Cruising Through the Menopause by Maryon Stewart

By Kate Carter-Brown View Profile
As someone entering early menopause due to an early and emergency Hysterectomy 3 years ago, this book was eagerly read! A combination of diet, exercise, relaxation and 'time for you' techniques is advocated, many things are common sense, but like regular exercise are things that we are all prone to neglecting. Maryon has a friendly tone to her writing, and even the case studies and medical facts and figures included in the book are written as though she were sitting with you and telling you about them.

The results from her case studies are all good as you would expect, but unlike other 'ways to beat' books, none of them are amazing; the techniques used are simple, clear and inexpensive, the case studies are about working women, those trying to juggle the menopause with children, marriages, household duties and employment, and therefore the book applies to the 'working woman' with little time or spare money to indulge in expensive relaxation treatments. HRT is discussed, myths dispelled, easily understood terms used, and I felt 'educated' about HRT, it is no longer the monster of the menopause; I am now armed with knowledge that will help me decide whether I want to use it, or after following the WNAS programme (you have to read the book to find out what this is!) need to use it at all. Maryon has included some wonderful recipes within the book, and I am intent on trying them all, along with the simple and time-effective exercises and I hope to report that I can 'cruise' through the menopause! This book will be a great help for anyone approaching menopause, those in the midst of it and suffering, or those who want information prior to the menopausal years, in order to recognise the symptoms, and make......more