Menopause: How to Combine the Best of Traditional and Alternative TherapiesMenopause discusses an integrative approach to managing all phases of a woman's transition. Each woman's experience is unique, and an approach is required towards her medical care that reflects her specific concerns and symptoms. Increasingly women are looking to take advantage of a broad range of treatments as a springboard to a healthy and long life. This new book offers women the information they need to make informed choices about: * Hormone Replacement Therapy and other traditional medical approaches. * Supplements, multi-vitamins, and non-Western therapies. * Balanced nutritional advice that can help preserve optimal health. * Lifestyle strategies that can make for a more comfortable menopause. |
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