On Tue, 7 Aug 2001 18:07:17 -0700 Kimberly Rogers <[log in to unmask]> writes: But, I read that post-menopausal women require plant estrogens if they're not taking HRT, (which I'm not sure I believe), Ardeith writes: Find a copy of Susan Weed's "Menopausal Years"...... we have "enjoyed" menopause for thousands of years without "benefit" of hormonal replacement therapies of any sort.....tho' there are good herbs that can help a lot to lessen the uncomfortable sensations............ Menopause is not a disease.....it does not "require" treatment....it is a natural process of the female body. IMO, nourishing your body in the way it evolved to be nourished is the best thing you can do for yourself while passing through menopause......and IMO, the Paleo way of eating is the way we evolved to eat... As for plant estrogens....using wild yam and soy and such....I don't believe these are included in the foods those of us of European ancestry evolved to eat..... AND..... these are *plant* estrogens....not human estrogens.......why should they be any better for us than mare's estrogens? [log in to unmask] Walk The Path With Practical Feet! ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.