The Natural Estrogen Diet and Recipe Book

In July 2002 the National Institute of Health stopped its large study of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) early. The drug Prempro, a combination of estrogen and progestin, was found to have harmful health effects. The women taking it showed a higher risk of breast cancer, heart disease and stroke.

This is a non-fiction diet guide and cookbook for women who want an alternative to HRT during and after menopause. It starts from the health risks that follow menopause. Women can lose up to 20% of their bone mass in the seven years after it. After menopause, a woman's chance of dying from a heart attack is double a man's.

The author's answer is natural estrogen. The book explains why phytoestrogens, which are estrogens found in plants, can ease the symptoms of menopause and support a woman's health. Recipes put the idea into practice, and they are meant to be nutritious and tasty as well as healthy.

The book is practical and aimed at women going through menopause or past it who want to look after their health without drugs. It also speaks to women of any age, showing how to make healthy eating a lasting habit.