The Natural Estrogen Book

Women need estrogen, but estrogen levels diminish with age. In the short term, estrogen's departure leaves most women in a frequently overheated, uncomfortable state. In the long term, its exodus places their hearts, bones, and brains in harm's way. And conventional hormone replacement therapy, with its potentially distressing side effects and increased risk of breast cancer, doesn't provide a reassuring rescue. Faced with every menopausal woman's frightening estrogen dilemma, Nina Shandler discovered exciting news: Some foods contain estrogen. She headed straight for the kitchen and created this easy-to-swallow alternative. Part eating program, part cookbook, Estrogen: The Nat-ural Way shows women how to make fast, fun food using nature's estrogenic ingredients. From breakfast bars to soups, from main courses to desserts, Estrogen: The Natural Way provides a gentle yet effective version of estrogen replacement therapy.

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.

The Natural Estrogen Diet and Recipe Book provides an alternative to menopause treatment that avoids hormone replacement therapy. The book not only features helpful charts and over 100 nutritious and tasty recipes, but also explains how plant estrogens can alleviate the symptoms of menopause.

More doctors are recommending natural (also called bio-identical) hormones-because they offer all the advantages of synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT) without the negative side effects or long-term health risks. Unlike synthetic HRT, natural hormones are bio-identical: they match a woman's own hormones exactly and don't interfere with the body's normal hormone production. They are safer and more effective, providing protective benefits that range from alleviating unpleasant symptoms of menopause, perimenopause, and PMS to protecting against osteoporosis, endometrial cancer, and other diseases. Topics covered include: - What are natural hormones and how do they work? - Why are natural hormones better and safer than synthetic HRT drugs? - Do natural hormones increase the risk for breast cancer? - Can natural hormones control midlife weight gain? - Does natural progesterone help alleviate PMS? - Will natural hormones improve skin? - How to find the right doctor - The latest on the recent NIH study

Provides information on how to manage the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause by eating foods high in natural estrogen, discussing some of the symptoms of menopause; explaining how plant, or phytoestrogens, can work to relieve those symptoms; considering the additional benefits of phytoestrogens; and including recipes.

For the more than 40 mill. menopausal women in America, the decision of whether to undertake hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can be a difficult choice. The impact of these hormones on women's health may not be known for some time. The symptoms of menopause can be reversed through diet, while at the same time reaping the benefits to the heart and bones that come with HRT. Estrogen occurs naturally in soy and flaxseed, in a form known as plant estrogens. They are delicious ingredients in all kinds of recipes, from soups and main courses to desserts. The book explains a simple system for estrogen consumption, with recipes, that any woman can adapt to her own food preferences.