Linda Ojeda has long maintained that menopause is a natural stage in a woman's live, not a pathology that must be "medicalized." In MENOPAUSE WITHOUT MEDICINE, she takes a sympathetic, science-based approach to this still poorly understood and often maltreated natural phenomenon. Now in its fifth English-language edition, this definitive resource includes a detailed response to recent findings from the National Institutes of Health about the dangers of conventional HRT (hormone replacement therapy), clarifying why synthetic HRT has been found harmful and offering a wide range of alternatives.
The author covers all current nonmedical approaches to menopausal symptoms, and explains what women can do if supplements, herbs, and soy products do not work for them. Complete with tables and photographs, this updated bestseller fits the bill at last for Spanish-speaking women seeking guidance on how to handle their premenopausal and menopausal years without resorting to HRT.

The National Institute of Health interrupted their huge HRT study in July 2002 when they found that the drug Prempro, a combination of estrogen and progestin, had detrimental health effects. The women who took the drug exhibited an increased risk for breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
Women can lose up to 20% of their bone mass in the first seven years after menopause. Post-menopausal women are twice as likely as men to die of a heart attack. Natural estrogen is the answer.
In this book the authors provide a healthy and natural alternative to HRT. They not only provide nutritious, healthy and delicious recipes; they also explain why phytoestrogens -- plant estrogens -- can alleviate the symptoms of menopause and promote a woman's health. THE NATURAL ESTROGEN DIET AND RECIPE BOOK is the answer to women who are seeking to retain their health through and after menopause in a completely safe, effective and natural way. It also shows women of any age how to make healthy food a permanent part of their lives.

A practical, self-help guide to coping with the menopause – the natural way. Contains the very latest information and research about plant oestrogens, herbs and other natural remedies. This definitive guide, full revised and updated, clearly explains how to treat or prevent any possible problems using natural remedies. Includes: how to alleviate symptoms such as hot flushes, insomnia, fatigue, heart palpitations etc. how to prevent osteoporosis and heart disease breast cancer: the risk factors, and the importance of good diet the natural sources of oestrogen: phytoestrogens, vegetable sources, vitamin E and the ‘miracle’ herbs and supplements (ie. wild yam, ginseng, ginkgo bilboa etc.) natural progesterone: what it is and how can it help you strategies for minimizing stress how to develop a personal programme of nutrition and exercise