Book description
Now in a new B format edition, PASSAGE TO POWER continues to help thou
sands of woemn who fear the menopause or who are suffering from
menopausal troubles. A veritable bible, it tackles the science of
menopause and scrutinses the practices commonly associated with it.
Leslie Kenton questions the benefits of HRT, examines the politics
behind such treatment and sets out the principles of natural HRT. The
book describes the extraordinary healing powers of natural progesterone
and reveals the devastating effects of xenoestrogens -environmental
chemicals to which western women (and men) are increasingly exposed.
Finally, she shows women how to reconnect with their deepest levels of
intuition and instinct on their journey towards individual freedom.
Taken as a whole, PASSAGE TO POWER enables all women to face the
menopause in possession of all the knowledge they need to live their
lives to the full.
Award-winning writer, television broadcaster and author of numerous
bestsellers, Leslie Kenton is described by the press as 'the guru of
health'. A shining example of energy and commitment, she is highly
respected for her through reporting. Leslie was born in California,
and is the daughter of jazz musician Stan Kenton. After leaving
Stanford University she journeyed to Europe in her early twenties,
settling first in Paris then in Britain where she has since remained.
She has raised four children on her own by working as a television
broadcaster, novelist, writer and teacher on health and for fourteen
years she was editor at Harpers & Queens.
Leslie's writing on mainstream health is internationally known and
has appeared in Vogue, the Sunday Times, Cosmopolitan
and the Daily Mail. She is the author of many other health
books including; The New Raw Energy and Raw Energy Recipes -
co-authored with her daughter Susannah - The New Ultrahealth,
The New Joy of Beauty, The New Ageless Ageing, Cellulite Revolution,
10 Day Clean-Uo Plan, Endless Energy, Nature's Child, Lean
Revolution and 10 Day De-Stress Plan. She turned to
fiction with Ludwig - her first novel. Former consultant to a
medical corporation in the USA and to the Open University's Centre of
Continuing Education, Leslie's writing has won several awards
including the PPA 'Technical Writer of the Year'. Her work was
honoured by her being asked to deliver the McCarrison Lecture at the
Royal Society of Medicine. In recent years she has become increasingly
concerned not only with the process of enhancing individual health but
also with re-establishing binds with the earth as a part of helping to
heal the planet.
