Menopause and beyond - The wise woman way

Journal/Book: J Nurse Midwifery. 1999; 44: 655 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10010, USA. Elsevier Science Inc. 267-279.

Abstract: The Wise Woman tradition seeks to heal the whole individual. The primary techniques involve nourishing the woman through storytelling, simple ceremony, and dietary herbs. The ''mysteries'' of a woman's body-puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, lactation, and menopause-are seen as times of power and growth. Menopause is an opportunity for conscious change, not a disease to be treated.

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Keyword(s): HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; BREAST-CANCER; DIETARY CALCIUM; BONE-DENSITY; ESTROGENS; WOMEN; RISK; PHYTOESTROGENS; PREMENOPAUSAL; FRACTURES

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