Book description
Published research now supports the fact that menopausal symptoms can
be overcome without having to resort to HRT, and in a way which still
offers protection from both heart disease and osteoporosis in the long
term. Despite this, the alternative approach is not widely known and is
certainly not widely practised. Over the last thirteen years, the WNAS
has pioneered an exceedingly simple, workable and enjoyable programme to
help alleviate symptoms of both the perimenopause and the menopause, no
matter how severe. This includes making specific dietary changes
including adding to the diet those foods that are rich in
phytoestrogens; taking nutritional supplements; moderate weight-bearing
exercise and a regular relaxation programme. Cruising Through the
Menopause explains this programme clearly and also describes the pros
and cons of taking HRT so that women everywhere can make informed
choices about how they wish to tackle the menopause. It also includes
numerous menu plans as well as over 80 delicious recipes.
Maryon Stewart studied preventive dentistry and nutrition at the
Royal Dental Hospital in London and worked as a counsellor with
nutritional doctors in England for four years. At the beginning of
1984 she set up the PMT Advisory Service which has subsequently helped
thousands of women world-wide. In 1987 she launched the Women's
Nutritional Advisory Service which now provides broader help to women
of all ages.
Maryon Stewart is the author of the best-selling books No More
PMS!, now in its Third Edition, Beat Sugar Craving, Beat the
Menopause Without HRT, Healthy Parents, Healthy Baby, The Natural
Health Bible and Maryon Stewart's Zest for Life Plan. She
has had her own weekly radio programme on health and nutrition; she
has co-written several medical papers, and has written articles for
many glossy magazines, including Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Chat,
Woman's Journal, BBC Good Health, Woman's Own, Health & Fitness
and for both The Daily Mirror and Daily Mail.
She has also appeared on several popular TV magazine shows, such as
TV AM, GMTV, Top of the Morning, Channel Four Food File, BBC Here and
Now, Good Morning with Annie &Nick, Reportage, Meridian, Carlton,
MSkyB, The Miriam Stoppard Health & Beauty Show, This Morning,
Pebble Mill, Channel Four, Streetwise and TVS. She has contributed
regularly to Capital Woman, has done a series of programmes for
Yorkshire TVs Help Yourself programmes and has helped Anglia TV with
their Bodyworks series. Maryon has written her own regular page in the
magazines House and Garden, Healthy Eating and Good Health, and
now writes regular articles for both the national daily newspapers and
women's magazines. She is also on the Expert Panel of Contributors for
Top Sant
é magazine and frequently lectures to both the lay public and
medical profession. In a Good Housekeeping survey published in
November 1999, she was voted the 51st most influential woman in Great
Britain. She is married to Dr Alan Stewart; they live in Lewes,
Sussex, with their four children.
