Any female paleos out there have good experiences with this way of eating and its effect on their hormones and/or menopause. I am still too young for menopause, but know some women who are going through it and are being takin hormone replacement therapy prescribed by their doctors. I also know several younger women use natural progesterone cream. I would like to avoid taking hormones of any sort (I've never even taken the pill.) and rely on a strict paleo diet with plenty of bone strengthening exercise. Is this unrealistic? In Japan, for instance, I understand that women don't have "hot flashes" nor are they prescribed various hormone cocktails. Thoughts, suggestions?