Prime Time: The African American Woman's Complete Guide to Midlife Health and Wellness

By Gayle K. Porter and Marilyn Hughes Gaston

Book Overview

Written by two leading health professionals, this groundbreaking, straight-talking book is for black women in midlife. Prime Time provides support, encouragement, self-tests, and up-to-date health... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345432150
• ISBN13: 9780345432155
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: One World/Ballantine
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.6" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Prime Time

This book is more than I expected. The information provided is a complete guide to health and wellness not only for midlife but for women of any age to know as a prevention tool. Excellent. I am sharing it with my friends and family.

Prime Time: The African American Woman's Complete Guide to Midlife Health and Wellness

This book is a must-read for every Black woman over 50. It provides an in-depth account of why so many of us are not what we can/should be and why we are not enjoying our lives to the fullest. I am so glad that I purchased it. Reading this book has made me take a good look at what I'm doing/not doing right. I have been on a quest to improve my health. Chapter 13 is the best chapter in the book. It reiterates how stressful situations impact our lives and our health. We as Black women owe it to ourselves to live long, full, healthy lives. These authors have given us a blueprint for achieving this goal.

An important handbook for midlife women

Prime Time provides an Afro-American women's sourcebook to midlife health and wellness, providing particular information for black women ranging from understanding the health care system to defusing anger and managing stress. From assessing the risk for diabetes to understanding the common signs of depression, Prime Time is an important handbook for midlife women.

Absolutely Awesome!

Though I am not quite yet within the demographic age group this treasure was targeted at I have been blessed with a better understanding of what will be necessary to sustain a better spiritual, physical and generally healthy lifestyle. I especially appreciated the writing style of the authors. The personal testimonies made the book very personal and relatable. I found the authors candid, knowledgeable and thorough in their research. This book is great for general reading and understanding (I like curling up with it on the sofa). It's also a must for every woman's personal reference library.

Classic

This is a powerful, thorough and scientifically-based book for African American Women. Its focus is on wellness, disease prevention, and specific treatments for many of the ailments from which many African American women suffer. The book is well organized with clear and detailed disucssions of complex topics written in plain English. There are many things which set this book apart. First it is targeted to African American women and distinguishes illnesses and treatments that are applicable specifically to them. Yet, other women can derive tremendous benefit from the detailed information.Second, the authors present real life examples and true stories drawn from their own lives, and from the lives of the many women with whom they talked and discussed health experiences, challenges, concerns and triumphs. Third, the authors include unique assessments which readers can take to help them focus on and address their health and wellness issues and concerns. This feature, in my mind, sets a new standard for books of this type.Fourth, the authors' handling of the topic is broad and deep and includes good coverage of both the physical and emotional wellbeing and other aspects of total wellness.Fifth, the book is filled with important graphics including photographs which clearly depict the message of this book: African American women can and do take personal responsibility for their own health and wellness. This book is for the lay person or clinician, the healthy or the ill; It is for women at their prime - whether before, at or beyond midlife. Men can also benefit personally from this complete and comprehensive guide to midlife health and wellness. I did.