Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being (57 page)

Paleo diet,
89
,
250–251

Parton, Dolly,
161

Passages in Caregiving
(Sheehy),
215

Pelvic bowl,
105–108
,
343

Pelvic energy,
183

Pelvic floor,
105
,
177
,
182
,
340
,
343

how to support,
110–112

muscle tone,
108–113
,
274

Perelli, Kim,
112
,
182

Perez, Annette,
103–104

Perfectionism,
64
,
213–214

Perimenopause,
76
,
79
,
179
,
247

Perlmutter, David,
248

Perricone, Nick,
294

Perspective,
14
,
74

Pessimism,
35
,
128

Pets,
225–226

Pilates,
112–113
,
116
,
172
,
277
,
280

Pipher, Mary,
127–128

Playfulness,
16

Pleasure,
12

biochemistry of,
27–29

denying and demonizing,
30

deserving,
29–32

divine gift,
25

experience power of,
336–337

laugh and lighten up,
42–43

men’s role in,
43–45

optimism and,
35–38

overview,
23–26

radiating,
45–46

reclaiming,
26–27

ritualistic,
32–33

room for,
185–187

self-pleasure,
165–168

sexual,
24–25

spirituality and,
299–300

true self-care,
38–42

unlimited as right,
168–172

wingwomen for,
34

Pollan, Michael,
233

Ponder, Catherine,
45
,
322

Post-traumatic stress disorder,
137
,
324

The Power of Receiving
(Owen),
38–39

Prakasha, Padma and Anaiya Aon,
47

Prarabdha karma,
306

Prayer,
315

affirmations and,
320–321

before eating,
236

Change Me,
286
,
319
,
334

Divine Beloved,
139–140
,
281

Divine Love,
71–72

vibrations and,
319–320

Prioleau, Betsy,
199

Progesterone,
20
,
52
,
74–77
,
81
,
105

Pronoia,
123

Psoas muscles,
108
,
172

Pueraria mirifica
,
77
,
79–80
,
177
,
182
,
294–295
,
333

Radiance,
24
,
45–46

Radiation,
62

Radical Remission
(Turner),
69

Rage,
113
,
118
.
See
Grief and rage

Receiving

love,
94

power of,
38–39

Reclaiming pleasure,
26–27

Recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH),
239

Relationships

ageless,
223–225

mother-daughter,
202–207

perfectionism and,
213–214

Relaxation response,
79

Releasing ritual,
138–139

Repetition: Past Lives, Life, and Rebirth
(Cohen),
117

Repression,
159–163

Resentment,
28
,
34
,
39
,
76
,
135
,
202

Resistance Flexibility,
273–275
,
280

Rest,
16
,
21
,
53
.
See also
Sleep

Reviving Ophelia
(Pipher),
128

Richardson, Cheryl,
345

Riding Giants
,
299

Righteous anger,
11–12
,
55

Risk Savvy
(Gigerenzer),
65

Ritualistic pleasures,
32–33

Rogers, Jill,
83
,
133

Roizen, Michael F.,
6

Rumi,
308–309

S Factor pole dancing workout,
154

Sacred feminine,
30

energy,
18–21

worshipping,
19

Sadness,
65
,
76
,
124

Schaef, Anne Wilson,
123
,
245

Schiano, Rita,
55

Schmidt, Eric,
54

Schwartz, Gary,
318

Schwartz, Sandford,
79

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD),
311

Self-care,
11
,
13
,
38–42

Self-centeredness,
39

Self-healing,
281
,
294

Self-indulgence,
25
,
30

Selfishness,
157
,
193

Self-loathing,
16

Self-love,
21
,
102
,
135
,
193
,
340

Self-medicate,
5–6

Self-nurture,
11

Self-pleasuring,
166–168

Self-sacrifice,
39
,
204

Self-talk,
35
,
94

Senior moments,
6–7
.
See also
Memory

Seven Gothic Tales
(Dinesen),
136

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
(Covey),
124–125

Seven Sacred Steps,
83
,
133

Sexuality

addressing physical obstacles to enjoying sex,
176–179

ageless sex tips,
182–183

as power,
156

craving touch,
179–183

erotic anatomy,
163–166

erotica versus pornography,
184–185

intercourse and,
153
,
170

male sexual health,
161–162

overcoming obstacles to bliss,
173–176

overview,
149–152

reclaiming,
153
,
155–159

room for pleasure,
185–187

sexual birthright,
152–155

sexual healing in lower chakras,
172–173

