Product Description

Designed to help women who fear the menopause or who are suffering from menopausal troubles, this text tackles the science of menopause and scrutinizes the practices commonly associated with. Leslie Kenton questions the benefits of HRT, and examines the powers of natural progesterone.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20950 in Books
• Published on: 1998-09-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 544 pages

Review
Huge tome which injects a spiritual and anthropological perspective into discussion of the raw physical effects and hormonal influences of the menopause. It offers a guide not only to smooth the transition itself but also to deal with the health hazards such as osteoporosis which afflict women more in later life, emphasizing natural alternatives to hormone replacement therapy. Written by highly successful fitness guru Kenton, it inevitably includes advice on diet and exercise, as well as herbs and natural progesterone, and also spans a vast emotional range, from the difficulties women currently face to the myths and customs of more ancient civilisations, emphasizing throughout that menopause can be seen as a time of creativity and celebration. (Kirkus UK)

Synopsis
Designed to help women who fear the menopause or who are suffering from menopausal troubles, this text tackles the science of menopause and scrutinizes the practices commonly associated with. Leslie Kenton questions the benefits of HRT, and examines the powers of natural progesterone.

Customer Reviews

Debunks the menopause myth
Leslie Kenton has long been a pioneer in the field of health and beauty advocating natural paths to optimum life.

To use or not to use HRT is a personal choice of each woman but women are often denied all of the knowledge needed to make an informed decision. I feel that we are being misled by the medical prefession who have amassed large amounts of money by selling us the dream of immortality, or at the very least extended youth!

This is a deep and controversial subject, not least when you learn that one of the most commonly used HRT presecriptions is prematin, so named as it comes form the urine of pregnanbt mares. These same mares are kept pregnant, their offspring removed, so that we can partake of this substance. To me this violation of a female goes against the idea of women as nurturing and caring.

If you read this book you will learn that in some parts of the world women have no menopause symptoms and it is our western way of life and programming that lead us to the conclusion that getting old has to be painful and unrewarding.

This book is well researched and written but not always that easy to read. There is so much information that you can sometimes feel overwhelmed. But it offers us better methods of dealing with the menopause and gives us back our freedom of choice.

Excellent solid, sincere, sensible advise to all women.
This book should be in every women's home. It is serious without being pedantic. It is solid in its research. It is sensible without talking down to you.Furthermore, it looks at the problems from all angles. It does not demand you do this or that, it advices. It felt as I was reading it that Lesley was sitting across from me and talking to me alone. The book gives you a sense of companionship which made me feel I was not alone with my particular menopausal upheavals. Thanks to this wonderful book, I now feel I can cope and have the confidence to grow older gracefully and with dignity.

At last! What all women need to know about their bodies.
An informative book for women who wish to take back the control of their own bodies. Leslie Kenton shows us how to do this and much more! The truth about HRT and other artificial hormone treatments that are pressed on us by supposedly knowledgeable doctors and which are doing us untold harm. This book was lent to me by a friend and now I am planning on giving a copy to all my female friends (of all ages - as even my daughters will reach the menopause one day!) A must for all women! Please buy it and get informed! Thank you Leslie.