Alternativa al uso del estrgeno: Terapia hormonal con progesterona natural (Paperback)

First Spanish edition of the bestselling book examining the nondrug alternatives to synthetic hormones available to help women deal with problems ranging from PMS to menopause. Sifts through the often confusing studies on hormone replacement therapy and guides readers to the natural alternatives. Lists mail-order sources for botanical progesterone creams and supplements and offers advice on how to work with a physician to come up with a personalized care plan. 30,000 copies sold to date. More and more women are seeking potent, nondrug alternatives to synthetic hormones and their unpleasant and sometimes dangerous side effects. Author Raquel Martin introduces one of the most useful of these natural substances--botanical progesterone, derived from wild yam and available in creams or in tablets--a natural form of progesterone identical to the progesterone produced in our bodies and therefore easily absorbed. Botanical progesterone supplementation is useful in treating or preventing PMS, infertility, depression, endometriosis, and osteoporosis and is also extremely effective in relieving the many discomforts of menopause.