sexual pleasure,
24–25

shame-free self-pleasure,
166–168

spirituality and,
158

unlimited pleasure as right,
168–172

Shame

food and,
231–232

forms of,
127–128

grief and rage and,
127–132

holding one back,
128–130

movement and,
282

releasing,
130–132

Sheehy, Gail,
215

Shingles,
70

Shinn, Florence Scovel,
304

Shomon, Mary,
255

Siddhartha,
27

Siegel, Bernie,
49

Silver, Tosha,
191–192
,
219

coining Divine Beloved,
17

on accepting self,
16

on beauty,
284

on manifesting,
306

prayers,
319

Singing,
46
,
137
,
187
,
271
,
319

Skin,
294–296

Sleep,
4
,
50
,
78–81
,
183
,
294
,
339

Slow food movement,
253

“The Smart Money Is on the 50+ Crowd” (Love),
13

Smoking,
97

The Social Network Diet
(Nelson),
224

Söderqvist, Gunnar,
105

Soul lessons,
11

Spirit,
2

connection with,
315

Divinity and,
309–311

matter and,
301

reconnecting to,
30
,
74

resonating in body,
319

Spirit door,
106
,
150

work with,
62

Spirituality.
See also
Divinity

pleasure,
299–300

repression,
159–163

sexuality and,
158

Sprint
8
,
280

Squatting,
111

Statins,
66
,
90

Stay connected,
18

Steinem, Gloria,
189

Stress

memory deterioration,
7

oxidative,
4
,
65
,
243
,
294
,
311

reducing,
52

Stroke,
5
,
28
,
237
,
265

Strong Women, Strong Bones
(Nelson),
275

Supplements,
77
,
254–256
,
331–333
.
See also specific supplements

alpha-lipoic acid,
332

B vitamins,
52
,
97
,
332

calcium,
276
,
297
,
333

coenzyme Q10,
90
,
96
,
332

curcumin,
254

iodine,
96
,
255–256
,
292–293
,
333

magnesium,
254
,
276
,
297
,
333

multivitamin,
332

probiotics,
257–258

vitamin A,
332

vitamin C,
96
,
332

vitamin D3,
95
,
183
,
295
,
332

vitamin E,
332

Sweating,
95
,
277

Swoon
(Prioleau),
199

Synagogues,
315

The Tao of Sexology (Chang),
93

Tapping,
278–279
,
348

The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence
(Ortner),
278–279

Taylor, Jill Bolte,
26

Technology,
18

Telomeres,
2–3

Testosterone,
76–78
,
178

Thermograms,
100–102

Thomas, Anna,
227

Thomas, Latham,
54

Thomas, Lewis,
73

Thomashauer, Regena,
35
,
153

Thrive
(Huffington),
50

Thyroid,
255–256

Timeless time,
214

Torres, Dara,
273

Touch,
178–183

Toxins,
3
,
6
,
28
,
48
,
65
,
87
.
See also
Antioxidants

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM),
11
,
276

Trans fats,
57
,
86
,
88

Tribe,
15
,
220
,
345

Triglycerides (TG),
88

Turmeric,
95
,
254

Turner, Kelly,
69

Turning of the ages,
18

Ultimate Success Mantra,
132

University of Minnesota longitudinal study of nuns,
9

Urinate,
110–112

Uterus,
77
,
105

The Vagina Monologues (Ensler),
40
,
137

Vaginal reflexology,
171

Vanzant, Iyanla,
342

Venus Unplugged
,
151

Vernikos, Joan,
265

Vibrators,
165

Violet Flame,
221–223

Vitality,
2
,
12
,
17–18
,
42
,
50
,
130

Vitamin A,
332

Vitamin C,
96
,
332

Vitamin D,
37
,
62
,
68
,
129
,
183
,
310

Vitamin D3,
95
,
183
,
295
,
332

Vitamin E,
332

Vulnerability,
174
,
196
,
270
,
315
,
346

Water,
110
,
252

Weight,
229–234
,
277–278
,
289

Weight Loss for People Who Feel Too Much
(Baron-Reid),
4

Weil, Andrew,
68

Welch, H. Gilbert,
57

Wellness,
7
,
13
,
49

Wentz, Myron,
49

Western medicine,
49
,
59

What Dreams May Come
,
318

Wheat Belly
(Davis),
248

Whole30,
228

Why God Won’t Go Away
(Ogden),
156

Wingwomen,
34–35

Winston, Sheri,
152

Women’s Anatomy of Arousal
(Winston),
152

Women’s Health Physical Therapy,
177

Working Ourselves to Death
(Fassel),
213

World Service Institute,
140

The Wrinkle Cure
(Perricone),
294

Wurn, Belinda,
177

Wurn, Larry,
177

Yin,
19

Yoga,
7
,
54
,
172
,
270
,
273