Before the Change: Taking Charge of Your Perimenopause
The New York Times bestseller Before the Change, the popular alternative guide for taking charge of your perimenopause, is now available in a revised and updated edition. Filled with new research, including the latest information on Hormone Replacement Therapy, mood swings, weight gain, and nutrition for women thirty-five and older, Before the Change offers a gentle, proven program for your body’s changes and controlling your perimenopausal symptoms.
Inside you’ll find:
- A clear explanation of perimenopause symptoms and a self-diagnosis quiz
- Safe and natural alternatives to hormone therapy, including healing vitamins, minerals, herbs, and natural hormones
- A guide to nutrition and healthy diet, with foods that prevent and alleviate symptoms
In addition, this revised and updated edition includes:
- An expanded section on the pros and cons of soy as a natural phytoestrogen
- An expanded discussion of hypothyroidism, its connection to hormonal imbalances, and the best natural treatments
- A full analysis of HRT, including safe weaning advice for synthetic hormones, and an overview of herbal, lifestyle, and diet modifications for women who’ve had a hysterectomy, have risk factors or history of breast cancer, osteoporosis, or heart disease
