caused by the blood flow to the brain being cut off, often due to a blood clot.
Often a good level of lateral support will be needed, as will head support, a tilt-in-space action, and a mobile base, as detailed in our blog post. This is known as Spina Bifida. Symptoms can include weakness or total paralysis of the legs, incontinence, and a loss of skin sensation in the legs and bottom.
Some people with Spina Bifida also have learning difficulties. As the condition is from birth, consider a chair that can easily be adjusted in terms of size and support, particularly if they are still growing.
Obesity is becoming a challenge to healthcare systems throughout the world, and the UK is no exception. Ensure the weight limit includes a safe margin to cope with any fluctuation in body weight over time you may be wise to check previous medical records to see if this is likely , and to withstand any sudden movements, such as sitting down in the chair suddenly.
Also think about the distribution of weight; clients with oedematous legs may need a reinforced legrest to cope with the extra weight of the swelling. Tilt-in-space with high legrest elevation is a must for clients with oedema…. To find out more about how numerous other medical conditions affect seating, download our free eBook. As a general rule, if the person is hoisted for transfers, a care chair offers better support, is easier to hoist from, and can be wheeled from room to room to cut down on hoisting transfers.
Sometimes the client will need the support of a care chair even if they are still standing, and some care chairs will accommodate this. Other patients may have on and off days — ie.
To manually add any of these metrics, follow the same steps as you did when you entered your weight. Like body weight, any third-party app data for these metrics will show up in Health, too. For instance, Fit Journey is an extremely comprehensive app that allows you to track all of these body measurements, plus notes and progress photos and the Health app can get that data as well.
Starting with iOS 13 and WatchOS 6, due in early fall , you'll be able to track and log your menstruation cycle with Cycle Tracking. It's available as a standalone app on the Apple Watch, but also built into the existing Health app. The Health app can already track data about your cycle from third-party apps such as Clue , but with the launch of iOS 13, you'll be able to log data right in the app.
Within Cycle Tracking you'll see a calendar of each month, with the days you will ovulate and the days you have your period highlighted. You can log all sorts of symptoms and data, such as cramps, headaches, basal body temperature and results from a ovulation test. Ah, sleep. The easiest antidote to stress, weight gain, lack of focus and poor dietary choices -- yet, the one health caveat no one seems to get enough of. If you find it hard to meet your health and fitness goals, you may want to take an honest look at how much quality sleep you get each night.
The easiest way to track your sleep with Health is through your iPhone, which offers built-in support via the Bedtime feature on the Clock app.
Set your bedtime, and your phone will notify you when it's time to go to sleep. Don't forget to set a wake-up time so your phone will get you out of bed, too.
You can't cheat the wake up feature: If you pick up your phone, it'll log that moment as your wake up time. The Apple Watch doesn't include a native sleep-tracking feature yet, but you can download any number of apps to solve that.
The Beddit device is an Apple accessory that syncs to both your Watch and iPhone. It measures sleep time, heart rate, breathing, snoring and even bedroom temperature and humidity. There is also a great deal of iPhone apps that can track your sleep , like Sleep Cycle , which can track the quality of your sleep, time spent in sleep stages, and even try to wake you up in the lightest sleep stage to avoid grogginess. Just note that for some apps, Health only accepts data for bedtime, wake up time and nighttime wake-ups.
If you use an app that doesn't integrate entirely, you'll just have to check both Health and your third-party app to see all of your data. While sleep tracking apps may be more affordable and easier to use, a more equipped and fine-tuned device like Beddit is worth the investment if you need to track sleep for more than just for funsies.
In terms of native support, Apple doesn't have much for mindfulness. Though it seems to be an area they're working on -- evidenced by the Mindful Minutes feature on Apple Watch -- you'll still need to enable a third-party app to get the most out of your mindfulness tile, especially if you don't wear an Apple Watch.
One of our favorite apps for this is Breathe , which offers reminders to stop for a moment and focus on your breath. You tell the app how many reminders you want throughout the day, and between what hours. For example, you might get stressed out at work, so you can tell Breathe to give you five reminders between 9 a. On top of the breathe reminders, the app also sends daily mindfulness quotes and allows users to customize their notifications based on whatever induces relaxation.
At the other end of the spectrum, your landlord may have lived in one of the units in your building. So you may have seen them every day. And they might have done everything from collecting your rent to fixing your leaky faucet.
Whether landlords choose to do the work themselves or hire others to do it, they all have responsibility for completing a long list of tasks. But every task you outsource will cost you. And will reduce the profitability of your venture. There are plenty of different ways to acquire a rental property. Some landlords inherit their property, some go out and buy it, and others become landlords almost by chance. Those who have found themselves becoming a landlord by accident are often homeowners who had to move, perhaps for work or family reasons, but could not sell their houses.
Or perhaps the local property market was in a slump and nobody was buying. So, to keep afloat, they rented out the original home. That may mean covering easily damaged hardwood flooring with linoleum and inexpensive carpets. And it might involve removing some vulnerable features that could be abused, such as a wood stove.
But renter-proofing has to be considered in the context of your marketing. If people in your target market just want a roof over their heads, your priority should be to protect the value of your asset. A lot of new landlords think they can do all 12 tasks on the above list. Of course, some succeed. Indeed, some choose to call in full-service property management companies that will handle everything. The extent of property management costs depend on your local market, the tasks you want to avoid, and whether you rent short-term or long-term.
In the U. Every week or even more often , the place will have to be cleaned, linens replaced, reservations taken, and rent collected. Full-service property managers are simply too expensive for many landlords. So they view the task list as a menu. And they choose the things they personally can do well and outsource the others.
Those who are handy around the house take on any routine repair jobs. And those with genuine construction experience might be able to provide virtually all the labor a home will ever need. Meanwhile, others may be good at administrative tasks, have great people skills, or a flare for marketing rental properties. Because we all have them. Some people are hopeless at maintenance tasks; others could never bring themselves to read or write a legal document.
If you occupy one of the units in a building you own, you might enjoy some real advantages. Nobody could keep a closer eye on their biggest asset than you will. Your commute will be unbeatably short. And living on site could offer you more financing options as well. But being on the premises has decided drawbacks. To start with, you need to keep some emotional distance from your tenants.
Become friends with them, and it can be difficult to resist their pleas to pay the rent late or ignore late fees. And they may pressure you to let other rules slide. Meanwhile, your proximity can be a double-edged sword. Do you really want people knocking at your door at all hours to complain about minor problems?
One way around this is simply not to tell anyone that you own the building. Use a property manager to run the place. Becoming a landlord brings a plethora of legal issues and risks. And your anxiety will recede, as will your need to consult a lawyer. Twenty-six states have adopted the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act as the basis for their local laws.
If your rental property is in one of them, you may find it easier to research legal issues yourself online. Although these federal laws establish a nationwide baseline, many states, cities and counties have other anti-discrimination legislation that applies to landlords. For example, at least 22 states bar discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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