Authors: Marcus Laux, Christine Conrad
ISBN-13: 9780060928940, ISBN-10: 0060928948
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: February 1998
Edition: 1ST HARPER
Marcus Laux, N.D, lectures throughout the United States and internationally to professionals and the public on natural medicine. He is a visiting professor and staff physician at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon.
For years, women thought they had only two choices for menopause: avoid taking synthetic hormones altogether and suffer the occasionally debilitating effects of menopause, ranging from bone loss to sleeplessness, or accept a prescription for Premarin and Provera and with it an increased risk of some cancers. But, at this groundbreaking book proves, there is a better, safer, more effective way.
In Natural Woman, Natural Menopause, Marcus Laux, N.D., a leading expert on natural medicine, and Christine Conrad, a patient herself who experienced the unpleasant side effects of synthetic hormones, cut through the confusion and misinformation and show women that:
Accessible as well as authoritative, Natural Woman, Natural Menopause features the stories of other women who, like Christine Conrad, found that they didn't have to accept less than a completely safe alternative. More important, in Natural Woman, Natural Menopause Marcus Laux and Christine Conrad offer readers their complete plan for long-lasting health and renewed vitality. Following their "Natural Woman Plan," which features the right combination of plant-derived hormones, nutritional supplements, a plant-rich diet, and an exercise program to eliminate and even reverse the effects of bone loss, women will find that not only will they be more energetic and radiant than they thought possible but they will be adding years of good health to their lives.
Whether you are currently undergoing hormone replacement therapy and can't imagine giving it up or you are in the process of considering your alternatives, Natural Woman, Natural Menopause is a book that no woman nearing or experiencing menopause should be without.
Acknowledgments | ||
Who Is This Book For? | ||
A Personal Note from Christine Conrad | ||
A Personal Note from Dr. Laux | ||
1 | Another Way | 3 |
2 | "Estrogen": The Misunderstood Hormone | 19 |
3 | The Power of Plant Hormones | 31 |
4 | HRT: The Road to the Present Dilemma | 41 |
5 | The Risk/Benefit Factor | 50 |
6 | More Than an Alternative | 61 |
7 | "The Naturals": What Are My Choices? | 72 |
8 | Talking to Your Doctor About "The Naturals" | 82 |
9 | Following the Natural Woman Plan | 93 |
10 | How to Use "The Naturals" | 104 |
11 | Hormone Balancing Through Food | 124 |
12 | The Natural Woman Eating Plan | 135 |
13 | Supplements: For Hormonal and Overall Health | 153 |
14 | Taking Care of Your Bones | 163 |
15 | An Ideal Way to Exercise | 174 |
16 | A Way of Life | 205 |
App. A | Doctor Referral Listings and Support Organizations | 209 |
App. B | Compounding Pharmacies | 212 |
App. C | Testing and Hormone Product Resources | 217 |
App. D | Traditional Herbal Remedies | 220 |
App. E | Recommended Organic Products and Resources | 223 |
App. F | Recommended Cookbooks | 225 |
App. G | List of Menopausal Symptoms | 226 |
Glossary | 227 | |
Notes | 233 | |
Index | 241 |