Frank Murray
This invaluable little guide explains how common plants can ease the symptoms of a woman's life change. Covers just about every question you can imagine about menopause and shows how natural plant estrogens can provide a side-effect-free alternative to HRT.
96pp, 5.75x3.75 ... Paperback
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Steven Goldstein & Laurie Ashner
Every postmenopausal woman must face the estrogen dilemma. Replacing estrogen lowers the incidence of heart disease, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's disease--but it also increases the chance of breast and uterine cancer. Until now...New synthetic hormones, SERMs, provide many of the benefits of estrogen without the risks. Written by Steven R. Goldstein, M.D., a world-renowned obstetrician and gynecologist, and Laurie Ashner, a prominent journalist and therapist, The Estrogen Alternative is the first book to reveal the latest advances in the field. This essential and accessible guide answers important questions about traditional estrogen therapy, herbal estrogen therapy and SERMs, as well as which form of hormone replacement therapy is best for one's individual needs. Remainder mark.
198pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback
Published price £8.99 -- You save £6.00 ... 67%
Millions of women are making the estrogen decision every day. But conflicting data has made the choices more complicated. Dr. Susan Lark, a world renowned expert on the menopause, presents the confused reader with clear information, weighing the obvious benefits against both the immediate and long-term side effects. Because each woman is physiologically unique, there is no right or wrong choice. But by presenting all the options, Dr. Lark can help the reader make an informed health care decision.
320pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback
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Susan Perry & Kate O'Hanlan
Written by women, for women, this empowering book views menopause as a natural passage in lifenot as a disease. The San Francisco Chronicle called the first edition of Natural Menopause the most authoritative and wide-ranging explanation of the basics of menopause yet published. Now in this newly revised edition, authors Susan Perry and Kate OHanlan include all the latest information on hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer, as well as new studies on menopause and osteoporosis, heart disease, Alzheimers, depression, exercise, diet and malnutrition, natural remedies, skin patches, and much more. Without minimizing the discomfort many women experience, Perry and OHanlan show that good nutrition, a good exercise program, and good sex are often the best prescriptionsand that hormone replacement therapy carries risks and should be taken only after careful and informed deliberation. Natural Menopause is the comprehensive reference every woman should turn to before and during menopause for a safe and healthy passage. Remainder mark, shop soiled.
258pp, 9x6 ... ISBN 0201479877 ... Paperback
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Ann Rushton & Shirley Bond
Natural Progesterone cream, a natural plant hormone synthesized from the Mexican yam is becoming a popular alternative to HRT and helping women who have a dominance of oestrogen in their bodies. It also helps younger women who need their hormones naturally rebalanced - those suffering from period and fertility problems: endometriosis, PMS and ovarian and uterine cysts for example. The book is practical and outlines the uses, your symptoms, and what to ask your doctor.
192pp ... Paperback
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Marcus Laux & Christine Conrad
Many women suffer from the side effects of menopause, such as osteoporosis and hot flushes, or accept HRT despite higher risks of certain cancers. This excellent guide explains how a combination of plant-derived hormones, nutritional supplements, a plant-rich diet and an exercise programme, can alleviate or even eliminate menopause related health problems altogether.
292pp, 8x5 ... ISBN 0671018167 ... Paperback
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Marilyn Glenville
New Natural Alternatives contains 60% new material, including: a whole new section devoted to phytoestrogens; all the up to date facts on the side effects of HRT which have been published since the first book came out; the ‘Natural Alternatives’ section of the book has been expanded to include many other symptoms and remedies not in the first book; the new book is full of information and advice as the recipes are not included, these are covered in ‘Eat Your Way Through the Menopause’; new information discussing the safety of taking phytoestrogen supplements like soya or red clover (are they really safe?); since the long awaited major HRT trial was abandoned in the Summer of 2002, women are desperate for the most current information on the alternatives to HRT - it’s all explained here in great (but simple) detail; new information published in 2001 in the Lancet shows that mammograms do not save lives. This book tells women what they can do instead. And includes a new look at osteoporosis - what tests women should ask for to monitor their bones.
288pp, 10x7.5 ... Paperback
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Michael T Murray
Presents a simple, effective program to boost your resistance to PMS with nutrition and herbs. Explains foods to be avoided that are associated with PMS. Helps you evaluate your symptoms to find the most effective treatment.
176pp, 8½x5½ ... Paperback
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Sandra Cabot
Dr. Sandra Cabot is a medical doctor who has been treating menopausal women for twenty years. In this book, she discusses both the short-term symptoms and long-term consequences of menopause. She outlines the full range of options, both conventional and alternatives, that are available to women today: hormone replacement therapy, dietary and lifestyle strategies, the use of herbs and nutritional supplements, and a plan to slow down the aging process.From what causes hot flashes to how to prevent osteoporosis, Smart Medicine for Menopause answers your question, and puts you in control of your life and your health. There is even a chapter on "male menopause." Remainder mark.
208pp, 7x4 ... Paperback
Published price £5.99 -- You save £3.00 ... 50%
