A Woman’s Guide to Hormone Health: The Creator’s Way for Managing Menopause

J. Ron Eaker, MD
Bethany House (2008)
ISBN 9780764204142
Reviewed by Cherie Fisher for Reader Views (6/08)


Excerpts from the author’s version of the Twenty-Third Psalm (Even in Menopause) 

The Lord is my Shepard, I have all that I need (I’m fat, fatigued and fifty!)
He lets me rest in green meadows; (Even with hot flashes)
He leads me beside peaceful streams (In the middle of night sweats)
He renews my strength (when fatigue takes over)
He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name (showing me options)……..Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever (wrinkles and all).

As I am approaching the age of menopause I have started adding books on the subject to my reading list.  I found this one to be very well written and informative on the subject.  The author delivers the information in a witty but respectful way.  He also alleviates the fear for many Christian women that these therapies may be un-Christian through Biblical references. 

I really appreciated that the author took such a sensitive and often scary subject and lightened it up with a sense of humor.  Two great examples of this were “So estrogen can be swallowed, shot in the rear end, implanted in your tum-tum, stuck on your derriere, and lathered on your skin” and  “Every party has a pooper, and every drug has a downside” (page 108). 

This comprehensive book discusses keeping the mind, body and spirit in balance through chapters on traditional hormone treatments, including the natural approach through herbs, complementary medicine, prayer, diet and exercise.  The information presented will help alleviate the fear about a subject that can be really scary for a woman approaching middle age.  I walked away with a thorough knowledge of what menopause and multiple options for getting through it. 

I highly recommend “A Woman’s Guide to Hormone Health” for Christian women who are approaching menopause age.  It will definitely dispel the many myths surrounding the subject and you will walk away with a good knowledge about this next step in life. 

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