Without Estrogen: Natural Remedies for Menopause and Beyond [Paperback]

Dee Ito (Author), MD Barbara Herbert (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 16, 1995

An in-depth report on safe, natural alternatives to estrogen replacement therapy--using vitamins, herbs, and lifestyle changes--for women who prefer not to take estrogen. "Supplies encouraging examples of women who have succeeded in managing menopause naturally."--Publishers Weekly.

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From Publishers Weekly

Judging from the spate of recent books on the subject, menopause is well out of the closet. Once considered an affliction suffered by women as they entered their "declining" years, it is now more commonly viewed as one of many natural processes. Currently, estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is the only treatment approved by traditional medicine to manage such symptoms as hot flashes, memory loss, sleep disturbance and mood swings that may accompany menopause--but no studies yet exist on the effects of long-term ERT. (A study was begun in 1993, but results won't be available for at least a dozen years.) Ito, a writer with a special interest in alternative medicine, decided that she didn't want to use estrogen replacement therapy. While still in her forties, she spent three years exploring nontraditional treatments for the symptoms of menopause. This book is a report of her findings, and includes interviews with 12 alternative practitioners--a homeopath, a naturopath, a herbalist, among them--for their recommendations The author also interviews a dozen women about their own experiences with menopause and alternative medicine. Their strategies? Each made lifestyle changes, from diet and stress reduction to massage and exercise. Women who do not want to use ERT will find that this slender guide supplies encouraging examples of women who have succeeded in managing menopause naturally.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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An in-depth report on safe, natural alternatives to estrogen replacement therapy--using vitamins, herbs, and lifestyle changes--for women who prefer not to take estrogen. "Supplies encouraging examples of women who have succeeded in managing menopause naturally."--Publishers Weekly.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter; 1st edition (May 16, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517884062
• ISBN-13: 978-0517884065
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,026,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good information, August 18, 2000

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Joyce Nakamura (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Without Estrogen: Natural Remedies for Menopause and Beyond (Paperback)

I liked Ito's book. I found it well organized but also it has a very
supportive tone to it. I don't want "fake" hormones to get
me through menopause. I ordered some cream that contained wild yam
and other phytoestregers from my favorite site [recommended in Ito's
books],... I think we can follow Ito's suggestions and not be barraged
with the effects of "the change."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We can make it without pharmeceutical estrogen., August 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Without Estrogen: Natural Remedies for Menopause and Beyond (Paperback)

Dee Ito has the right idea. Wild Yam cream or gel (or as I call it "wildyamjam"), red clover, black cohosh. For you perimenopausal women out there, you can use these natural supplements with a great deal of success. I'm not growing hair in weird places. My moods are generally upbeat, my libido is fine, and I don't need synthetic estrogens or progesterones (which made me depressed) and I attribute it to the above alternative supplements.