Comments on: Get Yourself a Menopause Coach! http://www.menopausetheblog.com/2008/11/03/get-yourself-a-menopause-coach/ Understanding and managing the mid-life transition Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:45:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Wendy http://www.menopausetheblog.com/2008/11/03/get-yourself-a-menopause-coach/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Wendy Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:36:02 +0000 http://www.menopausetheblog.com/2008/11/03/get-yourself-a-menopause-coach/#comment-779 Gail, thanks for your comment. There's been a lot of criticism about Suzanne Somers, but I give her a lot of credit for raising awareness about bio-identical hormones and other alternatives to synthetic hormones even if her situation was not typical. She was certainly ahead of her time. Gail, thanks for your comment. There’s been a lot of criticism about Suzanne Somers, but I give her a lot of credit for raising awareness about bio-identical hormones and other alternatives to synthetic hormones even if her situation was not typical. She was certainly ahead of her time.

]]> By: Gail http://www.menopausetheblog.com/2008/11/03/get-yourself-a-menopause-coach/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Gail Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:15:55 +0000 http://www.menopausetheblog.com/2008/11/03/get-yourself-a-menopause-coach/#comment-741 I am reading Suzanne Somers’ new book, <a title="Breakthrough" href="http://www.healthfoodemporium.com/prod_page.php?id=518" rel="nofollow">Breakthrough</a>. I wanted to share with my readers some of the points that I am taking away. First of all, I find her writing to be very interesting, well written and easy to understand. She is also, obviously, a very sympathetic person who has been through a terrible illness, survived, and very sincerely wants to share her “breakthrough” with as many people as possible. And she does a very good job of it. However, I think it is vital that readers understand that what happened to Suzanne is not necessarily “normal” or “the average” experience. She had fibrocystic breasts and a deadly tumor behind them that went undiagnosed long term. Her hormonal/adrenal system shut down and she was very, very ill. The hormone treatments that she describes in the book are very radical and expensive and probably not necessary, or financially feasible, for the average person. There is also a certain amount of looking for an answer to the inevitability of death that I just cannot share or condone because of my faith. However, that said, I learned, and am learning, a lot from the book and would highly recommend it as a source of knowledge and information. I am also taking away a new respect for Suzanne Somers and her remarkable accomplishments! I have also found this page to be a good surce of ideas: <a title="Menopause" href="http://www.healthfoodemporium.com/menopause.php" rel="nofollow">Menopause</a> I am reading Suzanne Somers’ new book, Breakthrough. I wanted to share with my readers some of the points that I am taking away. First of all, I find her writing to be very interesting, well written and easy to understand. She is also, obviously, a very sympathetic person who has been through a terrible illness, survived, and very sincerely wants to share her “breakthrough” with as many people as possible. And she does a very good job of it.

However, I think it is vital that readers understand that what happened to Suzanne is not necessarily “normal” or “the average” experience. She had fibrocystic breasts and a deadly tumor behind them that went undiagnosed long term. Her hormonal/adrenal system shut down and she was very, very ill. The hormone treatments that she describes in the book are very radical and expensive and probably not necessary, or financially feasible, for the average person. There is also a certain amount of looking for an answer to the inevitability of death that I just cannot share or condone because of my faith. However, that said, I learned, and am learning, a lot from the book and would highly recommend it as a source of knowledge and information. I am also taking away a new respect for Suzanne Somers and her remarkable accomplishments!
I have also found this page to be a good surce of ideas: Menopause

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