Menopausia sin medicina

by Linda Ojeda

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.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

Published March 20, 2006

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was so NOT what I was looking for. If I want to make a full-time job/hobby of my health, then this book would have been perfect. Also great for anyone with advanced medical training. Simple advice, well, good luck finding any. Great at making me feel completely irresponsible about how I've been taking care of myself. Thanks for the guilt trip, mom.

[Elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Menopause without Medicine did a good job of going over things without medicine involved but it played a lot with medical tone and ideology. Lots about losing weight, and lots about heart disease and bone density.

I personally just didn't think it hit the mark for me, but I learned a lot!

[The Farmer's Wife · Rating 2 out of 5]

Women have been going through menopause without the use of modern medicine for a long time now, so, for me it's refreshing to hear someone say so. She lost me, though, in her pages and pages of vitamins and supplements.

[Shellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent.